Nights for Friday 14 October 2022

7:10 Country Life

On Country Life it's an emotional day for a farmer's mum when her daughter's prized bulls go under the hammer, "our man" in Pukekohe reports on changes there over the past couple of decades, and we take a tour of Foxton's landmark Dutch-style windmill - it's not just a tourist attraction but grinds beautiful flour too. 

 

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

Tonight we have part two of our music feature honouring singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor and scuba diver Troy Kingi. 

 

9:07 How to weave a true tale into spell-binding theatre

Billed as a wild true story, A Traveller's Guide To Turkish Dogs is set to make its Auckland premiere next week at Q Theatre. The play, which is based on the overseas adventures of actor Ben Olson, has toured around the country in bursts over the last three years - gathering rave reviews and standing ovations.

Director Jonathan Price joins the show to discuss the 'DIY magic' of the production, and why we need to think about theatre as an event.

 

9:30 Short-Cut with Dan Slevin

Film critic Dan Slevin joins the show to share his film selections to kick-start your binge watching this weekend.

Tonight Dan looks at cosmic David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream and Spanish satire film The Good Boss - starring Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men, Loving Pablo).

 

10:17 Calming kids fears around having operations

Children can be understandably anxious before heading to hospital or having an operation, but a new campaign is looking to quell any concerns kids might have.

The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists is aiming to inform parents and caregivers — as well as children —  about the vital role anaesthetists play in keeping kids safe and pain-free during their operation. New Zealand's anaesthetists are among the most highly trained specialist doctors on the planet.

Dr Dean Frear, clinical director for Starship Anaesthesia in Auckland, joins the show to discuss.

 

10:30 Gibson a familiar face in Grey District chambers

Tania Gibson is kicking off a second term as the Grey District mayor, having won in an landslide against her only challenger Richard Osmaston, who was running for mayoralty across six different councils. 

Gibson joins us from Greymouth, where she has spent the day at AgFest inspecting the latest in dairy sheds and gumboots.

 

10:45 In With Finn with Finn Johansson

Tamaki's resident music nerd steps out of his makeshift recording studio to bring us his favourite tracks of the week.

This week's highlights include tracks by Kutiman, Fever Ray, Quelle Rox and Bishopskin.

 

11:07 The Mixtape: Phil Goff

Former Mayor of Auckland is our guest on the Mixtape this week picking his favourite tunes.