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7:12 Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Our COVID Response.

We talk to Nicholas Agar is Professor of Ethics in the Philosophy programme at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington who's written that New Zealand's handling of the pandemic could be partly down to its Treaty of Waitangi relationship and embracing of Māori ideas.

Treaty of Waitangi

Treaty of Waitangi Photo: RNZ / Aaron Smale

7:35 Song Crush

In a Special Summer Song Crush, host Tony Stamp is joined by the host of RNZ's 'Worlds of Music' Trevor Reekie, to discuss some of their favourite musical discoveries of 2020. 

RNZ Music producer Trevor Reekie in his Trip To The Moon t-shirt (it's his band!)

RNZ Music producer Trevor Reekie in his Trip To The Moon t-shirt (it's his band!) Photo: RNZ

8:15 Dateline Pacific

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Photo: RNZ

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 

The BBC's The Food Chain is on an arctic eating adventure - The Yukon mother who fed her three teenagers on local food for a year. 

Arctic Circle crossing point on road across tundra, Dempster Highway, Yukon, Canada

Photo: Tony Waltham

9:07 Our Changing World

This week, on Our Changing World, Alison Ballance finds out that compost and a shared social commitment are the biggest benefits of a community garden, and horticulturalist Jo Bonner shares the challenges of collecting seed from dune plants such as spinifex.

Volunteer and 'compost queen' Chris Montgomery stands next to the compost bins at Wellington's Innermost Gardens, which are popular with locals wanting to recycle food scraps.

Volunteer and 'compost queen' Chris Montgomery stands next to the compost bins at Wellington's Innermost Gardens, which are popular with locals wanting to recycle food scraps. Photo: RNZ / Alison Ballance

9:30 Overseas Correspondent - Canada

Peggy Revell joins us once again from Medicine Hat Alberta.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a Covid-19 briefing at the Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Ontario, on December 18, 2020. (Photo by Lars Hagberg / AFP)

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10:17 Late Edition

After the long news bulletin at 10, we take a look back at the big news stories and the best interviews of the day.

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Photo: RNZ Andrew Robertson

11:07 Live: Neil Finn and the APO

Neil Finn is joined by family and friends along with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, performing songs from his Out of Silence, along with a selection of his greatest hits.

Neil Finn and APO on stage.

Neil Finn and APO on stage. Photo: Ivan Karczewski