Nights for Friday 16 March 2018

7:07 Sonic Tonic

The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. Oscar Wilde

My father was a statesman, I am a political woman. My father was a saint. I am not. Indira Gandhi

Their memory's like a train: you can see it getting smaller as it pulls away And the things you can't remember Tell the things you can't forget that History puts a saint in every dream. Tom Waits

My James Bond wasn't any different to my Saint or my Persuaders or anything else I've done. I've just made everything that I play look like me and sound like me. Roger Moore

I have quite a strong sense of wanting to sort of, wanting to help others. I'm not claiming I'm a saint, but I have a genuine, genuine belief in trying to help others. John Key

 

8:10 Night Mail

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8:15 Dateline Pacific

RNZ Pacific's daily current affairs programme covering the major Pacific stories of the week, with background and reaction from the people making the news.

8:30 Spotlight 

The genre-agnostic Grammy winning musical chameleon that is Beck sits down Music 101's Alex Behan for a frank exploration of his humble beginnings and his musical legacy. 

9:07 Country Life

Tonight on Country Life West Coast dairy farmer Katie Milne's gone from farming cows to farming politics. She says one of the one of the biggest challenges she's determined to tackle is the growing disconnect between rural and urban people.

10:17 Lately

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 The Mixtape

For the latest series of The Mixtape, RNZ Music invites guests to compile a C60 of local sounds, and talk us through their selections.

This week the RNZ Music team gather and discuss their favourite new tunes from this scorcher of a summer. Alex Behan, Tony Stamp, Kirsten Johnstone, Yadana Saw and special guest Melody Thomas share their choices.