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Making it up on the spot with Joe Bill
10:30 PM.Joe Bill has been called one of the best teachers of improvisation in America today.
He joins Emile Donovan during his visit to New Zealand. Read more Audio
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Defamation laws under spotlight after high profile Australian trial
10:17 PM.Steven Price is a barrister specialising in media law and joins Nights to discuss the long running Bruce Lehrmann defamation case. Read more Audio
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'Black gold': Why NZ grown black garlic is in high demand
9:50 PM.Noël Jelsma from Neudorf Black, New Zealand's leading Black Garlic producer, joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Politics by Night with Marc Daalder
9:30 PM.Newsroom's Marc Daalder joins Emile Donovan to talk about the big stories in New Zealand politics. Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: Why do we switch our phones to airplane mode?
9:15 PM.Aviation expert Peter Clark joins Emile Donovan to help answer this question.
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BBC World lookahead with Rich Preston
10:45 PM.BBC World's Rich Preston gives us a rundown of the events making headlines internationally, including the latest in the Iran and Israel conflict, jury selection starting in the criminal trial of… Read more Audio
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Sports with Jamie Wall
10:30 PM.RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to discuss how sports betting is affecting women's sports, a pivotal moment for the ailing Crusaders, and a gambling scandal involving star… Read more Audio
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Australian icon Priscilla uncovered 30 years after 'disappearing'
10:18 PM.Not long after filming wrapped on Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the film's iconic bus disappeared, without a trace - until now. Read more Video, Audio
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The quantum science where Aotearoa is lightyears ahead
9:30 PM.Aotearoa New Zealand has played an unusually pivotal role in humanity's understanding of how light and matter interact, Dr Jacob Ngaha says. Read more Audio
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Whakataukī of the Week with Julian Wilcox
9:15 PM.Award-winning broadcaster and host of RNZ's Māpuna Julian Wilcox joins Emile Donovan to share a whakataukī close to his heart, attributed to the late Erima Henare. Read more Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
10:30 PM.He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Audio
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The volunteers fixing up Christchurch's broken bicycles
10:17 PM.It's easy to junk something when it's broken, and just buy something new. In the decade since it was founded, RAD Bikes has recycled over fifty thousand bike parts and served nearly twenty thousand… Read more Audio
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Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
9:40 PM.Nights' resident film critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan with new picks for the weekend.
This week Dan is looking at Civil War (Garland, 2024) in cinemas now, documentary STEVE! (Neville, 2024)… Read more Audio
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This Weekend: National Scrabble Day
9:15 PM.Tonight we're talking to Alexander Gandar about National Scrabble Day which celebrates the popular game of Scrabble which is played around the world. It coincides with the birthday of Alfred Mosher… Read more Audio
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What do youth councils do?
10:45 PM.Whanganui's Youth Council has been axed in the District Council's long term plans as a cost-saving measure. Youth councillors say the decision shows that youth engagement is seen as expendable. Read more Audio
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Kiwi axe thrower hurtling towards World Champs
10:35 PM.Britt Austin is one of a team of Kiwis jetting off to compete at the World Axe Throwing Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma next week, competing for a chance at a $50,000 prize pool - and axe throwing… Read more Audio
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Raw deal for fake meat brands
10:18 PM.Globally, companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods initially made waves in the stock market, but things have come crashing back down to earth. Read more Audio
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Update on West Coast heavy rain
10:17 PM.MetService meteorologist Heath Gullery provides the latest on the heavy rain on the South Island's West Coast and beyond. Read more Audio
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How to read a poem
9:35 PM.Poetry can be intimidating, confounding, or straight-up weird. But Chris Tse says it's all about finding the right poem to fall in love with the artform. Read more Audio
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I Was There When: The Ngāi Tahu claim was settled
9:15 PM.Back in 1998, Otākou kaumātua and key Ngāi Tahu negotiator Edward Ellison was sat in the public gallery when his iwi's landmark settlement was passed in parliament. Read more Audio
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Street artist Paul X Walsh
10:45 PM.It's described as the ultimate in democratized art; seen by everyone, owned by no-one. Read more Audio
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What time is it on the moon?
10:30 PM.The White House has directed NASA to create a standard time for the moon and other celestial bodies, so astronauts and spacecraft can better coordinate their missions with earth. Read more Audio
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Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive, study shows
10:18 PM.Analysing over 12,000 songs across different genres, researchers found that the lyrics of popular music have also become more emotional and personal. Read more Audio
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MetService update on heavy rain on the West Coast
10:17 PM.The West Coast of the South Island is bracing for another day of heavy rain tomorrow, after a downpour today left bodies of water like the Waiho River swollen to the banks. Read more Audio
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Myth Takes: Prophecies in ancient Greece
9:15 PM.Nights' monthly chat with Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson traverses the misty mountains of prophecy in ancient Greek myth: from the famous Oedipus, to the doomed Cassandra. Read more Audio