7:12 Anaesthesia and Childbirth

Dr Morgan Edwards

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Marking National Anaesthesia Day on Monday we talk to Dr Morgan Edwards, obstetric anaesthetist at North Shore hospital.about anaesthesia and having a baby.

7:35 Culture Regular- Jazz

Fergus Barrowman joins us once again with a selection of his best jazz picks.

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.  Tonight, an invasive plant species threatens protected coastal wetlands in China, a look at next-generation covid vaccines using chicken eggs and robots creating 3D digital radiation maps of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

A  radiation sign is seen in Chernobyl, Ukraine, on 25 December, 2019. The Chernobyl disaster on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant occurred on April 26, 1986.

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9:10 Nights Sport

Tonight's sportcaster on the line from Auckland is Rikki Swannell. 

Cameron Norrie of Great Britain plays a backhand against Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia in the men's final match on Day 14 of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on October 17, 2021 in Indian Wells, California.

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9:30 Eating Fried Chicken in The Shower

Tonight, in Eating Fried Chicken in the Shower, hip hop crew SWIDT take on toxic masculinity. 

Onehunga Hip Hop crew SWIDT.

Onehunga Hip Hop crew SWIDT. Photo: RNZ

10:17 Late Edition

Bryan Crump presents all the breaking news, a little analysis of the stories of the moment, and some highlights of the day on RNZ National.

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10:17 Iconic Palmerston North building set ablaze in 'suspicious' fire

This evening at 5:15pm emergency services rushed to the High Flyers building on the Square as the iconic building in Palmerston North was ravaged by fire. Firefighters believe it to be suspicious. Joining us from the scene is Jimmy Ellingham.

Fire-damaged High Flyers building in Palmerston North

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10:30 Post level-four-lockdown fishing 'better than ever'

If there has ever been a time to head out on the water and get your rods out it's now. Apparently lockdown was good for one thing and that is replenishing the ocean! The editor of NZ Fishing News, Grant Dixon joins us now to share his post-lockdown fishing tales.

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10:45 Calling London with Rob Hugh-Jones

Rob Hugh-Jones at BBC World keeps us up to date as the big climate summit in Scotland approaches, we cover significant developments around the world relating to the pandemic and fossilised dinosaur remains are to be auctioned off in France this week. 

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11:07 Nashville Babylon

After 11, on Nashville Babylon, Mark Rogers has music from the Band and Steve Earle, a birthday tune for Laura Nyro plus tracks to mark the forthcoming release of the Beatles' Let It Be documentary and book.

Steve Earle

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