7:12 Greetings and Salutations 

Charlotte Ryan is in for Bryan Crump tonight.  She is joined by Sociolingust, Julia De Bres who tonight will discuss with us 'Terms of Address'. What do you prefer Mrs or Miss?  Mr or Bro? Are you Doctor - Do you use it? Do you prefer formal or informal? 

Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid

Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid Photo: Johannes Vermeer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

7:30 The Sampler

Tony Stamp talks to Grian Chatten, singer in Irish band Fontaines DC,  about their new album Skinty Fia.

Fontaines DC

Fontaines DC Photo: supplied

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

Can the love of eating meat ever get in the way of a relationship? You may have heard the phrase 'the way to someone's heart is through their stomach', but what happens if the foods they eat are wildly different from yours?

Couple eating lunch outdoors (Photo by STOCK4B GMBH / Image Source / Image Source via AFP)

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9:07 What Does 'Net Zero' Mean

When talking about climate change, the term net zero has become popular with politicians over the last few years. More than 130 countries have now pledged to go net zero to help slow global warming. Reaching net zero means reducing the amount of emissions as much as possible and removing any that remain from the atmosphere. 

Man holds 'net zero emissions by 2025' sign at Extinction Rebellion Spring Rebellion Melbourne, on Friday 11 October 2019.

Photo: Takver from Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

9:35 Hidden Sport

We begin a new serties called Hidden Sport - Kim Tserkezie take listeners on a global journey to discover the world's lesser_known sports and discuss why they are so important to those who watch and play them. In episode one, Kim faces up to her lifelong dislike of contact fight sports by learning about Dambe Boxing, a Nigerian sport with a 
history that is said to go back as far as the 10th century.

Dambe Fighters In A Heated Battle. Dambe (Damby) Boxing, a Nigerian sport with a  history that is said to go back as far as the 10th century.

Photo: Ayobami Macaulay, CC BY-SA 4.0

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 Worlds of Music

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots. Tonight Trevor features an entertaining interview with Wilfred Jess aka  Bill Sevesi.

Bill Sevesi in his Mt Roskill home studio

Bill Sevesi in his Mt Roskill home studio Photo: Supplied