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9:25 PM.He's back for the last time in 2025, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Read more Audio

8:35 PM.Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review the year in movies.  Read more Audio

8:20 PM.RNZ Producer Angie Skerrett has been looking at times when things haven't quite gone according to plan. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Hinze Hogendoorn is a Professor in Visual Time Perception at the Queensland University of Technology and he joins Emile Donovan.. Read more Audio

9:35 PM.Pest control expert Heiko Kaise joins Emile Donovan to answer this question. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Tonight, some Xmas themed science research, including the science of cooking the perfect turkey. Read more Audio

8:45 PM.The DJ, producer, and 'godfather of Kiwi club culture' joins RNZ Nights. Read more Audio

8:35 PM.Tonight's question: Is advertising actually a good idea? Read more Audio

8:20 PM.Our executive producer pops along with some sage reflections on the nature of sport and success in this his final show of the year Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Dr Tim Welch is a Senior Lecturer in Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland and joins Emile Donovan to discuss the new mega ministry. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Associate Lecturer in English Literature, Dr Naomi Walker explains why the author's connection with her readers is as strong as ever. Read more Audio

8:10 PM. Otago University Professor of Law, Andrew Geddis joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Sam joins Emile Donovan from our Wellington studio for a live performance to showcase the triangle. Read more Audio

8:40 PM.TV icon Jason Gunn joins Emile Donovan to answer tonight's Shower Thought question. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Professor Kirsty Ross is Head of the School of Psychology at Massey University and joins Emile Donovan to share some tips. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Marketing expert Ekant Veer joins Emile Donovan.   Read more Audio

9:25 PM.RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to look back on the biggest sports stories of 2025. Read more Audio

8:50 PM.Correspondent Rob Hugh-Jones looks at some of the events making international headlines.

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8:40 PM.UNESCO has officially recognised the singing style as part of the world's intangible cultural heritage. Peter Cairns teaches the art of yodelling and joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.With Christmas just around the corner, Emma has been trawling the newspaper archives to uncover some delightfully strange, surprising, and long-forgotten Christmas gifts and adverts from years gone… Read more Audio

8:10 PM.The terrible events cross the Tasman have once again put the spotlight on firearms control. Waikato University's International Law Professor Al Gillespie joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Featuring new music from Western Vinyl, Begging Dog, and Martin Sagadin. Read more Audio

8:40 PM.Nights’ resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to look at what’s new on the big screen as well as a few things worth watching from the comfort of your couch. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.An octopus named Takoyaki or Tako, for short, has become an internet sensation after Swedish YouTuber Mattias Krantz rescued him from a fish market and then, incredibly, taught him to play the piano… Read more Audio

Emile Donovan speaks to Warren and Mahoney architect Brett Diprose about what it takes to design and build such a colossal community asset. Read more Audio