Nights for Thursday 12 September 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

Suspicion and jealousy are powerful drivers in our reading tonight.

We have part four of The Axeman's Carnival written by Catherine Chidgey and told by Nigel Collins 

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 In celebration of the moon

Saturday the 14th of September is International Observe the Moon Night.

A brainchild of NASA - this is a global event that encourages people to hold events all over the world to celebrate our moon - observe, appreciate and understand its connection to space science and human culture. 

Auckland Stardome's resident astronomer and astrophotographer Josh Aoraki joins Emile Donovan to discuss how the Moon came to be, how it impacts life here on Earth, its phases, and the maramataka (Māori lunar calendar).

9:35 The revival of typewriters 

Like the vinyl record, the typewriter has been making a comeback in recent years.

Elliot Brown from Clackers Clinic restores old typewriters so they can start a new life.

He joins Emile in the studio to chat about the revival of the typewriter.

10:17 What you need to know about Treaty principles

Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Otago Andrew Geddis joins Emile Donovan, 

10:30 Is the cowboy getting back in the saddle? Why western-genre movies are on the rise

It's been a while since the golden age of Western movies, but a few recent successes suggest it could be back on the rise.

Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog, of course filmed in New Zealand, and Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon have both been Best Picture nominees at the Oscars, and TV shows like Yellowstone and Westworld have millions of viewers worldwide.

Andrew Patrick Nelson is an historian of American cinema and culture. He's also the chief curator of the Museum of the West in Arizona. 

10:45 The appeal of a stiletto shaped bath

A property listing on Trade Me caught the eye of the Nights team this week.

The reason? A somewhat unique bathtub, in the shape of a giant stiletto shoe - which would look more at home in Hollywood, than the family home it graces in Porirua.

Of course, we were keen to find out more about this stiletto bath, and managed to track down the bath's owner, Felix Jaboon.

11:07 The Mixtape

Picking the music on the Mixtape is British comedian and children's author David Walliams.

He's touring New Zealand later this month, so he caught up with Charlotte Ryan from Music 101 to share his favourite songs.