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The science behind Taddy the robot fish
9:35 PM.University of Auckland PhD students Robin Milward Cooney and Arne Bruns join Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Whakataukī of the Week with Joe McLeod
9:25 PM.Chef Joe McLeod (Ngāi Tūhoe) joins Emile Donovan to share a whakataukī-a Māori proverb-that's meaningful to him. Read more Audio
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US Marines remembered on Kapiti Coast
8:30 PM.Chief Warrant Officer Andres Navarro from the Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
10:30 PM.He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Read more Audio
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Historian Jock Phillips on War Memorials
10:17 PM.Jock began working on war memorials in the 1980s and has been fascinated by the subject ever since. On the eve of Anzac Day, he joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
9:40 PM.Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins us for some Anzac weekend viewing suggestions. Read more Audio
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What is gesture? Nights expert Dr Julia de Bres explains
9:25 PM.Our resident science expert, Dr Julia de Bres, sociolinguist and senior lecturer at Massey University has been giving this some thought. Read more Audio
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This Weekend: Anzac Weekend Guinea Pig Show
8:30 PM.Judge Debbie Lowrie joins Emile to share what makes a champion guinea pig. Read more Audio
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The Illegals' Shaun Walker
10:30 PM.The Illegals is described as the definitive history of Russia’s most secret spy program, Read more Audio
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New resource aims to gather data from rugby players on CTE brain disease
10:17 PM.Rob Nichol is boss of the NZ Rugby Players Association and joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Our Changing World's Claire Concannon
9:25 PM.Emile Donovan is joined by the brain behind Our Changing World, RNZ's premiere science podcast, Read more Audio
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Etiquette for audience participation at the movies
8:30 PM.Movie reviewer Daniel Rutledge joins Nights to share his thoughts on the issue. Read more Audio
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Sports with Richard Irvine
10:45 PM.Sports writer Richard Irvine joins Emile Donovan to recap the Blues Women's strong win, a big week for European football, and some notable New Zealand sporting career exits (Annalie Longo) and… Read more Audio
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Books in books: When fictional characters are readers
10:30 PM.Dr Karen Attar is the curator of rare books at the Senate House Library in the University of London, and author of new book Books, Readers and Libraries in Fiction. Read more Audio
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What happens after the death of the Pope
10:18 PM.Dr Nick Thompson from the school of theological and religious studies at the University of Auckland and joins Emile Donovan to discuss the steps to find the next Pope. Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: Why are we ticklish?
9:35 PM.Internationally renowned professor of cognitive neuroscience Dr Mark Williams joins Emile Donovan to explain. Read more Audio
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A whole, deep fried feijoa
9:25 PM.Feijoa expert Kate Evans joins Emile Donovan to review Auckland fine-dining restaurant Forest's feijoa dessert, described as "fried whole like a donut and rolled in sherbet made from its skins, with… Read more Audio
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Buy fish, avoid pigs: How to buy wine based on the label
8:30 PM.Journalist Fox Meyer has analysed nearly 10,000 wine bottles to see what the label can predict about the wine's quality and price point. Read more Audio
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Have we found life on another planet?
10:40 PM.A team from the University of Cambridge says they've detected molecules in the atmosphere of a distant exoplanet that, here on Earth, are only produced by living organisms like marine algae. Read more Audio
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The evacuation of our libraries and museums in WWII
10:25 PM.Tens of thousands of priceless artworks, sacred Māori artefacts, and irreplaceable documents were ushered out of our cities over fears the South Pacific could become the next target of enemy attacks.
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Update on Cyclone Tam with Far North mayor Moko Tepania
10:18 PM.We get the latest on the impact of ex-cyclone Tam as it batters the upper North Island. Read more Audio
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The Reread with Paula Morris
9:40 PM.The Reread: where we once a month invite someone to reread a book they've only read once, long ago. And then, once they've finished it, they come on here and reflect on the experience of re-reading it… Read more Audio
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The latest on Cyclone Tam
8:30 PM.For the latest update on the current weather watches and warnings as well a look ahead to tomorrow and beyond we speak to the MetService Stay up to date by following our live blog Audio
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Mark Lundy to be released on parole after serving 23 years
8:06 PM.RNZ reporter Jimmy Ellingham watched today's parole hearing and joins Nights to explain. Read more Audio