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Nights for Tuesday 14 December 2021

  • Political Change in Germany

    7:15 PM.Nina Hall, Assistant Professor in International Relations at Johns Hopkins University brings us up to date with the momentous changes happening in Germany. Read more Audio

 

7:12 Political Change in Germany

Nina Hall, Assistant Professor in International Relations at Johns Hopkins University brings us up to date with the momentous changes happening in Germany.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a bouquet of flowers to his predecessor Angela Merkel after she handed him over the office at the Chancellery in Berlin

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a bouquet of flowers to his predecessor Angela Merkel after she handed him over the office at the Chancellery in Berlin Photo: AFP or licensors

7:30 The Sampler

Tony Stamp looks back at some of his favourite local releases of 2021, including summery beats, bedroom pop, Dunedin legends, and dance floor bangers.

2021 written in sparklers

Photo: Tim Reckmann, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

8:10 The House

Phil Smith has our report from Parliament.

Close up of green leather empty seats

Debating Chamber in Parliament Photo: RNZ / Diego Opatowski

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 The Detail

New Zealand has a new domestic violence strategy - but is it more than bureaucratic talk and hot air?

Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence Marama Davidson at the launch of the country's first national strategy for eliminating family violence, Te Aorerekura.

Photo: RNZ / Hamish Cardwell

9:07 Let's Be TRANSparent

In the final episode Let's Be TRANSparent, the team answer your questions about gender transition in New Zealand.

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9:30 The Denial Files

In the eyes of the Kremlin, global warming is a threat that needs to be dealt with. So, President Putin is taking action: he wants Russia to go carbon neutral by 2060.And yet, Russia remains one of the world's top producers of fossil fuels: oil and gas that bring in big money into the state's coffers. And that poses a question: does Moscow mean business when it comes to climate action?

Snow falls over the Kremlin in central Moscow on February 11, 2021. (Photo by Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP)

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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

11:07 Worlds of Music

After 11, On Worlds of Music Trevor Reekie features an interview with musician, producer and the President of Blue Note Records Don Was.      

Don Was: President and Creative Director of Blue Note Records

Don Was: President and Creative Director of Blue Note Records Photo: Supplied