Nights

8:10 The House

Today on our Parliament programme - The House - Parliament goes over the government's head and asks the Governor General to fund its watch-dogs. That's not a surprise though - it happens every year.

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 sixth episode of 'The Dwarf Who Moved', a legal memoir written and read by Sir Peter Williams KC.

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 Philosophy Now with Dan Weijers

We all have a life, but what should we do with it? 

Dan Weijers is a senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Waikato. Every month on Nights, he'll be unpacking some of life's big issues, whether it love, death, happiness, or whether it's morally right to keep a pet goldfish.

He joins Emile Donovan to examine the idea of living a 'good' life.

9:35 Rātana, revised: New edition of book capturing the influential priest

Every year in January politicians from all sides of the political spectrum head to the Rātana pā near Whanganui.

Nearly 85 years since the death of its founder, the Rātana movement still carries a significant amount of mana in Aotearoa's political and social spheres.

But that is only one side to the story of Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana and the movement he spearheaded.

Keith Newman has spent more than 40 years researching, studying and writing about Rātana. This week, a revised edition of his 2009 book Rātana the Prophet, has been released.

He joins Emile Donovan.

10:17 Nineteen years and 48,071 episodes: New Zealand's podcasting record

AUT lecturer Dr Lewis Tennant has conducted the largest study to date into New Zealand's podcasting market.

Studying over 700 podcasts across 13 categories, with the data going back to 2005.

So what do New Zealanders like to listen to? And what do New Zealanders have to say?

He joins Emile Donovan.

10:30 Social housing opens in Dunedin heritage building

A unique social housing project is set to open in Dunedin next month.

The Loan and Mercantile building on the city's waterfront will have 30 apartments for low income tenants from the government's Housing Register.

The developer, businessman Russell Lund, says it'll likely be the first social housing project in the country inside a heritage-listed building.

He joins Emile Donovan.

10:45 American alt-rock producer Steve Albini remembered in New Zealand

Metro editor and former bass player for punk band Die! Die! Die! Henry Oliver joins Emile Donovan to reflect on the influence of producer Steve Albini, who has died aged 61.

11:07 The Mixtape

This year’s Taite Music Prize winning singer/songwriter Vera Ellen and her producer Ben Lemi pick the NZ music that has influenced them, and talk about the special artist/producer relationship behind Vera’s latest album Ideal Home Noise.