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Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
9:40 PM.Nights' resident film critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan with new picks for the weekend.
This week Dan is looking at Civil War (Garland, 2024) in cinemas now, documentary STEVE! (Neville, 2024)… Read more Audio
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This Weekend: National Scrabble Day
9:15 PM.Tonight we're talking to Alexander Gandar about National Scrabble Day which celebrates the popular game of Scrabble which is played around the world. It coincides with the birthday of Alfred Mosher… Read more Audio
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What do youth councils do?
10:45 PM.Whanganui's Youth Council has been axed in the District Council's long term plans as a cost-saving measure. Youth councillors say the decision shows that youth engagement is seen as expendable. Read more Audio
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Kiwi axe thrower hurtling towards World Champs
10:35 PM.Britt Austin is one of a team of Kiwis jetting off to compete at the World Axe Throwing Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma next week, competing for a chance at a $50,000 prize pool - and axe throwing… Read more Audio
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Raw deal for fake meat brands
10:18 PM.Globally, companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods initially made waves in the stock market, but things have come crashing back down to earth. Read more Audio
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Update on West Coast heavy rain
10:17 PM.MetService meteorologist Heath Gullery provides the latest on the heavy rain on the South Island's West Coast and beyond. Read more Audio
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How to read a poem
9:35 PM.Poetry can be intimidating, confounding, or straight-up weird. But Chris Tse says it's all about finding the right poem to fall in love with the artform. Read more Audio
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I Was There When: The Ngāi Tahu claim was settled
9:15 PM.Back in 1998, Otākou kaumātua and key Ngāi Tahu negotiator Edward Ellison was sat in the public gallery when his iwi's landmark settlement was passed in parliament. Read more Audio
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Street artist Paul X Walsh
10:45 PM.It's described as the ultimate in democratized art; seen by everyone, owned by no-one. Read more Audio
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What time is it on the moon?
10:30 PM.The White House has directed NASA to create a standard time for the moon and other celestial bodies, so astronauts and spacecraft can better coordinate their missions with earth. Read more Audio
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Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive, study shows
10:18 PM.Analysing over 12,000 songs across different genres, researchers found that the lyrics of popular music have also become more emotional and personal. Read more Audio
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MetService update on heavy rain on the West Coast
10:17 PM.The West Coast of the South Island is bracing for another day of heavy rain tomorrow, after a downpour today left bodies of water like the Waiho River swollen to the banks. Read more Audio
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Myth Takes: Prophecies in ancient Greece
9:15 PM.Nights' monthly chat with Classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson traverses the misty mountains of prophecy in ancient Greek myth: from the famous Oedipus, to the doomed Cassandra. Read more Audio
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Palmerston North rubbish-handlers save recyclables from landfill
10:45 PM.At most big events in New Zealand, even if the bins are separated into rubbish and recycling, it all ends up going to landfill. Precycle NZ in Palmerston North is trying to change that. Read more Audio
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Horror icon 'Carrie' celebrates 50 blood-soaked years
10:30 PM.New Zealand writer and Stephen King superfan Elizabeth Knox reflects on King's debut novel, which changed the landscape of horror fiction and set him on his course to becoming the 'king of horror'. Read more Audio
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TVNZ confirms shuttering of Fair Go, Midday and Tonight
10:17 PM.Final decisions on cuts to Sunday and Re:News are yet to come, and there is a suggestion that Fair Go may continue in some form. Read more Audio
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New crime novel traverses mystery and death in the Southern Alps
9:50 PM.'Girl of the Mountains' is Wellington-based archivist and former journalist Trish McCormack's fourth book. Read more Audio
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Politics by Night with Amelia Wade
9:30 PM.Newshub political journalist Amelia Wade joins Emile Donovan to dig into MP pay rises, minister for foreign affairs Winston Peters' trip to the United Nations, and Christopher Luxon's nine-point-plan… Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: What's the difference between hand soap and dish soap?
9:15 PM.It's all sudsy stuff, it all cleans - so why does dish soap feel so different on our hands than hand soap? Read more Audio
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BBC World Lookahead with Pete Ross
10:45 PM.BBC reporter Pete Ross joins Emile Donovan to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally, including the Israel-Gaza conflict entering its seventh month, a climate change case… Read more Audio
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Sports with Bryan Waddle
10:35 PM.Nights' sports correspondent Bryan Waddle recaps the Black Sevens' double gold at the Hong Kong Sevens, the White Ferns' revealing performance in their series against England, and the Phoenix's tough… Read more Audio
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The gift of life: New Zealand's bone marrow registry
10:18 PM.Diagnosed with a rare cancer, UK neonatal doctor Nick Embleton's chances of survival were slim. But a bone marrow transplant from a donor in Germany saved his life. Read more Audio
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Mongol Derby: Kiwi woman attempting world's toughest horse race
9:55 PM.The Derby involves riding over 1,000km along Genghis Khan's historic postal system in rugged terrain - all on semi-wild Mongolian horses. Read more Audio
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How colour was understood in pre-colonial New Zealand
9:30 PM.We recognise 11 base colours in New Zealand today. But prior to the arrival of European settlers, te reo Māori described the world using five categories of colour: black, white, red, yellow, and… Read more Audio
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Whakataukī of the Week with Mihingarangi Forbes
9:15 PM.The award-winning host of documentary series NZ Wars picks a whakatauakī that relates to the new series: 'be firm, o trembling hearts, be firm'. Read more Audio