Nights for Friday 6 December 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.

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.

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 - Whakaari Waiata Concert:

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 Eastern Bay of Plenty where there Whakaari Waiata Concert will be hosted tomorrow at the Ōhope Beach Golf Links. The event marks the 5th anniversary of the Whakaari eruption.

As well as a concert, there is a the Hayden Marshall-Inman Memorial Golf Tournament which honours the island guide who was the first person confirmed dead in the eruption.

A charity auction is also being held which this year is a Vallkree electric bike custom painted by artist and activist Tame Iti who joins us on Nights. 

9.20 Focus on Politics

In Focus on Politics, the second ever scrutiny week has launched many headlines, but is it doing what it was meant to? RNZ Political Reporter Russell Palmer examines a nascent parliamentary process. 

9:35 Short Cuts  with Dan Slevin 

Tonight critic Dan Slevin covers The Movie Teller (Scherfig, 2023), Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways, and Hunting Aotearoa.  

10:17 The dangers of saving lives in the surf

With beach season upon us we discuss people getting themselves into mischief in the water, often through over-estimating their own abilities, men in particular.  Surf-lifesaving general manager Andy Kent joins us to explain. 

10:30 Out Lately with Finn Johansson

Finn Johansson informs, educates and entertains us with an array of eclectic music, featuring Las Tetas, Cole Pulice + Hunter Schafer and Gaytheist. 

11:07 Lost and Found 

Join Elliot Childs who's spinning some of his favourite Soul, Americana and Indie Rock songs in a new episode of Lost and Found