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Tasman flooding: RNZ reporter Mary Argue
10:17 PM.An update from Mary Argue who has been in Motueka today. Read more Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
9:25 PM.Featuring a 'bass-heavy love note to Xena Warrior Princess', a new song from Auckland folktronica artist freya, and American rapper Kevin Abstract. Read more Audio
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Tasman flooding: Civil defence controller Alec Louverdis
9:05 PM.Emile Donovan speaks to civil defence controller for Nelson/Tasman Alec Louverdis about the state of play in the rain-stricken Tasman region. Read more Audio
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Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
8:40 PM.Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review Superman, The Night Of and Wake in Fright. Read more Audio
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The Quiz Appendix: Twins, tenants, and Hollywood stars
8:30 PM.Producer Bonnie Harrison turns the tables on the quizmaster and takes a closer look at some of this week's quiz questions. Read more Audio
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The Weekend: Open Water Ice Swimming Championships
8:20 PM.The annual open water Ice Swimming Championships are underway at Blue Lake in St Bathans, Central Otago. Emile speaks to event organiser Sue Sherwen. Read more Audio
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Tasman flooding: Metservice meteorologist Karl Loots
8:15 PM.Emile Donovan gets the latest forecast from Metservice meteorologist Karl Loots. Read more Audio
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Tasman flooding: Mayor Tim King
8:10 PM.Emile Donovan speaks to Tasman District Mayor Tim King as the region continues to be lashed with heavy rain. Read more Audio
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The lost pubs of London
9:25 PM.A new book is commemorating the public houses that have shaped the great city, and which are no longer with us. A total of 204 pubs feature in the book, which have since been transformed into… Read more Audio
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When non-fiction becomes fiction
8:45 PM.When does creative nonfiction cross the line into fabrication, and does it matter? That's the question being asked by many after serious concerns were raised about the bestselling memoir The Salt… Read more Audio
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How often should you be washing your bedding?
8:35 PM.Most of us hopefully know that bed sheets should be washed at least once a week, but what about everything else? Should you be vacuuming your mattress every month or washing your pillows regularly? To… Read more Audio
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Dunedin is fast becoming a star on the LGBTQ+ map
8:25 PM.The great Southern city of Dunedin has been named as one of the world's up-and-coming travel destinations for the queer community. Otepoti has the second-largest proportion of LGBTQ+ people in the… Read more Audio
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Metservice update on heavy rain
8:20 PM.Meteorologist Karl Loots joins Emile Donovan for an updated forecast as heavy rain warnings remain for parts of the North and the top of the South Island. Audio
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Buyouts to end in 20 years, panel recommends
8:10 PM.Homeowners whose houses are flooded or damaged by weather events should not expect buy-outs in the future, a panel of experts has recommended to the government. An independent reference group set up… Read more Audio
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Are claims of de-extincting the moa more hype than science?
9:25 PM.Emile Donovan speaks to Associate Professor Nic Rawlence, Director of the University of Otago's Palaeogenetics Laboratory. Read more Audio
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Albania is having a moment and why you should book a trip
8:20 PM.To explain what's drawing so many travelers, Emile speaks to Lonely Planet's Oceania editor Jessica Lockhart. Read more Audio
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40th anniversary of the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
8:10 PM.Few people are more closely linked to the ship than author and journalist David Robie, who spent eleven weeks on board during its final voyage through the Pacific. He joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Hippathy Valentine: Building up to be burnt down
9:25 PM.The 'Temple of Transition' will be publicly, and ceremoniously, burnt into a heaping pile of rubble. Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: Why does New Zealand use '.co.nz'?
8:45 PM.InternetNZ CEO Vivien Maideborn joins Emile Donovan to explain. Read more Audio
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High-tech systems garner low opinions at Wimbledon
8:30 PM.Tennis correspondent Dave Worsley joins Emile Donovan to discuss some dubious use of electronic judging technology used at Wimbledon over the weekend. Read more Audio
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Does Elon Musk's new 'America Party' stand a chance?
8:20 PM.David Smith, an associate professor with the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, joins Emile Donovan to assess Musk's prospects. Read more Audio
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Government launches new AI strategy
8:10 PM.Andrew Lensen, senior lecturer of artificial intelligence at Victoria University of Wellington, joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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The price of immortality
9:25 PM.Amy Errmann is a senior lecturer in marketing and international business at AUT and joins Emile Donovan to discuss how our desire to age better (or not at all) is fueling a hungry mega-market. Read more Audio
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BBC World Service with Jonathan Frewin
8:40 PM.BBC World Service journalist Jonathan Frewin joins Emile Donovan to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally including Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu meeting with… Read more Audio
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Sports with Jamie Wall
8:30 PM.RNZ sports whiz Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to debrief the weekend of sport, including the All Blacks' narrow victory over the French in Dunedin and what the visiting rugby journalist thought about… Read more Audio
