Nights for Friday 10 February 2023 Nights

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

10:35 PM.Tamaki's resident music nerd steps out of his makeshift recording studio to bring us his favourite tracks of the week. Audio

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Sea lion update

10:25 PM.She's a jewel of Otago's wildlife, and a bit of a celebrity... Well-known sea lion Gem has given birth to another pup at Smaills Beach, and she's under the watchful eye of Department of Conservation… Read more Audio
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Emergency preparedness

10:18 PM.The tropical cyclone heading towards our shores has been upgraded to a severe category three storm and is predicted to hit on Sunday, starting north and spreading to a wider region early next week… Read more Audio
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Short-Cut with Dan Slevin

9:07 PM.Claudia Hammond is an award-winning broadcaster, author and psychology lecturer. Her latest book, The Keys to Kindness, is the result of the world's largest public science project on the subject of… Read more Audio
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Claudia Hammond: The Keys to Kindness

9:07 PM.Claudia Hammond is an award-winning broadcaster, author and psychology lecturer. Her latest book, The Keys to Kindness, is the result of the world's largest public science project on the subject of… Read more Audio
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7:10 Country Life

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

This week, Country life vists a suburban market garden delivering vegetables that don't cost the earth and a beef farm where hills are being returned to native bush. Also in the show, a trip to Fossil Creek Farm in Nelson where people are at the centre ... its animals and beautiful setting help nurture and heal troubled minds.

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 hear the beautiful multi-layered harmonies of The Bellbirds.

This super-group collective was the brainchild of Sean Donnelly AKA SJD) and was formed in 2009. The band consists of Sean who is the main songwriter along with Don McGlashan, Victoria Kelly and Sandy Mill who all provide vocals and instrumentation.

In June 2010 RNZ invited The Bellbirds to Roundhead Studios for an intimate session of originals and a special Nick Cave cover.

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9:07 Claudia Hammond: The Keys to Kindness

Claudia Hammond is an award-winning broadcaster, author and psychology lecturer.

Her latest book, The Keys to Kindness, is the result of the world's largest public science project on the subject of kindness.

9:30 Short-Cut with Dan Slevin

Film critic Dan Slevin shares his selections to kick-start your binge watching this weekend.

10:18 Emergency preparedness

The tropical cyclone heading towards our shores has been upgraded to a severe category three storm and is predicted to hit on Sunday, starting north and spreading to a wider region early next week.

How can we best to prepare for the latest emergency?

National Emergency Management Agency spokesperson Anthony Frith is reminds us of the basics.

10:25 Sea lion update

She's a jewel of Otago's wildlife, and a bit of a celebrity...

Well-known sea lion Gem has given birth to another pup at Smaills Beach, and she's under the watchful eye of Department of Conservation biodiversity ranger Jim Fyfe.