Nights for Thursday 16 March 2017
7:12 Jose & the octopus
Jose Xavier has been studying an Antarctic Octopi and the diets of Antarctic toothfish. He is an Antarctic marine ecologist based at the Marine and Environmental Research Institute of the University of Coimbra (Portugal) and at the British Antarctic Survey (UK), focusing his research on predator-prey interactions in the Southern Ocean, particularly on foraging and feeding behavior of top predators to climate change, working with BAS since 1997.
NIWA marine ecologist Mark Fenwick (left) is inspecting a yellow octopus, together with visiting scientists Christian Ibáñez, from Andrés Bello National University, and Maria Pardo, from the University of Chile. Photo: Dave Allen / NIWA
7:35 New Horizons
Sydney-based New Zealander Sarah Belkner with the song 'George' from her album 'But You Are, But It Has'.
New Horizons was written and presented by William Dart, produced and engineered by Tim Dodd, for RNZ National.
8:12 Nights' Culture - Raymond Sagapolutele
Raymond Sagapolutele is a photographer, and he's also done a project called "Out of Context" that looks to tell the stories from Raymond Sagapolutele's generation of Polynesians who were born to migrant Pacific Island parents as well as Urban Maori who also relate to the theme of disconnection from their culture.
8:30 Voice of the Iceberg
In episode 3 of a 4-part podcast series we're heading back to Antarctica in search of more icebergs.
9:07 Our Changing World
Our Changing World investigates the changing language of super-diverse city Auckland, and finds out about developing a catalyst to help produce bioplastic.
9:30 This Way Up
10:17 Late Edition
A round up of today's RNZ News and feature interviews as well as Date Line Pacific from RNZ International.
11:07 Music 101 pocket edition
The Music 101 Pocket Edition with Tony Stamp.