Nights

8:10 NCEA changes on the way 

A big shakeup is on its way for the education sector with the coalition government proposing replacing NCEA with new qualifications.

Dr Michael Johnston is a senior research fellow at The New Zealand Initiative who led the government's Curriculum Refresh Ministerial Advisory Group. He has long called for an overhaul of NCEA .

Dr Michael Johnston speaks to Mark Leishman. 

Education Minister Erica Stanford and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announce changes to NCEA. Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro

8:20 What Christchurch's poor air quality means for our health 

Overnight, the air quality in parts of Canterbury was rated as 'unhealthy' using the air quality index (AQI), but what does poor air quality actually mean for our health? 

Professor Simon Hales from the University of Otago is an environmental epidemiologist who studies the health and social impacts of poor air quality. He speaks to Mark Leishman. 

Photo: 123rf.com

8:40 Sports with Jamie Wall 

RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall joins Mark Leishman to debrief the weekend of sport.

Dallin Watene-Zelezniak of the Warriors dives to score a try, NZ Warriors v Dolphins. Photo: Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz

8:45 BBC World Service Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin

BBC World Service journalist Jonathan Frewin joins Mark Leishman to take a look at events making international headlines, including a global plastics treaty being negotiated in Geneva, the Moscow trial over the attacks at Crocus City Hall last year, and Poland's new president is sworn in this week.

9:05 Nights Quiz

Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Mark Leishman as he dons his quizmaster hat.

If you get an answer right, you move on to the next question. If you get it wrong, your time in the chair is up, and the next caller will be put through. The person with the most correct answers at the end of the run goes in the draw for a weekly prize.

9:25 The potential for poo transplants to cure bipolar

A new book explores a groundbreaking new treatment for bipolar disorder and tells the story of the Australian couple who pioneered it.

The book, A Gut Mood Solution: A Groundbreaking Strategy for Managing Bipolar Disorders, is by Gordon Parker, who is a professor of psychiatry at the University of New South Wales. He speaks to Mark Leishman. 

Photo: Michelle Parker / Supplied

9:45 Pacific Waves

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. Hosted by Susana Suisuiki.

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10:17 The Detail

Today on The Detail - There's no doubt that money laundering is a problem in New Zealand, but we shouldn't be catching parents trying to open bank accounts for their kids in our criminal net. 

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10:45 The Reading

Today we begin the first part of Fiona Farrell's story, The Play of Light from her short story collection Light Readings, read by Janet Fisher.

11:07 Nashville Babylon

On this week's show there's weighty blues from Slim Harpo and Lightnin' Slim, Scottish soul from the Fleets, rockabilly the Stray Cats plus a classic cut from Bonnie Raitt.

Slim Harpo Photo: Supplied