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This Weekend: Pictorial page-turners converge on Wellington
9:15 PM.ComicFest is being held at the National Library of New Zealand on Saturday, with a range of events on offer for the comic- and cartoon-mad on its 10th anniversary. Read more Audio
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New Zealand's emerging artists preserved on glossy paper
10:45 PM.Called a 'music mag for the music mad', Newzician Magazine features profiles, interviews and photo spreads on emerging independent musicians across Aotearoa New Zealand - in print. Read more Audio
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World's biggest democracy off to the polls
10:30 PM.Massey University Professor Mohan Dutta joins Emile Donovan to examine the India elections. Read more Audio
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Duck hunters ready for season
10:18 PM.Commencing this weekend, duck season is an occasion so big in some parts of the country, club rugby games have to be shifted to another day to accommodate it. Read more Audio
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Mangahāwea: The final frontier of human settlement
9:40 PM.Moa bones, obsidian and tools found at the site indicate people first arrived here as early as 1250 AD - the last land mass in the entire world to be settled by humans. Read more Audio
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I Was There When: Wellington students did or did not help the Viet Cong buy a tank
9:15 PM.In 1972, the Victoria University students' association raised $2000 for the Vietnam War - but did it go to the Viet Cong for the purchase of a tank? Read more Audio
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Helen Clark on New Zealand joining AUKUS
10:40 PM.The former prime minister reacts to foreign minister Winston Peter's comments on AUKUS. Read more Audio
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What the future sounds like: Music journalist Simon Reynolds
10:18 PM.Futuromania: Electric Dreams, Desiring Machines, and Tomorrow's Music Today is a new book that traces the history of sounds that prefigure pop music's future. Read more Audio
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Agony Aunt: 'Can you ask someone out at their workplace?'
9:15 PM.Nights' resident Agony Aunt, comedian Courtney Dawson, is back and ready to answer your quandaries, your palavers, your misgivings. Read more Audio
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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