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Unfurling fresh ideas and sounds along with the best radio documentaries and features from here and overseas.

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    Latest episodes from RNZ: Nights

    Out Lately with Finn Johansson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 17:12


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

    Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 17:39


    Nights' resident screen critic Dan joins Emile Donovan to review Fuze (in cinemas), Blind Panic (digital rental) and Heat (TVNZ+).

    Kauri Gum photographic exhibition takes place in Auckland

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 10:54


    Kauri gum's rich history in Aotearoa is the focus of a new Auckland exhibition, and expert David Pickens joins Emile Donovan to discuss.

    This Weekend: Pro Wrestling 

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 7:16


    Emile Donovan speaks with Impact Pro Wrestling training coordinator Jake Sheehan about their Auckland open day and what it takes to become a pro wrestler.

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    Entertainment giant Live Nation found operating illegally as a monopoly

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2026 11:27


    Emille Donovan discusses the possible impact on Aotearoa with Layton Lillas, president of the New Zealand Promoters Association.

    Celebrity status and political ambition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 13:29


    Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics at Massey University, joins Emile Donovan to discuss.

    Hats, Status, and Social Rules

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 10:34


    Bernard Capp is Emeritus Professor of History, University of Warwick and joins Emile Donovan to talk about ‘hatiquette' through the years.

    Enhanced Games raises questions over future of elite sport

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 9:26


    Dr Adam Storey from AUT, who researches athlete performance and health joins Emile Donovan to discuss the implications.

    Who IS the father?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 12:26


    What happens when DNA testing can't identify a child's father?

     Kiwi founded shoe company Allbirds pivots to AI

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2026 12:26


    Fashion writer Emma Gleason joins Emile Donovan to unpack what's behind the shift.

    European correspondent Christian Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 13:16


    We look at the latest international news making headlines 

    Julia de Bres.on the language of the 'manosphere'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 7:47


    Tonight Julia looks at the language of the Manosphere.

    Amendment to remove Trump ‘a long shot' 

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 8:55


    Dr. Maria Armoudian is an associate professor in politics and international relations, at University of Auckland and joins Emile Donovan.

    How do you absolutely, positively kill a well-resourced capital city?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2026 19:35


    Danyl McLauchlan says it is not a sudden collapse, but the result of decades of decisions

    Can a fuel crisis accelerate electrification?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 14:29


    Mike Casey, chief executive of Rewiring Aotearoa and a leading advocate for electrification, joins Emile to discuss. 

    Shower Thoughts: How does radio actually work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 10:15


    RNZ's Transmission Manager Steve White joins Emile Donovan to explain.

    What would happen if you threw a coin off the Sky Tower?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 5:48


    Richard Easther, professor of physics at the University of Auckland joins Emile Donovan.

    History is made at the Sydney Royal Easter Show dog competition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 7:56


    A standard poodle named Anton made history as the first ever back-to-back winner of the competition.

    Are we becoming a nation of strangers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 17:08


    Rob Campbell chats to Emile Donovan about why we are becoming socially isolated.

    Are we heading towards a new kind of 'Space Race?'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 15:05


    Priyanka Dhopade is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Auckland and joins Emile Donovan. 

    Sports with Richard Irvine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 8:59


    We talk sport with regular correspondent Richard Irvine.

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    How long should a bath towel last?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 6:17


    When do you know when it's time to say goodbye to your favourite towels, and how long can we realistically expect our bath towels to last for?

    Small Histories with Emma Kay

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 9:13


    Tonight, we're turning back to April Fools and the pranks that once fooled a nation.

    Could private finance help solve our flood protection challenges?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 16:38


    Newsroom Pro managing editor Jonathan Milne has been looking into this issue and joins Emile Donovan.

    Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 13:25


    Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan with his picks for the weekend.

    This Weekend: Only Fools and Horses 

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 4:29


    We find out about a hoof/foot race in the Maniototo.

    The joy of older technologies 

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 16:24


    Music journalist and writer Simon Sweetman joins Emile Donovan to explain why turning off the algorithm every once in a while, can be good for us all, 

    Civil Defence on staying safe as Cyclone Vaianu approaches

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 8:13


    John Price is the Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management at NEMA and joins Emile Donovan.

    Latest from MetService ahead of Cyclone Vaianu 

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2026 4:43


    MetService Meteorologist John Law joins Emile Donovan.

    Hollywood blockbuster highlights the wahine Māori behind famous waiata 

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 14:51


    We find out about the life and work of Erima Maewa Kaihau.

    Historian on new evidence in the notorious Bill Sutch spy case

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 8:58


    Sarah Gaitanos has written about this new material in a piece on the RNZ website and joins Emile Donovan.

    Politics with Natalia Albert

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 11:49


    The political scientist and regular Nights' contributor joins Emile Donovan.

    New Zealand's least reliable cars revealed 

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 10:14


    Author of the Consumer NZ report, Bryan Wall joins Emile Donnovan.

    How to forecast a cyclone 

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 15:27


    Philip Duncan is Head Weather Analyst and owner of WeatherWatch.co.nz and he joins Emile Donovan to explain.

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    Could this be the cheapest bus route to travel in New Zealand?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 5:51


    We find out about the Number 1 bus, which travels the 55-plus kilometres between Dunedin and Palmerston.

    Sociolinguist Julia de Bres on cool German words

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 14:25


    Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor at Massey University Julia de Bres joins Emile Donovan.

    European correspondent Christian Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 11:33


    News from the other side of the world.

    The mathematical model explaining why the car you passed always returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 7:58


    Dr Conor Boland, a researcher from Dublin City University joins Emile Donovan to explain.

    Al Gillespie on Trump's Madman Theory with Iran

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2026 12:20


    Waikato University's Professor of International Law, Al Gillespie joins Emile Donovan.

    Why All the President's Men is as relevant as it was 50 years ago

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 16:04


    Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Alexander Howard says half a century later, the film still holds up.

    Shower Thoughts: What happens when my phone call is recorded for training purposes? 

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 7:32


    Sylvie Thrush Marsh is head of HR of MyHR and joins Emile Donovan to explain.

    'Distinctly Australian' audio added to film and sound archive

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 8:33


    Meagan Loader, chief curator at the Film and Sound Archive joins Emile Donovan.

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