Nights for Friday 23 September 2022

7:07 Sonic Tonic - Rejuvenation and Rebirth

Music with magic and mischief spun into an surreal sensation of mayhem and maybe magnificence.

Tonight's theme is Rejuventation and Rebirth to mark the Spring Equinox.

 

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.

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8:30 Friday Night Live

This week we feature part two of a special collection of songs performed live in the RNZ studios by Bic Runga.

The award-winning and chart-topping, artist has won 15 NZ Music Awards, in 2006 was given the NZ Order of Merit, and in 2016 inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame.

Bic's first three studio albums debuted at number one on the NZ Top 40 album charts.

9:07 Country Life 

Country Life visits an old carpet factory in Foxton where high tech is taking strawberries to the next level. And young salmon are being encouraged to linger for a bit longer in a high country waterway, thanks to a Wetland & Waterway Protection Project.

 

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.

 

11:07 The Mixtape

This week on The Mixtape, Otaki artist, entrepreneur and modern-day renaissance man Hohepa Thompson joins Charlotte Ryan for a soulful selection of influential songs.