Nights for Tuesday 22 October 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 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.

Featuring:

Mother (Live) by Sinead O'Connor and Roger Waters - requested by Wiremu

Lady by Little River Band - requested by Lu

8:45 The Reading: Maniototo Six

We continue a four-part story set in the South: episode one of 'Maniototo Six' by Carl Nixon, read by William Kircher.

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.

9:25 Shower Thoughts: Why is gluten intolerance so common now?

Have you ever been standing in the shower, when suddenly, the noise in your brain clears and in its place appears the perfect thought?

That's a Shower Thought, and RNZ's Nights is aiming to answer those unshakeable questions lurking in the back of your mind.

Tonight's question: If humans have been living largely on bread for thousand years, why do so many people have gluten intolerance?

Dr Oli Gasser at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research speaks to Emile Donovan.

9:40 Politics by Night with Thomas Coughlan

Emile Donovan is joined by Deputy Political Editor at the New Zealand Herald Thomas Coughlan.

Tonight Thomas is looking the fallout from Andrew Bayly calling a worker a loser and the Local Government minister Simeon Brown's decision appoint a crown observer on to Wellington City Council.

10:17 More physician associates not the answer, GP association says

General practice owners in New Zealand say the Government should start funding our primary health care properly - rather than supporting the use of physician associates to plug gaps.

Last week the British Medical Association voted in favour of stopping hiring physician associates in general practice, and for existing roles to be phased out.

Dr Angus Chambers, Chair of General Practice Owners Association of Aotearoa New Zealand, says New Zealand should take heed.

He speaks to Emile Donovan.

10:30 Superstar food blogger Nagi Maehashi on her new cookbook

Chances are, if you look online for something to cook for dinner, the website RecipeTin Eats will pop up in your search results.

The website is the brainchild of Australian food blogger Nagi Maehashi. Founded in 2014, RecipeTin Eats gets half a billion hits a year, and features over 1500 recipes.

Nagi has just released her second cookbook, Tonight: featuring recipes that are quick, simple, wholesome, and above all, tasty,

She speaks to Emile Donovan about her all-purpose stir-fry sauce, growing the RecipeTin Eats business, and the number one thing that makes recipes fail.

10:45 How cricket is keeping hope alive in Ukraine 

Jonathan Campion is the author of Getting Out: The Ukrainian Cricket Team's Last Stand on the Front Lines of War.

Cricket in Ukraine had a surprising and eccentric history. But when the bombings started, these cricketers found themselves in a fight for their lives as they rushed to the front lines to defend their country.

He speaks to Emile Donovan.

11:07 Worlds of Music

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots.