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10:30 PM.Tonight, featuring Bunchy's Big Score, The Lewis Express, and Lucy Dacus. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Letitia 'Teesh' Dowie-Lewis has opened her doors and arms to children she doesn't know over sixty times. She is the recipient of Excellence in Foster Care award for 2025, a title from Governor General… Read more Audio

9:35 PM.Nights' resident screen critic is back to review Disney's Snow White (2025) in cinemas now, critically-acclaimed indie film How To Blow Up A Pipeline (2022) streaming on Prime Video, and Jim Broadbent… Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Paul Collins from Kitchen Studio joins Maggie Tweedie to share some tips ahead of the weekend's business. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Bbiologist and author Ken Tustin is a true believer in the existence of a local moose population, and has dedicated the best part of the last 30 years to finding them. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Drag performer, author, illustrator and cat enthusiast  Queen Olivia III (aka Conrad Johnston) joins Emile Donovan to share her new, highly technical guide to cat coexistence, The Cat Operator's… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.The proposal has not only raised concerns about how well our military forces can continue to operate with less civilian tech support, but also what sort of a message it sends to our allies at a time… Read more Audio

9:40 PM.Single mother Jo Mackie and Dr Olivia Stuart from Fertility Associates have observed this trend firsthand and join Emile Donovan to discuss. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.With a member's bill currently going through Parliament trying to protect employees' rights to talk about their salaries, employment relations expert Amy Ross joins Emile Donovan to discuss why pay… Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Lynda Boyd has been going on road trips and holidays with her cats for 20years (with zero dead birds and only one near-miss on the record). Read more Audio

10:30 PM.New Zealand's population is growing at a rate that threatens to outpace the speed we're building infrastructure.

Former Government Statistician, Len Cook says we are heading for a population storm. Read more Audio

10:17 PM.Guyon Espiner explains why the TAB wants an online casino licence - and why the government is telling it to stick to the cards it's been dealt. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.One of the biggest and most well-known Facebook pages in New Zealand, Vic Deals, is up for sale.

Charlie Ward, owner of the popular buying, selling, and community noticeboard group, talks to Emile… Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Most of us dread the thought of getting older but Rona Glover is living proof that life is there to be lived no matter what your age.

A nonagenarian, Rona credits her quality of life to working hard… Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Jason Land is a mechanic and member of the New Zealand Motor Trade Association and he speaks to Emile Donovan about the pitfalls of DIY mechanics. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.After suffering two strokes in 2020, Pauline lives each day beset by chronic pain, with her best relief being music. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Even Shortland Street is not immune to the vagaries of advertising, viewership and plain old economics, with news that the show was consulting on its contracts after production had slowed from five… Read more Audio

9:35 PM.Graeme Denny the Senior Manager of Cash Services at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand explains why cash is different from other forms of money. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Based in New Delhi, the museum was founded by Dr Bindeshwar Pathak, a world-renowned sociologist who conducted extensive research into the historical development of toilet systems. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.With the two NASA astronauts finally coming home after nine months in space, Nights speaks to Dr Brian Russell, a former NASA researcher and expert on human physical performance in space. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Nights speaks to BBC World Service reporter Rob Hugh-Jones about the big stories making the headlines globally. Tonight Rob looks at the latest situation in the war between Ukraine and Russia as… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Writer and sports fan Richard Irvine joins Emile Donovan to speak about what's been happening in the world of sport. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Dr Alexandra Muthu is an occupational and environmental physician and long-time advocate for greater regulation and she speaks to Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

9:35 PM.There are only a few dozen genetic counsellors like Sally Jackson working in New Zealand, and currently no local training programmes, meaning Kiwis have to train abroad or study remotely. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.A finalist in the local hero of the year category at the 2025 New Zealander of the Year awards, Kahira Rata Olley is the founder of the Save Our Babies charitable trust. Read more Audio