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9:25 PM. Dan Weijers, senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Waikato, delves into why we make bucket lists, what they say about us, and whether ticking things off really gives life meaning. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.New Zealand Marist priest Father Ben D’Souza, who is currently studying in Rome, was in St Peter’s Square last night when black smoke rising from the chimney signaled that the first vote had not… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Music curator at the Alexander Turnbull Library Michael Brown undertakes a thorough study in his new book Eyeliner's Buy Now.  Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Dr Chris Ogden, director of Global Studies at the University of Auckland, joins Emile Donovan to explain the ratcheting tensions between India and Pakistan. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.We welcome back a friend of Nights, Professor Bryan Fry, aka Venom Doc because of his passion for studying venomous creatures. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Dr Liz Allen is a demographer from Australian National University in Canberra and she speaks to Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.As part of a world-wide celebration marking the achievement of the first person to cycle around the world on a Penny Farthing, Don Speden cycled 110 kilometres from his home - and back! Read more Audio

10:30 PM.A new book from one of New Zealand's most celebrated social historians looks at the ideas that built our nation - and concludes that neither Maori nor Europeans remained unchanged following their… Read more Audio

9:40 PM.Is there a mathematical formula? Is someone walking every track and reporting back how long it takes? We pull back the curtain on DOC signage. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.To celebrate four decades of cinematic survival, Alice in Videoland, now known as Alice Cinemas and Film Specialists, are throwing a month-long movie party. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.We cross over to our friends at the BBC to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally, including the Pope selection process underway, a crucial vote in the German Parliament… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.New Zealand's Chief Censor, Caroline Flora, says the self-rating system is working well, and that rating content is more important than ever. Read more Audio

9:35 PM.Professor of human nutrition Michael Zimmermann from the University of Oxford joins Emile Donovan to demystify the world's most common micronutrient deficiency, affecting up to one in four people… Read more Audio

9:25 PM.For New Zealand Music Month, Emile Donovan speaks to legendary musician and producer Dame Hinewehi Mohi. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.One wedding planner has said the average cost of getting hitched in New Zealand is $87,000. But Fallon Broadley says in her experience, it's closer to $40,000, and there are secrets to cutting costs.

10:30 PM.Featuring new music from Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist Paul Cathro, American rock band Model/Actriz and experimental jazz collective Neptunian Maximalism. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.The Guardian Australia reporter Nino Bucci joins Emile Donovan to recap the first week of the trial of Erin Patterson, who is accused of murdering members of her extended family by mushroom poisoning.

9:40 PM.Nights' resident screen critic reviews some selections from the Italian Film Festival touring New Zealand from now until January, Japanese action-thriller Bullet Train Explosion (2025) streaming on… Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Tonight we're heading to Waiuku where Nelson man Phil has headed every year for the start of duck shooting season. Read more Audio

10:50 PM.NZCTU president Richard Wagstaff joins Emile Donovan to share the history of May Day, a historic workers' rights commemoration, after 5,000 salaried medical professionals striked for 24-hours today. Read more Audio

10:35 PM.Newsroom.co.nz national affairs editor Sam Sachdeva joins Emile Donovan to explain why rare earth minerals have become such a valuable and strategic asset in foreign affairs. Read more Audio

10:25 PM.Emile Donovan crosses to the MetService for an updated forecast for Friday and the weekend. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Mayor Sam Broughton joins Emile Donovan for an update after a day of serious flooding and home evacuations in the Selwyn District. Read more Audio

9:45 PM.Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought the Welsh club Wrexham four years ago. They're expected to tour to Wellington mid-2025. Read more Audio