7:12 The Future of Space Flight

Our regular space expert, Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Co-Founder of SpaceBase joins us to talk about  the Future of Space Flight - reusable rockets and the future of space transportation systems. 

The Crew Dragon spacecraft and the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as preparations continue for the Demo-2 mission at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. - The Crew Dragon will take off from Kennedy on May 27 with help from SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and dock at the ISS.

The Crew Dragon spacecraft and the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as preparations continue for the Demo-2 mission at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. - The Crew Dragon will take off from Kennedy on May 27 with help from SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and dock at the ISS. Photo: AFP PHOTO / SPACE X

7:35 Deeply Human

Episode 3 of Deeply Human - the series that looks at why we do what we do.  American singer and writer Dessa takes on Lying.

Liar, lying

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8:10 Tech with a Teenager

Charlie Cuff starts his "Tech with a Teenager" segment on Nights - he's been experimenting with Mining Bitcoin and wants to talk about cryptocurrency.

bitcoin onecoin ripple on wooden background and copy space, cryptocurrency money exchange investment concept.

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8:15 Dateline Pacific

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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 Window on The World 

As part of the BBC World Service festival exploring how the Coronavirus pandemic is reshaping our social lives, The Food Chain's Emily Thomas hears four stories of how food can bring us closer together when we've never been more distant from one another.

Decorative Belgian chocolate truffles in heart-shaped boxes made of chocolate at a sweet shop in the historic town of Unionville, Ontario, Canada.

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9:07 Our Changing World

This week, Our Changing World begins a retrospective by host Alison Ballance, as she plays some of her favourites from the more than a thousand stories she has made over the past twelve and half years. This week, she celebrates local wildlife spectacles with features on stone-eating shags and urban eagle rays.

Spotted shags (top) and an eagle ray.

Spotted shags (top) and an eagle ray. Photo: RNZ / Alison Ballance

9:30 Overseas Correspondent

Our overseas correspondent from Estonia, Silver Tambur joins us from Tallin 

Estonia

Estonia Photo: Don Payne

10:17 Lately

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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 Music 101 pocket edition

In tonight's Pocket Edition, Golden Globe winning pianist and bandleader Jon Batiste speaks about his new album We Are, Anthony Phelps returns to the new wave punk scene of 1980s Auckland, and we meet the cast of Don Pasquale, the latest Opera in Schools production currently touring the country.

Jon Batiste

Jon Batiste Photo: supplied