7:12 Looking to the Night Sky

Nights' Astronomer, retired superintendent of the Mt John Observatory at the University of Canterbury, Alan Gilmore is back once again with his eye on the stars.

MOA telescope at University of Canterbury Mt John Observatory

MOA telescope at University of Canterbury Mt John Observatory Photo: Fraser Gunn

7:35 Structural Engineering and our Family Home

Were you thinking about knocking down that wall? Michelle Grant, president of Structural Engineering Society of New Zealand joins us once again. Tonight she'll be talking about the structural enguineering in our homes.

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8:10 Tech With a Teenager

Digital native, Charlie Cuff ponders Facebook's name change to Meta and how that relates to a virtual reality focused future and what future Facebook seems to have in mind for humans and VR/AR. 

Meta logo displayed on a phone screen and Facebook icon displayed on a laptop screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on October 29, 2021.

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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

As the world slowly moves away from using fossil fuels for electricity, one tiny Scottish island has proved it's possible to rely almost entirely on renewables. An inner Hebridean isle used to get its power from diesel generators. But in 2008 its residents launched the world's first electricity system powered by nature, and the Crowdscience team wants to know exactly how they did it, and whether such a model could work in other places with no national grid? 

Low angle view of turbine on windfarm (Photo by Monty Rakusen / Cultura Creative / Cultura Creative via AFP)

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9:07 Our Changing World

This week on Our Changing World, Claire Concannon hits the Central Otago hills with Botany PhD student Ben Teele to imagine the landscape as it used to be, and to follow the clues to find leftover pockets of tōtara trees. 

Ben Teele takes some clippings from a remnant Central Otago tōtara tree

Ben Teele takes some clippings from a remnant Central Otago tōtara tree Photo: RNZ/Claire Concannon

9:30 Overseas Correspondent - Canada

Our Overseas Correspondent from Canada, Peggy Revell joins us once again from Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Justin Trudeau during a delegation meeting at the Ministry of General Affairs. They discussed the relationship between Canada and the Netherlands, developments in trade relations and investments, climate and cooperation in the field of defense and security.

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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 Music 101 pocket edition

After 11, in this week's Pocket Edition with Yadana Saw, UK pop darling Self Esteem talks with Tony Stamp and Shapeshifter's Sam Trevethick on the need to vaccinate for summer festival season.

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