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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
10:30 PM.Tonight, Finn has a selection of tracks from Los Angeles band 2070, UK psychedelic pop band duo Broadcast, and Tāmaki Makaurau anonymous avant-garde creative genius Donk Dobbo. Read more Audio
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Solving the human waste problem on our highest mountain
10:18 PM.University of Canterbury researchers have been working with the New Zealand Alpine Club and Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua to address the issue of how mountaineers dispose of their waste when on Aoraki Mount… Read more Audio
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Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
9:40 PM.Nights' resident film critic Dan Slevin takes a look at The Way, My Way an autobiographical film about a journey of discovery, walking the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, BlackBerry a comedy-drama… Read more Audio
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This Weekend: Southern Pro Wrestling
9:15 PM.Down south, eight of the very best wrestlers in New Zealand will collide in a one night only tournament for the Battlelines Cup. Read more Audio
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Decision to jail Australian whistleblower "chilling", supporter says
10:45 PM.David McBride has pleaded guilty to stealing and sharing military documents which he then leaked to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Professor of journalism at Macquarie University Peter… Read more Audio
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Never too old: Dr Te Piere Warahi and his journey to obtaining a PhD at 73
10:30 PM.Dr Warahi (Ngāti Maniapoto) has just recently completed his studies at the University of Auckland on the experiences of Māori caregivers. Read more Audio
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Working with death: The Dunedin woman following the family profession
10:18 PM.Jodie Hope has just been named president of the New Zealand Embalmers Association, only the second woman to hold the position, and the first to lead an all-female executive. Read more Audio
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Paekākāriki fundraiser goes full steam ahead
9:50 PM.Two Paekākāriki locals want to bring a sauna to the local holiday park as a new community hub. Read more Audio
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The life and times of a Kiwi soldier
9:30 PM.Dario Nustrini has written a memoir on his six years in the New Zealand Army, including a stint in Iraq supporting the fight against terror group ISIS, before leaving it all behind in 2017. Read more Audio
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New maps uncover Wānaka lakebed
9:15 PM.It's one of our most photographed natural attractions, but what lay beneath the surface of Lake Wānaka remained largely unknown until a mapping project from crown research institute NIWA. Read more Audio
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The history of the word 'woke'
10:45 PM.Auckland University's professor Neal Curtis says the term originates from African-American communities living through segregation and reflects upon how the term has since changed. Read more Audio
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King Charles' bold new portrait
10:30 PM.Wellington artist Tatyana Kulida has painted former prime minister Sir Bill English and world-renowned primatologist Dame Jane Goodall, and she joins Nights to appraise the new royal portrait. Audio
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Damon Salesa takes out top book prize for 'An Indigenous Ocean'
10:18 PM.Scholar Damon Salesa has pipped the hotly contested General Non-Fiction category at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2024 with a book of essays exploring the history and influence of the Pacific. Read more Audio
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How will New Zealand be recorded in the future?
9:15 PM.Stats NZ chief executive Mark Sowden talks to Emile Donovan about the challenges and opportunities in the lead up to Census 2028. Read more Audio
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Three dead, hundreds injured during civil unrest in New Caledonia
8:20 PM.RNZ Pacific's Lydia Lewis provides the latest on protest activity in New Caledonia over the French parliament's move to grant French residents greater voting rights. Read more Audio
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Keeping the work chat professional with employment lawyer Barbara Buckett
10:30 PM.The use of emojis, gifs and message reactions in a work context have all recently led to legal misadventure here in New Zealand. Read more Audio
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Remembering the doyenne of romantic comedies: Nora Ephron
10:18 PM.Nora Ephron is best known for films like When Hally Met Sally (1989) and Sleepless in Seattle (1993). She died in 2012, aged 71, but her style and perspective remain influential. Read more Audio
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Politics by Night with Thomas Coughlan
9:30 PM.NZ Herald deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan joins Emile Donovan to discuss the government's new funding for charter schools, the prospect of selling Kiwibank, and a lookahead to Budget Day. Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: Where should perfume be sprayed?
9:15 PM.What's the difference between perfume and eau de toilette? And does spritzing and walking through the mist actually work? Read more Audio
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BBC World Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin
10:45 PM.BBC World's Jonathan Frewin talks to Emile Donovan about a new mobilisation law in Ukraine, the overhaul of the EU's migration rules, and the UN Security Council's meeting on the situation in Yemen. Read more Audio
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Sports with Bryan Waddle
10:30 PM.Bryan Waddle has his eye on the latest changes to the rugby laws, one of our greatest Olympians looks to finally have a challenger in the form of her teammate, and a Kiwi equestrian adds another title… Read more Audio
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Why the government may be cutting 'city deals'
10:18 PM.Wellington and Auckland are working towards deals with the government to help fund major infrastructure upgrades, while other cities line up to make deals to fund and manage their own affairs. Read more Audio
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Jodi Salinsky: Being open about animal testing in Aotearoa
9:30 PM.Approximately 300,000 animals are used for research across Aotearoa every year. Animal welfare officer Jodi Salinsky is dedicated to demystifying what that means. Read more Audio
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Whakataukī of the Week with Robert Sullivan
9:15 PM.Robert Sullivan is a poet and an associate professor in creative writing at Massey University who has just published his latest book of poems, Hopurangi: Songcatcher, with Auckland University Press. Read more Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
10:30 PM.Featuring new music from Nigerian virtuoso guitarist Mdou Moctar, a song from Baltimore synth-pop artist Nourished By Time, and a collaboration between rapper 3am and Erykah Badu. Read more Audio