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BBC World Lookahead with Rich Preston
10:45 PM.BBC reporter Rich Preston joins Emile Donovan to take a look at the events making headlines internationally, including China's foreign minister making visits to Australia and New Zealand for the first… Read more Audio
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Sports with Bryan Waddle
10:30 PM.Nights' sports correspondent Bryan Waddle joins Emile Donovan to catch-up on the latest in sport, including cricketer Sophie Devine's winning performance in the Women's Indian Premiere League, and the… Read more Audio
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One in ten children facing 'invisible' barriers at school
10:18 PM.A group of teachers, psychologists and early childhood educators are asking parents and schools to wise up to the signs of ADHD and autism in our young people. Read more Audio
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Are we overmedicalising menopause?
9:30 PM.Experts warn that women are being sold an over-simplified narrative of menopause as a health problem to be solved. Read more Audio
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Whakataukī of the Week with Karaitiana Taiuru
9:15 PM.The Māori data, AI and technology ethicist's chosen whakataukī reflects on tino rangatiratanga: 'the ability to create and control our destiny for generations to come'. Read more Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
10:30 PM.He's back, and ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.
Tonight, Finn has music from Drunk Mums, The Hamiltones, Cara Beth Saralino and The Collective by Kim Gordon.
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Music lovers descend on New Plymouth for Womad 2024
10:17 PM.The three-day Womad festival kicked off earlier with a weekend of music with acts like Morcheeba, W.I.T.C.H, Anthonie Tonnon and The Mauskovic Dance Band set to entertain the masses.
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Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
9:40 PM.Nights' resident film critic, Dan Slevin, joins Emile Donovan with his picks for the weekend. Read more Audio
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This Weekend: Waimarino Shears
9:15 PM.Every Friday, we bring you some of the most interesting events and happenings coming up in Aotearoa this weekend.
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Tenuous Connections
8:30 PM.It's Friday Night so it's time to put on a playlist of music with a loose theme based off an even looser starting point.
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New book highlights how noticing 'small moments' can enrich your life
10:45 PM.How often do you pause to notice the small but affecting moments in an otherwise ordinary day? Writers Willow Older and Deborah Huber created the book Today I Noticed as a way to inspire people to… Read more Audio
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What do Phoenix fans think of the new Auckland football team?
10:30 PM.Emile Donovan speaks to a diehard Wellington Pheonix fan about what he thinks of Auckland's new professional football team.
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The pros and cons of Wellington's controversial district plan
10:17 PM.Wellington city's controversial district plan has been making headlines over the past month. The Spinoff's Joel McManus joined Emile Donovan to discuss the issue. Read more Audio
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Rare sea slug 'Smeagol' discovered in Otago
9:50 PM.Ecologists have discovered a population of the rare sea slug, Smeagol in Otago. Emile Donovan speaks to science manager at the Otago Regional Council, Tom Dyer. Read more Audio
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What does 'heritage' mean in New Zealand?
9:35 PM.Chief executive of Heritage NZ Andrew Coleman joins Emile Donovan for his monthly chat. Read more Audio
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I Was There When: Shrek the sheep was discovered
9:30 PM.Every Thursday night we turn back the clock and speak to someone who was there when history was made in New Zealand. Tonight, we're going back almost twenty years to April 2004 to talk to Central… Read more Audio
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How to choose the right salt
10:45 PM.Our tabletop saltshakers have got a bit more colourful in the last few years with artisanal rock salts and flaky salts taking the place of the old familiar blue Cerebos bottles. Associate professor… Read more Audio
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Auckland Writers Festival reveals full 2024 programme
10:30 PM.The Auckland Writers Festival is returning this May for its 24th year, with more than 40 international authors and over 200 events planned for the city of sails. Artistic director Lyndsey Fineran… Read more Audio
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How the sacred month of Ramadan is marked in Aotearoa
10:18 PM.Those observing Ramadan fast from sun up until sun down in religious observance. Ayyan Ali is one of the many young muslims observing Ramadan - he is the president of the Muslim Students Association… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch
9:30 PM.Colin Peacock joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week in media, including a remarkable moment when several news events unfolded at once. Read more Audio
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Myth Takes: The Ides of March
9:20 PM.Our monthly chat with Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson. He joins Emile Donovan on an auspicious time in the ancient world - the Ides of March. Read more Audio
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Wellington teacher releases debut novel
10:45 PM.Wellington teacher Stephen Tester talks to Nights about his debut novel Kiss Of Death. Read more Audio
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Annual moulting season leaves rare penguin 'highly vulnerable'
10:30 PM.The hoiho, one of the world's rarest penguin species, are now entering their annual moulting season, where they come ashore to lose their feathers and grow new ones.
Eiren Sweetman from the… Read more Audio
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How old is too old?
10:17 PM.New Zealand's Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier has been forced to resign due to a 50-year old law that restricts the age of the Ombudsman to 72-years old.
Andrew Geddis is a public law professor at the… Read more Audio
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Kiwi startup wins top prize at international toy fair
9:45 PM.Auckland-based Kotare Models has been awarded a prestigious "Model of the year 2024" medal at the recent Nuremburg Toy Fair. Mark Robson from Kotare Models speaks to Emile Donovan. Read more Audio