Nights for Friday 17 October 2014

7:06 Sonic Tonic

8:10 Me Kōrero - New Zealand's Inaugural Beard and Moustache Championships

The competitive world of facial hair enthusiasts – with Ygnacio Cervio, professional beard grower. New Zealand's First Beard and Moustache Championships

8:25 Music Feature

Yumi Zouma Tour Diary
Convinced they would always be a long-distance band creating music via the internet, the members of Yumi Zouma were surprised to find themselves in so much demand this year that they needed to tour. Scattered between Paris, New York and their hometown of Christchurch, touring and playing live was a difficult prospect, especially if they were to keep various band members' careers and studies afloat. We had Yumi Zouma's Josh Burgess bring us along on the European leg of the band's world tour.

Ryan Bingham live in session
Best known for co-writing the Golden Globe and Oscar winning song ‘The Weary Kind’ with T Bone Burnett from the Crazy Heart soundtrack, Ryan Bingham joins us for a live session ahead of his show in Auckland this Saturday night.

9:06 Country Life

Rural news and features.

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 These Hopeful Machines

(3 of 6, RNZ)