Nights for Monday 20 April 2020

 

7:12 Community Gardens and Food Security

Ginny Webb has just completed her PHd studying community gardens. Are they answer to food insecurity and social isolation we think they are?

7:35 The Sampler

Nick Bollinger discusses the lockdown disco of dance pop icon Dua Lipa; a credible comeback from New York City rockers the Strokes; and the travellers’ tales of solitary guitarist M. Ward.

8:05 Song for The Road - Mitch Mullooly

We're talking to some night time drivers about the music that keeps them trucking.

If you're on the road in the dark and there's a particular piece of music you'd like to share with us, drop us a line at nights@rnz.co.nz

8:15 Dateline Pacific

RNZ Pacific have temporarily suspended Dateline Pacific in it regular format so that they can concentrate their efforts on broadcasting to the Pacific. In the meantime, each weeknight we'll chat to one of their reporters for a daily update.  Tonight Bryan Crump talks to Jamie Tahana.

8:30 Window on the World

Chile: An education for all  

Students and teachers in Chile demand an end to inequality in education. The system is unfair they say and they want change.

9:10 Nights Sport - Rikki Swannell

Rickki Swannell makes her debut as our Nights Sportscaster.

9:30 Nights Gone By

We take another look into the Nights vaults.

10:17 After10

• 10:30 Walking Local

Andy Smith from Living Street Aotearo is here to talk about the hastag #walkingfromhome

• 10:40 Cultural Resilience in Lockdown

Hana Halalele a Waitaki District Councillor  based in Oamaru joins us to talk about cultural resistance.

11:07 Nashville Babylon

After 11 on Nashville Babylon Mark Rogers treats us to a Southern Soul special as he spins tunes from some of the true legends of the genre including Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Al Green and Dan Penn.