Nights for Thursday 29 September 2022

7:12 Forest Correspondent 

Our forest correspondent, Dean Baigent-Mercer joins us for a discussion about swamp forests which are the biggest missing type of forest system from New Zealand's landscape.

7:35 An Eye On South Auckland

Photographer Raymond Sagapolutele joins us once again with an update from South Auckland.

8:15 Pacific Waves

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Susana Suisuiki presents the daily current affairs programme delving 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 People Fixing the World

When 23 pupils were arrested after a series of fights at a school in the US city of Shreveport, a small band of parents decided to help the beleaguered teaching staff regain control.

Step forward the ‘Dads on Duty’. They are a group volunteer fathers who patrol the corridors and playgrounds with a friendly smile and a few dad jokes. Their presence gives the kids some positive male role models and demonstrates an alternative to gang culture.

9:07 Our Changing World

It’s a native plant that screams ‘don’t touch me’. Its stems and leaves are covered with sharp, needle-like spines. And if you do touch it, the consequences can be painful – or in some cases, even deadly. 

In this episode Claire Concannon hears what it’s like to be stung by ongaonga, meets an exotic parasitoid wasp threatening kahukura, and learns about experiments to determine the favourite nettle of these beautiful butterflies

9:30 Overseas Correspondent Shoba Narayan

Shoba Narayan joins Bryan from Bengaluru in India to discuss what's happening in the world's second most populated nation. 

Tonight he's talking about India's first female president Droupadi Murmu , the Durga Purja festival honouring the Hindu goddess Durga and also has the latest on what's happening in Indian politics. 

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 Music 101 pocket edition

In this week's Pocket Edition with Maggie Tweedie, music journalist Fred Goodman unravels the movies that rocked the big screen, we learn of a new club scene building momentum in Wellington. And look back on the legacy of Jazz musician Pharoah Sanders.