RNZ: Nights

The Good Sex Project is back for a third season.

Why should we feel the shame of some of our musical tastes...indeed any form of entertainment?

The influence of fashion dolls on queer culture will be explored at Wairarapa Museum of Art and History tomorrow night.

The journey from Dunedin to the airport takes around half an hour by car, uber, taxi or bus. But could you walk to the airport?

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off tomorrow - so how do football fans square their love of the beautiful game with everything that comes with it?

RNZ Music's Zen Yates-Fill joins Emile Donovan on the show tonight to take us through the good, the bad and the ugly. 

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

It's that time of year again when New Zealand crowns its Tree of the Year. But one of the six finalists has run into a spot of trouble. 

Has it been successful? Or has it not delivered the results it promised?

Last night we spoke with journalist and Trekka enthusiast Todd Niall about whether New Zealand's only mass-produced vehicle is now being seen as retro and cool. We also received a few texts from listeners sharing other New Zealand-made vehicles. One listener asked about the DuzGo, built by the Giles Bros in Whataroa on the West Coast. So to dig deeper into this side of the Kiwi number 8 wire mentality, Susana speaks to one of New Zealand's leading automotive historians Patrick Harlow.

University of Canterbury Associate Professor Sarah Kessans joins the show tonight to answer our burning question.

Christchurch Art Gallery is searching for paintings that haven't been seen publicly for decades and could now be hanging in homes across New Zealand.

Joining the show to tell us all about it is visitor host Sully Cook.

Our only locally designed and mass-produced motor vehicle, they were made in the late 1960s and early 1970s by the motor car assembly company, Motor Holdings in South Auckland.

It's Monday night, so it's time to talk sport.

This week, she's here to talk about Kauri gum and the industry which grew around it.

A new salvo has been launched in the trans-Tasman tit-for-tat over who did what first.

There's a growing market online for so-called “peptides”, but regulators are warning it's a space moving well ahead of the science.

It's a classic science experiment which creates a dramatic result when the mentos sweet reacts in the Coca-Cola.

The Nights' resident screen critic joins us for some recommendations ahead of the weekend.

.Alex Reed is the publicity officer of New Zealand Indoor Bowls Inc, and he joins Emile Donovan.

Leigh Martin was awarded the King's Service Medal for services to brass bands. He joins Emile Donovan.

Tim Thomas joins Emile Donovan,

The findings say 90 minutes to two hours of weight training a week can greatly reduce the risk of an early death.

It's a classic science experiment which creates a dramatic result when the mentos sweet reacts in the Coca-Cola.

The Commerce Commission's latest annual grocery report found there has been little observable change in competition.

The Chinese Embassy said the sanction could be reduced or lifted if the MPs apologised. But what exactly is it that they need to apologise for?

Rachael Horner is an entomologist; she joins Emile Donovan on the show tonight to explain. 

Veteran Nelson dentist Andrew Meffan joins Emile Donovan.

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

Kirsty Ren is the host of a silent book club in central Auckland and joins Emile Donovan.

AUT Chancellor and former Health NZ chair Rob Campbell joins Emile Donovan.

Environmentalist drag performer Pattie Gonia is being sued for trademark infringement by outdoor clothing company Patagonia.

Poetry met the world of big business this past week when billionaire Jeff Bezos used it as an analogy for layoffs at The Washington Post.

Have you ever been standing in the shower when suddenly the noise in your brain clears and, in its place, appears the perfect thought?

Does AI's sky-high valuations stack up, or are we watching another investment bubble take shape?

A new national opinion poll in Australia has One Nation's primary vote at 31% – up from 7% just two years ago.

Defence Minister Chris Penk surprised many by suggesting it could be "helpful" to have a conversation about it. 

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

This week on Short-Cuts, Dan Slevin takes a look at: Moss & Freud (In cinemas), Marty, Life is Short (Netflix), and The Beekeeper (TVNZ). 

Aotearoa's very own Wellington Pheonix Tim Payne went from just under 5 thousand Instagram followers to a whopping 1M in a matter of just 48 hours. 

Triple word scores will be flying in Christchurch this weekend as the country's best Scrabble players battle it out.