Nights for Thursday 14 October 2021
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Could dinosaurs wag their tales?
10:46 PM.Computer simulations of dinosaurs has yielded an accidental discovery ... their tails wagged when they walked. Historically it has been accepted that the giant creatures' tails were a counterbalance… Read more Audio
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Farmers told neighbours can milk cows if Covid hits
10:32 PM.Advice to Dairy Farmers from Ministry of Primary Industries has gone down like a cup of cold sick. Late this afternoon Dairy farmers were told if they get Covid they have to get their neighbour to… Read more Audio
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Sex workers told to go back to Auckland
10:20 PM.Two sex workers arrested in Blenheim have till 5pm tomorrow to get back to Auckland where they belong. Several other suggestions that sex workers have been breaching borders in lockdown have come to… Read more Audio
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Overseas Correspondent - Russia
9:40 PM.Our overseas correspondent in Russia, Bryan MacDonald joins us from Moscow. Audio
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Preparing for The Ice
7:35 PM.NIWA marine physicist and Antarctic specialist, Natalie Robinson who will be heading down to the ice in a couple of weeks for the Summer season. She talk with Karyn Hay. Audio
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Hypermatter
7:11 PM.Aleksandra Ilina, PhD student at Victoria University of Wellington give us her scientific take on Hypermatter from Star Wars. Audio
7:12 Materials: Fact or Fiction - Hypermatter
Aleksandra Ilina, PhD student at Victoria University of Wellington give us her scientific take on Hypermatter from Star Wars.
Photo: 2019 Getty Images
7:35 Preparing for The Ice
NIWA marine physicist and Antarctic specialist, Natalie Robinson who will be heading down to the ice in a couple of weeks for the Summer season. She talk with Karyn Hay.
NIWA staff profile: Dr Natalie Robinson from NIWA on Vimeo.
8:15 Pacific Waves
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.
Photo: RNZ Pacific
8:30 Window on The World
From the BBC World service, People Fixing the World takes a look at a computer game that's been designed to help young people process grief.
Photo: altanaka/123RF
9:07 Our Changing World
On Our Changing World, Claire Concannon learns about the unique New Zealand genetic frontotemporal dementia study. A study only possible because of the commitment of one New Zealand family determined to do what they can to help science in the battle against dementia.
Photo: 123RF
9:30 Overseas Correspondent - Russia
Our overseas correspondent in Russia, Bryan MacDonald joins us from Moscow.
Photo: Photo by Pavel Bednyakov / Sputnik / Sputnik via AFP)
10:17 Late Edition
Karyn Hay presents all the breaking news, a little analysis of the stories of the moment, and some highlights of the day on RNZ National.
Photo: RNZ Andrew Robertson
11:07 Music 101 pocket edition
Yadana Saw has this week's Pocket Edition, Shihad return to their roots on their new album, Reb Fountain talks about committing to music on her latest record Iris and Mediawatch make their Pocket Edition debut.
Reb Fountain - Iris Photo: Marissa Findlay
