Nights for Tuesday 19 October 2021

 

7:12 Economic Alternatives to Mining on The West Coast

Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again to look at how the West Coast might switch its economy from primary and extractive industries, like mining, to the often sugested alternative of tourism.

7:30 The Sampler

Tony Stamp delves into a summery sample collage from Tāmaki Makaurau beat-maker Christoph el' Truento, the fearsome second album by Melbourne punk rockers Amyl & The Sniffers, and a col-lection of b-sides by Canadian singer-songwriter Andy Shauf that's much more than the sum of its parts. 

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

Russia is the world's fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gasses. Any talk of changing that needs to focus on President Vladimir Putin. Since he took office in 2000, Russian oil production has risen by 70%, four in every ten dollars Moscow spends comes from fossil fuels so a shift away from fossil fuels strikes at the very heart of Mr Putin's power.

But Russia is already suffering more than most from the effects of climate change, so tonight's climate question: Can Putin do what is necessary to prevent the effects of climate change from getting worse?

9:07 Environmental Finance

We find out about environmental finance - climate finance, sustainable investing, energy markets and carbon markets with Dr. Sebastian Gehricke from the University of Otago Business School.

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.

10:17 New housing density rules won't result in more homes

Arch rivals Labour and National fronted media together today in a rare show of allegiance against the country's housing supply crisis. The cross-party initiatives strip back the consenting process and free up zoning to allow more density. But as lovely as this sounds, the question remains; will it mean more houses? Building Industry Federation Chief Executive Julien Leys joins us.

10:30 NZ cricket’s leading umpire has died aged 83

It's a sad day for cricket fans as New Zealand Cricket's leading umpire for two decades, Fred Goodall has died aged 83. Fred Goodall umpired 24 tests and 15 one-day internationals between 1965 and 1988 but was best known as being the victim of an elbow in the back from West Indies fast bowler Colin Croft during their tumultuous tour of New Zealand in 1979. Bryan Waddle who is often referred to as "The voice of New Zealand Cricket" joins us to remember the legacy Fred has left behind.

10:45 Neighbours at war; The sign dividing a community 

A seaside lodge in rural Southland has been at the centre of a heated dispute and it's all over a sign...well - quite a big sign! The owner Ton Crooymans has been ordered to remove his home-made sign made out of power poles, less than 24 hours after it was erected. But in a twist, a similar unconsented structure - also made out of power poles - has flown under the radar on the same property for 14 years. Ton joins us to discuss.

This story was first produced by Matthew Rosenberg for Local Democracy Reporting.

 

11:07 Worlds of Music

After 11, on Worlds of Music, Trevor Reekie features an interview with David Harrington, the classically trained violinist who founded the renowned Kronos Quartet in 1973. He talks to Trevor about working with Malian Griots Trio Da Kali on the extroadinary album Ladilikan.