Nights for Friday 16 September 2022
7:07 Sonic Tonic: Tangata Whenua
Music with magic and mischief spun into an surreal sensation of mayhem and maybe magnificence.
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 Pacific
8:30 Friday Night Live
This week we're celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with a specially-curated selection of songs performed live by some of Aotearoa's most loved musicians, including Ed Waaka, Seth Haapu & Stan Walker, Rob Ruha, Anna Coddington, Teeks, the Modern Māori Quartet, and Moana & The Tribe.
Ed Waaka at the RNZ Studios Photo: Andre Upston (2019)
9:07 Country Life
Country Life is in a secret location in the centre of the North Island digging under pine trees for ginseng, a root which is prized in traditional Chinese medicine.
The team also visits the only commercial orchard left in the Waitaki Valley, and as part of the 25 Years of Country Life celebration there's a step back in time to a pig hunting competition in steep Taranaki hill country.
Glen Chen with a freshly unearthed ginseng root Photo: RNZ/Sally Round
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.
Photo: RNZ
11:07 The Mixtape
On the Mixtape we celebrate Waiata Anthems week, and we hear from the artists themselves.
Moana Maniapoto, Ladi 6, Barnaby Weir, and Yah Yah, tell us about their journey on the Waiata Anthem waka.