Nights for Friday 29 November 2024
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
10:45 PM.Tonight, music from WAIWHAI, Haley Heynderickx and Jeff Parker ETA IVtet. Read more Audio
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Concerts at Eden Park set to double
10:18 PM.Auckland's Eden Park stadium will finally be able to host twelve major concerts each year after their resource consent was approved. Read more Audio
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Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
9:40 PM.Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to review the new films Taki Rua Theatre - Breaking Barriers & Moana 2, the miniseries Agatha All Along and the Tom Cruise classic Edge of… Read more Audio
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This Weekend: St Andrew's Day
9:15 PM.Tonight we're heading to the Edinburgh of the South, Dunedin, where they're getting set to celebrate their annual St Andrew's Day celebrations. Read more Audio
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.
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 written for movies.
Featuring:
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith
Bright Eyes by Art Garfunkel
Going Home by Mark Knopfler - requested by Janet
Morning After by Maureen McGovern
Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey - requested by Hilary
Theme from New York, New York by Frank Sinatra
Paris, Texas by Ry Cooder - requested by Maureen
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: St Andrew's Day
Every Friday, we bring you some of the most interesting events and happenings coming up in Aotearoa this weekend.
Tonight we're heading to the Edinburgh of the South, Dunedin, where they're getting set to celebrate their annual St Andrew's Day celebrations.
Pipers Photo: Royal New Zealand Pipe Band Association
9:20 Focus on Politics
In Focus on Politics, RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch sits down with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to reflect on his first year in charge.
9:30 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to review the new films Taki Rua Theatre - Breaking Barriers & Moana 2, the miniseries Agatha All Along and the Tom Cruise classic Edge of Tomorrow
10:17 Concerts at Eden Park set to double
Auckland's Eden Park stadium will finally be able to host twelve major concerts each year after their resource consent was approved.
The stadium has been limited to six events only since 2021.
Auckland Councillor Richard Hills has been a big supporter of raising the cap and joins Emile Donovan.
Tens of thousands of people turned out to Coldplay at Eden Park earlier this month. Photo: Tom Grut
10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson
He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.
Tonight, his got music from WAIWHAI, Haley Heynderickx and Jeff Parker ETA IVtet.
11:07 Lost and Found with Tony Stamp
This week Tony Stamp shares some rediscovered musical gems. Featuring tunes from The Fall, Fazerdaze, The Zombies, and more…
