Nights for Friday 26 January 2024

7:10 Country Life

This week on Country Life a young Manawatu farmer has gone from selling cars to selling eggs, direct to his customers...and... the team are at an on-farm lamb sale in Canterbury where prices achieved were, to the frustration of the farmer, well down on last year. 

8:15 Pacific Waves

A daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world. Hosted by Susana Suisuiki.

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8:30 Tenuous Connections

It's Friday Night so it's time to put on a playlist of music with a loose theme based off an even looser starting point

Tonight it's songs about vegetables in honour of Paul Newman the actor and famous salad nut, who would have been 99 today. 

9:07 Nights Quiz

Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Emile Donovan as he dons his quizmaster hat.

If you get an answer right, you move on to the next question. If you get it wrong, your time in the chair is up, and the next caller will be put through. The person with the most correct answers at the end of the run goes in the draw for a weekly prize.

The quiz is themed - find out more about tonight's theme on Nights' Facebook page.

9:15 This Weekend: Drag queens salute Lana Del Rey

We bring you some of the most interesting events and happenings coming up in Aotearoa this weekend: from the community fair to the big international acts playing sold out stadiums. 

Tonight we are off to Wellington for a drag cabaret tribute show to singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey.

Emile Donovan speaks to organiser and drag queen Olivia Dreams.

9:30 Short-Cut with Dan Slevin

Nights' resident film reviewer is in with his three picks of the week.  

Tonight Dan dived into the new film Perfect Days, A Thousand and One currently playing on Netflix here in New Zealand and a classic from Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan playing for free on ThreeNow. 

10:17 Community pub opens its doors

When Nights last spoke to Jason Cleland, him and five mates in had come together to save their locally water hole. 

The Waikaka Royal Hotel in Southland was saved meaning the community would still have a place to come together. 

Tomorrow is the official opening of the hotel so we thought we better get Jason back on to tell us what's in store for the big day?

10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson

Finn's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Featuring tracks from Lily Seabird, Faye Webster and Nia Archives.

11:07 In Concert

This week's classic kiwi collaborations concert features Finn Andrews of The Veils & classical ensemble the NZ Trio recorded live at The Winter Garden in Auckland's Civic Theatre in 2021.

The concert features new songs along with old favourites from Andrews' repertoire accompanied by new arrangements from composer Victoria Kelly.