Marcus Lush Nights

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.

The Waitotara Pub has been destroyed by fire, there's talk of a possible snap election in NZ, and Jason's not a fan of the road cones! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus gets reports as ex-tropical cyclone Tam starts to impact the upper North Island, and makes sure that everyone has their TV connected after last night's satellite switchover special. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus helps people impacted by the Sky TV satellite switch over, and talks about why you'd get bullied for having a certain colour of hair. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn starts off the night with a call about mushrooms, but things take a quick wild turn... Plus, Marcus is all okay with the proposed changes to how NZers get their driver's license. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Friday free-for-all edition of Marcus Lush Nights, that covers chip scoops, the new road through the Manawatu Gorge, and 8-track tapes. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus talks the useless gadget you thought was going to be amazing, leaf blowers, and marks the anniversary of the Wahine disaster in 1968. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big news for folks who've always wanted to be on our favourite quiz show, and some excellent tips on how to get to sleep if that's something you struggle with. And Marcus tries to give George a phone number. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What extinct creature would you want to see brought back to modern times? And can you answer Marcus' out-of-the-blender interview question? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus reckons we ought to keep Daylight Saving Time on permanently when we switch it back on in September. Also, what do you 'see' when you close your eyes? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A classic Friday free-for-all show that covers chocolate milk, daylight saving ending, wasps, Norway, and the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Monowai Hydro Station. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're about to switch back to regular time, people are taking photos with things other than phones, and Marcus finally hears from folks who've actually seen the new Snow White remake! LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What do you do with the free power slot you get from your electricity provider? And was Val Kilmer a better actor than Richard Chamberlain? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcus farewells a much-loved mascot, has a question about a new sky dish, and gets to why high school students don't like reading the books they're told they have to read. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government is looking to create a hotline to enable reporting of overzealous road cone use, so Marcus tries to gauge how that would go. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If a hotel cancels or "loses" your booking, can they charge you more to rebook it for the same time? Also, who's got a duck story?! Plus, Marcus covers the 7.7 magnitude quake in south-east Asia. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.