Nights for Monday 29 July 2024

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 Jukebox

Emile Donovan plays your requests - as long as you've got a compelling reason, or a good story to go with it.

Send in your requests to nights@rnz.co.nz or text 2101.

8:45 The Reading

Continuing our adaptation of 'Billy Bird', by Emma Neale.

When he loses his cousin Billy takes to acting like a bird. His parents are distressed, but it not until Liam, the father, begins to deal with his own grief that Billy abandon's his protective fantasy.

Victoria Abbott returns with episode three of 'Billy Bird'.

9:05 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 Whakataukī of the Week with Shannon O'Connor

Every Monday, here on Nights, to set the tone for the week, we like to have a guest on to share a whakataukī - a Māori proverb - that's meaningful to them.

Tonight, Shannon O'Connor, the founder and director Tōnui Collab, joins Emile Donovan.

Tōnui Collab is a charitable trust for the advancement of bilingual STEMM education. The team behind Tōnui Collab have recently been recognised at the Te Hapori Matihiko Awards for their contribution to advancing science, technology, engineering, mathematics and mātauranga Māori education.

9:30 The science of surfing waves

Teahupo'o off the south coast of Tahiti Iti is this year's Olympic surfing venue and is one of the biggest tests of skill and courage in the surf community. 

Its name translates to 'the place of skulls', and scares some of the best surfers in the world.

So what makes it one of a kind?

Tom Shand is the technical director at Tonkin + Taylor and an honorary lecturer at the University of Auckland and joins Emile Donovan to explain.

10:17 Why Kiwis disconnect from the internet

Do you suffer from anxiety when the WiFi goes down, or stuggle to pry your eyes away from your phone during a movie?

New research has looked into who in New Zealand is 'disconnecting', and what their motivations are. 

One of the authors of that study, media and communications lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington Alex Beattie, joins Emile Donovan.

10:30 Sports with Kayla Hodge

Otago Daily Times' sports reporter Kayla Hodge joins Nights to debrief all things Olympics, including Erika Fairweather's valiant fourth-place effort in the 400 metre final, the Black Ferns' promising start where the men's team faltered, and the continued fallout from Canada's Dronegate.

10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Pete Ross

BBC World reporter Pete Ross joins Emile Donovan to look at some of the events making headlines internationally, including the path ahead for Kamala Harris to take the Democratic nomination in the United States presidential election, the European Union's diplomatic visit to Vietnam, a police ban on protests in Kenya, and Venice's attempts to clamp down on over-tourism.

11:07 Nashville Babylon

Every week on Nashville Babylon Mark Rogers presents the very best in country, soul and rock 'n' roll.

On this week's show Mark has classics from Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin, live tracks courtesy of Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen plus a birthday tune for Mick Jagger.