7:12 NZ, the EU and the UK post Brexit

Dr Serena Kelly is a senior lecturer in the politics of the European Union and Deputy Director of the National Centre for Research on Europe at the University of Canterbury .  She joins us to talk about the future of New Zealand's relationships with the UK and the EU post-brexit.

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7:35 Nights' Jazz

Fergus Barrowman joins us once again.

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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

Another Science in Action from the BBC World Service.  Do rocks found in Canada show animal life 350 million years older than any found before? ....... delving to the core of Mars, the guts of cats, and after his death this week, we look into the life of Steven Weinberg.....one of the giants of 20th century particle physics and cosmology. 

Physicist Steven Weinberg at the 2010 Texas Book Festival.

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9:10 Nights Sport

Sports columnist for the LA Times, Helene Elliott is in Tokyo.

USA's Simone Biles competes in the floor event of the artistic gymnastic women's qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo.

USA's Simone Biles competes in the floor event of the artistic gymnastic women's qualification during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo. Photo: AFP or licensors

9:30 Matangireia

Former Labour Party MP Dover Samuels is a veteran of Maori politics.  But on his rise to prominence - a political scandal threatened to derail his career.

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Dover Samuels opens up to Matangeria presenter Mihingarangi Forbes about among other things, the unfounded allegation which lost him his ministerial portfolio.

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 Nashville Babylon

After 11, On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has birthday tunes for Buddy Guy and Jerry Garcia, blues from Memphis Minnie, classic reggae courtesy of Susan Cadogan plus a previously unreleased track from Nick Lowe.

Nick Lowe at Ealing Blues Festival

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