Nights for Friday 31 May 2024

8:10 The House

Today on our Parliament programme, Phil Smith looks at the Government's post-budget urgency - which so far has been a post-budget crawl. 

8:15 Pacific Waves

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8:30 Tenuous Connections

It's Friday night so it's time to put on a playlist of music with a loose theme based off an even looser starting point.

In homage to King's Birthday Weekend, Todd Zaner is spinning tracks with a tenuous connection to the word king.

9:07 Nights Quiz

Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Todd Zaner as he dons his quiz master 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 This Weekend: Kerikeri's Parrot Place celebrates 21 years

Every Friday here on Nights, we take a look at some of the interesting things happening across our beautiful country in the weekend.

And on Monday - because that's still the weekend! - in Kerikeri, the Parrot Place is celebrating 21 years.

To celebrate, they're holding a fundraiser for the Bay of Islands Animal Rescue. 

Tyson Cosson is the manager of the Parrot Place, and he speaks to Todd Zaner.

9:20 Focus on Politics

In Focus on Politics this week, RNZ's deputy political editor Craig McCulloch takes a look at the coalition's first budget and the reaction.

9:35 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

Tonight, Dan Slevin is taking a look at the second season of Tokyo Vice, Freud's Last Session and the documentary Great Photo, Lovely Life.

10:17 The Kiwi country music capital is ready to put on a show

It's the biggest weekend in New Zealand Country Music as the best country musicians make their way to Gore for the annual Gold Guitar Awards.

Judging for the awards started today with the major winners announced on Sunday night.

Speaking to Nights from Gore is country artist and judge Kayla Mahon

10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson

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

Tonight, he's got music from haunting folk duo West of Roan, eclectic Spanish duo Pedro de Dios & Antonio Fernandez and a track from Onehunga hip hop collective SWIDT; See What I Did There?

11:07 Revisiting Womad 2017

WOMAD Encore is a weekly programme featuring live recordings from a selection of International and local musicians captured by the RNZ Music team at WOMAD Taranaki.

This week's encore performance features local troubadour Marlon Williams performing on the Bowl Stage in New Plymouth back in 2017.