Nights

Henry Cooke speaks to Emile Donovan about how things are going, fewer than 3 weeks out from polling day.

Duration:00:18:28

First Gore, Now the World!

New Zealand singer-songwriter Jenny Mitchell has won a scholarship to Nashville, Tennessee, to attend global country music summit Americanafest.

Duration:00:09:22

All eyes on Europe as the battle for football glory kicks off this weekend.

Who are teams to watch? Are there any dark horses to keep an eye on? Ella Reilly joins Nights to talk all things Euro 2024.

Duration:00:12:06

New book from the creator of My Octopus Teacher

Craig Foster is the Academy Award-winning director of the documentary My Octopus Teacher and talks to Nights about 'Amphibious Soul: Finding the Wild in a Tame World'.

Duration:00:21:06

Philosophy Now! Is honesty (always) the best policy? That depends!

Senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Waikato, Dan Weijers discusses this vexed question.

Duration:00:10:41

Indigenous game developers to descend on Dunedin for international summit

Whare Karioi 2024 is hosted by NZ CODE - the Centre of Digital Excellence - in close partnership with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and Kotahi Mano Kāika.

Duration:00:15:31

Iconic 'TAUPØ1' plate up for auction

The Taupo District Council is auctioning off the personalised plate which once belonged to the former, late mayor Joan Williamson.

Duration:00:06:00

Explainer: What is sportswashing?

Sportswashing has a long history, but how do you define it? And should we be concerned?

Duration:00:17:47

Midweek Mediawatch

Colin Peacock is in the studio with another edition of Midweek Mediawatch. Tonight, he's talking to Emile Donovan about the latest media hires, the release of a new kind of podcast and the death of an old one.

Duration:00:21:44

Myth Takes: Beasts

Classics enthusiast and educator Ben Jackson joins us for our monthly chat. Tonight, we look at the monsters and cryptids of Greek mythology.

Duration:00:15:28

How a scandalous 1614 play sheds light on the theatrical culture of England

A story based on local gossip and written by a mother of eight is providing insight into the role of women in theatre.

Duration:00:07:30

Adam Mastroianni: The art of good conversation

What's the difference between conversational 'givers' and 'takers'?

Duration:00:19:57

Politics by Night with Richard Harman

Editor of the political news website Politik Richard Harman chats to Emile Donovan about the big and small political stories of the week.

Duration:00:18:35

Shower Thoughts: What's the point of wasps?

Professor Jacqueline Beggs from the University of Auckland's School of Biological Sciences joins us to explain.

Duration:00:20:26

BBC World Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin

BBC World's Jonathan Frewin recaps election season in Europe, including the surprise French election, as well as Iran the start of campaigning in the Iranian presidential elections.

Duration:00:12:01

Sports with Bryan Waddle

Nights' sports correspondent Bryan Waddle recaps the Black Caps shocking start to the T20 World Cup, the Warriors finding their form again and a new world order of tennis starting to emerge.

Duration:00:12:23

The Porirua hairdresser taking TikTok by storm

Porirua-based Jasmine Lupo is a social media sensation, with videos of her hair transformations racking up over 35 million views on TikTok.

Duration:00:15:09

One hundred-year old milk powder found preserved in Ernest Shackleton's hut

The Defiance milk powder, made in 1907, was aboard the ship Nimrod as part of explorer Ernest Shackleton's first solo expedition to step foot on the South Pole, and remained preserved in the sub-zero temperatures for over a century.

Duration:00:22:53

Whakataukī of the Week with Hēmi Kelly