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Nights for Tuesday 26 July 2022

  • Witi Ihimaera reflects on 50th anniversary of Pounamu Pounamu

    9:35 PM.This weekend the New Zealand Society of Authors will mark the 50th birthday of Witi Ihimaera's groundbreaking collections of short stories, first published in 1972. Bryan Crump spike to Witi ahead of… Read more Audio

  • Tropical Thunderstorms and Antarctic Melting

    9:07 PM.Lecturer in Climate Science at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, Kyle Clem takes a look at how Tropical thunderstorms affect Antarctic melting. Audio

  • The Philosophy of Twins

    7:06 PM.Sociolingust Julia De Bres joins us once again - she'll be joined by her identical twin Helena De Bres. They're currently working on a book exploring the philosophy of twins, which Helena is writing… Read more Audio

 

7:12 The Philosophy of Twins

Sociolingust Julia De Bres joins us once again - she'll be joined by her identical twin Helena De Bres. They're currently working on a book exploring the philosophy of twins, which Helena is writing and Julia is illustrating.

Identical twins Julia and Helena De Bres

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7:30 The Sampler

Tony Stamp reviews an exploration of Uralic languages by Auckland musician László Reynolds, the easy-going guitar jams on Aussie band Rolling Coastal Blackout Fever's 4th offering, and jazz pianist Maria Chiara Argirò's pivot into lush electronica.

Maria Chiara Argirò

Photo: Supplied

8:10 The House

Johnny Blades has today's report from Parliament.

Close up of green leather empty seats

Debating Chamber in Parliament Photo: RNZ / Diego Opatowski

8:15 Pacific Waves

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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.

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Photo: RNZ Pacific

8:30 The Detail

What happens when the balance between feeding public interest in the All Blacks and protecting the team's image blows up on you? Sharon Brett Kelly has the Detail.

All Blacks coach Ian Foster.

All Blacks coach Ian Foster. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro

9:07 Tropical Thunderstorms and Antarctic Melting

Lecturer in Climate Science at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, Kyle Clem takes a look at how Tropical thunderstorms affect Antarctic melting.

This undated photo courtesy of NASA shows Thwaites Glacier in Western Antarctica. A major ice sheet in western Antarctica is melting, and its collapse is predicted to raise global sea level nearly two feet (61 centimeters), scientists said May 12, 2014.

Photo: AFP / NASA / Handout

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.

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Photo: RNZ Andrew Robertson

11:07 Worlds of Music

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots. Tonight, an interview with the late UK based trumpet player Harry Beckett. Originally from Barbados, Harry relocated to the UK in the 50's and was became a much admired fixture on the English jazz scene. A wonderful musician and equally a lovely man.

Harry Beckett

Harry Beckett Photo: Supplied