7:10 Country Life

Country Life takes you down country roads to meet ordinary people achieving their dreams.

This week, restoring the balance of nature along the Kaikōura coastline, Rayne Bradley ticks the year off, and On the Farm - a wrap of farming conditions around NZ.

Two cows, one stares directly at the camera while another continues feeding on pasture.

Cows are supposed to be reaching their peak milk production this time of year. Photo: Leah Tebbutt

 

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

For Best of Friday Night Live this week we feature the poly-funk R'n'B stylings of Ardijah performing a live session for RNZ National in the Helen Young Studio back in 1999.

Ardijah in 2010

Ardijah in 2010 Photo: Ardijha.co.nz

 

9:07 Dating before apps in New Zealand

It wasn't that long ago you went down to the town hall to meet other single people, or enlist the help of an introductory service. 

Joy Wickham, co-founder of Country Contacts, joins the show to tell us all about dating before apps. 

Applying lipstick

Applying lipstick Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King

 

9:30 Short-Cut with Dan Slevin

Film critic Dan Slevin shares his selections to kick-start your binge watching this weekend. This week, he sets his sights on Jennifer Lawrence's comeback picture Causeway and a new reality series starring Thor's Chris Hemsworth, Limitless.

 

10:18 ANZAC Memorial Bridge

Tomorrow's a big day in the community of Kaiparoro.

The ANZAC Memorial Bridge, located south of Eketahuna, is turning 100 years old.

Glenys Hansen, Secretary of Friends of the Anzac Memorial Bridge, joins Karyn on the programme.

 

10:25 Christmas tree decorating

The big Christmas countdown is on.

And for some, the Christmas trees are already up. For others, tinsel just leaves them in a tangle.

Lizz Santos of The Christmas Decorators knows a good tree when she sees one.

Christmas tree. (File image)

Photo: RNZ / Tracy Neal

10:45 Out Lately with Finn Johanssen

Tamaki's resident music nerd steps out of his makeshift recording studio to bring us his favourite tracks of the week. Tonight he shares tunes from Puzzle, Shirt, St Jude and Jeff Henderson.

 

11:07 The Mixtape

Editor of the new RNZ Cookbook David Cohen has picked the best music to play at a dinner party.

David Cohen photoshoot in Wellington, New Zealand on Sunday, 14 August 2022. Photo: Dave Lintott / lintottphoto.co.nz

David Cohen photoshoot in Wellington, New Zealand on Sunday, 14 August 2022. Photo: Dave Lintott / lintottphoto.co.nz Photo: Dave Lintott