Nights

He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Tonight, a new acoustic track from indie artist Nilüfer Yanya, 'Guns Buried In The Front Yard' by Montreal hardcore group Truck Violence, and Manchester drum and bass project OneDa.

Duration:00:27:13

The history of Asian New Zealand theatre, told on a bike

A new show sets a performer on a bike tied to the theatre's lights, and if they stop peddling, that's curtain. It's being called 'performance essay meets spin class'. 'A Short History of Asian New Zealand Theatre' is written and directed by Auckland playwright Nathan Joe. He joins Emile Donovan.

Duration:00:06:52

French train disruption

A series of what are being described as co-ordinated sabotage attacks has caused chaos with the French rail system ahead of the opening ceremony in the early hours of tomorrow morning, New Zealand time. RNZ's reporter Barry Guy is in Paris and talks to Emile Donovan.

Duration:00:06:20

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin is in with some essential viewing, including five picks for the New Zealand International Film Festival, a limited edition boxset of Martin Scorsese's Films of Faith, and the Vanguard Film collection streaming on YouTube.

Duration:00:13:55

This Weekend: The Kraken take on The Moose

This Saturday in Christchurch, Christchurch ice hockey team The Kraken will play the internationally touring Moose team from Canada. It's a historic friendly match - the first one to be played at the venue in 18 years.

Duration:00:04:44

Kiwi Esport athletes ready to take on Olympic challenge

NZ Esports CEO Jonathan Jansen says Kiwi athletes are ready to take on the Olympic Esports Games in 2025.

Duration:00:11:14

Why are the Dutch so tall?

Like the rest of the Europe, and in western nations, heights in the Netherlands have increased dramatically over the past 200 years. But for some reason, the Dutch just grow higher.

Duration:00:12:32

Calls for better screening over alarming rates of youth hearing issues

Globally, at least one in five people have hearing issues, which is expected to get worse with a growing number of young people suffering some sort of hearing loss.

Duration:00:11:01

Jacqueline Leckie: The story of depression in New Zealand

Old Black Cloud traverses New Zealand's lonely colonial frontier, the different cures and institutions created for depression, and the way mental health was understood in the pre-colonial South Pacific.

Duration:00:21:20

Record number of new books in 2024 Whitcoulls Top 100

The list was voted on by readers, with New Zealand authors featuring more prominently than ever, including Ockham award-winning novelist Emily Perkins and Fungi by Liv Sisson.

Duration:00:11:28

Bid to trademark basmati rice in New Zealand rejected

Trademark attorney Rebecca Jones explains the latest food to be denied trademark protection.

Duration:00:06:59

Tom Ayling: Mixing antique bookselling with TikTok

In his videos Tom shares the history and stories behind some of the world's rarest and most sought-after books.

Duration:00:16:36

A new use for kombucha in hospitals

Wellington Regional Hospital's anaesthesia department is using dried scoby as replica human tissue for training purposes.

Duration:00:15:59

The 19-year-old running his own takeout business

Geoffrey Yew started Fan Tong takeout in November 2023, and from Wednesday to Sunday every week, you can find him taking customers' orders as well as running the kitchen.

Duration:00:07:29

The rise of male diet influencers

Writer Tony Stamp has been investigating the orgins and influx of self-appointed diet experts for David Farrier's Webworm.

Duration:00:12:53

How humans used the world around them to create colour

Joumana Medlej joins Emile to talk about historical techniques for foraged plants, berries, and other earthly materials.

Duration:00:12:04

Why do Governments' apologise and do they mean anything?

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced he will make a formal public apology on behalf of the government to those who experienced abuse in state care. But what will the apology do? Professor Andrew Geddis joins Emile.

Duration:00:13:26

Nights Politics: When to step aside and let someone else take over

Joe Biden made a very tough political decision this week. We're joined by someone who made a similar decision, former Labour Party leader Andrew Little

Duration:00:14:25

Shower Thoughts: How do underwater cables work?