Nights for Wednesday 9 April 2025

8.10 The House

Tonight on our Parliament show - The House - Louis Collins looks at the Health sectors Annual Review debate, in which the current minister and the former minister went tit-for-tat.

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.

Follow this podcast

8:30 Is this the world's largest collection of Robert Muldoon memorabilia?

It's your chance to own a decent chunk of our political history. Palmerston North man James Pettengell is selling his extensive collection of Robert Muldoon memorabilia, or as he calls it, 'Piggyarna'.

The collection includes an order of service from the former Prime Minister's funeral, a YMCA soccer club photo, a Robert Muldoon gnome and props from the McPhale and Gatsby show.

It's all up on TradeMe right now, but you better get in quick: the auction closes at 10:45 pm tonight.

Emile Donovan chats to the man who put it all together.

8:45 The Reading

Part eleven of Harbouring by Jenny Pattrick , told by Amy McClean and Ni Dekkers-Reihana.

A historical novel set in Wellington in 1839. Huw, a Welsh immigrant and procurer of Maori land, working for Colonel Wakefield; his wife, Martha, travelling by boat to meet her husband; and a woman, Hineroa, who has become a slave to Te Rauparaha after losing her tribe in battle.    

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.

9:30 Midweek Mediawatch

Hayden Donnell speaks to Emile Donovan about the purchase of Mediaworks, ongoing media coverage of Green MP Benjamin Doyle and the financial impact of Fake News.  

10:17 A win for farmers: Wool to be used in new government builds and renovations

Pure wool is synonymous with fluffy sheep, baby booties and well, heartland New Zealand - but the reality is that the industry has long struggled against the rise of artificial alternatives.  

So it's not surprising that today's government announcement mandating the use of woolen fibres in new government builds and renovations that meet certain budget thresholds is cause for industry celebration.  

Kara Biggs is the General Manager for Campaign for Wool NZ and she speaks to Emile Donovan

10:30 The Last Hard Bastard on Earth

Australian comedian, Heath Franklin, is bringing his show, "Chopper: The Last Hard Bastard on Earth", to towns and cities all across New Zealand next month.

He joins Emile Donovan to reflect on twenty years of doing Chopper, being known as 'the sweary comedian', and his story of actually meeting Chopper Read.

Check out tour dates here.

10:45 Thousands of items made from endangered species confiscated at the border

You may not have heard the acronym CITES before, but last year more than 6,000 items were seized and surrendered under its watch.

CITES stands for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and it monitors and regulates the international movement of items made from protected species.

Mark Ryan is the Department of Conservation's Border Operations Team Lead and he speaks to Emile about what's being confiscated at the border.

11:07 Pocket Edition

This week on Pocket Edition, Maggie Tweedie introduces us to new music from Israel Starr, The Hongi Slicker and Lucy Dacus.