Nights for Monday 24 March 2025

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 Early Goldie goes under the hammer

This evening a piece of New Zealand art history went under the hammer.

The painting Souvenirs from the Field of Battle by Charles Frederick Goldie was painted in 1890 when the artist was 20.

135 years later it's being sold by Webb's Auction House.

It is one of Goldie's earliest works and is recognised as his first masterpiece.

To find out more Emile speaks to Webb's director of art Emily Gardener.

8:45 The Reading

Tonight we have the first part of a new reading set in and around Wellington in 1839 as Colonel William Wakefield and his fellow settlers discover the reality of life in a new land.

Written by one of New Zealand's best-selling novelists Jenny Pattrick, Harbouring is told by Alex Greig and Amy McClean.

9:05 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.

9:25 Whakataukī of the Week with Rob Mokaraka 

Every Monday on Nights, we invite a guest to share a whakataukī - a Māori proverb - that's meaningful to them.

Tonight we're joined by playwright, actor and mental health advocate Rob Mokaraka (Ngāpuhi and Ngāi Tūhoe).

9:35 Sports science: How we keep getting faster, stronger, better  

Tauranga boy Sam Ruthe at just 15-years old has become the youngest person ever to run a 4-minute mile.

As we learn more about how to push the human body to perform at its best, will we keep breaking records and running faster forever into the future?

Dr Craig Harrison is a Research Associate with AUT's Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand and the founder of the Athlete Development Project, fostering talented athletes between the ages of twelve and twenty.

Craig joins Emile in our Auckland studio.

10:17 What did the Prime Minister achieve in India? And what happens now? 

Free trade negotiations between New Zealand and India are set to restart following the Prime Minister's five-day visit to India.  

Dan Brunskill is interest.co.nz's political and economics reporter based in the Parliamentary Press Gallery.

He travelled with the delegation and joins Emile on Nights to discuss how it all went. 

10:30 Sports with Bryan Waddle 

Bryan Waddle joins Nights to talk sports including the All Whites’ attempt to reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the recent passing of genuine rugby legend Grizz Wyllie. Liam Lawson has competed in two Formula One races so far this season – Emile and Bryan discuss how he’s fared so far.

10:45 BBC World Lookahead with Jonathan Frewin 

Nights crosses over to our friends at the BBC to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally including the snap election called by Canadian prime minister Mark Carney. 

11:07 Nashville Babylon

Every week on Nashville Babylon Mark Rogers presents the very best in country, soul and rock 'n' roll. 

This week there are birthday tunes for Aretha Franklin and Nick Lowe, blues courtesy of Buster Benton and Big Maybelle plus a reggae classic from the Abyssinians.