7:12 Asteroids:  Humanity's Doom or Salvation? 

On Asteroid Day, SpaceBase co-founder Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom asks if Asteroids will be Humanities doom or salvation.

Diagram depicting the passage of asteroid 2012 DA14 through the Earth-moon system on Feb. 15 2013. Image credit NASA JPL-Caltec Photo:

7:35 Following The Money

Amanda Gore, forensic accountant with the Centre for Global Advancement joins us to talk about a wildlife investigation in which she was involved in Cote d'Ivoire.

Photo:

8:15 Pacific Waves

Follow this podcast

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.

No caption

Photo: RNZ Pacific

8:30 Window on The World

Could floating wind turbines and kites that generate electricity help fight climate change? There are lots of innovative new ways people are harnessing the power of the wind....The People Fixing The Wrold team visit a floating wind farm off the coast of Scotland, check out wind turbines on street lamps and see how much power giant kites can generate.

A floating wind turbine

Photo: flickr/Scottish Government

9:07 Our Changing World

On Our Changing World, Justine Murray speaks to Kiamaia Ellis about her kaitiakitanga approache to helping kōura / crayfish in Tauranga Harbour. 

Kiamaia out on collection day with her team.

Photo: Kiamaia Ellis (supplied)

9:30 Overseas Correspondent

Making his Nights Debut as our Overseas Correspondent in Paris, Gregor Thompson is a New Zealand writer living in The City of Light. He'll talk us through some French politics - with Emmanuel Macron is trying to form a coalition and of course, Tour de France starts on Friday. 

Journalists wait in the courtyard of the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on May 7, 2022, before the start of the investiture ceremony of Emmanuel Macron as French President, following his re-election last April 24. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

Photo: LUDOVIC MARIN

10:00 Late Edition

Bryan Crump presents all the breaking news, a little analysis of the stories of the moment, and some highlights of the day on RNZ National.

No caption

Photo: RNZ Andrew Robertson

11:07 Music 101 pocket edition

After 11, in Pocket Edition, Charlotte Ryan highlights the best new music of the week and features Jerome Kavanagh  and his new song written for Matariki & Diggy Dupe   talks to Tony Stamp about his upcoming show celebrating the music of the Polynesian Panthers show.

Diggy Dupe and choicevaughn produce Panthers soundtrack

Diggy Dupe and choicevaughn produce Panthers soundtrack Photo: supplied