Nights for Thursday 14 November 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.

Featuring:

Highwayman by The Highwaymen - requested by Sonia

Thank You Mr Poobah by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - requested by Levi

Street Haunting by Jess Cornelius - requested by Anonymous

8:45 The Reading

Tonight's reading is short story The Atlas Game from writer, editor and tutor, Liz Breslin, read by Peter Hayden.

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 Joel MacManus' longest commute 

Friend of the show, The Spinoff's Wellington Editor Joel MacManus, has just travelled the length of the country — from Oban on Stewart Island to the North of the North — using only public transport.

He shares his trials and tribulations with Emile Donovan.

9:35 Pete Majendie on deafness, tea, and being part of Christchurch's story

Artist Pete Majendie’s work 185 Empty White Chairs has stood in Christchurch for over a decade honouring those who died in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

As well as being an artist, he is a comedian and writer, and has published a memoir A Deaf in the Family containing stories from his upbringing in Christchurch the 1950s and 60s.

Pete joins Emile with tales of urban misadventure, laughter, and tragedy.

10:17 What's going on with our EV market?

Richard Edwards was just at the Sydney International Electric Vehicle show where he got a preview of vehicle models, many manufactured by Chinese companies, which will very likely be seen on New Zealand roads soon.

He is managing editor of the Auto Media group – the publisher of EVs and Beyond and AutoTalk magazines – and joins Emile to share how the EV market has responded to some big recent policy changes.

10:30 Are dating apps aggravating our loneliness crisis? 

Siân Boyle is a London-based freelance writer and journalist who has been investigating dating apps.

In a recent article she looked at whether technology meant to make dating easier is actually leading to more loneliness and frustration. 

10:45 The Rainbow Warrior's last voyage  

The bombing of The Rainbow Warrior in 1985 shocked the world and galvanised New Zealand’s growing anti-nuclear movement.

The Last Voyage of the Rainbow Warrior is a new six-part podcast co-produced by RNZ Podcasts and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio Australia.

Host James Nokise joins Emile.

11:07 The Mixtape

Our guest on the RNZ Mixtape is author, artist and writer Megan Dunn.