Nights for Thursday 4 August 2022
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Overseas Correspondent - Taiwan
9:30 PM.Our Overseas Correspondent from Taiwan, William Yang joins us from Taipei, where he will have the latest on the fallout from the visit of the speaker of the United States House of Representatives… Read more Audio
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The Christchurch teen making skateboards from plastic bottle tops
7:45 PM.Christchurch teenager Neith Absalom has figured out a way to reuse plastic bottle tops by melting them down to make skateboard decks. Despite the success of his business Over The Top Recycling, Neith… Read more Video, Audio
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Seismic Assessments: What you need to know
7:12 PM.Michelle Grant, president of Structural Engineering Society of New Zealand joins us once again to talk about something that's a bit of a hot topic at the momement Seismic Assessments and earthquake… Read more Audio
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Nights Host Bryan Crump Announces move to RNZ Concert
7:00 PM.The host of Nights on RNZ National, Bryan Crump has announced that he will wrap up his incredible innings on the show to host a new afternoon drive-time programme for RNZ Concert. Audio
7:12 Sesmic Assessments: What you need to know
Michelle Grant, president of Structural Engineering Society of New Zealand joins us once again to talk about something that's a bit of a hot topic at the momement Seismic Assessments and earthquake prone buildings.
160614. Photo Diego Opatowski / RNZ. Eartquake prone building. The Dominion Post Building.Yellow sticker. Photo: RNZ / Diego Opatowski
7:35 Recycled Skateboards
15-year-old Neith Absalom plans to educate people on the importance of recycling through his skateboard business, Over The Top Recycling he has found a way to reuse plastic bottle tops by melting them down to make skateboard decks.
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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
More than 100 million people have been forcibly displaced from their home around the world - fleeing conflict, natural disasters or persecution. Millions end up in refugee camps, living in tents....we meet the people trying to improve the lives of these displaced people, by improving the temporary homes they're living in.... with homes that have a little more dignity.
Al-Hol camp in al-Hasakeh governorate in Syria, on August 08, 2019. Photo: Delil Souleiman / AFP
9:07 Our Changing World
On Our Changing World Claire Concannon visits the AUT Living Laboratories project at Pourewa creek to learn about their experiments on regenerating native forest.
Professor Hannah Buckley, Dr. David Hall and Jeff Silby at the Pourewa site Photo: RNZ
9:30 Overseas Correspondent - Taiwan
Our Overseas Correspondent from Taiwan, William Yang joins us from Taipei, where he will have the latest on the fallout from the visit of the speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi
Photo: SAM YEH
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 Music 101 pocket edition
Charlotte Ryan speaks to Audioculture Journalist, Glen Moffat about the life and work of acclaimed New Zealand musicican, John Grenel who passed last week. and proud South Londoner of Bangladeshi and Irish heritage Joy Crooks gives her reaction to her first studio album, Skin, being nominated for a Mercury Music Prize.
Photo: NZ on Screen
