Nights for Monday 31 October 2022
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BBC World with Rich Preston
10:45 PM.We are joined by BBC's Rich Preston to discuss world news. Read more Audio
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Christmas sending cut-off dates fast approaching
10:37 PM.If you're planning on packing presents and sending them on their merry way overseas, you need to get a wriggle on. Read more Audio
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The psychology behind The Melbourne Cup
10:30 PM.It's dubbed as "the race that stops a nation", but is the whole nation really behind the cup? We put that question to Dr Katie Greenaway, a psychology lecturer at the University of Melbourne. Read more Audio
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Will booze law changes drive down problem drinking?
10:17 PM.The government is undertaking a broader review of the licensing system, pricing, and marketing - which could include removing alcohol sponsorship from sport. Read more Audio
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How museums protect our precious taonga
9:30 PM.A new exhibition is providing a peek behind the curtains at how museum staff work to protect taonga from the likes of hungry silverfish, corrosive fingerprints, pestilence and disaster. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Nights Sport with Zoe George
9:10 PM.Senior sports journalist at Stuff, Zoe George, joins the show for a breakdown of the latest sporting news. Read more Audio
7:12 Fridge Light
We start a new series from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation called the Fridge Light, where we join top food writer, Chris Nuttall-Smith for an obsessive, fascinating journey through the hidden stories of the things we eat.
Each episode chows down on one food phenomenon, revealing the unexpected cultural ingredients. This week: dark meat versus white meat.
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7:35 Essential NZ Album: Proud compilation
Earlier this year Independent Music NZ announced the seminal 1994 album Proud - An Urban-Pacific Streetsoul Compilation as the recipient of the 2022 Classic Record award.
Proud was a 1994 compilation of South Auckland artists, and it paved the way for OMC's worldwide hit, How Bizarre. In this episode of Essential New Zealand Albums, Nick Bollinger talks to Proud's producer Alan Jansson.
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 Window on The World: Science in Action
The latest observations from the Mars Lander and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed new information on the planet's interior structure. Brazilians have headed to the polls to elect their next president, and the results could have big local and global impacts. And humans aren't the only animals to pick their noses, it turns out primates engage in this habit too.
Photo: AFP / NASA
9:10 Nights Sport with Zoe George
Senior sports journalist at Stuff, Zoe George, joins the show for a breakdown of the latest sporting news. Tonight a look at the Black Ferns stellar win against Wales in the RWC quarter finals. Meanwhile the All Blacks were almost beaten by Japan on the weekend. And we take a peek at tomorrow's Melbourne Cup race, which is looking likely to be soggy underfoot for both fillies and fashionistas.
Japan's Michael Leitch (R) catches the line-out ball during the rugby Test match between Japan and the New Zealand All Blacks at the National Stadium in Tokyo. Photo: AFP / Philip Fong
9:30 How museums protect our precious taonga
A new exhibition at Waikato Museum is providing a peek behind the curtains at how museum staff work to preserve and protect our precious taonga from the likes of hungry silverfish, corrosive fingerprints, pestilence and disaster.
The Collection Caretakers exhibition is on at Waikato Museum until 26 March 2023. Joining the show to tell us more is the museum's Collections and Curatorial Manager, Anita Robertson.
10:17 Will booze law changes drive down problem drinking?
Current laws allow liquor stores and supermarkets to block local councils from limiting the sale of alcohol, but government reforms mean appeals to local alcohol policies (LAPs) would no longer be possible.
The government is also undertaking a broader review of the licensing system, pricing, and marketing - which could include removing alcohol sponsorship from sport. Justice Minister Kiri Allan says those next steps will be outlined in March.
CEO of Hapai te Hauora, Selah Hart, joins the show to discuss.
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10.30 The psychology behind The Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's most famous horse race - it's rich in tradition, it captivates thousands - and it also divides. Every year the race raises questions over animal welfare and the ethics of horseracing for profit.
It's dubbed as "the race that stops a nation", but is the whole nation really behind the cup? We put that question to Dr Katie Greenaway, a psychology lecturer at the University of Melbourne.
Photo: public domain
10.37 Christmas sending cut-off dates
Christmas is fast approaching - it's actually just over seven weeks away. If you're planning on packing presents and sending them on their merry way overseas, you need to get a wriggle on.
NZ Post's Chief Customer Officer Bryan Dobson has the lowdown on the all-important cut-off dates to ensure parcels arrive in time for the big day.
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10.45 BBC World with Rich Preston
We are joined by BBC's Rich Preston to discuss world news.
11:07 Nashville Babylon
On this week’s Nashville Babylon, host Mark Rogers has birthday tunes for Dylan Thomas and Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green, blues from Big Mama Thornton, classic soul courtesy of Otis Redding, country from George Strait plus Peter Bruntnell covering The Kinks.