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7:12 Mining and The Biodiversity Crisis

Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again.  Tonight he's looking at mining and New Zealand's biodiversity crisis.  With 4,000 at risk species. what's the future of the mining sector in the fight to save our Taonga?

New Zealand has the ambitious goal of getting rid of seven species of predators by 2050 to help preserve native biodiversity.

New Zealand has the ambitious goal of getting rid of seven species of predators by 2050 to help preserve native biodiversity. Photo: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Cathrin & Stefan Marks

7:30 The Sampler

Tony Stamp assesses the high energy electro pop of Japanese band CHAI on their third album WINK, an electrifying collection of psychedelic jams from Saharan guitar maestro Mdou Moctar, and the latest from Iron & Wine's archival series - full of songs recorded prior to his debut album.  

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8:15 Pacific Waves

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Koroi Hawkins presents a daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world.

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8:30 Window on The World

Scientists agree that cutting carbon emissions as soon as possible is key to tackling global warming. But as emissions continue to rise, some are now calling for more research into measures that could be used alongside decarbonisation, including - controversially - what's known as 'solar geoengineering' technologies.  Tonight's Climate Question - Should we 'dim the sun' to save the planet?

One geoengineering technique involves simulating natural processes that release small particles into the stratosphere, which then reflect a few percent of incoming solar radiation, with the effect of cooling the Earth with relative speed.

The SPICE project will investigate the feasibility of one so-called geoengineering technique: the idea of simulating natural processes that release small particles into the stratosphere, which then reflect a few percent of incoming solar radiation, with the effect of cooling the Earth with relative speed. Photo: Hughhunt, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

9:07 Smart Talk

How safe is vaping as an alternative to smoking? The bioengineer Dr Kelly Burrowes talks about what current research shows in this highlight from the 2021 season of Auckland University's popular Raising the Bar event.

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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 Worlds of Music

After 11, on Worlds Of Music, Trevor Reekie features the story of the song 'How Bizarre'.

How Bizarre, co written by the late Pauly Fuemana and producer Alan Jansson topped the New Zealand charts in 1995 and went on to repeat this success globally, culminating in more than a million copies of the album selling in America. 

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Pauly Fuemana - OMC Photo: © Simon Grigg

It was a song that took South Auckland to the world and bequeathed a massive legacy to Kiwi musicians that proved the impossible was within our grasp. The interview features film director Stuart Page, producer and co-writer Alan Jansson and Simon Grigg from Huh Records who released the record.