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 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: The Dwarf Who Moved

The horrors of  D-Block in Paremoremo Prison, and lack of commitment to the rehabilitative process are considered in today's final extract from 'The Dwarf Who Moved' written and read by Sir Peter Williams.

You can listen back to the whole series here.

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 Shower Thoughts: Where should perfume be sprayed?

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 tonight we have a bit of a olfactory theme going on with our question.

How does one wear perfume, cologne, eau de toilette or any type of fragrance correctly?

Francesco van Eerd, owner of Fragrifert Parfumeur in Wellington, joins Emile Donovan to demystify the mist.

9:30 Politics by Night with Thomas Coughlan

NZ Herald deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan joins Emile Donovan to discuss the government's new funding for charter schools, the prospect of selling Kiwibank, and a lookahead to Budget Day.

Correct! Last government got advice on KiwiBank ownership, including whether to part-privatise via MOM this would have been advantageous from a capital raising perspective but negative from an ownership/political perspective. They opted to retain full ownership. https://t.co/B4VnmqtacI pic.twitter.com/9d08uhUV1T

— Thomas Coughlan (@coughlthom) May 13, 2024

10:17 Remembering the doyenne of romantic comedies: Nora Ephron

On this week, 83 years ago, American filmmaker Nora Ephron was born.

A writer and director, she is best known for her films When Hally Met Sally (1989), You've Got Mail (1998), and Sleepless in Seattle (1993).

She died in 2012, aged 71, from a rare blood disorder, but remains an influential figure in comedy and in broader Hollywood.

Kristin Marguerite Doidge is a journalist based in Los Angeles, California, and the author of the definitive biography of the late great Nora Ephron, Nora Ephron: A Biography.

She joins Emile Donovan to reflect on Ephron's legacy.

10:40 Keeping the work chat professional with employment lawyer Barbara Buckett

Rethink your next 'laugh react' when it comes to Slack or Teams.

One of New Zealand's leading employment lawyers is warning office workers to be mindful of the damage that can be done in workplace chat groups.

The use of emojis, gifs and message reactions in a work context have all recently led to legal misadventure here in New Zealand.

Leading employment lawyer Barbara Buckett joins Emile Donovan to share some cautionary tales.

11:07 Worlds of Music

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots.