Marcus Lush Nights

Tonight Marcus takes updates on flooding and wild weather across parts of the country. He also talks aging truck drivers, nude ad complaints and hops.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

40 years on from the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbour, Marcus asks callers to tell him their stories from that fateful night. July 10 is also the day we changed to decimal currency, not an easy switch according to some callers!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight we got feisty about the price of butter and the possibility of moa returning with the help of Sir Peter Jackson (Jurassic Park anyone?). Marcus also asked callers for the best tips to help you fall asleep.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Which part time jobs did you get because you wanted to meet people? Or you wanted to get out of the house after retirement? And did they change your life? And not because you had to have one but because you chose to?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Erin Patterson was found guilty of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. Marcus and callers discussed New Zealand's history of poisoners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus collects ideas on minor ways to improve sports, inaccurate speedometers, buying clothes online, and making (or buying) the best scones. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jaffas may or may not be discontinued, we mark the birthday of the Walkman, resurrect E-scooter hate talkback, and determine whether Callum should get his driver licence or not. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the last show of June, Marcus talks the first broadcasts of TV2, proposed changes to Lotto, and the jury's deliberation in the Patterson mushroom trial in Australia. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After dreadful weather for a lot of the country, Marcus talks chimney maintenance and fireplaces! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the first ever Schnitzel Thursday! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus talks campervans, Bobby Sherman, 28 Years Later, and statues of Richard Nixon. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Marcus covers Noel Edmonds, the national anthem, boy racers, and an angry US President. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The night before a long weekend has Marcus talking about being bored, and having red hair. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's continued backlash to the banning of the cowbell from the Super Rugby final this weekend, and Marcus talks about taking melatonin tablets to aid sleep. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This weekend marks 50 years since the release of Jaws in the United States, and Marcus hasn't ever seen it! Plus a "health and safety" decision has some people outraged... LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus gauges where New Zealand is at with its love or hate for self-service checkouts. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus talks Brian Wilson, the poisonous mushroom case from Australia, and covers a tragic plane crash in India. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus talks about the new road opening from Ashurst to Woodville (seeing as no one else seems to have mentioned it!), North Islanders have moved to the South Island in droves over the last few years, and how the Newstalk ZB newsreaders end the news comes up for debate. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus gets advice on how to stop (or remove) frost on your windscreen, discusses the poor road planning of Tauranga, and gets into the history of cars with crank handles. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While struggling with a croaky voice, Marcus talks nose bleeds, cheese, POW marches, and covers the band of very heavy rain sweeping down the North Island. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a week off from illness, Marcus returns to talk the upcoming military tattoo event at Eden Park, 65 years of TV broadcasting in NZ, and whether cash use is back on the rise. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus embarks on another great sweepstake, investigates the price of scones, and hears about the sinking of the HMS Hood. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Would you encourage your child to get into the same career you did? And who ever heard of putting curry sauce on chips? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smith & Caughey's has confirmed it will close after 145 years of business. In a retail nostalgia hit, Marcus learns about the novel way money was delivered from customers to store accounts. Also, George Wendt, who portrayed Norm on Cheers has died. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus enquires about the special skill or talent you have, and boy... did you come through! Oh, and how long can you hold your breath for? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Caller Heather tells Marcus she's concerned about a new sport she's seen on the news, and Caller Suzy reckons she's got an answer for that high price of butter! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Friday free-for-all that covers electricity prices, billeting overseas students, expandable homes, and butter raffles. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus wants to know what would necessitate having a helicopter on your front lawn, and how on Earth butter getting even MORE expensive? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ten years on from the referendum that divided a nation, Marcus checks in on whether there's still any appetite for change. Plus bringing back the commuter train service from Auckland to Tauranga seems like a no brainer, right? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus has a theory about New Zealand's trend of footwear favouritism, and wants to know if you can still get turned away from places for not being dressed up enough. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus talks burgers, whether New Zealand has the ratio of pubs to golf courses right, chipped windscreens, and disposing batteries. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Mother's Day this weekend, Marcus collects cryptic (and often threatening) lines your mother would say, and keeps a close eye on a band of heavy rainstorms heading down the North Island. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's World Donkey Day, Marcus is either lazy or a psychopath, a Russian satellite is falling out of orbit (and might land in Ashburton again), and a brand new country music station is coming on air in New Zealand! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the most dangerous appliance at your place? And what household item does Marcus hate the most? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus is very much in favour of a proposed under-16 social media ban, and wants to know if anyone's ever won anything of note from a claw machine. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus talks the proposed reopening of an infamous prison, and gets advice on in-home help. Then Kathy has the mother of all questions about fences.... LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus talks slow cookers, duck shooting, and getting your eyebrows tattooed. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

More weather coverage (this time focusing on Wellington and Christchurch), plus what can you use when you've run out of laundry soap? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus has a question about swanndri, and also talks ice-skating tours and the sinking of of the Titanic. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus neighbours who feed birds, expensive domestic flights, and even more expensive airport parking! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus talks table tennis, terrible bed sheets, cooking in an air fryer, and what to do when council keeps shifting bin day around! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this weird 'inbetween two long weekends' week, Marcus covers the upcoming funeral of Pope Francis, cleaning lawn mowers, and getting your Dangerous Goods license. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.