Nights for Wednesday 27 March 2024
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Iconic cereal brands set to go
10:45 PM.With news that Sanitarium is looking to discontinue some of its iconic cereals, RNZ Nights enlists the help of Anna from ‘Just A Mum's Kitchen' for some for some DIY cereal recipes. Read more Audio
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'The oldest national netball body in the world': Netball NZ turns 100
10:30 PM.Netball New Zealand is celebrating 100 years this May. RNZ reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe has been looking into the sport's history, legacy and challenges. Read more Audio
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How are New Zealand couples navigating working from home, together?
10:17 PM.New research looked at the experiences of professional couples who work from home and in the office. University of Auckland researcher Dr Joanne Mutter speaks to Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch
9:35 PM.Colin Peacock joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week in media. Read more Audio
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Call goes out for writers for Scotland residency
9:15 PM.Applications are open now for writers looking to spend three weeks on a windswept island in Scotland. Read more Audio
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.
8:30 Jukebox
Emile Donovan plays your requests - as long as you've got a compelling reason, or a good story with it.
Tonight, covers week continues. Send in your picks to nights@rnz.co.nz or text 2101.
8:45 The Reading
Helen Moulder reads 'Many Mansions', a short story from Paula Morris's collection 'Forbidden Cities'.
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.
The quiz is themed - find out more about tonight's theme on Nights' Facebook page.
9:15 Call goes out to writers for Scotland residency
Applications are open now for writers looking to spend three weeks on a windswept island in Scotland.
The Island to Island residency exchange sends writers from Aotearoa and Scotland to the other side of the world to inspire their creative work and strengthen the literary ties between the two island nations.
It's run by creative writing agency Moniack Mhor in Scotland and Verb Wellington in New Zealand.
Founder of Verb Wellington Claire Mabey joins Emile Donovan.
Claire Mabey is the founder of Verb Wellington. Photo: Verb Wellington
9:30 Midweek Mediawatch
Colin Peacock joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week in media.
This week, the media's handling of the Kate Middleton's cancer shock, a new TVNZ political editor and Stuff tweaks its website again.
Catherine, Princess of Wales, announcing her cancer diagnosis in Windsor, west of London, on 23 March, 2024. Photo: Handout / BBC STUDIOS / AFP
10:17 How are New Zealand couples navigating working from home, together?
New research looked at the experiences of professional couples who work from home and in the office.
Its findings show how they cope and the drastic measures some take to make it work.
University of Auckland researcher Dr Joanne Mutter speaks to Emile Donovan.
Photo: Claudio Schwarz / Unsplash
10:30 'The oldest national netball body in the world': Netball NZ turns 100
Netball New Zealand is celebrating 100 years this May.
Netball remains the single most popular sport among women in girls in Aotearoa, with an estimated 300,000 players annually.
And in anticipation of the centenary, RNZ reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe has been looking into the sport's history, legacy and challenges.
Joan Harnett shoots a goal for the Silver Ferns. Harnett played for New Zealand between 1963 and 1971. Photo: Netball New Zealand
10:45 Iconic cereal brands set to go
With news that Sanitarium is looking to discontinue some of its iconic cereals, RNZ Nights enlists the help of Anna from ‘Just A Mum's Kitchen' for some DIY cereal recipes.
Anna Cameron from Just A Mum's Kitchen Photo: Supplied/Just A Mum's Kitchen
11:07 Pocket Edition
On this week's episode of Pocket Edition Maggie Tweedie shares new music from Four Tet, Church & AP, Te Huhu and Hannah Everinghman. We uncover a treasured New Zealand album that's turning 30. The seminal street soul record New Urban Polynesian.
