Nights for Thursday 8 April 2021
7:12 Nights Science - Astronomy
Astronomer Alan Gilmore has news of a total eclipse of the moon later next month and he's been taking a look at Apophis - the 'poster boy' for potentially hazardous asteroids - turns out it's not a hazard!
DAMIT model of Apophis generated from light curve. This assumes that all areas of the asteroid have a similar albedo and reflectivity.
Photo: Astronomical Institute of the Charles University: Josef Ďurech, Vojtěch Sidorin, CC BY 4.0
7:35 Deeply Human
Budging! Cutting in line! Skipping! Ditching! Queue-jumping! Doesn't it make your blood boil? - American singer and writer Dessa investigates in another Episode of Deeply Human.
Larger than usual queues outside of Countdown Greenlane a day before the supermarkets shut on Good Friday. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
8:10 A Special Concert in Carterton.
Wairarapa Community Orchestra will premiere Jonathan Berkhan's Frog Farm Suite this weekend at a special concert at Carterton Events Centre. Jonathan joins us with the details.
Photo: supplied
8:15 Dateline Pacific
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
As many countries contemplate the best way to care for an ageing population, a common question is how to support the elderly to continue living in their own homes for as long as possible. One idea is to monitor their use of home appliances, such as kettles and ovens.
Advocates say NILM - non-intrusive load monitoring - offers family and carers an insight into a person's daily life without invading their privacy. It could even be used to track or help diagnose long-term health conditions.
Photo: 123RF
9:07 Our Changing World
This week, Alison Ballance digs into Our Changing World's Antarctic treasure chest and finds part 2 of Voice of the Iceberg: Revelation.
A small inflatable boat heads out to the iceberg Lincoln Photo: Supplied / Joseph Michael
9:30 Overseas Correspondent - Canada
Our Overseas Correspondent, Peggy Revell is on the line from Medicine Hat, Alberta.
Photo: PHOTOSPORT
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, Poi E is announced as this year's Taite Awards Classic album, Charlotte Ryan speaks with Dalvanius Prime's nephew Tuteri Dal Rangihaeata about the honour, and Robert Scott of Dunedin band The Clean explains why now was the time to reissue the band's backcatalogue on vinyl.
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly