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Nights for Thursday 16 July 2020

 

7:12 The Intersection of Choreography and Video Editing.

Our Cultural Ambassador from the world of contemporary dance, director and choreographer Malia Johnson joins us once again. Tonight she's looking a the intersection between choreography and video editing.

7:35 World Weather With Erick Brenstrum

Former Metservice Severe Weather Meteorologist Erick Brenstrum has been keeping an eye on weather patterns across the world.

Residents remove debris and conduct a restoration work in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The torrential rain that triggered landslides and flooding occurred on July 4th.

Residents remove debris and conduct a restoration work in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The torrential rain that triggered landslides and flooding occurred on July 4th. Photo: Yomiuri

8:15 Dateline Pacific

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RNZ Pacific's daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news.

8:30 Window on the World

Jacques Pepin accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award onstage during the 46th annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Pasadena Civic Center on May 03, 2019

Jacques Pepin accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award onstage during the 46th annual Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Pasadena Civic Center on May 03, 2019 Photo: 2019 Getty Images

How a near fatal car crash set an immigrant French chef on the path to US TV stardom.

9:07 Our Changing World

This week, on Our Changing World, Alison Ballance brings us part 7 of Voices from Antarctica. She is having icy thoughts before meeting some scientists who are about to get themselves into hot water, to drill through the world's largest floating ice shelf. But before they start work, there are a few crevasses to blow up.

Greg Leonard and Maren Richter from the University of Otago, standing in the pressure ridges in front of Scott Base, where the sea ice is pushed up against the land.

Greg Leonard and Maren Richter from the University of Otago, standing in the pressure ridges in front of Scott Base, where the sea ice is pushed up against the land. Photo: RNZ / Alison Ballance

9:30 What Is Love?

We'll be asking Gery Karantzas, Associate Professor in Social Psychology and Relationship Science at Deakin University in Melbourne.

Two men with protective masks kiss each other during lockdown. Outside in Noirmoutier. Noirmoutier, April 25, 2020. Deux hommes avec des masques de protection s embrassent durant le confinement. Lieu exterieur a Noirmoutier. Noirmoutier, 25 Avril 2020.

Photo: Theo Saffroy / Hans Lucas

10:17 Lately

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Lately with Karyn Hay is a late night radio show on RNZ National, with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories.

11:07 Music 101 pocket edition

In this week's Pocket Edition, Tony Stamp speaks with MAALA about the difficult second album. Yadana speaks with Dave Bayley, front man of UK indie beats outfit Glass Animals and how the near-death experience of their drummer informs their new album Dreamland.

Dave Bayley of the band Glass Animals performs at the 2017 Panorama Music Festival on Randall's Island in New York on July 30, 2017. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Photo: AFP