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About Nights

About Nights

Tune in after dark via the airwaves for a weeknightly voyage of attitude, longitude and latitude...

Anchored in New Zealand, but global in outlook, Nights on Radio New Zealand National unfurls fresh ideas as well as a diverse catalogue of music alongside an outstanding range of radio documentaries and features from here and overseas. 

In addition, Late Edition follows the big stories of the day from Morning Report to Nine to Noon, Afternoons and Checkpoint. Also hear the latest news from our nearest neighbours with Date Line Pacific from Radio New Zealand International.

The Crew

Nights skipper Bryan Crump is the cruise director of conversations. Seated at the helm, he steers us through a fleet of curious and colourful discussions. He like maps, travelling (by train, bike and armchair) and puttering with sound (see bio for ongoing relationship with tape recorders).

Atop the crow's nest is Nights navigator Robyn Rockgirl Walker - partial to the breeze on her face, scrumptious Kiwi music and tasty Asian food, her evil side takes enormous pleasure in confounding the nation with a seemingly unrelated selection of random statements ...

Possibly the most geographically literate pairing in Radio New Zealand history, Bryan and Robyn Rockgirl are the radio beacons enlightening and entertaining your evenings.

Feature Interviews

Bryan delves into discussions from somewhere in our interesting, bizarre, wonderful, curious and colourful world, Monday to Thursday after the 7 o'clock news and Friday after the 8 o'clock news.

Regular Guests

Monday 8:45 pm - The Final Whistle (Sport)

NZ - Joseph Romanos
NZ - Penny Miles
USA - Helene Elliott
UK/EUROPE - Richard Fleming

Monday 9:40 pm - Overseas Correspondents

Mexico - Tara Fitzgerald
Solomon Islands - Dorothy Wickham
China - Emma Moore
Bangladesh - Mahtab Haider
Romania - Andra Suciu
Uganda - Daniel Kalinaki
South Africa - Steven Lang
Canada - Ross Bragg

Tuesday 8:45 pm - Society & People

Philosophy - Ann Kerwin
A Nation's Administration - Brian Roper (political systems)
Prayers - Paul Morris (religion)
Ignition - Ralph Sims (energy)
Dollars and Sense - Neville Bennett (economics)

Wednesday 8:45pm - Art, Music & Literature

Offbeat - Fergus Barrowman (jazz reviews)
Hit Parade - Wayne Mowat
Gallery - Emma Bugden (art)
The Podium - Kate Mead (classical music reviews)
Small Screen Cinema - Miles Buckingham (DVD reviews)
A Leaf of Words - Chris Price (poetry)

Thursday 8:45pm - Science

Body Parts - Jean Fleming (human biology)
Barometer - Erick Brenstrem (world weather)
Starry Starry Night - Alan Gilmore (astronomy)
Salty Water - Craig Stevens (oceans)
Hot Rocks - Hamish Campbell (geology)
Primarily Numbers - Dennis McCaughan (mathematics)

Daily Cargo

Monday

8:15 pm: Windows on the World - international public radio documentaries
9:06 pm: Insight - a current affairs programme direct from RNZ news
11:06 pm: Beale St Caravan - live blues concerts

Tuesday

7:30 pm: The Sampler - new music reviews with Nick Bollinger
8:15 pm: Windows on the World - international public radio documentaries
9:06 pm: Tuesday Feature - indepth documentaries, panel discussions & lecture series
11:06 pm: Charlie Gillett's World of Music (BBC World Service)
11:36 pm: Bedtime Story

Wednesday

7:30 pm: At the Movies - film reviews and movie business with Simon Morris
8:15 pm: Windows on the World - international public radio documentaries
9:06 pm: Curtain Call -  the theatre hour, includes Garrison Keillor's Radio Show
11:06 pm: Jazz Hour - includes Round Midnight, Jazz Footprints & Jazz at Lincoln Centre

Thursday

7.30pm: Spectrum - people, places and events in New Zealand
8.15pm: Windows on the World - international public radio documentaries
9:06 pm: Our Changing World - RNZ's science & environment programme
11:06 pm: The Music Mix - contemporary music and music talk

Friday

7:40 pm: Flash - includes NZ Society, The Vault, Asian Report & other interesting snippets
8:06 pm: Spot Light - music interviews & mini-concerts
9:06 pm: Country Life - rural news & features
11.06pm: Friday Finale - music performances & documentaries

Late Edition

Weeknights 10-11 pm - the night time round up of the day's news and events.

Tune in firstly for an extended news bulletin. Then, follow the big stories of the day from Morning Report to Nine to Noon, Afternoons and Checkpoint.
Also hear the latest news from our nearest neighbours with Date Line Pacific from Radio New Zealand International.

The Nights' Conumdrum

The Nights' Conundrum is the evenings' weekly quiz - use your brain cells or lose 'em.

Eight quite lateral clues are offered Monday to Thursday, two a night, one before the nine o'clock news and one before ten.

Solve the clues, then put the pieces together - got it?

Send us your answer along with your name, hometown and song choice (in case you get the answer right). 

On Friday, just before nine o'clock news, one smart cookie gets their song played.