Nights

8:10 From creation to compost the life of flowers

Not only are they beautiful to look at  - but they accompany us in those significant life moments -  a first date, a heartfelt thank you, the loss of a loved one, walking down the aisle.

And they're something my first guest knows all about.

Melanie Cecilia Stapleton is widely regarded as one of New Zealand - and Australia's - top florists. She's the genius behind, Cecilia Fox, an award-winning creative floral studio based in Auckland.

And she's been writing about all about the life of flowers - from creation to compost - the floristry industry and her own life too, in her brand new book, Pretty Dirty. 

8:25 Upper Hutt's Big Bad Bogan Wedding

Tomorrow in Upper Hutt it's the second annual Bogan Day Out a one-day loud and proud celebration dedicated to all things bogan. 

And it's not just music and motors on the agenda ... there's also marriage. 

Forget my Big Fat Greek Wedding ... for the first time, there's going to be a "Big Bad Bogan Wedding."

Over fifty couples applied for the chance to tie the knot - but beating them all out was Bekz Clarke and Hayden Ward ... or as he's known to his mates, Hazy. 

8:40 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, reviews Cold Storage, a fun splatter movie about a space fungus that escapes from containment due to global warming.  Only veteran bioterror expert Liam Neeson can save the world - with the help of the minimum wage night security at the storage facility, Joe Keery and Georgina Campbell. In cinemas now.

On paid streaming, DocPlay has Secret Mall Apartment, about a group of Rhode Island artists who discovered a vacant space in their grand new local mall and decided to live in it, managing to go undetected for four years.

Dan’s free streaming option is on YouTube: The acclaimed 2024 National Theatre production of Oscar Wilde’s timeless comedy The Importance of Being Earnest is available for free on YouTube for five days only. Stars former Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa, and Olivier Award-winner Sharon D. Clarke. See it on Youtube here. 

9:05 Nights Quiz

Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Susana Lei'ataua as she dons her 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.

For each question answered correctly, a quizzee gets their name put in the draw for the weekly prize: the coveted Nights mug.

9:25 Out Lately with Finn Johansson

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

Featuring:

• Cactus Flower by Photokem
• TAKE IT BACK (feat. KOMMI) by FERBY
• Ijit N’elwan 4 by TAKAAT

9:45 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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10:17 The Detail

Tonight on The Detail - There are so many factors feeding into see-sawing petrol prices that predicting a landing price at the pump has become impossible.

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10:45 Focus on Politics

In Focus on Politics, Former Labour MP Peeni Henare has called time on his 12 year career in Parliament and he sits down with political reporter Lillian Hanly to discuss his resignation, and the balancing act of "being Māori" and "being a politician."

11:07 The Logg Cabin

On this week's show Mark goes digging in the crates and dusts off some favourites  from Booker T. & The M.G.'s , The Roots, Suzy Q, Tony Allen, The Clash, and a classic slice of New York house courtesy of Pal Joey.
All that and more tonight on The Logg Cabin.