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10:45 PM.Otago sports fanatic Stephen Gibson, also known to many as Stephen from Dunedin, has always dreamed of sitting in the crowd at an NBA basketball game. A fundraiser has made it a reality. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Chef Paddy Rietveld has just returned to New Zealand after spending a year at Scott Base cooking up meals for the few residents there. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Professor Brendon O'Connor is from the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. Originally from New Zealand, he is the author of seven books on anti-Americanism and an expert in US… Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Currently 1251 boats are listed as stolen with NZ Police. They can be easy to steal and difficult to reunite with their owners. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Waikato-based Martin Van Tiel owns Van Tiel Pyrotechnics - and has been responsible for some of the biggest fireworks displays New Zealand has seen, including the Auckland Millennium celebration and… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.A survey of men who have had prostate cancer treatment shows 93 percent experience erectile dysfunction, with many saying they felt robbed of their confidence and their mental health took a hit. Read more Audio

9:40 PM.Newsroom.co.nz's political editor Laura Walters joins Emile Donovan from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the eve of the US presidential election. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Professor Anna Brown is the chair of Massey University Press, and was the convening judge of the Publishers Assocation of New Zealand's Book Design Awards this year. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.BBC World reporter Pete Ross joins Emile Donovan to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally, including crucial polls on the cusp of the US Presidential election, the… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to recap some historic sporting moments that took place over the weekend, including New Zealand's cricketing performance in India, and the landmark… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.University of Canterbury lecturer Mike Grimshaw says students are turning up to university unable to adequately read, write, or think independently. Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Erin Macdonald has a PhD in astrophysics. For the past five years, she has been the official science consultant for the Star Trek universe. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Born and raised in south Taranaki, he has just published a new book, a short story collection called Pātea Boys, which is written in two halves: one in English, the other in te reo Māori. Read more Audio

11:06 PM.The Mighty Aotearoa Alternative Awards, the biggest night of the year for student radio, are being held tomorrow night in Ōtautahi, Christchurch. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Tonight, he's got new tracks from Tyler, The Creator, Dialup Ghost and Luke Wyland. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.After months of back-and-forth, good-natured trash-talking from fans on both sides, New Zealand's two professional football teams face off in their first match tomorrow afternoon in Wellington. Read more Audio

9:40 PM.Nights' resident film and television critic Dan Slevin is back for another week and tonight he's casting his eye on the quintessential monster movie franchise Godzilla, which turns 70 years old this… Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Tonight we're heading to Gisborne - not for a wine or music festival - but for some spring cleaning! Read more Audio

10:50 PM.The lenticular cloud formation is named the Taieri Pet because locals took a shining to the special shape. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Newsroom.co.nz's Jonathan Milne started investigating Kiwi start-up AG1 after hearing their ads on countless American podcasts, and finding their products weren't easily available in New Zealand. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Lawyer Graeme Edgeler discusses how New Zealand treats hate speech symbols like Nazi insignia, after ACT Party leader David Seymour said he wouldn't back a ban. Read more Audio

9:40 PM.New Zealanders tend to be skeptical of Halloween as an imported, consumerist tradition that has no connection with our society. But its roots are deeper than many realise. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.University of Waikato senior lecturer in philosophy Dan Weijers unpacks the role of technology in making our lives easier, and whether we rely on tech too much. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.The local version of the popular board game features Dunedin landmarks, like Saint Clair Beach, Otago University, and even the University student haunt, Castle Street. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.For the first time in eight years, Great Barrier Island will have a visiting dentist, which means people who can't afford to fly to Auckland will now have the chance to seek treatment. Read more Audio