Nights

Associate Professor Daphne Lee from the Department of Geology at the University of Otago talk to us about recent research from Otago's controversial Foulden Maar site where mummified leaves could give us an insight into how ancient plants responded to living in a world with elevated levels of carbon dioxide.

Eric Crampton joins us once again. He's been looking into what Kiwis know and don't know about their own electoral system.

Tonight's sportscaster is RNZ Pacific's Vinnie Wylie.

Professor Penny Brothers, Principle Investigator in the MacDiarmid Institute and Professor of Chemistry at the Australian National University gives us her scientific take on Nth Metal from CD Comics, a hyper-conductive metal that has the ability to negate gravity, allowing a person to carry objects 20-70 times heavier than normal and to fly.

If technology allows, we'll have another catch-up with Alan Forrest and the crew of KiwiDream who are now in Gambier.

Rebecca Kiddle from Victoria University's School of Architecture talk about how parks and public spaces helped us get through lockdown.

Louise Richards Vice President of the New Zealand Geographical Society joins us once again for another conversation about Geography. Tonight she wants to intruduce us to Feminist Geography with the help of Lynda Johnston, Professor of Geography at the University of Waikato.

Peter Lampp joins us once again with the latest sports news.

Katherine Mansfield created some of literature's most chilling characters, not least Harry Kember and his wife in her short story At The Bay. Author and historian John Horrocks' new novel Dark Empire jumps 20 years into the future to wartime Wellington continue Harry Kember's story where he controls the city's criminal underworld.

Concerned about increasing feelings of isolation in our communities, seven organisations - Age Concern New Zealand, St John New Zealand, Carers New Zealand, Student Volunteer Army, Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association, Alzheimers New Zealand and The Salvation Army - got together in 2018 to set up the coalition and provide information, grow understanding, and advocate together to prompt action on loneliness.