Nights for Thursday 17 February 2022
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
10:17 Lately
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.