Nights for Thursday 1 May 2014
7:10 Zero Harm
Is the goal of 'zero harm' to workers achievable – particularly in industries where types of work are inherently dangerous? With Global Manager, Zero Harm and Human Performance for Siemens Tom McDaniel
7:30 At the Movies
Films and movie business with Simon Morris.
8:15 Windows on the World
International public radio documentaries - visit the Windows on the World web page to find links to these documentaries.
8:40 Science - Botany
Plant ecologist Bec Stanley from Auckland Botanical Gardens on the chlorophyll-filled bio-mass that photosynthesises around us; and time travel in the plant world: seed banks.
Left: Totara “masting” or covered in seed. Middle: New Zealand Passionfruit a ‘crop wild relative’ and a focus for seed collecting worldwide. Right: Kowhai is a legume which is likely to have “bankable seeds” as they form natural soil seed banks.
9:06 Our Changing World
Science and environment news from New Zealand and the world.
10:17 Late Edition
A review of the leading news from Morning Report, Nine to Noon, Afternoons and Checkpoint. Also hear the latest news from around the Pacific on Radio New Zealand International's Dateline Pacific.
11:06 The Music Mix
Nick Atkinson presents a contemporary music magazine with interviews and music from New Zealand and overseas artists, coverage of new releases, tours, live sessions, music festivals and events.