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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Friday · 8 min
Christchurch hosts the Southern Hemisphere Pinball Championships
This weekend, some of the best players from NZ, Australia & beyond are gathering in for five days of competition at the Southern Hemisphere Pinball Championships.
Friday · 9 min
Keeping Maniototo's shearing stories alive
Leanne Hiroti's new oral history project captures the stories and culture of Maniototo's shearing community during its heyday in the 1980s.
Friday · 15 min
New claims reignite Australia's Sandpapergate scandal
Focus is back on the infamous 2018 ball-tampering scandal, and who knew what about the use of sandpaper, in a test match between the Australian's and South Africa.
Friday · 11 min
Ten years on from the Kaikōura earthquakes
It was just after midnight on the 14th of November 2016, when a magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook the region for nearly two minutes.
Thursday · 14 min
Auckland teen publishes her first children's book
Catherine Warman is just 17 years old, and while she’s busy finishing her final year of high school, she’s also celebrating the publication of her very first book.
Thursday · 17 min
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review: Yellow Letters (In Cinemas), Possible Love (Netflix), and Drive (TVNZ+).
Thursday · 10 min
Danyl McLauchlan on 'Wolf Hall'
It's the return of friend of the show, writer and all-round thinker, who joins us to explore some of the best political novels of the 21st century.
Thursday · 18 min
A billionaire, an affair and a spy scandal
John Battersby is a Senior Fellow at Massey University’s Centre for Defence and Security Studies, and he joins Emile to unpack the NVIDIA scandal and what it could mean for the tech industry.
Wednesday · 6 min
Why doesn't NZ have a natural history museum?
London, Paris and New York, all have one and our guest tonight thinks it’s about time we did as well.
Wednesday · 12 min
Julia de Bres on nicknames of NZ cities and towns
It's time for our fortnightly chat with Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor Julia de Bres.
Wednesday · 7 min
European correspondent Christian Smith
Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.
Wednesday · 14 min
How does the weather impact our economic future?
According to NZ Herald Business Editor at Large Liam Dann, the recent downpours couldn’t have come at a better time for farmers, particularly with the prospect of a long, dry El Niño summer looming.
Tuesday · 18 min
Fergus Barrowman turns the page after 42 years
With more than a thousand books and quite a few of New Zealand’s biggest literary names to his name, he's been one of the most influential figures in New Zealand publishing.
Tuesday · 6 min
Why hitting our funny bone isn't funny at all
It's time for Shower Thoughts, our weekly attempt to answer the questions that get stuck in your head and refuse to leave.
Tuesday · 15 min
The Dial-Up with Anna Rawhiti-Connell
It's time for us to get up to speed. To tune into the zeitgeist. To chat about what's happening in pop-culture and the world wide web.
Tuesday · 9 min
Remembering the life & laughter of Dai Henwood
Among those remembering Dai today is longtime friend and fellow comedian Michele A’Court, who knew him from his early days in stand-up.
Tuesday · 15 min
When public organisations fail, who's accountable?
When things go wrong inside public organisations, who’s supposed to be keeping an eye on them, and where does the buck actually stop?
Monday · 19 min
A look back at the controversial Wanganui Computer
In an essay for The National Grid, artist Matthew Galloway has been digging into its history, but also something you might not immediately think about its design.
Monday · 7 min
Is there such a thing as Antarctic English?
You know how different places can develop their own words and expressions? Well, it turns out Antarctica is no different.
Monday · 7 min
Dunedin's Dinosaur dilemma
Apparently, Dunedin has a dinosaur problem... Not the kind you might expect, though.

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