Nights for Wednesday 6 March 2024
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Dunedin mayor goes pink for international popstar
10:45 PM.US pop singer Pink played the first of three NZ shows to a 35,000-strong crowd in Dunedin last night - among them mayor Jules Radich. Read more Audio
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Kiwis' cocaine usage going up
10:30 PM.Usage of more common drugs like MDMA and methamphetamine have gone down slightly, according to the Drug Foundation's latest report. Read more Audio
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Children missing out on thousands of words due to screen time
10:18 PM.New research on how screen time affects children’s language development makes for sober reading. With family members now so often on devices, the average three-year-old could be missing out on… Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch
9:30 PM.Hayden Donnell joins Emile Donovan to recap prime minister Christopher Luxon's week of hellish headlines and the continued fallout from Newshub's shock closure. Read more Audio
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Agony Aunt: 'For three months, my partner was dating another girl'
9:15 PM.A listener writes: 'They were together for 3 months, and he only revealed this to me 2 years later. Should I stay in the relationship, or should I start taking new selfies to update my Tinder… Read more Audio
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.
8:30 Jukebox
Emile Donovan plays your requests - as long as you've got a compelling reason, or a good story with it.
Send in your picks to nights@rnz.co.nz or text 2101.
8:45 The Reading
Tonight, part seven of 'Fake Baby', written by Amy McDaid and read here by Alisha Jacob and Nigel Collins.
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 Agony Aunt Courtney Dawson
Nights' resident Agony Aunt Courtney Dawson is back for her monthly visit to answer listeners' problems.
Courtney Dawson is a comedian based in Tāmaki Mākaurau. Photo: Supplied
Three-month love triangle: Rom-com or reality check?
"Hey Courtney!
I'm currently experiencing one of the best moments of my life. I'm starting a new job, preparing to move to NZ, and regaining confidence.
However, my partner just confessed that during the initial months of our relationship, he was also dating another girl. They were together for 3 months, and he only revealed this to me 2 years later.
What should I do? Should I stay in the relationship, or should I start taking new selfies to update my Tinder profile?"
Vex and the city
"Kia ora Courtney!!
Something that's been playing on my mind but I'm too embarrassed to ask my friends about. I've got a lot of stress in my life at the moment and I've been noticing myself being really really rude to people for no reason and I can't make myself stop. If strangers on the street get in my way, I'll make an exasperated noise. I got given the wrong order at a café today and I was so impatient and unkind to the poor staff I almost went back and apologised (and I used to work in hospo, so I know how it feels, which makes it even worse!!). In the moment I feel so annoyed at minor inconveniences. I can't help but feel like living in a big city has done this to me, my life is so fast paced now and there's a million strangers everywhere. I feel like my patience and good manners are disappearing. Help?"
9:30 Midweek Mediawatch
Hayden Donnell joins Emile Donovan to recap prime minister Christopher Luxon's week of hellish headlines and the continued fallout from Newshub's shock closure.
Photo: RNZ/Tess Brunton
10:17 Children losing thousands of words due to screentime
New research out of Australia found the average three-year-old could be missing out on thousands of words a day from hundreds of opportunities to talk to their parents thanks to modern screen use.
Published by the Telethon Kids Institute, the study examined the screen time habits of 220 families with toddlers.
Senior research officer Dr Mary Brushe joins Emile Donovan from Adelaide.
Photo: CONCEPTUAL IMAGES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
10:30 Kiwis' cocaine usage going up
The Drug Foundation's latest report on drug use here in Aotearoa paints an interesting picture on who are consuming illegal substances and what they're taking.
Cocaine use has seen a significant increase in usage over the past year, while more common drugs like MDMA and methamphetamine have had a slight decrease.
But what is still consistent is that drugs continue to be used by people in every city, town and region up and down Aotearoa.
Drug Foundation policy director Dr Jacek Kolodziej joins Emile Donovan.
Rates of MDMA use were highest in the Southern Police district, while methamphetamine use was highest in Waikato, the report found. Photo: 123rf
10:45 Dunedin mayor goes pink for international popstar
US pop singer Pink played to a 35,000-strong crowd in Dunedin last night, the first of three shows in New Zealand.
The singer is one of the most popular artists across Australia in New Zealand in history, with more than 700,000 tickets to her tour sold across the Tasman.
Among her fans is Dunedin's very own mayor, Jules Radich.
He gives Emile Donovan an exclusive review of her concert.
Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich was one of 35,000 super fans who turned out to see Pink at Forsyth Barr Stadium. Photo: Facebook
11:07 Pocket Edition
On this week's episode of Pocket Edition we hear new music from Jamie XX, Warpaint and Georgia Gets By. Brooke Fraser lifts the lid on a special one night show she has planned with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in June.