Nights for Tuesday 4 June 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 Nights Jukebox

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

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

8:45 The Reading: Lisa's Story

Lisa's Story adapted as it is from Vincent O'Sullivan's novel All This By Chance focuses on Lisa and Fergus whose stories are inextricably intertwined though they only spent a few years together in the 1960's.

The story takes us with Lisa as she journeys through life and from NZ to London, Greece, Africa and Italy.

Tonight, the final episode.

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 Shower Thoughts: What are curlers doing when they sweep the ice

Have you ever had a burning question in the back of your mind that you just can't find the answer for, when suddenly, the noise in your brain clears and, in its place, appears the perfect thought.

That's a Shower Thought, and here on Nights we're aiming to answer those unshakeable questions lurking in the back of your mind.

Tonight's question: What are curlers doing when they sweep the ice

New Zealand Men's Curling team member Brett Sargon joins Nights to explain.

9:30 Nights Politics 

Newsroom political editor Laura Walters talks about some of the political issues of the moment.

Tonight, claims of census data misuse by Manurewa Marae and Government cuts in funding for data and insights across various ministries.

10:17 Recognising Palestine

Spain, Ireland and Norway last month officially recognised a Palestinian state.

Madrid, Dublin and Oslo said they sought to accelerate efforts to secure a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza. The three countries say they hope their decision will spur other European Union countries to follow suit.

But what is a state, and how does it differ from a 'nation'?

Dr Stephen Young, associate professor of Law at the University of Otago joins Emile Donovan.

10:30 Actor Jacob Rajan on the return of his one-man show 

Jacob Rajan is an actor and theatre maker

A member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to theatre, Jacob is the co-founder of one of New Zealand's most successful theatrical exports, Indian Ink Theatre Company.

He's back on the stage in his own one-man-play, Guru of Chai, fourteen years after it first premiered - playing seventeen different characters.

10:45 Are we sacrificing convenience over cultivating our own musical taste?

Never before in the history of human culture has there been such an abundance of choice available to us.

But are we sacrificing convenience over cultivating our own distinctive taste - and does that even matter? 

Dr Glenn Fosbraey is associate dean of humanities and social sciences at the University of Winchester in the UK.

Glenn has published various books, journal articles and chapters on the subjects of drama, song lyrics and popular music, he also runs the university's record label 'Splendid Fred Records.

11:07 Worlds of Music

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots.

Tonight, Ali Farke Touree and Toumani Diabates, Beth Gibbons, Manu Dibango and more.