Nights for Wednesday 1 December 2021

 

7:12 Major New Commercial Fiction Writing Prize

We talk to Michelle Hurley, Publisher at Allen & Unwin, about their major new commercial fiction writing prize with a $10,000 publishing contract for the winner. 

7:30  At The Movies

On At The Movies, Simon Morris looks at three films that play with different sorts of fantasy.  Titane is a French nightmare art film, feauring sex, muscle cars and serial killers.  Venom: Let There Be Carnage is the return of everyone's favourite alien bodysnatcher played byTom Hardy.  And Petite Maman is a sweet little fable about mothers, daughters and time-travel.

8:10 The Hump

The Hump is our Wednesday night Quiz Night where we take a dive into the archives of Nga Taonga Sound and Vision for some audio gems and we want to see if you can identify them.

Tonight's prize is Mana of the Pacific: Wisdom from across Oceania compiled by Apisalome Movono & Regina Scheyvens.

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

The BBC Crowd Science team answers more of listener questions - tonight - is it better to be an optimist or a pessimist?

9:07 Celebrating 10 years of Te Araroa

We celebrate Te Araroa  - The 3000km route stretching from Cape Reinga in the north of New Zealand to Bluff in the South - turning 10 years old this week with Te Araroa founder, Geoff Chapple.

9:30 Quiz Answer

We find out who is tonight's quiz whizz.

9:40 Champions of The Pacific

Talei Anderson is here with RNZ Pacific's weekly sports show, Champions of the Pacific. Tonight we hear fron the Samoan in charge of women's football at FIFA, and we talk World Rugby's new eligibility rules. What do they mean for Pacific rugby and who's got their hand up for the next World Cup?

10:17 Lately

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 Inside Out

After 11, on Inside Out, Nick Tipping checks out jazz from US-based NZ pianist Alan Broadbent, and the Cricketer's Arms Big Band, based in a pub in Sydney.