Nights for Thursday 7 April 2022
7:12 Surveying the seabed around Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano.
We're joined by NIWA Marine Geologist, Kevin Mackay who is part of a group of NIWA scientists setting sail to Tonga to survey the seabed around Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano in the aftermath of its eruption earlier this year.
NIWA research vessel RV Tangaroa is heading to Tonga to assess the undersea impacts of the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano eruption in early 2022. Photo: NIWA / Dave Allen
7:35 World Weather with Erick Brenstrum
Erick Brenstrum is back again with an update on the weather stories from around the world.
Photo: Jon Gibbs
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
Imagine a world where going out for dinner virtually - from the comfort of your own sofa - becomes the norm. Whether it sounds appealing or dystopian - there are restaurants, chefs and gamers already out there experimenting with food in virtual worlds.
Virtual reality gamer at ACKO Gaming Club, Wellington. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
9:07 Our Changing World
On Our Changing World this week two projects looking to New Zealand's warmer future. Investigating the extreme temperatures that estuary shellfish are experiencing, and exploring what the future might be for marae threatened by sea level rise.
Akuhata Bailey-Winiata Photo: RNZ / Claire Concannon
9:30 Overseas Correspondent - Yemen
Mohamad Ali Harissi, AFP Deputy Bureau Chief for Gulf & Yemen based in Dubai brings us up to date with the situatiuon in Yemen.
Photo: AFP or licensors
10:17 Lately
Photo: RNZ
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 Music 101 pocket edition
Delaney Davidson plays favourites with Kim Hill and we revisit Glass Animal's Dave Bayley speaking about their last release Dreamland.
Photo: Supplied