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10:18 PM.The title was taken away in 2019 by a village in the north of Wales called Harlech who claimed the title for their street Ffordd Pen Llech, but Dunedin surveyor Toby Stoff has put history right. Read more Audio

9:40 PM.Nights' resident screen critic reviews The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024), Christmas horror-comedy It's A Wonderful Knife (2023), and free streaming option British sci-fi Attack the… Read more Audio

9:15 PM.The Musica Balkanica Choir will be performing an evening of Christmas carols from Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine and beyond this Saturday night. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.If you were in Auckland this week the probability of running into a mathematician was higher than the mean. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Deborah Chambers KC is one of New Zealand's leading trust, litigation and relationship property lawyers and speaks to Emile Donovan about de facto relationships. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Today it was announced that after more than 90 years of operations the Youth Hostel Association of New Zealand, also known as the YHA New Zealand, had gone into liquidation. Where do all the bunk beds… Read more Audio

9:35 PM.After 25 years, the iconic 'found footage' film is being re-released in the form its producers originally intended. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Saudi Arabia is set to host the 2034 FIFA Men's World Cup, but the decision has sparked accusations of "sportswashing" from critics who point to the country's human rights record. Read more Audio

10:40 PM.Resident Nights screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to debate whether the glittering age of the moviestar is over. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Tango dancer and dance teacher Kelly Poon joins Emile Donovan to answer all your questions about the tango. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.University of Canterbury Associate professor of engineering David Dempsey joins Emile Donovan to discuss how significant Greymouth Petroleum's find is. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Classics enthusiast and educator Ben Jackson joins Emile Donovan to get in the festive spirit with a look back at some of ancient Greece and Rome's unique festivals. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Nicolas Lupacchino crafts the natural world out of metal, bringing raw material to (wild) life. He speaks to Maggie Tweedie about his journey from Belgium to Aotearoa and sculpture. Read more Audio, Gallery

10:30 PM.YouTube megastars Dan & Phil will be coming to Aotearoa next week with a live show full of scandalous stories. For those who don't know them - these two Brits, Dan & Phil, INVENTED being internet… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Security analyst for NCRI and investigative journalist Travis Hawley has been tracking the online reaction to the  shooting of  US health insurance CEO Brian Thompson and subsequent revelation of the… Read more Audio

9:30 PM.New Zealand Herald's deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan is here to talk ferries, fast track legislation and privatising Kiwibank. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Bumble bees - so many things we want to know - but pressingly, where do they sleep?

Joining us to talk about the endearing bumble bee is Dr James Sainsbury - the  leader of  Plant and Food research's… Read more Audio

The BBC's Jonathan Frewin looks at some of the events making headlines internationally.

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10:30 PM.Otago Daily Times sports reporter Kayla Hodge joins Emile Donovan to talk all things sport.  Read more Audio

Former Labour leader and United Nations worker David Shearer joins Nights to explain the latest in Syria. 

NZ Association of Scientist's Dr. Troy Baisden joins us to cover the latest changes to the Marsden Fund.

Architectural designer, writer and housing advocate Jade Kake shares a whakatauki. 

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Finn Johansson informs, educates and entertains us with an array of eclectic music, featuring Las Tetas, Cole Pulice + Hunter Schafer and Gaytheist. 

With beach season upon us we discuss people getting themselves into mischief in the water, often through over-estimating their own abilities, men in particular.  Surf-lifesaving general manager Andy

9:30 PM.Tonight critic Dan Slevin covers The Movie Teller (Scherfig, 2023), Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways, and Hunting Aotearoa.   Audio