Nights for Friday 28 March 2025
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
10:30 PM.He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Tonight, he's got music from IE, Deerhoof and Dylan Golden Aycock. Audio
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The return of Camp A Low Hum festival
10:17 PM.Ian Jorgensen is the mastermind behind the Camp A Low Hum festival, plus numerous tours and zines. He speaks to Maggie Tweedie about the potential return of Camp A Low Hum festival in 2027 and a novel… Read more Audio
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Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
9:35 PM.It's time for our weekly catchup with Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin. Read more Audio
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This Weekend: Australia & New Zealand Taiko Conference
8:30 PM.Every Friday on Nights, we look ahead to one of the many weird and wonderful events happening over the weekend. 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 This Weekend: Australia & New Zealand Taiko Conference
Every Friday on Nights, we look ahead to one of the many weird and wonderful events happening over the weekend.
Tonight we're heading to Upper Hutt for the Australia & New Zealand Taiko Conference.
Taiko drumming is an ancient Japanese performance art, and this weekend, enthusiasts from across Australia, New Zealand and beyond are descending on Silverstream for their annual conference.
Photo: Narukami Taiko
8:35 Tenuous Connections
It's Friday Night so it's time to put on a playlist of music with a loose theme based on an even looser starting point
Tonight it's songs . . .
9:07 Nights Quiz
Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Maggie Tweedie as she 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.
9:20 Focus on Politics
In Focus on Politics, Lillian Hanly looks back at a week filled with criticism of the police, and of Green MP Tamatha Paul.
Photo: RNZ
9:35 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
It's time for our weekly catchup with Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin.
Tonight, Dan looks at The Return (in cinemas), Monsieur Spade (Sky Go) and Boiling Point (Māori+).
Photo: 123rf
10:17 The return of Camp A Low Hum festival
Ian Jorgensen is the mastermind behind the Camp A Low Hum festival, plus numerous tours and zines.
He speaks to Maddie Tweedie about the potential return of Camp A Low Hum festival in 2027 and a novel way of funding it.
Ian 'Blink' Jorgenson at Camp A Movement Photo: Yadana Saw
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, he's got music from IE, Deerhoof and Dylan Golden Aycock.
Finn Johansson Photo: Finnsoft Games
11:07 Nick Bollinger with Family Affair - Part 2
In the second of four programmes, Nick Bollinger conducts an informal survey of musical families, and features a few of his favourites.
Photo: Robert Cross
