Nights for Tuesday 20 May 2025
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'Sexcapades, Drug Hazes and Terrorist Attacks': Life in a fortified compound
10:40 PM.Dr Sam Mackay interviewed 36 expatriates who lived and worked in Kabul's fortified compounds- including three Kiwis - and presented his findings in his thesis: 'Sexcapades, Drug Hazes and Terrorist… Read more Audio
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Ben McKay on Tasmania's political fallout
10:30 PM.Nights heads over to Tasmania, where the fallout from the election continues. Pacific Editor at Australian Associated Press, Ben McKay joins Emile Donovan to explain more about what's going on across… Read more Audio
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Suspension suspended: The Privileges Committee drama
10:18 PM.Professor Andrew Geddis from the University of Otago's law faculty joins Emile Donovan to explain the bureaucracy and the politics at play with the suspension of Te Pāti Māori MPs, a motion… Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: Does space end?
9:35 PM.Does space go on forever? And if it does end, what's on the other side? Professor Jan Eldrige is the Interim Deputy Dean at University of Auckland's Science Faculty and they join Emile Donovan on the… Read more Audio
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UK correspondent Christian Smith
9:25 PM.Christian Smith joins Emile Donovan to share British news and provincial hijinks: from a pivotal UK-EU summit, to a female contender for the Archbishop of Canterbury, and a Kiwi making the UK rich… Read more Audio
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Ploughing Champs heading down south for 2029
8:30 PM.For the first time, Southland is set host the World Ploughing Championship in 2029. New Zealand Ploughing Association chairman Scott McKenzie joins Emile Donovan to explain what the event is, how it… Read more Audio
8:10 The House
Tonight on our Parliament show - The House - Louis Collins looks at today's debate on the Report of the Privileges Committee that was cut short just two speeches in.
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.
8:30 Ploughing Champs heading down south for 2029
For the first time, Southland is set host the World Ploughing Championship in 2029. New Zealand Ploughing Association chairman Scott McKenzie joins Emile Donovan to explain what the event is, how it runs and why Riversdale has been chosen to host it.
The annual New Zealand Ploughing Championships are taking place this weekend in Marlborough. Photo: NZ Ploughing Association
8:45 The Reading
Linda Burgess reads the final part of her own memoir 'Someone's Wife' in tonight's reading.
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 UK correspondent Christian Smith
Christian Smith joins Emile Donovan to share British news and provincial hijinks: from a pivotal UK-EU summit, to a female contender for the Archbishop of Canterbury, and a Kiwi making the UK rich list.
9:35 Shower Thoughts: Does space end?
Does space go on forever? And if it does end, what's on the other side? Professor Jan Eldrige is the Interim Deputy Dean at University of Auckland's Science Faculty and they join Emile Donovan on the show to enlighten him on the vast expanse of space.
The M51 galaxy is called the Whirlpool due to its distinct spiral arms. Photo: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Adamo and the FEAST JWST team
10:17 Suspension suspended: The Privileges Committee drama
Professor Andrew Geddis from the University of Otago's law faculty joins Emile Donovan to explain the bureaucracy and the politics at play with the suspension of Te Pāti Māori MPs, a motion which itself has been suspended until after Budget Day.
Judith Collins begins the debate on the report of the privileges committee today. Photo: VNP/Louis Collins
10:30 Ben McKay on the Australian Coalition's historic break
The fallout from Australia's federal election continues, with the Nationals announcing they will split from the Liberal Party.
Pacific Editor at Australian Associated Press Ben McKay joins Emile Donovan to explain more about what's going on across the ditch.
Photo: Getty Images / Asanka Ratnayake
10:40 'Sexcapades, Drug Hazes and Terrorist Attacks': Life in a fortified compound
Dr Sam MacKay interviewed 36 expatriates who lived and worked in Kabul's fortified - including three Kiwis - and presented his findings
Locals walk beside the Green Village compound, separated by T-walls, barbed wire and corrugated iron fencing. The compound was repeatedly attacked by the Taliban, causing hundreds of deaths and many more injuries, and prompting protests from local residents imploring the compound to move. Photo: Sam McKay / University of Auckland
11:07 Worlds of Music
On Worlds of Music Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of trans global music, fusion and folk roots.
