Nights for Tuesday 12 April 2022
7:12 New Zealand's Climate Change Performance
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again, examining some of the claims being made about New Zealand's performance on climate change in the past 30 years.
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright recommends hat New Zealand follow the UK’s approach, where their Climate Change Act 2008 sets legally binding emission reduction targets. Photo: Nasa
7:30 The Sampler
Tony Stamp comes to grips with the latest in Norwegian musician Jenny Hval's long career, which features her usual poetic flights of fancy against an easy listening backdrop; and the new album by London's Ibibio Sound Machine, which merges Nigerian lyrics with electronic grooves, and is produced by dance floor legends Hot Chip.
Jenny Hval Photo: supplied
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 Window on The World
As food prices are rising around the world, along with the cost of energy, even people living in some of the world's wealthiest countries are struggling to manage. In this episode, three UK citizens discuss how difficult it can be to feed a family on a low income.
Photo: 123rf
9:07 Sci Fi/Sci Fact
We revisit a Sci-Fi Sci-Fact - Good news, everyone! Dr Nate Davis, Associate Investigator and Senior Lecturer in Physical Chemistry at Victoria University of Wellington brings us the science - or lack of it - behind Jumbonium from Futurama.
Photo: 20th Century Fox Television
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 Worlds of Music
After 11, on Worlds Of Music, Trevor Reekie features a cross section of Trans Global sounds that includes music and a short interview with Indian Play-back singer, Asha Bhosle who played Womad in 2016.
Asha Bhosle Photo: CC by 4.0 Firoze Edassery
