RNZ: Nights

He's back for the last time in 2025, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.

Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review the year in movies. 

RNZ Producer Angie Skerrett has been looking at times when things haven't quite gone according to plan.

Hinze Hogendoorn is a Professor in Visual Time Perception at the Queensland University of Technology and he joins Emile Donovan..

Pest control expert Heiko Kaise joins Emile Donovan to answer this question.

Tonight, some Xmas themed science research, including the science of cooking the perfect turkey.

The DJ, producer, and 'godfather of Kiwi club culture' joins RNZ Nights.

Tonight's question: Is advertising actually a good idea?

Our executive producer pops along with some sage reflections on the nature of sport and success in this his final show of the year

Dr Tim Welch is a Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland and joins Emile Donovan to discuss the new mega ministry.

Associate Lecturer in English Literature, Dr Naomi Walker explains why the author's connection with her readers is as strong as ever.

 Otago University Professor of Law, Andrew Geddis joins Emile Donovan.

Sam joins Emile Donovan from our Wellington studio for a live performance to showcase the triangle.

TV icon Jason Gunn joins Emile Donovan to answer tonight's Shower Thought question.

Professor Kirsty Ross is Head of the School of Psychology at Massey University and joins Emile Donovan to share some tips.

Marketing expert Ekant Veer joins Emile Donovan.  

RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to look back on the biggest sports stories of 2025.

Correspondent Rob Hugh-Jones looks at some of the events making international headlines.  

UNESCO has officially recognised the singing style as part of the world's intangible cultural heritage. Peter Cairns teaches the art of yodelling and joins Emile Donovan.

With Christmas just around the corner, Emma has been trawling the newspaper archives to uncover some delightfully strange, surprising, and long-forgotten Christmas gifts and adverts from years gone by.

The terrible events cross the Tasman have once again put the spotlight on firearms control. Waikato University's International Law Professor Al Gillespie joins Emile Donovan.

Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to look at what's new on the big screen as well as a few things worth watching from the comfort of your couch.

An octopus named Takoyaki or Tako, for short, has become an internet sensation after Swedish YouTuber Mattias Krantz rescued him from a fish market and then, incredibly, taught him to play the piano. But can he really 'play'?

Emile Donovan speaks to Warren and Mahoney architect Brett Diprose about what it takes to design and build such a colossal community asset.

Jen Eastwood is a writer, reader, and host of the Sick Sad Lit podcast and joins Emile Donovan.

Lecturer in Psychology, Edge Hill University Andrea Piovesan has been exploring how the shapes of letters can subtly influence our feelings.

Amanda Cox registered psychotherapist and co-founder of Auckland City Therapy and spoke to Emile Donovan.

Ben is taking us on a festive time-travel adventure through the toys and games kids played with in the ancient world.

New Zealand-based scientist Dr Sasha (Alexander) Kaurov formally requested the retraction, and he joins Emile Donovan. 

Tā Kim Workman joins Emile Donovan.

A round up of the European news making the headlines.

Postdoctoral fellow Dr Brooke Ross from the University of Auckland joins Emile Donovan.

Leo Puglisi is chief anchor and managing director at 6 News Australia and he joins Emile Donovan for his thoughts.

MOTAT Telecoms Volunteer Brian Potter joins Emile Donovan to talk about the history of emergency phone services in New Zealand.

Dr Cameron Schauer is a gastroenterologist, interventional endoscopist and a Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland and he joins Emile Donovan.

Our resident science expert, Dr Julia de Bres, sociolinguist and senior lecturer at Massey University has been giving this some thought and joins us.

Deputy political editor at The Post Henry Cooke joins Emile Donovan to discuss the challenge. 

Emeritus Professor of History Barbara Brookes, who wrote King's entry for the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography joins Emile Donovan.

Rob Hugh Jones from the BBC World Service joins Nights to take a look at some of the events making international headlines.

RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall talks with Emile Donovan about the biggest stories in the sporting world.

This week Emma has been combing the archives of the personal advertisements also known as the classifieds of papers past. 

Founder & Executive Director of ReliefAid, Mike Seawright joins Emile Donovan.to discuss on-going crisis.