Nights for Wednesday 14 February 2024
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When something private goes public - the danger of group chats
10:45 PM.A nurse who called a colleague an offensive name in a private group chat lost their job after their comments made their way back to the person being talked about. Read more Audio
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Red admiral butterfly wins Bug of the Year
10:30 PM.After nearly 17,000 votes, the kahukura beat out stiff competition from the giant wētā and black cockroach-hunter wasp. Read more Audio
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Port Hills blaze: Selwyn's civil defence controller Murray Washington
10:18 PM.Murray Washington gives Nights a recap of the day's developments and says firefighting efforts will continue into the night. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch
9:35 PM.Colin Peacock recaps New Zealand supermarkets' rodent problems, Tucker Carlson's Vladimir Putin interview, and some controversial Waitangi Day interviews. Read more Audio
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Port Hills blaze: Evacuated residents receive briefing
9:33 PM.RNZ reporter Anna Sargent gives Nights the latest from the Halswell Community Centre. Read more Audio
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Myth Takes: Love and romance in the ancient world
9:20 PM.Nights resident classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson takes us on a Valentines Day jaunt through myths and legends. Read more Audio
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Port Hills blaze: MetService forecast for Christchurch
8:30 PM.MetService forecaster Heath Gullery gives Nights an update on the weather over the next few days. Read more Audio
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Port Hills blaze: Resident Stu Oldham
7:50 PM.Stu Oldham talks to Nights with helicopters flying above his Port Hills home. Read more Audio
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Port Hills blaze: Environment Canterbury councillor Deon Swiggs
7:40 PM.Deon Swiggs updates Nights on the fire and reflects on the last big fire almost exactly seven years ago. Read more Audio
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Port Hills blaze: Scion wildfire scientist Shana Gross
7:30 PM.Scion wildfire scientist Shana Gross updates Nights on the conditions in the Port Hills. Read more Audio
7:12 At The Movies
Simon Morris looks at Force of Nature, the hit sequel to Australian cop story The Dry, and a Brazilian tale of crime and poverty, Charcoal. And Dan Slevin talks to American director Todd Haynes about his new film May December.
7:45 The Reading
Tonight, it's 'Sleeping Dogs' by New Zealand writer Judith White.
One night in Marseilles a NZ woman impulsively abandons her husband when he admits to an affair six years earlier.
Alone in the city at night she is left to consider her options.
(left) Pierre Puget Vieille Charité Marseilles; (right) Interior of dome Vieille Charité, Marseilles Photo:
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 Koroi Hawkins.
Photo: RNZ / Jeff McEwan
8:30 BBC Health Check
The challenge of distributing vaccinations in challenging environments.
News of a study that suggests that up to 10% of patients diagnosed with dementia might actually have cirrhosis of the liver.
As Chinese new year is celebrated around the world, we look at a foodstuff that is synonymous with the celebrations - eggs.
And it's a frustrating week for journalist Mike Powell as he continues his journey towards a kidney transplant.
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.
The quiz is themed - find out more about tonight's theme on Nights' Facebook page.
9:15 Myth Takes with Ben Jackson
For the first time this year, it's time for Myth Takes - our monthly classics talk.
On the second Wednesday of every month we'll be joined by classics educator and enthusiast, Ben Jackson.
And because it's Valentines Day, today we're talking love and romance: including the myths of Orpheus and Eurydice, the real Cupid, and the birth of the goddess of beauty, Venus.
Photo: 123rf
9:30 Midweek Mediawatch
Colin Peacock is in the Wellington studio to recap the big media stories of the week, including the multiplying reports of rodents in supermarkets, former Fox News presenter Tucker Carlson's interview with Russian president Vladimir Putin, and a round-up of inflammatory interviews from Waitangi.
Photo: AFP / Pool
10:17 When something private goes public - the danger of group chats
A nurse who called a colleague an offensive name in a private group chat lost their job after their comments made their way back to the person being talked about.
The Employment Relations Authority has denied the nurse's bid to be reinstated after he claimed it was an auto-correct mistake.
While the decision will be challenged it has brought to the forefront the blurred line between work and private life - and how what we say in private might come back to haunt us.
HR expert and Professor of Management and Māori Business at AUT University Jarrod Haar joins Emile Donovan.
Photo: 123RF
10.30 Kahukura wins Bug of the Year 2024
It was a big day for the entomologically inclined out there.
Not only is Feburary 14 the international day of love, it is also the day the winner of New Zealand's Bug of the Year is announced.
This year nearly 17,000 bug lovers voted for their favourite insect, with ballots being cast for everything from the Mt Arthur Giant Wētā to the Ngaro wīwī Black Cockroach-hunter Wasp.
Nights resident bug enthusiast and science communicator Morgane Merien joins Emile Donovan to discuss the winner: the kahukura red admiral butterfly.
Red Admiral Butterfly Photo: supplied
11:07 Pocket Edition
Today marks one year on from Cyclone Gabrielle and also the day of love.
In Pocket Edition this week Maggie Tweedie plays love songs with a twist of fresh boogie and funk for a late night after dinner treat. We meet the mastermind behind Pub Choir, a new phenomenon which asks people to sing and be jolly.