7:12 Nights Astronomy

Nights' Astronomer, retired superintendent of the Mt John Observatory at the University of Canterbury, Alan Gilmore is back once again. Tonght he takes a look at what the James Webb Space Telescope will look at, a lone black hole found in the Milky Way and a third planet found orbiting Proxima Centauri.

In this photo released by NASA, engineering teams at NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Mission Operations Center at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, monitor progress as the observatory’s second primary mirror wing rotates into position, on January 8, 2022.

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7:35 Music that survived the Nazis

The Final Episode of Shirli Gilbert's new history of life and music under Nazi tyranny - Music That Survived The Nazis 

Detail of old violin (Photo by Justin Borucki / Image Source / Image Source via AFP)

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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 

On People Fixing The World tonight, how do you get officers to step in to prevent other officers from harming the public? The team first reported on this training system back in October 2020, five months after the killing of George Floyd.....Since then, the idea has spread, and the system is now being taught right across the United States and beyond.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - JULY 20: A photograph of George Floyd (C) is displayed along with other photographs at the Say Their Names memorial exhibit at Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade on July 20, 2021 in San Diego, California. )

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9:07 Our Changing World

This week on Our Changing World, Claire visits a research facility in Tauranga that aims to unlock the full potential of seaweed and freshwater macroalgae. 

Macroalgae grown in the facility is separated into its different constituents.

Macroalgae grown in the facility is separated into its different constituents. Photo: Tomek Friedrich

9:30 Is Grammar a Mystery?

We talk to Grammarian and linguist Dr Andreea Calude co-authorof a new book Mysteries of English Grammar - A Guide to Complexities of the English Language, launched this week at the University of Waikato.

Mysteries of English Grammar - A Guide to Complexities of the English Language

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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

In this week's Pocket Edition with Yadana Saw, Tony Stamp speaks with UK artist Yola and New Yorker music critic and writer Alex Ross on the fundamental problems of music streaming.

Yola cracking up Tony during their Zoom chat

Yola cracking up Tony during their Zoom chat Photo: Tony Stamp