Nights for Friday 22 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 Tenuous Connections

It's Friday night, so Nights is putting on a playlist of music with a loose theme based off an even looser starting point.

Tonight, it's songs about 1-10.

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 This Weekend: The New Zealand Pub Quiz Championships

Every Friday, we bring you some of the most interesting events and happenings coming up in Aotearoa this weekend.

Tonight, The New Zealand Pub Quiz Championships being held at Auckland's Eden Park with seventy-two teams of eight from across the country competing for the ultimate title.

Paul Watson from the defending champions, Trivia New Brew John, joins Emile Donovan.

9:20 Focus on Politics

In Focus on Politics tonight, Lillian Hanly looks back at the arrival of Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti at Parliament, and the political response to the tens of thousands of people who called for the coalition to "kill the bill."

9:30 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

Nights' resident film critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan with new picks for the weekend.

This week Dan is looking at Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (Gordon/Parreno, 2006) a football documentary in which 17 cameras follow one player for an entire match; Daughters (Patton/Rae, 2024), a powerful documentary about a group of incarcerated men preparing for a special "Daddy Daughter Dance" and the rare opportunity to spend quality time - and even touch - with their daughters; and Goodrich (Meyers-Shyer, 2024), a comedy/drama in which Michael Keaton plays an LA art dealer who realises that his selfishness has damaged his most important relationships.

 

10:18 Laser tag players coverge on Auckland for World Champs

The Zone Laser Tag World Championships are taking place in Auckland, kicking off this Sunday.

Rachel Scott is on the committee of Laser Sports New Zealand and joins Emile Donovan

10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson

Finn Johansson joins us with an array of eclectic music ahead of the weekend.

Tonight, he has music from Clipping, Johnny Coley and FKR Twiggs along with a pick from Nights host Emile Donovan. 

11:07 A History of Student Radio 

Tonight, we continue our journey through 45 years of student radio - the stars and bands who got their breaks, the politics, the music, the piracy and the 'No. 8 wire', sink or swim mentality.

In Part Four, we look at the years following 2000 and zoom in on those to come, considering the place of alternative independent radio in the ever-changing modern media landscape.