Nights for Monday 23 August 2021

 

7:12 Volcanology in NZ

Associate Professor James Scott is the President of the Geoscience Society of NZ and based in the Department of Geology at the University of Otago. 

In his role as an editor of the NZ Journal of Geology and Geophysics, he's just put together a two-part special issue which brings together updated knowledge of nearly everything there was to know about volcanology in NZ.  The previous go-to book for this information was dated in 1986 - and we've learned a lot since then!  

7:35 Gen Z From NZ

We're heading to Te Waipounamu  to chat to Mia Hollingworth from Verdon College in Invercargill.  And Emily Hargreaves, from Waimate High School. 

8:15 Pacific Waves

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Koroi Hawkins presents a daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world.

8:30 Window on The World

Science in Action from the BBC World Service.  This week, monitoring earthquakes following the tragic earthquake in Haiti , "blue" hydrogen, eavesdropping on bats AND huge strides in the quest for controlled, sustained nuclear fusion. 

9:10 Nights Sport

Peter Lampp is our Sportscaster tonight.

9:30 Eyewitness

A special edition of Eyewitness, tonight. Were they robbed? Did it matter? The proud Buller Rugby team of 1949 take on the mighty Otago for the Ranfurly Shield. But there's more at stake here than simply a game of rugby. 

10:17 Late Edition

With Karyn forming part of RNZ's cruicial "back-up' team during this latest lockdown, Bryan presents some hightlights of the day on RNZ National, a little analysis of the stories of the moment, and any of course, any breaking news.

 

High number of covid cases in young NSW children

More than 200 New South Wales children aged nine and under, were diagnosed with Covid-19 at the weekend. To find out what led to so many children being diagnosed and to answer your questions on Covid-19 in the wider Sydney area, Marylouise McLaws, Professor of Epidemiology with Healthcare Infection and Infectious Diseases Control at the University of New South Wales, joins Bryan to discuss what's happening with the Delta variant there.

 

Calling London- Alex Griffith from BBC World

Alex Griffiths reports on Afghanistan, which is still dominating headlines around the world, the deadline set by President Joe Biden for US intelligence agencies to report on the origins of the coronavirus is this week and the Paralympic Games begin this week in Tokyo.

 

11:07 Nashville Babylon

On this week's Nashville Babylon, Mark Rogers has music from the late Nanci Griffith, birthday tunes for Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and the legendary Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup plus reggae from George Faith and Joya Landis.