RNZ: Nights

We like to think we know Jazz when we hear it - but what actually defines that sound? 

Nights' resident screen critic reviews: Coyote vs. Acme (In Cinemas), The Akira Kurosawa Collection (Home Video), and Furious (Disney+). 

Friend of the show, writer and all-round thinker, Danyl McLauchlan, joins us to explore some of the best political novels of the 21st century.

Ocean is a one-eyed kororā, who's gone from rescue and rehabilitation, to taking out the National Aquarium's top penguin title. 

Political Editor at The Post Henry Cooke has posed an interested question: "Are voters as angry about Covid as politicians think they are?" 

It's time for our fortnightly chat with Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor Julia de Bres.

Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.

An athlete competing in a Hyrox event soiled herself mid race - sparking intense debate. But why does exercising make us need to go?

One woman is now warning others to take the flu seriously after she fainted through a glass shower door while sick with Influenza a couple of years ago. 

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in one of the more unusual and unseen corners of the world? Well, here on Nights, we're aiming to find out exactly that. And tonight we're asking - What's It Like Living in Whittier? It's a tiny town tucked among the mountains and glaciers of Alaska, home to just a few hundred people. And here's the crazy part - almost the entire town lives in the same 14-storey building. Here to give us the lowdown on everyday life is Noel Schonhoff. She's spent the past five years living and working in Whittier.

It's time for us to get up to speed. To tune into the zeitgeist. To chat about what's happening in pop-culture and the world wide web. Joining us tonight, for our regular segment on Nights, is Anna Rawhiti- Connell.

It's that time of the week on RNZ Nights, when we answer curious questions. And tonight, we're focusing on the music sector - with the question, how do musician make money? David Ridler is a music & media industry consultant, who has over 25 years' experience in the New Zealand music, broadcasting and media industries. He joins Emile Donovan to share the ins and outs of making money in the music industry.

A few days ago, the head of AI company Anthropic, put out a call for the pace of AI development to be slowed down. In his proposal, chief executive Dario Amondei, outlined the serious risks associated with the rapidly evolving tech and laid out a three-point plan that would bring together governments, companies and third-party evaluations. Rival tech bosses Sam Altman and Elon Musk have agreed with the ideas. So, what's driving these concerns and what's behind this call? Andrew Cullen has been writing about this for The Conversation and is an AI Consultant and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne's School of Computing and Information Systems. He joins the show tonight to discuss.

Tonight, we delve into the mystical world of the Ōtautahi Christchurch author and his new book The Dreadlord's Accountant.

Tonight, we're talking the NFL taking over Melbourne, Sydney Sweeney's new ad sparking outrage among female athletes, and Hayden Wilde winning the Ironman 70.3 World Title. 

This week Emma is taking a look at the rediscovery of the Moa. 

Out in West Auckland's Glenora Bears, tamariki are taking to the field with te reo Māori all around them.

Recent tragic events involving students - including a fatal train incident in Auckland - have raised the question of how best to support them. 

He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.

Spring is finally starting to show itself - and right in the heart of Tamaki Makaurau, Eden Gardens are putting on quite the display...

Deep in the Waimakariri Gorge, members of the Canterbury branch of Jet Boating New Zealand, are working to preserve two huts.

9/11 commemorations have kicked off around the globe as we mark 25 years since the attacks. 

Apple has released their new passport-sized foldable iPhone. Named Duo - it'll set you back a north of $4000 New Zealand dollars.

Researchers in the US have developed a way to take plastic waste and turn it into edible ingredients - which they've then used to make a 3D-printed cookie.

Nights' resident screen critic joins Mark Leishman to review: Hope (In Cinemas), Mayday (Apple TV), and The Quiet Earth (Kanopy). 

With the NFL's first ever regular season game taking place in Australia tomorrow, it got us thinking - how popular is the sport here in NZ?

As our population ages, many of our kiwi businesses are facing the loss of much of their hard-fought wisdom as older workers leave. 

The first toroa chicks of the season have started taking flight - and they could spend around five years at sea before touching land again.

Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.

Kekerengu mum Em Nesbit created GateShare to help people find roadside stalls and home producers all across the motu. 

Open homes are great to get a feel of the space and see what the neighbourhood is like - so how can we get the most out of a viewing? 

Tonight - a history of death in the heart of East London.

It's time for Shower Thoughts, our weekly segment where we answer unshakeable questions...

It's time for our regular segment here on Nights that looks at foreign policy, global power shifts, and New Zealand's place in the world. 

Luke Bleasel is a painter by day- but last week, at Retro Bowl in Invercargill, he bowled an agonising 299, just one pin short of perfection.

What might a party's internal polling process look like, and how can we understand the figures? 

Our standard world maps are based off a 1569 Mercator map, and a few days ago, the UN voted to adopt a new world map. 

Journalist and commentator Ben Strang joins the show with the latest sports news.

As we've known for a while now, El Niño is on its way - and experts are warning it could make this summer's grass-pollen season particularly rough.

The Greens want to break up the supermarket duopoly by creating a new publicly owned chain called KiwiMart. So, what would that take? 

He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.

Featuring photographs, memorabilia and 15 gowns from the 1800s to the 2000's, the exhibition takes a walk back through local Ōtorohanga history.