Nights for Wednesday 6 July 2022
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From the humble ashtray...
9:07 PM.Ahead of a new exhibition at The Dowse Art Museum, we talk to curator about the enduring appeal of Paua. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Photographing Ink
7:12 PM.We chat to Massey University photography lecturer Helen Mitchell ahead of her exhibition of photographs taken at the Wellington Tattoo Convention. Read more Audio, Gallery
7:12 Photographing Ink
Photo: Helen Mitchell
We chat to Massey University photography lecturer Helen Mitchell ahead of her exhibition of photographs taken at the Wellington Tattoo Convention.
7:30 At The Movies
On At the Movies, Dan Slevin looks at three new films. He reviews the new biography of Elvis Presley written and directed by Baz Luhrmann, ELVIS; James Napier Robertson and. Paula Whetu Jones' celebration of the life of Dame Whina Cooper, WHINA; and THE JANES, a documentary about a group of women in early 1970s Chicago who help desperate women get safe abortions.
8:10 The Hump
The Hump is our Wednesday night Quiz Night where we take a dive into the archives of Nga Taonga Sound and Vision for some audio gems and we want to see if you can identify them.
Tonight's prize is two novels: The Shadow Broker by Tina Clough and Blood On VInes By Madeleine Eskedahl.
Photo: composite
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
A CrowdScience listener wants to know what 'healthy' hair really means. To untangle the science behind hair, we zoom in to see how hair grows from the follicles in our scalp and explore how the hair growth process will change over our lifetimes.
9:07 From the humble ash tray...
Ahead of a new exhibition at The Dowse Art Museum, we talk to curator Sian van Dyk and artists Neke Moa and Jennifer Laracy about the enduring appeal of Paua.
Jennifer Laracy, Sian van Dyk and Neke Moa Photo: Dowse Gallery
9:30 Quiz Answer
We find out who is tonight's quiz whizz.
9:40 Digital Planet
Digital Planet this week investigates deepfake calls rto European Mayors.
Photo: JAKUB PORZYCKI
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.
Photo: RNZ Andrew Robertson
11:07 Inside Out
Nick Tipping hosts a journey through the jazz spectrum playing favourites, standards and new releases along the way.
