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Nights for Thursday 8 December 2016

 

7:12 Dallas Goldtooth - Standing Rock

Dallas Goldtooth is an organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network, and is currently on the ground at Standing Rock, where water protectors remain vigilant despite the good news that the US Army Corps of Engineers denied a key permit for the Dakota Access pipeline.

Snow covers Oceti Sakowin Camp near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation on November 30, 2016 outside Cannon Ball, North Dakota. Native Americans and activists from around the country have been gathering at the camp for several months trying to halt the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

7:35 New Horizons

William Dart takes a quick cruise around the Caribbean and samples some calypso, blue beat and reggae delights. Tracks from Harry Belafonte, Lord Christo, Jimmy Cliff, Prince Buster, and Toots & The Maytals.

8:12 Nights' Culture - Jazz

Jivester, editor and publisher Fergus Barrowman is in to share some fresh jazz releases.

8:30 Window on the World

Feminism - The BBC's Katy Watson travels to Los Angeles and asks why feminism is still regarded by many as a word to avoid. Despite an ongoing gender pay gap, and a lack of female business-leaders, why does the word continue to raise an eyebrow? Is the new and more palatable word - "empowerment" - something that focuses more on individual achievements rather than a collective movement for equal rights? Why is empowerment proving to be a great marketing tool, but feminism is not?

9:07 Our Changing World

Investigating the Kekerengu Fault, a key part of the 7.8M Kaikoura earthquake, and coming up with entrepreneurial ideas to fight climate change at a local level.

Two geologists standing in a trench

Russ van Dissen and Jamie Howarth are dwarfed by a rupture in the Kekerengu Fault. Photo: RNZ / Tracy Neal

9:30 This Way Up

Simon Morton visits Monica and Paul Mallinson, who grow Christmas trees in rural Wairarapa. Every year they harvest nearly 1,000 pines, spruces, cedars and firs all grown on their 4 and a half acre section.

10:17 Late Edition

A round up of today's RNZ News and feature interviews as well as Date Line Pacific from RNZ International.

11:07 Music 101 pocket edition

This week Kirsten Johnstone meets the finalists in the 2016 Young Composers competition.Trevor Reekie introduces us to Washington Phillips - a founding father of gospel music and Alex Behan hosts Alae for a live session.