Games
Kiwi Esport athletes ready to take on Olympic challenge
NZ Esports CEO Jonathan Jansen says Kiwi athletes are ready to take on the Olympic Esports Games in 2025. Audio
A half century of basement fantasy
Players of this complex and very social game have been fighting monsters and weaving fantastical stories for half a century. Audio
Ukrainian refugee turns Otago chess champion
Otago Chess club on Maitland St, Dunedin is the countries oldest incorporated society. One of it's newest members is Ukrainian Alex Nedyhalov. Alex left the Ukraine - escaping via occupied Crimea -… Audio
Smart tech to break a habit
As gambling gets more sophisticated, researchers are planning a counter-attack using smart technology. Audio
Shower Thoughts: Why are mobile video game adverts so annoying?
You know the ones: a poorly-designed human avatar waving at you to save their house from burning down, or a mesmerising barrel-shooting game that inevitably leads to someone being squashed by a giant… Audio
Playing with Dragons
Dungeons and Dragons is having a moment - again. But why? AUT student Ellie Marsden asks what she's missing. Audio
Government cash for New Zealand's struggling gaming sector
Why the most profitable sector of the entertainment industry will get handouts from the government. Audio
Decades-old Lego keeps washing up on the UK coastline
Tracey Williams lives on the beach in Cornwall, where nearly three decades ago, a storm led to a cargo ship spilling masses of LEGO parts into the sea. She's been documenting her finds for years. Audio
The unhinged mobile game ads flooding social media
Seen the ads of a stinky girl covered in mud? Chances are you've heard of Project Makeover.
Call a mathematician, we've got a Monty Hall problem
During the Nights quiz, when eliminating one of the three options, we encountered the classic Monty Hall problem. If given the opportunity, should you switch your choice? Audio
Catan National Championships about to take place
The New Zealand Catan National Championships take place on June 1st and 2nd at Wellycon. Audio
You're it! The Outback town where adults play a month-long game of tag
In the heart of the of Queensland Outback lies the small town of Longreach, adults are running around hiding from each other - for weeks at a time. Audio
Iconic Game Boy console turns 35
While the Game Boy would eventually be surpassed by newer, faster and better consoles, its cultural impact was huge: even today, it's sought after by collectors, with original games and the console… Audio
The Kiwi rolling out the World Marbles Champs
After helming her fifth British and World Marbles Championships, Julia McCarthy-Fox is packing up the little glass balls for another year. The annual event – held every Good Friday in an English pub… Audio
Auckland test cricket venue proposal divides opinion
The Black Caps have beaten South Africa two - nil in their recent test series, and fans are gearing up for the much anticipated Australian series.
But test cricket fans in Auckland are once again… Audio
Kapiti Kite Festival getting ready to soar
Colourful kites of all shapes and sizes will be flying high at the Otaki Kite Festival this weekend. Festival director Kirsty Doyle joins Jesse to tell us what's happening at the annual event which is… Audio
Celebrating video game music
Self-confessed music nerd Jeremy McLean takes Nights through the influence video games has on music - and vice-versa. Audio
What's this 'Pokémon with guns' that everyone's talking about?
Review - Palworld has sold more than eight million copies in its first week. Pratik Navani explains why people are excited - and outraged - by the game.
New Dunedin game lets kids make their own comic strips
A blobfish catching the bus. A goat and a possum arguing on the moon. A worm detective solving a ghost mystery. These are all possibilities in a new local game. Audio
