Nights
RNZ New Zealand
Tune in to Nights every weekday from 8pm to midnight for a delectable buffet of creative ideas, open-minded conversations, music, musings and daily stimulation.
Location:
Wellington, United States
Networks:
RNZ New Zealand
Description:
Tune in to Nights every weekday from 8pm to midnight for a delectable buffet of creative ideas, open-minded conversations, music, musings and daily stimulation.
Twitter:
@RNZNights
Language:
English
Contact:
+64 (0)4 474 1469
Email:
nights@radionz.co.nz
Episodes
BBC World Lookahead with Rich Preston
3/18/2024
BBC reporter Rich Preston joins Emile Donovan to take a look at the events making headlines internationally, including China's foreign minister making visits to Australia and New Zealand for the first time in seven years, and social media site Reddit's plans to go public on the New York Stock Exchange.
Duration:00:07:43
Sports with Bryan Waddle
3/18/2024
Nights' sports correspondent Bryan Waddle joins Emile Donovan to catch-up on the latest in sport, including cricketer Sophie Devine's winning performance in the Women's Indian Premiere League, and the Phoenix's return to the top of the A League table.
Duration:00:14:53
One in ten children facing 'invisible' barriers at school
3/18/2024
A group of teachers, psychologists and early childhood educators are asking parents and schools to wise up to the signs of ADHD and autism in our young people.
Duration:00:17:26
Are we overmedicalising menopause?
3/18/2024
Experts warn that women are being sold an over-simplified narrative of menopause as a health problem to be solved.
Duration:00:19:21
Whakataukī of the Week with Karaitiana Taiuru
3/18/2024
The Māori data, AI and technology ethicist's chosen whakataukī reflects on tino rangatiratanga: 'the ability to create and control our destiny for generations to come'.
Duration:00:08:03
Music lovers descend on New Plymouth for Womad 2024
3/15/2024
The three-day Womad festival kicked off earlier with a weekend of music with acts like Morcheeba, W.I.T.C.H, Anthonie Tonnon and The Mauskovic Dance Band set to entertain the masses. RNZ's own music lover and former Nights host Bryan Crump is there.
Duration:00:07:43
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
3/15/2024
Nights' resident film critic, Dan Slevin, joins Emile Donovan with his picks for the weekend.
Duration:00:18:16
This Weekend: Waimarino Shears
3/15/2024
Every Friday, we bring you some of the most interesting events and happenings coming up in Aotearoa this weekend.
Duration:00:05:10
Tenuous Connections
3/15/2024
It's Friday Night so it's time to put on a playlist of music with a loose theme based off an even looser starting point.
Duration:00:28:42
New book highlights how noticing 'small moments' can enrich your life
3/14/2024
How often do you pause to notice the small but affecting moments in an otherwise ordinary day? Writers Willow Older and Deborah Huber created the book Today I Noticed as a way to inspire people to observe and record the tiny, often-overlooked moments of joy in their everyday lives.
Duration:00:15:56
What do Phoenix fans think of the new Auckland football team?
3/14/2024
Emile Donovan speaks to a diehard Wellington Pheonix fan about what he thinks of Auckland's new professional football team.
Duration:00:10:42
The pros and cons of Wellington's controversial district plan
3/14/2024
Wellington city's controversial district plan has been making headlines over the past month. The Spinoff's Joel McManus joined Emile Donovan to discuss the issue.
Duration:00:12:53
Rare sea slug 'Smeagol' discovered in Otago
3/14/2024
Ecologists have discovered a population of the rare sea slug, Smeagol in Otago. Emile Donovan speaks to science manager at the Otago Regional Council, Tom Dyer.
Duration:00:05:08
What does 'heritage' mean in New Zealand?
3/14/2024
Chief executive of Heritage NZ Andrew Coleman joins Emile Donovan for his monthly chat.
Duration:00:14:14
I Was There When: Shrek the sheep was discovered
3/14/2024
Every Thursday night we turn back the clock and speak to someone who was there when history was made in New Zealand. Tonight, we're going back almost twenty years to April 2004 to talk to Central Otago farmer John Perriam about the global phenomenon known as Shrek the Sheep.
Duration:00:14:47
How to choose the right salt
3/13/2024
Our tabletop saltshakers have got a bit more colourful in the last few years with artisanal rock salts and flaky salts taking the place of the old familiar blue Cerebos bottles. Associate professor Helen Eyles is a public health nutritionist in the Faculty of Medical and Health sciences at the University of Auckland and talks to Emile Donovan.
Duration:00:13:28
Auckland Writers Festival reveals full 2024 programme
3/13/2024
The Auckland Writers Festival is returning this May for its 24th year, with more than 40 international authors and over 200 events planned for the city of sails. Artistic director Lyndsey Fineran spoke to Emile Donovan.
Duration:00:15:39
How the sacred month of Ramadan is marked in Aotearoa
3/13/2024
Those observing Ramadan fast from sun up until sun down in religious observance. Ayyan Ali is one of the many young muslims observing Ramadan - he is the president of the Muslim Students Association at the University of Auckland. He talks to Emile Donavan.
Duration:00:08:41
Midweek Mediawatch
3/13/2024
Colin Peacock joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week in media, including a remarkable moment when several news events unfolded at once.
Duration:00:38:25
Myth Takes: The Ides of March
3/13/2024
Our monthly chat with Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson. He joins Emile Donovan on an auspicious time in the ancient world - the Ides of March.
Duration:00:15:06