Nights

8:15 Pacific Waves

A daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world. Hosted by Susana Suisuiki.

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8:30 The Weekend: Feastock

Every Friday here on Nights, we like to take a look at what's happening around the country in the weekend ahead.

Tonight we're heading down south to the beautiful city of Dunedin for Feastock.

Each year, hundreds of music lovers have packed into the backyard of 3 Fea Street in the suburb of Dalmore for Feastock.

Everything is set for this year's event, which kicks off tomorrow at lunchtime. To find out a bit more, we've got co-organiser Steve Marshall dialing in from Dunedin.

The Chills play at the Dunedin backyard festival Feastock in 2023 Photo: Amanda Konijn

8:35 Tenuous Connections

It's Friday Night so it's time to put on a playlist of music with a loose theme based on an even looser starting point.

Tonight it's songs about dinner.

9:07 Nights Quiz

Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Emile Donovan as he dons his quizmaster hat.

If you get an answer right, you move on to the next question. If you get it wrong, your time in the chair is up, and the next caller will be put through. The person with the most correct answers at the end of the run goes in the draw for a weekly prize.

9:25 Focus on Politics

This week, RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch takes a look at polling, with the launch of the new RNZ Reid Research poll.

9:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

Nights' resident screen critic reviews Cannes award-winner Grand Tour (2024), Japanese hitman genre-bender Broken Rage (2024), and The Doors (1991) streaming on TVNZ+ in honour of the late Val Kilmer.

Val Kilmer in a scene from Top Gun, where he played Iceman. Photo: YouTube

10:17 Norfolk Island: Population 2,000, tariff 29 percent

Nowhere has been safe from the new sweeping tariffs imposed by the United States - not even tiny islands in the South Pacific with next-to-no US exports to speak of.

Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia that lies in between the East Coast and New Zealand, has been hit with a 29 percent tariff. 

Their chief magistrate, Leah Honeywood, says she's just pleased Norfolk Island is being recognised as distinct from Australia.

She joins Emile Donovan.

Photo: MICHAEL RUNKEL / AFP / ROBERTHARDING RF

10:30 Out Lately with Finn

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

Tonight:

• Loline by The Bats
• The Bog Body by Viagra Boys
• Hollow Body by Saadi

11:07 RNZ Music: Family Affair (Episode 3)

Popular music is filled with siblings and parents, daughters and sons, making music together. In the third of four programmes Nick Bollinger conducts an informal survey of musical families, and features a few of his favourites.