Nights

We're joined once again by Reem Abbas in Khartoum with the latest from Sudan.

Tonight Dr. Chris Bumby, Principal Scientist at Victoria University of Wellington's Robinson Institute; and Associate Investigator at the MacDiarmid Institute gies us his scientific take on Adamantium - one of several 'amazing materials' which have been invented over the years by the authors of Marvel comics. The 'indestructible' metal which becomes infused into the skeleton of the mutant X-men hero - Wolverine (played by Hugh Jackman in the movies).

Jane Dixon from the Mussel Inn in Golden Bay is getting ready to re-open the restaurant tomorrow - she joins us to tell us how it's going.

RNZ Mediawatch's Hayden Donnell takes a midweek look at the top media stories.

Shay Lawrence is a businesswoman from Raglan who today will hand over an open letter to the government representing hundreds of businesses and consumers who believe now is the time for a complete economic reset to a sustainable economy, which can be funded by smart budget decisions.

Comedians have generously helped to keep our spirits up during the last few weeks of enforced lockdown. But now it's crunch time - we're on the cusp of going into Pandemic Alert Level 2, but it's still going to be a time of restrictions for live venues.

Dr Christina Ergler from Otago University's Geography Department has been doing some research into transport. However, this research is a little different to normal transport studies - they asked Dunedin pre-schoolers to describe how they see cities and transport.

Originally from Christchurch, Sam Dunlop is an airline pilot for Ryanair who lives with his wife and three kids in a small town called Nyköping which is around an hour South of Stockholm in Sweden.

We catch up with Becky Manawatu, the winner of this year's Ockham Book Awards for fiction.

The 2020 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards are taking place tonight and this year absolutely everyone is invited! The ceremony started at 6pm and is being broadcast live on Youtube. We catch up LIVE with Paula Morris, one of the judges straight after the winners have been announced.