Nights for Wednesday 2 October 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: Soon

Episode 3 of our reading adapted from Charlotte Grimshaw's novel 'Soon'.

A political thriller set over the summer holidays at the Prime Minister's holiday house where his entourage jostles for position in their leader's court.

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 Agony Aunt Courtney Dawson

Nights' resident Agony Aunt Courtney Dawson is back for her monthly visit to answer listeners' problems.

9:30 Midweek Mediawatch

On our weekly Midweek Mediawatch catchup Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about there still being "life" in broadcast television, cuts at Whakaata Māori and why both NZME and Stuff have struggled to attract audiences to their youth-focused podcasts.

10:17 Aotearoa's "for-purpose" sector in demand but underfunded

Increased demand for services, a strained funding environment and a cost of living crisis impacting those working on the front line.

That's just some of the findings from Community Networks Aotearoa's State of the Sector report, which looks at what's happening in the community, iwi, and voluntary sector.

Emile Donovan speaks to Liz Davies the deputy chair of the CNA executive committee about what is happening and how the sector can get through.

10:30 Queer as Folklore: The Hidden Queer History of Myths and Monsters

Sacha Coward has worked in museums and heritage for over 10 years.

He has run LGBTQ+ focused tours for museums, cemeteries, archives, and cities around the world. 

For the past three years, he has been freelancing as a historian, public speaker, and researcher.

Sacha speaks to Emile Donovan about his book Queer as Folklore, a celebration of the untold queer histories within myth and folklore.

10:45 Does New Zealand need an online dating code of conduct?

Online dating, particularly through apps like Tinder or Bumble, has become the main way people meet their partners

Now across the ditch in Australia an industry code for dating apps has been created governing how they protect users.

Online dating platforms have six months to become compliant with the voluntary code which will be reviewed in 2026 to determine whether it should become mandatory.

Emile Dovovan speaks to Emily Heazlewood founder of the homegrown dating app Amor, about whether a code needs to be established here in New Zealand.

11:07 Pocket Edition

On this week's Pocket Edition with Maggie Tweedie we hear fresh music from Spain, Paeroa and Poneke.

We meet an up-and-coming bluegrass banjo player and a new singer-songwriter making waves locally.