Nights

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Tune in to Nights with Emile Donovan every weekday from 8pm to midnight for a delectable buffet of creative ideas, open-minded conversations, music, musings and daily stimulation.

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Yesterday · 18 min
Nights at the Museum: Australia's Mad Max Museum
It's time to showcase another unusual museum. Tonight's feature: a 42-year Mad Max obsession in the middle of the Australian outback.
Yesterday · 8 min
Shower Thoughts: What is glue?
Here to tell us all about it is University of Otago Chemistry associate professor, Dr Anna Garden.
Yesterday · 15 min
Foreign Affairs with Anna Fifield
Ordinarily we talk about a wide range of local and international topics but tonight we're dedicating the whole slot to one person: Winston Peters.
Yesterday · 18 min
Is hating on referees' part of the game or should we all be doing better?
From kids' games - to the most elite level - headlines about referees copping abuse are all too common.
Monday · 20 min
When movie sets were really paintings
Filmmakers have long been finding clever ways to fool our eyes - and one of those tricks has been hiding in plain sight for more than a century.
Monday · 11 min
Sports with Ben Strang
Tonight, we're talking The Warriors, The WNBA, and Scotland's ghost golf course.
Monday · 9 min
Small Histories with Emma Kay
This week our resident historian, Emma Kay, is taking a look at NZ's connections to The Titanic.
Monday · 8 min
Waipū's Granny Grommets
It's time to head to Waipū to meet a group of women over 50 who are all about getting out in the water, grabbing a board and making connections.
Monday · 16 min
Supermarket policy wars heat up
Labour released their plan, meanwhile, National are keen on a separation of New World & PAK'nSAVE. So, what should we make of these approaches?
Friday · 34 min
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.
Friday · 13 min
The border collie who became a Canterbury legend
If you ever traveled on the TranzAlpine through Canterbury in the late 80's or 90's, there's a chance you might remember Rosie.
Friday · 12 min
Switchboards to smartphones: communication history at MOTAT
This Sunday they're having a live communications day where you can learn how technology has changed over time.
Friday · 16 min
Inside Hamilton's new Medieval Garden
In just a few days' time - September 24th - their hotly anticipated latest offering will be opening.
Thursday · 16 min
Nick Tipping on defining Jazz
We like to think we know Jazz when we hear it - but what actually defines that sound?
Thursday · 14 min
Short-cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic reviews: Coyote vs. Acme (In Cinemas), The Akira Kurosawa Collection (Home Video), and Furious (Disney+).
Thursday · 10 min
Danyl McLauchlan on Hari Kunzu's "Red Pill"
Friend of the show, writer and all-round thinker, Danyl McLauchlan, joins us to explore some of the best political novels of the 21st century.
Thursday · 4 min
Meet the 2026 Penguin of the Year
Ocean is a one-eyed kororā, who's gone from rescue and rehabilitation, to taking out the National Aquarium's top penguin title.
Thursday · 10 min
Is the Covid response still a voter issue?
Political Editor at The Post Henry Cooke has posed an interested question: "Are voters as angry about Covid as politicians think they are?"
September 16 · 12 min
Julia de Bres on the multilingual world of Luxembourg
It's time for our fortnightly chat with Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor Julia de Bres.
September 16 · 15 min
European correspondent Christian Smith
Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.

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