Nights for Tuesday 7 June 2022

 

7:12 Vietnam's whale worshippers

Chris Humphrey is a journalist, editor and photographer based in Hanoi. and he'll be giving us an insight into the fishing communities along Vietnam's coastline that worship Cá Ông, the whale god they believe brings them luck and protection.

7:30 Dimmer: The Oral History of "I Believe You Are A Star"

To celebrate the 21st anniversary of Dimmer’s I Believe You are a Star, Shayne Carter and drummer Gary Sullivan take us the through circumstances that saw Flying Nun’s rocks gods ditch the power cords and distortion and go full Portishead and drum loops on one the RNZ Music team’s favourite local albums of this century.

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

As Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II marks 70 years on the throne, we find out how you get a royal warrant - the official seal of approval granted to the suppliers of goods and services to the Royal household.

9:07 Queens Birthday Honour for Southland Music Enthusiast

Invercargill music enthusiast Neil McDermott is to receive the Queen’s Service Medal for services to music promotion and the community in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours.

10:00 Late Edition

Charlotte Ryan presents all the breaking news, a little analysis of the stories of the moment, and some highlights of the day on RNZ National.

11:07 Worlds of Music

After 11, on Worlds of Music, Trevor Reekie has an interview celebrating NZ Music month with  Barry Saunders, the vocalist and principal song writer with The Warratahs.