Nights

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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8.45 The Reading

Tonight we begin a 12-part adaptation of Charlotte Grimshaw's political thriller Soon read by Michael Hurst.

The narrative of this gripping yarn spins around Simon Lampton, respected obstetrician and close friend of Prime Minister David Hallwright.

The action begins during the summer holidays at the Hallwright family's beachside compound and is populated by senior politicians and their families.

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.

The quiz is themed - find out more about tonight's theme on Nights' Facebook page.

9:15 Whakataukī of the Week with Tuhingaia Manihera

Every Monday here on Nights, to set the tone for the week ahead, we have a guest on to share a whakataukī - a Māori proverb - that resonates with them.

Tuhingaia Manihera was crowned best senior English speaker at this year's Ngā Manu Kōrero national high school speech competition.

She's the first Whangārei winner in 34 years and shares a whakataukī with Emile Donovan.

Mā te kimi ka kite, Mā te kite ka mōhio, Mā te mōhio ka mārama
Seek and discover. Discover and know. Know and become enlightened.

9:30 What life would look like on a planet with no night and day

There may be life on other planets, but it may not be life as we know it.

Planets in far off solar systems, with different stars in their orbit, might not have a day and night cycle, or seasons, like we do on Earth.

Would life on these planets need sunlight, or even sleep?

Maureen Cohen is a planetary and atmospheric scientist at The Open University and says aliens are likely to have evolved in vastly different conditions than humans, which means we struggle to imagine what life elsewhere in the universe might look like.

10:17 Kim Dotcom: Why has New Zealand spent 12 years trying to extradite him?

If you've spent any amount of time in New Zealand over the past 12 years it's been almost impossible to avoid the name Kim Dotcom.

The only thing standing between Dotcom and extradition is a judicial review, after an extradition order was signed by Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith in August.

So why has so much energy, time and money been spent trying to send the tech mogul to the United States?

To help answer that question Emile Donovan speaks with former University of Auckland law professor Bill Hodge.

10:30 Sports with Kayla Hodge

Otago Daily Times' sports reporter Kayla Hodge joins Nights to discuss the sports stories making the news.

Tonight she's looking at the Black Ferns latest loss, this time to Ireland. The Silver Ferns and their less-than-ideal start to the series with England and exciting times for women's basketball in New Zealand.

10:45 BBC World Lookahead

BBC World's Jonathan Frewin joins Emile Donovan to look at the events making headlines internationally.

Including the latest from the Middle East where Israel continues to target Hezbollah, Mexico's first female president is set to be inaugurated and another changing of the guard at NATO as new Secretary General Mark Rutte takes over the military alliance

11:07 Nashville Babylon

On this week's show there's classic rock 'n' roll from Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry, reggae from the Dubwood Allstars, new music from Jackson Browne plus a preview of Nadia Reid's New Zealand tour.