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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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Forty years of the NBR Rich List
Hamish McNicoll is the co-editor at National Business Review and he joins Emile Donovan.
Shower Thoughts: Why is there no direction in space?
Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Auckland Richard Easther joins Emile Donovan to answer tonight's question.
Student debaters to represent New Zealand at international competition
We speak to two members of the New Zealand team set to travel to Kenya in July.
Could Aotearoa be the new 'Singapore of the South Pacific'?
Journalist and commentator Anna Fifield joins Emile Donovan to explain.
The secrets of the deep sea and why we need to protect it
Journalist Jacob Mikanowski, who has been diving into the endless mysteries of the deep sea for his new feature in the Guardian., joins Emile Donovan.
Small Histories of New Zealand with Emma Kay
This week she's taking a look back at timekeeping in early New Zealand.
Colin Peacock on surprise editor appointment at The Post
Emile Donovan is joined by the host of Mediawatch for his view on the appointment.
Should we be able to take politicians at their word?
That’s the question posed by Newsroom managing editor Jonathan Milne.
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to review: Glenrothan (In Cinemas), Devs (Neon), and The Way (Brollie).
The fight to save The Gypsy Tea Room
With the iconic venue facing closure, locals are rallying to save a place they say has become part of the fabric of the neighbourhood.
Humans prefer to walk counterclockwise but we don't know why
Next time you're in a shared public space, like a supermarket, or museum, take a closer look at the people around you.
Melody Thomas on the new season of The Good Sex Project
The Good Sex Project is back for a third season.
No shame in the playlist
Why should we feel the shame of some of our musical tastes...indeed any form of entertainment?
A Queer History of Fashion Dolls
The influence of fashion dolls on queer culture will be explored at Wairarapa Museum of Art and History tomorrow night.
Trekking from Dunedin to the airport
The journey from Dunedin to the airport takes around half an hour by car, uber, taxi or bus. But could you walk to the airport?
Can you separate football from FIFA?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off tomorrow - so how do football fans square their love of the beautiful game with everything that comes with it?
The best and the worst of FIFA World Cup songs
RNZ Music's Zen Yates-Fill joins Emile Donovan on the show tonight to take us through the good, the bad and the ugly.
Julia de Bres on graphic novels
It's time for our fortnightly chat with Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor Julia de Bres.
To tree or not to tree
It's that time of year again when New Zealand crowns its Tree of the Year. But one of the six finalists has run into a spot of trouble.
How has the MMP voting system held up after 30 years?
Has it been successful? Or has it not delivered the results it promised?
DUZ it go or DUZ it not?
Last night we spoke with journalist and Trekka enthusiast Todd Niall about whether New Zealand's only mass-produced vehicle is now being seen as retro...
How to deliver a pizza to the international space station?
University of Canterbury Associate Professor Sarah Kessans joins the show tonight to answer our burning question.
Could a missing masterpiece be hanging on your wall?
Christchurch Art Gallery is searching for paintings that haven't been seen publicly for decades and could now be hanging in homes across New Zealand.
Inside Parliament's Spooky Tour
Joining the show to tell us all about it is visitor host Sully Cook.
Could the humble Trekka be making a comeback?
Our only locally designed and mass-produced motor vehicle, they were made in the late 1960s and early 1970s by the motor car assembly company, Motor H...
Small Histories with Emma Kay
This week, she's here to talk about Kauri gum and the industry which grew around it.
The Great Trans-Tasman Sausage Sizzle Battle
A new salvo has been launched in the trans-Tasman tit-for-tat over who did what first.
Peptides are all the rage right now - but should they be?
There’s a growing market online for so-called “peptides”, but regulators are warning it’s a space moving well ahead of the science.
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
It's a classic science experiment which creates a dramatic result when the mentos sweet reacts in the Coca-Cola.
Shortcuts with Dan Slevin
The Nights’ resident screen critic joins us for some recommendations ahead of the weekend.
National Bowling Championship takes off this weekend
.Alex Reed is the publicity officer of New Zealand Indoor Bowls Inc, and he joins Emile Donovan.
Fifty-plus years in brass bands recognised
Leigh Martin was awarded the King’s Service Medal for services to brass bands. He joins Emile Donovan.
The Auckland man betting the house on football - literally
Tim Thomas joins Emile Donovan,
Weight training linked to longer life, study finds
The findings say 90 minutes to two hours of weight training a week can greatly reduce the risk of an early death.
The science behind the Coca-Cola and Mentos experiment
It's a classic science experiment which creates a dramatic result when the mentos sweet reacts in the Coca-Cola.
What happens when a few companies control the market?
The Commerce Commission's latest annual grocery report found there has been little observable change in competition.