Nights for Tuesday 17 December 2024

8.10 The House

Tonight on our Parliament show - the House - a look at the new bills that began their life in Parliament - bills now open for public submissions.

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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8.25 Vanuatu earthquake

Maggie Tweedie speaks to RNZ Pacific's Caleb Fotheringham about the latest information coming out of Vanuatu following the large 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck earlier today.

8:35 Nights Jukebox

Maggie Tweedie 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: Budget Christmas

Alex Grieg reads the first part of Budget Christmas by Susan Pointon.

Dad has the kids coming to stay for Christmas but only has $67 till benefit day.

9:07 Nights Quiz

Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Maggie Tweedie as she dons her 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.

9:25 Shower Thoughts: How do you turn a black and white photo into colour?

Wellington, artist, photographer and colourist Brendan Graham joins Maggie Tweedie.

Brendan worked with historian Jock Phillips on the book Our Land in Colour which was a collection of 200 retouched and coloured photographs depicting life in Aotearoa New Zealand from 1860 to 1960.

9:40 Politics by Night with Laura Walters

Newsroom.co.nz's political editor Laura Walters joins Maggie Tweedie to discuss the Government's efforts to squeeze in all it can before MPs head off for the summer and what's in store for our politicians when they return next year.

9:50 North Island bird deaths not linked to bird flu

Hundreds of seabirds have been found washed up along the West Coast of the North Island in the past month or so.

As the H5N1 Bird Flu virus continues to spread around the world there were initial concerns that the migratory birds may have contracted the disease and brought it to New Zealand.

But further testing has ruled that out.

Maggie Tweedie speaks to DOC principal Science Advisor Graeme Taylor about what caused the deaths.

10:17 What's going on under the ground in Vanuatu?

A large 7.3 magnitude Pacific earthquake has caused significant damage to the New Zealand High Commission in Vanuatu.

The building also houses United States, French and United Kingdom embassies.

The quake, at a depth of 10km struck Port-Vila, the US Geological Survey says

Maggie Tweedie speaks to geophysicist Dr Kasper van Wijk from the University of Auckland, who was in Vanuatu last year looking at the volcano Mount Yasur, about the forces at play.

10:30 World's rebel women motorcyclists celebrated in new photography book

New Zealand photographer Alice Connew joins Maggie Tweedie from her home in Bristol.

10:45 Rare pounamu sold legally for the first time

Tahutahi pounamu is extremely rare and only found in the Cascade Plateau, South of Haast, on the West Coast of Te Wai Pounamu.

For the first time it will be sold to the public legally.

It is known for its vibrant green colour with white flecks, but its recent history has been marred by large scale thefts and the black-market trading.

To find out more about this special taonga Maggie Tweedie speaks to Kara Edwards from Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio.

11:07 Worlds of Music

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots.