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Beloved costume shop set to close its doors for good
10:45 PM.Started in 1991, the Costume Cave on Wellington's Wakefield Street has long been a friend to filmmakers, theatre practitioners and partygoers in the capital and across the country. Read more Audio
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Celebrating architecture in a fractured city
10:30 PM.Festival Open Christchurch returns this year with 50 open buildings for the public to explore spanning Gothic Revival, Christchurch Modern, contemporary and a range of uses. Read more Audio
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Kiwi ultramarathon runner aiming to break world record
10:18 PM.This weekend, Sam Harvey is hoping to not only win the Dead Cow Gully race in Australia, but break the work record running continuously for 800km in 120 hours. Read more Audio
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Politics by Night with Thomas Manch
9:45 PM.Stuff political reporter Thomas Manch joins Emile Donovan to break down some of the big political stories of the week, including AUKUS posturing and a tough political poll for the coalition… Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: Why can't Kiwis pay to get bail?
9:15 PM.We've seen it in just about every American sitcom, but why don't we 'post bail' in New Zealand? And why is paying to get out of jail allowed at all in some jurisdictions? Read more Audio
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BBC World Lookahead with Pete Ross
10:45 PM.BBC World reporter Pete Ross joins Emile Donovan to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally, including local elections in the UK, protests in the former Soviet state of… Read more Audio
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Sports with Kayla Hodge
10:30 PM.Otago Daily Times sports reporter Kayla Hodge joins Emile Donovan to cover the rise in suspensions to start the ANZ netball premiership, the New Zealand Warriors' search for up-and-coming talent in… Read more Audio
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Lifeline makes crisis call of its own
10:17 PM.The mental health hotline Lifeline turns 60 this year, and they say financial pressure has never been greater. Read more Audio
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Time ticking down for next nova explosion
9:30 PM.Every eighty years, a nova 3,000 light years away called T Coronae Borealis spectacularly erupts, appearing as a new star in the sky. Read more Audio
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Whakataukī of the Week with Justine Murray
9:15 PM.Justine has been behind the award-winning docuseries NZ Wars, and tonight she's been celebrating the premiere of a new season with a personal connection, Stories of Tauranga Moana. Read more Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
10:30 PM.Featuring new music from New Zealand band Ha the Unclear, a 2022 track from Adelaide-based band Workhorse, and the debut album from artist Mandy, entitled Lawn Girl. Read more Audio
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Pigeons pilfered in Wellington
10:18 PM.Wellington NZ commissioned the creation of 20 bronze pigeons statues to celebrate the city's business community. But now, two of the statues have disappeared, leaving some Wellingtonians all… Read more Audio
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Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
9:35 PM.Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin is back with Short-Cuts for another week. Read more Audio
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This Weekend: Guinea pigs galore in Waimauku
9:15 PM.This Saturday, in the village of Waimauku, hundreds of guinea pigs will be gussying up to be named Mr or Ms Auckland at the Auckland Guinea Pig Show. Read more Audio
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Rolleston Brass keeps the ANZAC spirit alive
10:45 PM.Morrine Martin is a trombone player with Rolleston Brass, and her son will be playing the Last Post on the trumpet at their local service. Read more Audio
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ANZAC Day: Ancestors memorialised in online cenotaph
10:30 PM.The Online Cenotaph is a vast collection of old photos, beloved memories, diaries and records supplied by the public for all to access - from family members to historians and academics. Read more Audio
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What it takes to make a great movie poster
10:18 PM.Henry Erdman designed posters for some of the biggest blockbuster films of the past decade, including Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Tenet (2020), and The Boy and the Heron (2023). But making his… Read more Audio
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Is the customer base for big events vanishing?
9:15 PM.Locally, music festivals have pulled back to once every two years - or disappeared completely. Even the New Zealand A&P Show was on the brink of shutting completely after 160 years, saying that it was… Read more Audio
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Vera Ellen takes out the Taite Music Prize 2024
10:45 PM.TAHI co-host Evie Orpe joins Nights to debrief one of the biggest events in independent New Zealand music. Read more Audio
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From Iron Maiden to New Plymouth: Sam Jay's sewing journey
10:30 PM.She's been a tailor for the British police, a bridal seamstress, taxidermist, and even a set maker for the band Iron Maiden. Now, she's turning to her local community. Read more Audio
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Iconic Game Boy console turns 35
10:18 PM.While the Game Boy would eventually be surpassed by newer, faster and better consoles, its cultural impact was huge: even today, it's sought after by collectors, with original games and the console… Read more Audio
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Politics by Night with Dan Brunskill
9:30 PM.Interest.co.nz economic policy reporter Dan Brunskill has been following prime minister Christopher Luxon on his tour of southeast Asia and joins Emile Donovan to debrief. Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: Does peeing on lemon trees actually work?
9:15 PM.Is this old trick good gardening, or just a bit weird? Landscape designer Justin Newcombe says he's tried it - and it works. Read more Audio
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BBC World Lookahead with Rich Preston
10:45 PM.BBC World's Rich Preston joins us from London to talk about some of the major events making headline internationally, including a hearing on the legality of the UK selling arms to Israel, US Secretary… Read more Audio
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Sports with Bryan Waddle
10:30 PM.Nights' sport correspondent Bryan Waddle is back after a big weekend of sport and chats to Emile Donovan about the Blackcaps tour of Pakistan which got off to a terrible start, another successful… Read more Audio