Bryan Crump
Nights Sport - Helene Elliot
Helene Elliot from the LA times is chasing the Los Angeles hockey team, The LA Kings in the ice hockey playoffs, and they are likely to move on to the next round of the playoffs. Audio
Little Moment of Calm
Tonight's piece of audio to calm our souls comes from a listener. If you'd like to send us some audio email us: nights@rnz.co.nz. Audio
Cultural Ambassador - South Auckland
Raymond Sagapolutely joins us once again with an update from South Auckland. Audio
Luminata Voices at St Matthews-in-the-City
We chat to Vanessa Kay, the Musical Director of Auckland Women's Chamber Choir, Luminata Voices, ahead of their concert next Sunday, 22 May at St Matthew-in-the-City. Audio
Supernovae
Jan Eldridge, Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Auckland, explores the use of supernovae (or exploding/dying stars) in fiction. Audio
Magic Wands
Dr Natalie Plank, MacDiarmid Institute Principal Investigator and Senior Lecturer in Physics at Victoria University of Wellington investigates the power of the magic wand and we learn some great… Audio
Turnabout Intruder
Jan Eldridge, Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Auckland on the facts behind the fiction of the Star Trek mind-swap episode - Turnabout Intruder. Audio
The King's Medal
Ahead of ANZAC Weekend, we talk to Maria Gill about her children's book The King's Medal' which tells a little-known story of a group of brave Kiwi soldiers who rescued the Greek King, Prime Minister… Audio
The US Response to China as a major power.
Our mainly Marxist political historian, Associate Professor Brian Roper from Otago University's Politics Departmant joins us once again. Tonight's topic: 'The US Response to China's Rise as a Major… Audio
Dragonriders of Pern
Professor Nicola Gaston, MacDiarmid Institute Co-Director and Professor of Physics at the University of Auckland talks about Dragonriders of Pern science fantasy series written by American author… Audio
Canterbury Museum Hosts Blockbuster Dinosaur Exhibition
Canterbury Museum Senior Curator Natural History Dr Paul Scofield joins us to chat about a new exhibition Dinosaur rEvolution: Secrets of Survival showcases recent discoveries that have revolutionised… Audio
The Art of Getting Older
Multiple award-winninng author, Juliet Batten joins us to chat about her new book, The Pomegranate Journal. for anyone, irrespective of age, who is curious about growing old and what may lie ahead… Audio
New Zealand's Climate Change Performance
Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again, examining some of the claims being made about New Zealand's performance on climate change in the past 30 years. Audio
Aerial Coreography
Our Cultural Ambassador from the world of contemporary dance, director and choreographer Malia Johnston is joined tonight by Aerial choreographer Jenny Ritchie. Audio
Following The Money
Amanda Gore is a forensic accountant and the founder of the Centre for Global Advancement, normally based in Nairobi, Kenya but is home in New Zealand for a visit. She joins us to tqalk about… Audio
Rumplestiltskin
In this whimsical episode, MacDiarmid Institute Principal Investigator and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Auckland, Duncan McGillivray tries to work out how Rumpelstiltskin made straw… Audio
Stillsuit
Associate Professor Geoff Willmott, MacDiarmid Institute Deputy Director for Commercialisation and Industry Engagement and Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Auckland speaks to Bryan… Audio
Scottish Correspondent: Andrew Learmonth
Andrew Learmonth joins Bryan from Scotland to talk, politics, war and ferries. Audio