Nights

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 Tenuous Connections

Nights continues its celebration of NZ Music Month with half an hour of local tunes.

Send your requests into nights@rnz.co.nz or text 2101.

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.

9:15 This Weekend: Four kayakers putting paddle to the metal in Porangahau

Every Friday, we bring you some of the most interesting events and happenings coming up in Aotearoa this weekend.

Four young men are taking a pitstop from kayaking the East Coast of the North Island, from Cape Reinga to Wellington, a journey of over 2,000 kilometres.

Sailing under the banner Paddle for Purpose, the journey for charities Live Ocean and the Mental Health Foundation has taken nearly three months, and they're on the home stretch.

One of the kayakers, Cared Blackham, joins Emile Donovan from their pitstop in Porangahau.
 

9.20 Focus on Politics

In Focus on Politics, RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch chews over the coalition's school lunch announcement, as well as the opposition's somewhat muted reaction. 

9:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

It's Short-Cuts with Night's own film cognoscenti Dan Slevin.

Tonight Dan's taking a look at the upcoming Architecture & Design Film Festival, dives into big budget adaption of Shōgun and takes listeners through the Kanopy catalogue available through public libraries.

10:17 Live classical music returns to Hanmer Springs for first time in 100 years

The small Alpine Village of Hanmer Springs in North Canterbury is preparing for its first classical music concert in a century.

The internationally renowned Cathy Irons String Quartet will be on stage to perform popular works by Vivaldi, Mozart and Borodin.

Proceeds from the gala concert, held in the Grand Ballroom of the Hanmer Springs Hotel, will be put toward the purchase of mobility wheelchairs for the Hanmer Springs Health Centre.

More than 10 percent of the population of the thermal township are expected to attend on Mothers Day.

Emile speaks to lead violinist Cathy Irons.

10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson

He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.

Tonight, Finn is back from his sojourn in Australia with a selection of tracks fresh out of the studio.

11:07 RNZ presents WOMAD

WOMAD Encore is a weekly programme featuring live recordings from a selection of International and local musicians captured by the RNZ Music team at WOMAD Taranaki.

This week's encore performance features the rock steady sounds of The Blackseeds performing on the Bowl Stage in New Plymouth back ion 2019.