Nights for Wednesday 28 August 2024

8:10 The House

Phil Smith presents RNZ's report from Parliament.

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

Mark Leishman 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: 'Duet' 

We continue David Hill's story of Music, Love and Consequences.

Kip Chapman reads episode 11.

9:07 Nights Quiz

Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Mark Leishman 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 Claire Concannon: Back from the Synchotron

Mark Leishman catches up with host of RNZ's Our Changing World, Claire Concannon, to hear about her recent adventure to the Australian synchotron and the big changes to New Zealand's gene technology laws.

9:30 Midweek Mediawatch

Hayden Donnell joins Mark Leishman to discuss the week in media news.

10:17 Unconsented renovations being exposed in property market

It may be a buyer's market, but buyers are being encouraged to beware of unconsented renovations on their potential future home.

Russell Clark from Licensed Renovations says unconsented renovations have been coming out of the woodwork in recent months, holding up sales and costing sellers thousands.

He says his phone these days is ringing off the hook with people needing to get council sign-off before their sale can go through.

Russell will be at the Auckland Home Show at the Auckland Showgrounds next week giving out free advice.

He joins Mark Leishman.

10:30 Stonehenge slab originated 700 km away, researchers find

A new discovery has been made about one of the ancient wonders of the world.

Stonehenge, which sits on the Salisbury Plains in England and was assembled over 5,000 years ago, contains a central Altar Stone which has been identified as originating in Scotland, over 700 kilometres away from Salisbury.

The discovery is the result of years of work from an international group of researchers.

Professor Nicholas Pearce, from Aberystwyth University in Wales, joins Mark Leishman.

10:45 Was the 1998 Oasis tour of New Zealand really that bad?

UK band Oasis' first and only performances in New Zealand are the stuff of legend: infamous for technical difficulties, drunken fighting on-stage, and a dramatic walk-out.

Karamdeep Sahota literally wrote the book on the shows: Get on the Rollercoaster: Oasis in New Zealand, March 1998.

And with the news that Oasis was getting back together for a reunion tour, he joins Mark Leishman to set the record straight on what he says was a historic performance.

11:07 Pocket Edition

On this week's Pocket Edition with Maggie Tweedie Singer, composer, arts administrator: Mere Tokorahi Boynton speaks to Bryan Crump about how her upbringing on the farm led her to the stage and Maggie Tweedie shares fresh music she's been listening to.