Nights for Wednesday 16 November 2022
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Heavy rain forces wombats from their homes and onto the streets
10:45 PM.Extreme weather and flooding on the east cost of Australia is forcing wombats from their homes and onto the streets. Read more Audio
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Midweek MediaWatch: 16 November 2022
10:18 PM.Colin Peacock joins Karyn Hay for the latest analysis of New Zealand's media landscape. Read more Audio
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Music therapists are in hot demand
9:30 PM.The demand for music therapists has shot up exponentially in recent years, so much so that there is not enough registered therapists to meet that demand. Read more Audio
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Pic Picot on his new peanut butter cookbook
9:07 PM.Bruce 'Pic' Picot celebrates the versatility of his "really good" peanut butter in the new Pic's Really Good Recipe Book. Among the recipes are a "not too satay-ish and really, really lovely" Peanut… Read more Audio
7:12 At The Movies
Simon Morris compares a big, crowded blockbuster with two smaller but rather more focused films from Finland and New Zealand.
Still from Mister Organ Photo: Supplied
7:30 Digital Planet
There's a new plan to drive economies and improve lives across Africa - the Open Internet project between the continent and the EU.
Photo: 123rf
8:15 Pacific Waves
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.
Photo: RNZ
8:30 Window on The World: CrowdScience
Last week we journeyed to Greenland to find out how long it will take for the ice sheets to melt. As world leaders gather in Egypt for the annual UN climate conference, one listener isn't too optimistic about governments' ability to curb greenhouse gas emissions and get a handle on climate change. From his coastal perch in Denmark, he asked where we should live when the poles have melted away and coastlines creep inland.
Along with the help of BBC correspondents around the world, Marnie Chesterton scours the globe for the best option.
Blue iceberg calved from Eqi Glacier Photo: Kennedy Warne
9:07 Pic the peanut butter baron releases new cookbook
Pic's Peanut Butter is pretty much a household name these days, growing from humble beginnings at the Nelson Farmer's Market in 2007.
Now the man behind the label, Pic Picot, is releasing a recipe book with the help of a few friends.
Pic Picot Photo: Supplied
9:30 Music therapists are in hot demand
The demand for music therapists has shot up exponentially in recent years, so much so that there is not enough registered therapists to meet that demand.
Jen Glover is the Clinical and Centre Director of the Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre based in Auckland. She joins the show to tell us what exactly happens in music therapy, and about a new scholarship that has just launched.
Photo: Supplied
10:18 Midweek Media Watch
Colin Peacock joins Karyn Hay for the latest analysis of New Zealand's media landscape.
New Zealand celebrate with the trophy after winning the final. New Zealand Black Ferns v England, Women’s Rugby World Cup New Zealand 2021 (played in 2022) Grand Final match at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday 12 November 2022. Photo: www.photosport.nz / Andrew Cornaga
10:45 Wombats in distress
Extreme weather and flooding is impacting communities across the east coast of Australia. An Antarctic blast is the culprit.
The inclement weather isn't just impacting humans, it's forcing wombats from their homes and onto the streets.
Wombat Support and Rescue NSW founder Yolandi Vermaak is doing all she can to help the short-legged marsupials.
Photo: Yolandi Vermaak
11:07 Inside Out
Nick Tipping brings you classic recordings and modern masterpieces from the world of jazz.
This week... Nick checks out music from two Kiwi jazz legends - singer Linn Lorkin and bass player Paul Dyne
Linn Lorkin at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Photo: Supplied
