Nights for Thursday 30 April 2020
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Music Down The Line with David Bremner.
10:40 PM.The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra have been going the extra mile to make sure New Zealander's have access to their music and talents. Keep an eye on their Facebook for the latest virtual recitals and… Read more Video, Audio
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Helping Homeless People Stay Safe in Tauranga
10:20 PM.We speak to Tommy Kapai from Te Tuinga Whanau Trust in Tauranga who are working together with the RSA to provide shelter and food for homeless people during Level 4 and 3. Read more Audio
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Overseas Correspondent - India
9:40 PM.Shoba Naryan joins us from Bangalore with the latest news and stories from India. Read more Audio
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Materials Fact of Fiction - Spiderman's Silk
7:35 PM.Dr Paul Hume, MacDiarmid Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington looks into the science behind Spiderman's silk. Read more Audio
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Cultural Ambassador - Hip Hop Aotearoa
7:12 PM.Continuing our journey through Hip-Hop Aotearoa, Brad Warington joins us once again. Tonight we're in the early 2000s. with the rise of the producer and the importance of the dj. Read more Video, Audio
7:12 Cultural Ambassador - Hip Hop Aotearoa
Photo: Brad Warrington
Continuing our journey through Hip-Hop Aotearoa, Brad Warington joins us once again. Tonight we're in the early 2000s. with the rise of the producer and the importance of the dj.
7:35 Materials Fact of Fiction - Spiderman's Silk
Dr Paul Hume, MacDiarmid Institute Postdoctoral Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington looks into the science behind Spiderman’s silk.
A giant inflatable Spider-Man is displayed on the red carpet for "Spider-Man: Far From Home" World premiere in Hollywood. Photo: Chris Delmas / AFP
8:15 Dateline Pacific
Photo: RNZ
RNZ Pacific have temporarily suspended Dateline Pacific in it regular format so that they can concentrate their efforts on broadcasting to the Pacific. In the meantime, each weeknight we'll chat to one of their reporters for a daily update. Tonight Bryan Crump talks to Koroi Hawkins.
8:30 Window on the World
A British doctor, Professor John Wright, is helping Bradford Royal Infirmary to prepare for Covid-19.
Bradford Royal Infirmary Photo: Paul Glazzard / Bradford Royal Infirmary
9:07 Our Changing World
Measurements from a space-based LIDAR instrument for the month of January 2020 show dust from the Australian bushfires in the stratosphere spread across the southern hemisphere, while the northern hemisphere shows dust lingering from volcanic eruptions more than six months earlier. Photo: Jean-Paul Vernier / NASA
This week on Our Changing World, Alison Ballance finds out about the bushfire dust that is still around, high up in the stratosphere, and she takes to the streets to meet a sociologist studying cyclists, bike lanes and e-scooters.
Dr Mike Lloyd is a sociologist at Victoria University of Wellington. He is also a cyclist, and researches the interactions between pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. Photo: RNZ / Alison Ballance
9:30 Overseas Correspondent
Shoba Naryan joins us from Bangalore with the latest news and stories from India.
Residents look out from window at walled city during the nationwide Lockdown imposed in the wake of the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic in Jaipur, Rajasthan,India. Photo: Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto
10:17 After10
- 10:20 Helping Homeless People Stay Safe in Tauranga
We speak to Tommy Kapai from Te Tuinga Whanau Trust in Tauranga who are working together with the RSA to provide shelter and food for homeless people during Level 4 and 3.
Tommy Wilson is the CEO of Te Tuinga Whanau Trust, formed 27 years ago by the Māori Womens Welfare League. Photo: RNZ/Justine Murray
- 10:40 Music Down The Line with David Bremner.
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra have been going the extra mile to make sure New Zealander's have access to their music and talents. Keep an eye on their Facebook for the latest virtual recitals and concerts.
Tonight NZSO principal trombonist David Bremner treats us to some music down the line.
NZSO principal trombonist David Bremner Photo: NZSO
11:07 Music 101 pocket edition
Dr Fabio Morreale Photo: supplied
On this week's Pocket Edition Charlotte Ryan speaks with Dr Fabio Morreale from the University of Auckland about the ways streaming platforms like Spotify influence our listening habits, Kirsten Johnstone gets on the line with Aussie musician Tash Sultana to talk about her new single ‘Pretty Lady’, and Auckland indie supergroup Thee Golden Geese introduce themselves.
Tash Sultana Photo: Michael Amico
