Nights for Tuesday 15 July 2025
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Untold Intimacies: The story of sex workers in New Zealand as they changed the world
9:25 PM. Untold Intimacies tells the story of sex work and its transformation in Aotearoa over thirty critical years. Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: What is free range?
8:40 PM.Jessica Chambers is the campaigns lead at SAFE for Animals NZ and joins Emile Donovan to explain. Read more Audio
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Why coffee cups stay on top of cars
8:35 PM.We've all experienced the miracle of leaving keys, kids' toys or hot cups of coffee on top of cars and driving off without noticing. Professor of physics Richard Easther joins Emile Donovan to explain… Read more Audio
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The technology behind MagLev
8:20 PM.Magnetic levitation technology which could see trains travel faster than most planes. Richard Strahan joins Emile Donovan to explain how it works. Read more Audio
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What does Auckland need to do to regain its mojo?
8:10 PM.The third annual State of the City report shows New Zealand's biggest city is lagging behind its international peers. Todd Niall has been an Auckland issues reporter for decades and joins Emile… Read more Audio
8:10 What does Auckland need to do to regain its mojo?
The third annual State of the City report has just landed, and it shows New Zealand's biggest city is lagging behind its international peers.
Todd Niall has been an Auckland issues reporter for decades and joins Emile Donovan.
An aerial view of Auckland city, showing both the Harbour Bridge and the Sky Tower. Photo: RNZ / Kate Newton
8:20 The technology behind MagLev
In China engineers have successfully tested a magnetic levitation technology which could see trains travel faster than most planes
The Chinese-built maglev train which will be the nation's fastest-ever ground transport vehicle made its public debut in Beijing last week.
The train can reach speeds of 600km/h.
Richard Strahan is a researcher in this field at Canterbury University and joins Emile Donovan to explain the technology behind magnetic levitation.
Magnetic levitation technology could see trains travel faster than most planes Photo: radialmagnet.com
8:40 Shower Thoughts: What is free range?
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: What does 'free range' actually mean?
Jessica Chambers is the campaigns lead at SAFE for Animals NZ and joins Emile Donovan to explain.
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
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.
9:25 Untold Intimacies: The story of sex workers in New Zealand as they changed the world
In 2003, New Zealand became the first country to decriminalise sex work.
Through the lived experiences of twenty-five individuals who worked on the ships and the streets, in massage parlours and as private escorts, Untold Intimacies tells the story of sex work and its transformation in Aotearoa over thirty critical years.
Emile Donovan talks to author Dr Cheryl Ware.
Dr Cheryl Ware is the author of 'Untold Intimacies: A History of Sex Work in Aotearoa, 1978 - 2008'. Photo: Auckland University Press
9:45 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.
10:17 The Detail
Tonight on The Detail - New Zealand's orange roughy stocks are under fresh scrutiny, and a major fishery faces closure
Orange Roughy Photo: Mountains to Sea
10:45 The Reading
Tonight, the second in John Bluck's series of short talks describing his attempts to learn the art of living rurally.
John had a busy working life that took him to cities up and down New Zealand. But then he moved to a small country village north of Auckland - something that required different skills.
11:07 Worlds of Music
Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of trans global music, fusion and folk roots.
Tonight Trevor features Orquesta Akokán, The Touré-Raichel Collective, Lido Pimienta and more.
