Nights with Karyn Hay RNZ Radio

Mobile phones nationwide will ring noisily on Sunday evening as if an emergency were happening - a test-run for when the real deal unexpectedly hits. But how does it work, and will everyone receive it? John Price, Director of Emergency Management at NEMA. Pre-rec.

Dan Slevin joins the show with weekend viewing recommendations. Tonight he features the revealing documentary called STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie, which chronicles the actor's journey with Parkinson's disease.

To quote the lyrics of a certain song about puckering up: "It started with a kiss..." But when did we humans actually start smooching? Researchers have discovered that the earliest recorded kiss dates back about 4,500 years in the ancient Middle East. Researcher Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen.

Forty five years ago a message in a bottle was dropped into the Tasman Sea and was recently found washed up in southern New South Wales. The lucky finder was local man Luke Hamilton who uncovered a special story with a kiwi connection.

Hercules the sheepdog went flying off a 300m cliff on a coastal Hawke's Bay farm on Sunday, and a dramatic rescue plan followed.

The champagne corks are popping in north Otago with news the Whitestone Waitaki region has become a UNESCO accredited Global Geopark - the first in Australasia. Waitaki mayor Gary Kircher.