Nights for Wednesday 21 August 2024

8:05 The House

Tonight on our Parliament show - the House - Louis Collins looks at the three bills going through the committee stage in the house this week. 

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 Nights 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

We continue David Hill's story of music, love and consequences

Kip Chapman reads episode seven of 'Duet'

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 What building consents tell us about life in Aotearoa

Tonight we have our monthly chat with the good folk at Stats NZ.

And we're looking at building consents and what they can tell us about life in Aotearoa.

Mark Darbyshire is a senior design analyst in construction and property with Stats NZ in Ōtautahi Christchurch and joins Emile Donovan.

9:30 Midweek Mediawatch

Colin Peacock joins Emile Donovan for Mediawatch's weekly catch-up.

Tonight, a great Sunday scoop and why it was more than a good bit of breaking news, Stuff's CEO heads across the Tasman, and the new TVNZ political poll.

10:17 What you need to know from the report into banking in NZ

In its final report on personal banking, the Commerce Commission says there is little competition in the sector, with the dominant big four Australian owned banks making high profits, while Reserve Bank's rules make it difficult for smaller banks and new entrants to challenge.

It says Kiwibank needs to strengthened and open banking must be brought in to bring more competition to the bank sector.

Associate Professor Claire Matthews, Acting Head of School of Accounting at Massey University joins Emile Donovan to discuss the report.

10:30 Artist Ardi Alemi on his new exhibition 'Geometry of Emotions'

Ardi Alemi was raised in Tehran in the 1970s, a beautiful, but tempestuous time and place.

His exhibition, Geometry of Emotions, is on now at Studio One Toi Tū in Ponsonby, Auckland.

The exhibition's last day is tomorrow, (Thursday.)

Ardi joins Emile Donovan.

10:45 Scholarships aim to ease financial burden on student nurses

The shortage of nurses in our health system has been well documented and continues to be a big issue for the sector.

Now a new scholarship programme is set to ease the financial pressure for some student nurses in Auckland.

The programme is a partnership between the Southern Cross Health Trust and AUT.

Head of nursing at AUT, Dr Jan Dewar, joins Emile Donovan

11:07 Pocket Edition

This week's Pocket Edition with Maggie Tweedie is The Curious Collection of Martin Phillipps - an ode to the late musician who changed the landscape of New Zealand with his pioneering alternative rock band The Chills.

We play songs, reflect on his big collection of pop culture and question why, after much success, he never felt he was a natural front person.