Nights for Wednesday 24 April 2024

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 Jukebox

Emile Donovan plays your requests - as long as you've got a compelling reason, or a good story with it.

Send in your requests to nights@rnz.co.nz or text 2101.

8:45 The Reading 

Tonight, episode 14 of 'The Swing Around' written by Barbara Anderson and read by Miranda Harcourt.

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 Is the customer base for big events vanishing?

The biggest music festival in the world Coachella has reported the slowest ticket sales in a decade for this year's event.

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 just no longer financially viable.

Is it getting tougher to pull off big events? And if so, what's changed?

Perlina Lau is the co-host of RNZ's Culture 101 and she joins Emile Donovan to discuss.

9:30 Midweek Mediawatch

Hayden Donnell joins Emile Donovan to debrief another big week in media news, including the sacking of minister for broadcasting Melissa Lee, and Jack Tame's interview with the Israeli ambassador on TVNZ's Q&A.

10:17 What it takes to make a great movie poster

Henry Erdman is a graphic designer working in Hollywood.

He's 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 way in the industry required some creative thinking.

He joins Emile Donovan from Los Angeles to share how movie posters get made, and what makes a successful poster.

10:30 ANZAC Day: Ancestors memorialised in online cenotaph

Tributes to loved ones lost during wartime are being preserved online in a special New Zealand memorial.

The Auckland War Memorial Museum has been running the Online Cenotaph for nearly 30 years.

It's 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.

People can even leave a digital poppy for those who have passed on.

Victoria Passau, the collection manager for the Online Cenotaph, joins Emile Donovan.

10:45 Rolleston Brass keeps the ANZAC spirit alive

Tomorrow is a big day for brass band players up and down the country.

Morrine Martin is a member of Rolleston Brass in Canterbury, and she'll be one of hundreds marching and playing across the country tomorrow to pay tribute to those New Zealanders who served in all wars.

The family are all involved, with Morrine's son playing the Last Post at this year's service in Rolleston.

Morrine joins Emile Donovan to reflect on brass bands' special connection with ANZAC Day.

11:07 Pocket Edition

On this week's episode of Pocket Edition we hear new music from Jamie XX, Warpaint and Georgia Gets By. Brooke Fraser lifts the lid on a special one night show she has planned with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in June.