Nights

Sports columnist for the LA Times, Helene Elliott is in Tokyo.

Dr Serena Kelly is a senior lecturer in the politics of the European Union and Deputy Director of the National Centre for Research on Europe at the University of Canterbury . She joins us to talk about the future of New Zealand's relationships with the UK and the EU post-brexit.

As vaccinations ramp up and life begins to open up, we chat to our Overseas Correspondent in Scotland, Andrew Learmonth.

We chat to one of NIWA's weather team, Nava Fedaeff, who has been leading a project to upgrade weather forecasts for the Department of Conservation national park and back country areas and who worked very closely with Emirates Team NZ for the America's Cup this year. NIWA supplied them with forecasting information on the Hauraki Gulf.

Science Regular Leo Schep is taking a look at Ketamin - Ketamine is a dissociative anaesthetic that is widely used in medical & veterinary practices.

We get the reaction to the latest result.

We chat to Motoko Kakubayashi in Tokyo and find out what it's like to be a local in the city while the games go on around you.

Dr. Julia de Bres, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at Massey University takes a look at how we use language around disability and those with disabilities.

Tickets go on sale tonight for the Dunedin Craft Beer & Food Festival. We talk to Jason Schroder, Festival Director.

Our cultural ambassador for Latin American music, Mona Lynn Courteau joins us once again. Tonight she'll be introducing us to Salsa Dura ("hard salsa"). The classic salsa scene in New York City that grew from its links with Latin America, specifically Cuba and Puerto Rico.