Nights for Tuesday 5 November 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.

8:45 The Reading

Tonight, 'The Twelve Point Plan' by Liz Breslin, as read by Emma Kinane.

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: How do you judge a book by its cover?

Professor Anna Brown is from Massey University's College of Creative Arts.

She is also the chair of Massey University Press, and was the the convening judge of the Publishers Assocation of New Zealand's Book Design Awards.

She joins Emile Donovan to explain how people judge a book by its cover - and what makes a design work.

9:40 Politics by Night US Presidential special with Laura Walters

Newsroom.co.nz's political editor Laura Walters joins Emile Donovan from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the eve of the US presidential election.

10:17 Prostate cancer roadshow hits the tarmac

Outside of skin cancers, prostate cancer is New Zealand's most common form of the disease.

Each year, 4000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer.

A Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand survey of men who have had treatment, shows 93 percent experience erectile dysfunction, with many saying they felt robbed of their confidence and their mental health took a hit.

Today's release of the results coincides with the launch of a prostate cancer information roadshow.

Clinical director of urology at Christchurch Hospital Giovanni Losco joins Emile Donovan.

10:30 The chemistry behind big fireworks displays

The general public just has four days to prepare for Guy Fawkes - with fireworks on sale from the 2nd of November until the 5th - but pyrotechnic artists take months to plan for Guy Fawkes and for other fireworks extravaganzas.

Waikato-based Martin Van Tiel owns Van Tiel Pyrotechnics - and has been responsible for some of the biggest fireworks displays New Zealand has seen, including the Auckland Millennium celebration and the Rugby World Cup 2011 final.

He tells Emile Donovan about how he went from a PhD in chemistry to fireworks, and about the computer technology that can cue a firework within one one-hundredth of a second.

10:45 New Zealand's first boat register launches

Currently 1251 boats are listed as stolen with NZ Police.

They can be easy to steal and difficult to reunite with their owners.

Justin McCabe, along with two of his mates, decided to take matters into his own hands and start New Zealand's first boat register.

He joins 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.