Nights for Tuesday 11 February 2025
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Motu Move transport finally on the horizon
10:45 PM.It's taken long time but finally there will be one card to rule them all - bus and public transport services that is. Motu Move is a contactless fare payment system which will eventually be able to be… Read more Audio
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All Blacks vs the billionaire
10:30 PM.It all seems quite surreal but New Zealand Rugby announced today it was taking sponsor INEOS owned by billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who is also a part owner of Manchester United football club. The… Read more Audio
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Long-time victim advocate now NZ's chief victims adviser
10:17 PM.Ruth Money has been appointed as New Zealand's new Chief Victims Adviser. She speaks to Mark Leishman. Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: Why do humans cry?
9:35 PM.Tonight we're exploring crying and why we shed tears. Mark Leishman speaks to Dr Robert Munn from the University of Otago's Department of Anatomy. Read more Audio
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Tech Talk with Finn Hogan
9:25 PM.We're joined again by Nights' resident tech correspondent, Finn Hogan whos taking a look at a new study from Microsoft which found AI makes human cognition "atrophied and unprepared, an AI safety… Read more Audio
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Are the days of the humble coin numbered?
8:30 PM.US President Donald Trump has instructed the US treasury to stop producing new pennies. Peter Eccles of Eccles Coins and Banknotes joins the show. Read more Audio
8:10 The House
Tonight on our Parliament show - the House - Phil Smith runs through the various layers of rules that might apply to a naughty MP.
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 Are the days of the humble coin numbered?
US President Donald Trump has found a new cost-saving measure -- literally penny-pinching.
He has instructed the US treasury to stop producing new pennies, saying the one cent coin actually costs THREE cents to make!
We wondered how can that be -- so Mark Leishman gets to the bottom of this with Auckland-based numismatist -- that's a coin expert -- Peter Eccles of Eccles Coins and Banknotes.
Photo: 123rf
8:45 The Reading: Civilisation - twenty places on the edge of the world by Steve Braunias
Today's reading comes from Civilisation - twenty places on the edge of the world by Steve Braunias. In today's reading Steve rides 'shotgun' with the Mosgiel-Taieri community patrol.
9:07 Nights Quiz
Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Mark Leishman 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.
9:25 Tech Talk with Finn Hogan
We're joined again by Nights' resident tech correspondent, Finn Hogan whos taking a look at a new study from Microsoft which found AI makes human cognition “atrophied and unprepared, an AI safety summit in Paris and Elon Musk makes a surprise bid to buy OpenAI.
9:35 Shower Thoughts: Why do humans cry?
This is where we find an expert to answer curious questions about the world and why it is the way it is...
Tonight we're exploring a very human act which will shivers down any parents spine.
We are of course talking about crying and why us humans, not just babies, shed tears.
To help us with that question, Mark Leishman speaks to Dr Robert Munn from the University of Otago's Department of Anatomy.
10:17 Long-time victim advocate now New Zealand's chief victims adviser
Ruth Money has been appointed as New Zealand's new Chief Victims Adviser.
The appointment was announced yesterday by Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith.
Ruth Money has been a victim advocate for over a decade, and was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services in the 2020 New Years honours.
She speaks to Mark Leishman.
Independent Victim Advocate, Ruth Money Photo: Stephanie Creagh Photography
10:30 All Blacks vs the billionaire
It all seems quite surreal but New Zealand Rugby announced today it was taking sponsor INEOS owned by billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who is also a part owner of Manchester United football club.
The NZR alleges the petrochemical company has breached its sponsorship agreement and failed to pay the first instalment of the 2025 sponsorship fee.t.
The sponsorship deal is believed to have been worth around eight million dollars a year.
So how did it all come to this and was it inevitable a deal with a billionaire with reputation for a reputation for being cut throat would end on unfavourable terms for New Zealand Rugby.
To help us answer that Mark Leishman speaks to RNZ digital sports reporter Jamie Wall.
British INEOS Group chairman Jim Ratcliffe Photo: AFP
10:45 Motu Move transport finally on the horizon
It's taken long time but finally there will be one card to rule them all - bus and public transport services that is.
Motu Move is a contactless fare payment system which will eventually be able to be used to pay for or buses, trains and ferries across Aotearoa
A trial is already underway in Christchurch and next year Wellingtonians will be some of the first in the country to try out this new system.
So to find out a bit more about all this and why it's a cause for celebration Mark Leishman talks to Greater Wellington Regional Councillor and public transport advocate Thomas Nash.
Photo: Thomas Nash
11:07 Worlds of Music
Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots.
