7:07 Sonic Tonic - Inventions

An advertisement for a Frigidaire refrigerator from the mid-1950s. While such appliances are taken for granted today, in 1959 only 54% of New Zealand dwellings had the sole or shared use of a refrigerator.

Photo: Alexander Turnbull Library

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 Friday Night Live

In Friday Night Live we feature Reb Fountain & The Black Quartet in concert performing interpretations of some of Nick Cave's greatest songs.    

Reb Fountain & The Black Quarter: The Boy Next Door presented at Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki / Auckland Arts Festival 2021; photo by

Reb Fountain & The Black Quarter: The Boy Next Door presented at Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki / Auckland Arts Festival 2021; photo by Photo: Bayly & Moore

9:07 Country Life 

Country Life heads is out on a lambing beat with a farmer in North Canterbury, there's a farmer who wears multiple hats .. he's a mortgage broker, beef farmer, predator control promoter and native tree nursery owner .. and he still breathes and laughs, and a start-up called Magic Beans is helping connect people and save money by swapping home grown food.

Adam Thompson Restore Native

Photo: Susan Murray

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 The Mixtape

Murray Cammick,  music journalist, photographer and record label founder and significant figure in New Zealand music since the late 1970s joins Trevor Reekie to talk about life and pick his favourite songs.

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Photo: Murray Cammick