Nights for Tuesday 24 September 2024

8:10 The House

Tonight on our Parliament show - the House - Louis Collins looks at the establishment of a special select committee, which only happens once in a blue moon at Parliament. 
 

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:

Marnie and Ange perform their "sexy cowgirls" number while Rob contests the "hard hitting" event.

Tonight, part ten 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 Shower Thoughts: Why voices in older recordings sound so different to voices today?

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: Why voices in older recordings sound so different to voices today, is it just the technology or did people speak differently one hundred or even fifty years ago?

Professor Catherine Watson from the University of Auckland's Department of Electrical and Computing Engineering is an expert both speech science and speech technology and joins Emile Donovan to help us answer this aural query.

9:30 Politics by Night with Dan Brunskill

Interest.co.nz reporter Dan Brunskill talks to Emile Donovan about some of the major stories happening in politics this week, including

10:17 What is the role of the Police Commissioner and who's line for the top job?

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster is leaving the top job six months early to take up a new role heading a Social Investment Agency.

Senior Lecturer at the University of Canterbury and sociologist, Jarrod Gilbert joins Emile Donovan to discuss his tenure, who might be a good fit as a replacement and the political nature of the role.

10:30 The 'bystander effect': Would you step in to help? 

Earlier this year, a young schoolboy was verbally harassed and then attacked on an Auckland bus.

Out of over 10 people on the bus, only one intervened once the attack turned physical, a 75-year-old man  

Would you have stepped in? And if not, why not? This is called the 'bystander effect'. 

So why is it that we hold back in these situations? And can we expect to be supported should we be attacked in public?

Kirsten Tilleman is a PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering, Waipapa Taumata Rau/University of Auckland - and joins Emile Donovan.

10:45 Hamish McNeilly on why he's fallen in love with a rubbish app

Hamish is a senior reporter based in Dunedin for STUFF and has written essentially a love letter in the form of an article to the Dunedin City Council's Kerbside Collections App

The app, which was launched in July when the city rolled out its new collection scheme, has been downloaded more than 15,000 times. 

11:07 Worlds of Music

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

Tonight, music from Chlopcy Kontra Basia, Bosker, Shoukichi Kina, and British-Indian sitar player, Roopa Panesar.