7:12 Threads, Knots and Connections

Wai Ching Chan and Tessa Ma'auga chat to us about their new exhibition Kāpuia ngā aho 單絲不綫
 

Using the language of threads and knots, the exhibition explores ancient Chinese narratives in connection with people, materials, and relationships in Aotearoa.

Taonga from collaborative installation, 2022.

Photo: Wai Ching Chan and Tessa Ma’auga

7:35 Brass and The Human Voice

Our Cultural Ambassador from the world of Brass Bands, David Bremner takes a look at some track that showcase Brass and the human voice.

A vynil LP of US jazz musician Louis Armstrong and singer Ella Fitzgerald is taken from a rack on October 19, 2011 in Paris at the music library of the public media group Radio France.  AFP PHOTO MIGUEL MEDINA (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP)

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8:05 Little Moment of Calm

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Great Green Bush Cricket larva on rod - France. 
 
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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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8:30 Window on The World 

Roland Pease and the BBC Science in Action team take a look at why Hong Kong, which had been very successful at preventing the spread of Coivd19 is now vulnerable to the highly infectious Omicron variant, they discuss the bombing of a scientific institute in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has echoes of the Stalinist purges and explore why economic sanctions and other measures designed to isolate Russia are likely to have an impact on Russian participation in international scientific collaborations. 

Medical workers collect samples for nucleic acid testing at a mobile testing site in Hong Kong, south China,

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9:10 Nights Sport - Peter Lampp

Peter Lampp joins us once again with a Manawatu view on the latest sport.

Pablo Matera is one of six Pumas players kicked out of the Rugby Championship for a border breach.

Pablo Matera is one of six Pumas players kicked out of the Rugby Championship for a border breach. Photo: Photosport

9:30 Deeply Human

Deeply Human tonight looks at Dress Codes. Why do we care so much about what people wear?

An etiquette adviser, a civil rights lawyer, and an Iranian activist walk into a podcast studio…  

Think twice before dismissing fashion as frivolity. Dress codes are about power - and they're sometimes contentious enough to incite anger, legal battles, and even violence.

A model presents a creation for KWK by Kay Kwok during the catwalk show for their Autumn/Winter 2022 collection on the final day of the London Fashion Week, in London, on February 22, 2022. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

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10:17 Lately

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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 Nashville Babylon

After 11, on Nashville Babylon,  Mark Rogers has birthday blues tunes from the likes of Etta James, Howlin' Wolf and John Lee Hooker for Leonard Chess - founder of legendary record label Chess Records.

There's also country from Hank Williams, reggae courtesy of The Congos plus a classic from Lowell George.

Hank Williams at the WSM radio studio, Nashville, c.1948.
Credit: Les Leverett Collection

Hank Williams at the WSM radio studio, Nashville, c.1948. Credit: Les Leverett Collection Photo: PBS