Nights for Monday 11 May 2020
7:12 A Guide to Open Budget.
Budgets are a critical link for citizens to participate in the democratic process of national development. Consultant Jonathan Dunn and author Max Rashbrook join us to look at how we make budgets and budget processes transparent and participatory at all levels of government.
Photo: 123rf
7:35 The Sampler
Budgets are a critical link for citizens to participate in the democratic process of national development. Consultant Jonathan Dunn and author Max Rashbrook join us to look at how we make budgets and budget processes transparent and participatory at all levels of government.
8:05 Song for The Road - Bridie Taylor
We're talking to some night time drivers about the music that keeps them trucking.
Photo: AFP
If you're on the road in the dark and there's a particular piece of music you'd like to share with us, drop us a line at nights@rnz.co.nz
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 Don Wiseman.
8:30 Window on the World
Hanging by a thread: Bangladesh’s garment workers.
The BBC’s Assignment programme investigates the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic on workers and factory owners in Bangladesh’s garment sector.
A notice on board tells about the factory shut down during the government imposed countrywide lock down amid concerns of coronavirus pandemic posing a risk of spreading Covid-19 in Dhaka. Photo: Ahmed Salahuddin/NurPhoto
9:10 Nights Sport
Zoe George, Senior Sports Reporter at Stuff joins us to take a look at what Level 2 might mean for sport.
The empty Sydney Cricket Ground during the first one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Australian and New Zealand in Sydney. Photo: AFP or licensors
9:30 Nights Gone By
We take another dive into the Nights Vault.
10:17 After10
- 10:20 A dollar for a media company?
RNZ Mediawatch's Colin Peacock joins us for a look at today's developments in the NZME/Stuff controversial possible merger.
Stuff and NZME are seeking leave to appeal the High Court decision blocking their merger. Photo: RNZ
11:07 Nashville Babylon
On this week's Nashville Babylon (direct from his home in the Wairarapa) Mark Rogers plays a track for the late Little Richard, has a birthday tune from Jimmie Dale Gilmore plus new music courtesy of Ron Sexsmith, Ireland's Malojian and NZ's Milly Taback and The Miltones.
Photo: AFP
