7:07 Sonic Tonic - Football

What team are you on?

15 December 2020, Hessen, Frankfurt/Main: Football: Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt - Borussia Mönchengladbach, Matchday 12 at Deutsche Bank Park. The white sideline is drawn on the edge of the pitch in the empty stadium.

Photo: ARNE DEDERT / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP

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.

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Photo: RNZ Pacific

8:30 Friday Night Live

For the Best of Friday Night Live this week we join singer-songwriter Reb Fountain performing at the Mercury Theatre as part of 2019's The Others Way Festival.

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Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

9:07 Country Life 

Andrew Currie drilling barley at Avonmore Farm.

Drilling barley in Canterbury Photo: Cosmo Kentish-Barnes

The Country Life team pop on on Andrew Currie's farm in Canterbury, where the sowing season is in full swing and the third generation cropping farmer was drilling spring malting barley.  We hear from a former president of the Bee Keeping Association who has been digging deep into the industry's archives  AND  a Rotorua teenager has been selected to attend this year's Bayer International Youth Ag Summit.

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Photo: RNZ/Carol Stiles

10:17 Late Edition

Bryan Crump presents all the breaking news, a little analysis of the stories of the moment, and some highlights of the day on RNZ National.

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Photo: RNZ Andrew Robertson

 


10:20 Gladys Berejiklian to resign

The sudden decision by the New South Wales Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, that she will resign in the face of a corruption investigation has left the Liberal Party scrambling for a new leader. The state's corruption watchdog is investigating whether Ms Berejiklian breached public trust with a series of community grants she approved, worth millions of dollars. The ABC's Kathleen Calderwood joins Late Edition live.

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian says Covid-19 numbers are stabilising.

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian says Covid-19 numbers are stabilising. Photo: AFP


10:30 Banning the Mayor on George Street, Dunedin

The saga of changing Dunedin's main street in the centre of the city - George Street - to one way, continues with a retailer banning the mayor this week from his shop, after a vote last week to make George Street one way for traffic.  The change would mean traffic would only be able to travel towards the Octagon as part of a 60 million dollar transformation of the city's main shopping precinct.  A week ago, we talked to a Dunedin city Councillor Jim O'Malley, who voted in favour of the move.  Retailer Brent Weatherall from Weatherall Jewellers tells Yadana Saw why he banned the mayor.

George Street, the main street of Dunedin.

George Street, the main street of Dunedin. Photo: RNZ / Ian Telfer

 

11:07 The Mixtape

On the Mixtape, Trevor Reekie has been a pivotal figure in the NZ music scene throughout his career, from helping discover Bic Runga and Shihad, to performing in The Greg Johnson Set and Trip To the Moon, and in recent years showcasing trans-global artists on RNZ's Worlds of Music. He talk to Tony Stamp and shares five songs that have impacted him during his life.

RNZ Music producer Trevor Reekie in his Trip To The Moon t-shirt (it's his band!)

RNZ Music producer Trevor Reekie in his Trip To The Moon t-shirt (it's his band!) Photo: RNZ