Nights for Wednesday 24 August 2022

 

7:12 Honey Bee Health

Entomologist Dr Antoine Felden is studying how the recently discovered virus in the varroa mites may lessen the effects of another crippling bee disease, deformed wing virus (DWV) which affects the bees' ability to fly and leads to their early demise.

7:30  At The Movies

On At The Movies, Simon Morris looks at three films with familiar stories - a documentary about the secretive commune, Gloriavale… a German drama about the planning of the Holocaust, The Conference… and Quant - the woman who got London swinging, fashion designer Mary Quant.

8:10 The Hump

The Hump is our Wednesday night Quiz Night where we take a dive into the archives of Nga Taonga Sound and Vision for some audio gems and we want to see if you can identify them.

Tonight's prize is three New Zealand Poetry Collections:

• House & Contents by Gregory O'Brien
• Ghosts by Siobhan Harvey
• The Dangerous County of Love & Marriage by Amy Leigh Wicks

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

Have you ever wondered why waterfalls appear white when still water is transparent? Why clouds, or snow, appear white when they too are essentially just water molecules in different states? What makes something white, opaque or transparent? These are the questions a CrowdScience listener has been pondering.

9:07 In a climate crisis, how do we treat businesses that profit from carbon pollution?

Alistair Woodward from the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland talk to us about how, in a climate crisis, we need to treat businesses that profit from carbon pollution?

9:30 Quiz Answer

We find out who is tonight's quiz whizz.

9:40 Digital Planet

In todays show:  Nearly a third of people in India lost money through online fraud in 2020 alone.....an ultrasound sticker that monitors your heart and more on the James Webb Space telescope.

10:17 Lately

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 Inside Out

This week, in a show titled "What a Difference a Dave Makes", Nick Tipping features some of the many Daves who have made an impact on jazz, including pianist Dave Kikoski, pianist Dave Brubeck, and drummer Dave King.