Nights for Friday 29 October 2021
7:07 Sonic Tonic - Witches
What's brewing in your cauldron?
A witch at her cauldron surrounded by beasts. Etching by J. van de Velde II, 1626.
Photo: See page for author, CC BY 4.0
8:15 Pacific Waves
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.
Photo: RNZ Pacific
8:30 Friday Night Live
For Best of Friday Night Live this week we go back to 2004 with Dimmer, the brainchild of musician Shayne Carter performing live @ RNZ's Helen Young Studio.
Shayne Carter preparing for a live performance with Dimmer at RNZ's Helen Young Studio Photo: Andre Upston
9:07 Country Life
Photo: RNZ / Cosmo Kentish-Barnes
Country Life visits a sheep and beef farm near Culverdon that has it's own brand of fine merino blankets and yarns, a Western AustralaTasman dairy farmer talks about the challenges he's facing, the team visiting a tiny museum in Staveley that celebrates local history and finds out about a new tool to calculate greenhouse gas emissions.
Ian Noake's herd, Western Australia Photo: Ian Noakes
10:17 Lately
Photo: RNZ
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 The Mixtape
This week writer, activist and award winning podcast producer Kahu Kutia talks to Music 101's Charlotte Ryan.
Kahu Kutia Photo: UGP / Nicole Hunt