Nights for Tuesday 21 June 2022
7:12 A Case for Mining on the West Coast
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast is back again - he wants to talk about the social and economic benefits of mining in New Zealand - higher wages and higher productivity in a country that he says, struggles with both.
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7:30 The Sampler
Tony Stamp is enamoured by London singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya's second album, checks out the return of noisy expats Popstrangers, and and grapples with Canadian weirdo Yves Jarvis.
Photo: Suppled
8:10 Taupo Documentary Premiere
Documentary Filmaker John Ball joins us to talk about his film "Man in Wheelchair - Just a Matter of Fate" screening in Taupo this Thursday.
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
Aeroplane food doesn't have the greatest reputation. Though it might be easy to blame an airline for serving lacklustre meals, the problem is more complex. The BBC's Food Chain discovers how the physics of flying wreaks havoc on our senses, the extraordinary lengths airlines have gone to try to dress up their food offering, and what it's like to be the one serving you at your seat.
Photo: JonoFromCBR, CC BY 2.0
9:07 Winter Solstice Astronomy
Former Superintendent of the Mt John Observatory above Lake Tekapo in the Mackenzie Country, Alan Gilmore joins us with a quick guide to the solstice.
Photo: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0
9:20 SciFi SciFact
Dr Matt Cowan, Associate Investigator with the MacDiarmid Institute and a Senior Lecturer in Engineering at the University of Canterbury gives us his scientific take on Cuendillar, also known as heartstone, an almost indestructible substance from the Wheel of Time book series.
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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 Worlds of Music
Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots.
