Nights for Tuesday 18 October 2022

7:08 Tech Tent

Tech Tent finds out about the BBC investigation into how much money donated through Tik Tok live actually makes it to displaced people's pockets. Also this week, what should the future of the office be, and why do robots often look like humans?

 

7:30 The Sampler

Tony Stamp reviews Alex G's latest experimental folk-rock opus, an album of neo-soul sex jams by Ari Lennox, and some older, wiser punk primitivism from LA band No Age.

 

8.08 The House

This week in Parliament MPs are set to engage in fierce debate about proposed labour laws that could raise wages through sector-wide collective bargaining systems.

It’s the second reading and then the committee stage of the Fair Pay Agreements Bill, which the Government’s Leader of the House Chris Hipkins told us about and more.

 

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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8:32 The Food Chain

Global food prices reached record highs this year due to a combination of factors including the war in Ukraine, rising energy prices, and poor harvests. Prices are now falling, but remain higher than last year.

In this programme Ruth Alexander talks to three farmers on three different continents, to discuss if they're profiting from these higher prices, the impact of higher costs, and whether farmers ultimately have any influence over the price we pay in the shops. 

 

9:10 The virtues of cold water swimming

Dr Mark Harper is an anaesthetist, researcher and author of Chill: The Cold Water Swim Cure. Based between England and Norway, Dr Harper is an advocate for the benefits of cold water swimming to improve both physical and mental health. In fact, he would like to see it introduced as a public health measure in the UK. 

 

9:30 Economics with Dr Eric Crampton

Chief Economist at The New Zealand Initiative Dr Eric Crampton is in the studio to talk economics. 

Tonight Dr Crampton joins us to discuss inflation and central bank policy, the housing shortage and how we got here, and the Future for Local Government Forum's report which is due out at the end of the month.

 

10:17 Silver Scroll 2022 winners announced 

A highlight of Aotearoa's musical calendar, the APRA Silver Scroll songwriting awards take place tonight at Auckland's Spark Arena. It's the first time in three years the event has been able to take place at full-scale.

Charlotte Ryan, host of RNZ's Music 101 show, joins us live for a rundown of the big winners and share some highlights from the evening.

 

10.25 Wanted: smiling locals to welcome cruise ships

The search is on for smiling volunteers to welcome visitors to Picton as the town readies itself for its first cruise ship in 955 days. The Ovation of the Seas will berth at Shakespeare Bay on October 26. The first of 48 ships scheduled to visit the port town this season.

Destination Marlborough general manager Jacqui Lloyd joins the show to share how they plan to roll out the red carpet.

 

10.35 Oamaru couple ​share secret to 70 year marriage

Nonagenarian couple Joan and Gordon Martin originally met while she was working at the Toll House telephone exchange in Wellington in 1949, they married in 1952. Today the pair are celebrating their platinum wedding anniversary.

The Oamaru couple join the show to share the secret of their long-lasting union.

 

11:05 Worlds of Music

Trevor Reekie's weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of trans global music, fusion and folk roots.

This week's episode of Worlds of Music features an interview with Christopher King, who is a Grammy-winning producer, an audio engineer, and a scholar of music. But it's Christopher's avid passion for collecting old 78 rpm records that has established his reputation.