RNZ: Nights

The unsigned artwork was verified during an episode of the BBC television programme Fake or Fortune by our very own Mary Kisler. She joins Emile Donovan

Under the new system, road users would pay road user charges online, similar to a power bill. Senior fellow at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Stuart Donovan joins Nights to discuss.

Wellington artist Greg Boardmore helped establish the Wētā Game Studio, but says nothing compares to the power and purity of making comics. He joins Mark Leishman.

Avid editor Marshall Clark (who penned the Wikipedia page for RNZer Bryan Crump), also a committee member for Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand, joins Mark Leishman to explain.

Christian Smith joins Mark Leishman to discuss a fraught immigration climate in the UK, pressure on for Russia to agree to peace talks with Ukraine, and a Kiwi performer at the Edinburgh Fringe festival who's making headlines for his ability to fold a fitted sheet.

Sport clubs across New Zealand are struggling as they face a double whammy of increasing costs and decreasing number of volunteers. Report project lead Dr Mel Johnston joins Mark Leishman.

A Gut Mood Solution is by Gordon Parker, a professor of psychiatry at the University of New South Wales. He speaks to Mark Leishman about a novel way to treat bipolar disorder.

BBC World Service journalist Jonathan Frewin joins Mark Leishman to take a look at events making international headlines, including a global plastics treaty being negotiated in Geneva, the Moscow trial over the attacks at Crocus City Hall last year, and Poland's new president is sworn in this week.

RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall joins Mark Leishman to debrief the weekend of sport.

Overnight, the air quality in parts of Canterbury was rated as 'unhealthy' using the air quality index. Environmental epidemiologist Professor Simon Hales explains what that means.

Dr Michael Johnston is a senior research fellow at The New Zealand Initiative who led the government's Curriculum Refresh Ministerial Advisory Group. He has long called for an overhaul of NCEA .

Nights producer Bonnie Harrison joins Emile Donovan to review the week in quiztastic glory.

Vogelmorn Bowling Club trustee Bronnie Wilde joins Emile Donovan to reflect on the club's 10th anniversary.

Local body elections are officially underway, with nominations closing at midday today. Jonathan Milne, managing editor of Newsroom Pro, joins Emile Donovan to chew over the shape of the next few months as prospective councillors, chairs and mayors gear up for a long campaign

Kerri Andrews, author of Pathfinding, talks about what it means to rediscover oneself through the land we walk on.

Esteemed Aotearoa author Elizabeth Knox shares her thoughts on her reread of The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin.

Is buzz-killing a social crime? Do we have a moral obligation to be happy? Professor Dan Weijers sheds some light.

Dr Sally Potter, founder and director of Canary Innovation Limited, shares her perspective on the necessity of emergency mobile phone alerts in light of recent nationwide technical glitches.

In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandals and subsequent #MeToo and Time's Up movements, Ita O'Brien introduced the "Intimacy On Set Guidelines".

New Zealand has thirteen city councils but do we actually have that many cities?

Fewer children being born means those that are grow up with fewer cousins. Sociologist Dan Woodman joins Emile Donovan to explain this little-discussed shift in our family structures.

Leading patent attorney Matt Adams, a partner at trans-Tasman intellectual property firm FB Rice, joins Emile Donovan from RNZ's Wellington studio to explain how you get a patent, how they're enforced, and why you might need one.

Emile Donovan crosses to the glitz and glamour of our nation's pie awards to congratulate gold category winner Jason Hay from Richoux Patisserie Ellerslie.

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage is disestablishing four of its five senior historian roles. Historian and former editor for Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand Jock Phillips joins Nights to discuss.

In a quest to optimise his own life, writer Josh Drummond has spent years consuming and reviewing self-help books for his Substack The Cynic's Guide to Self-Improvement. He joins Emile Donovan.

BBC World Service reporter Rob Hugh-Jones joins Emile Donovan to take a look at some of the events making international headlines, including reports of starvation in Gaza, Afghan populations leaving Iran, and a border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand.

RNZ sports whiz Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week that was in sport.

Ruby Wallace, the owner of Auckland romance bookstore Enamoured Books, joins Emile Donovan to explain the craze behind fantasy, and particularly the steamy sub-genre romantasy.

Professor John Tookey from AUT joins Emile Donovan to look at whether improving the availability of overseas materials will bring down the high cost of construction.

Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review The Fantastic Four: First Steps (in cinemas), Giri/Haji (Netflix) and The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (Tubi). 

Nights producer Bonnie Harrison joins Emile Donovan to review the week in quiztastic glory.

Lincoln Tan, who runs Chow Luck Club alongside Bee Koh, speaks to Emile.

Political commentator and Integrity Institute director Bryce Edwards says it is not a health policy, but a political decision made without due process. He speaks to Emile. 

Christian Smith joins Emile Donovan to discuss protests against President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ukraine over anti-corruption changes, and French President Macron and his wife Brigitte who are suing rightwing influencer Candace Owens.

Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson joins Emile Donovan to celebrate that lesser-known epic poem, The Aeneid, by the Roman poet Virgil.

The national museum saw over one million visitors in the past financial year, and its high rating on Tripadvisor has seen  it take out the number one spot for the second year running.

RNZ sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe has reported on four Netball World Cups and two Commonwealth Games. She previews the Grand Final and looks at some changes to the sport here and overseas. 

Why do we mimic? We may not be as effective as chameleons but humans have a number of tools at our disposal when we want to fit in.

Is it true that women have to pee more often than men? Anecdotally, the evidence would appear to suggest yes but have you ever wondered why?

The Royal New Zealand RSA has relaunched itself, saying it wants to better reach young veterans, tell their stories, and most of all stay relevant.

It's becoming more common for studios to withdraw a movie you've paid to download, or stop supporting a game you've bought online. Campaigner Ross Scott joins Emile Donovan to explain.

Dr Alfredo Carpineti, astrophysicist and senior staff writer at IFL Science, shares all the ways you would die if you dug a tunnel from New Zealand to Spain.