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10:45 PM.Forty years ago this week - three indie rock bands set off on a tour of New Zealand. The 'Screaming Blam-atic Roadshow' coincided with a much more controversial tour. that of the Springboks - who were… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Four in five New Zealanders plan to get vaccinated, but many people want more information about vaccine safety. Research carried out from March to May this year shows New Zealanders' intention to get… Read more Audio

10:20 PM.The government has put a $2.5 billion sweetener on the table to get local councils onboard with massive three waters reforms. The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Local Government Minister Nanaia… Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about the Forever War in Afghanistan; football not coming home; UFC = unedifying footage of calamity; a political… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Last night Lately received a number of questions from listeners asking about the Covid-19 vaccine as they are experiencing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. To answer their questions tonight Karyn speaks with… Read more Audio

10:20 PM.The Reserve Bank has held the official cash rate at a record low 0.25 percent but it's halted its bond buying programme saying the economy is robust on the back of a strong construction sector… Read more Audio

10:45 PM.The toutouwai or North Island robin has been released into the Turitea Reserve near Palmerston North in the hope their population will re-establish there again after generations away. Dr Zoe Stone… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.The Elemental Festival begins tomorrow night and Richard Clarke from Auckland Unlimited takes Karyn through the programme of art, food, music, and activities from bars and restaurants to theatres and… Read more Audio

10:20 PM.Reports of the spread of Covid-19 are as varied as the countries they are coming from. Tonight Karyn speaks with epidemiologist Michael Baker about the fast spreading variants raising Covid 19's risk… Read more Audio

10:40 PM.In her weekly cross to the BBC World Service, Karyn will catch up with senior journalist Rich Preston about global news in the coming week including lawmakers voting on a draft bill for LGBT rights in… Read more Audio

10:27 PM.This week on WORD Karyn speaks with Emma Wollum about uptalk - the rising intonation that can come at the end of a statement and has been described as making people sound unsure or deferential. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.A Royal New Zealand Air Force crew braved the icey 24/7 wintery darkness to evacuate an injured person from Antarctica overnight bringing them back to Christchurch this afternoon. RNZ News reporter… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.For KiwiRules tonight, Susana Lei'ataua talks to fabric artist Maungarongo Ron Te Kawa who has been working prolifically in fashion, art, community development and education across Aotearoa New… Read more Audio

10:20 PM.E coli has been detected in the drinking water network in Karitane north of Dunedin. Karitane is one of three towns on the coast that are still under a 'do not drink' notice after elevated levels of… Read more Audio

10:50 PM.A group offering confidence building courses, work ready workshops and job search support for Northland rangitane is calling for financial support to help expand to. Job club has a Kerikeri base, but… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.The latest daily total number of new positive covid-19 cases has not been released yet by the Fiji Ministry of Health. Save the Children is one of the organisations in Fiji helping families as the… Read more Audio

10:20 PM.Tokyo is making a decision about a full state of emergency that will impact the 2020 Olympics. Tokyo correspondent Phoebe Amoroso gives Susana an update. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Know where your kai comes from and celebrate the hands that prepared it - that's the kaupapa of Kauta a new one-stop search engine for Maori kai businesses across Aotearoa New Zealand. Hangi master… Read more Audio

10:20 PM.Sydney's lock down has been extended, while masks are no longer mandatory in Victorian offices. 27 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Sydney with only 13 of which were in isoaltion for the… Read more Audio

10:40 PM.In our visit to the regions tonight, we go to Marlborough, to meet Jess Wilson who is the first woman to win the Marlborough Young Viticulturist of the Year competition. In addition to having to go… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Latest figures from Fiji's Ministry of Health report more than 600 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the 24 hours up to 8am today. Susana speaks with Shamima Ali in Suva who is the… Read more Audio

10:40 PM.A survey carried out by the New Zealand Classification Office has found that half of New Zealanders have at least one belief based on misinformation. How does the web of misinformation and… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.BBC world Service correspondent Peter Ross on a new wave of the Delta variant of Covid-19 sweeping across Europe and a controversial new law limiting freedom of speech in Hungary.  Read more Audio