Nights for Tuesday 30 July 2024

8:10 The House

The House looks at two major bills going through Parliament this week, two of them being debated today. 

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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8:30 Nights Jukebox

Emile Donovan plays your requests - as long as you've got a compelling reason, or a good story to go with it.

Send in your requests to nights@rnz.co.nz or text 2101.

8:45 The Reading: Billy Bird

Continuing our adaptation of 'Billy Bird', by Emma Neale.

The story centres on the behaviour of the young boy Billy, who becomes, well - birdlike after a family tragedy.

Here's Victoria Abbott reading 'Billy Bird'.

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 Shower Thoughts: Can bad smells make us sick?

Tonight's curious question: Are bad smells dangerous and can they make us sick?

To help answer this olfactory question is Professor Richard Newcomb, chief scientist at Plant & Food Research.

9:30 Politics by Night with Anna Whyte

Stuff senior political reporter Anna Whyte joins Emile Donovan to discuss internal ructions in the Green Party.

10:17 Call for Government help to memorialise thousands buried in unmarked graves

As part of the Abuse in Care inquiry, the Royal Commission recommended the Government appoint and fund an independent advisory group to investigate potential unmarked graves at the sites of psychiatric hospitals and social welfare institutions.

One of those sites is Sydenham Cemetery in Christchurch, where up to one thousand patients from Sunnyside Hospital are thought to have their remains in unmarked graves.

The local Community Board has now asked for Government support to identify those graves and ultimately memorialise the former patients.

Board member for Cashmere Keir Leslie talks to Emile Donovan about the situation.

10:30 One of Australasia's top 'dealmakers' on how to seal any deal

Corporate lawyer Reuben Woods has been named as one of the region's top dealmakers.

He has just been recognised by Australasian Lawyer and NZ Lawyer’s inaugural Dealmakers of the Year list.

Reuben has advised on some of New Zealand's most impactful transactions, including household names like Foodstuffs, TVNZ, and Warner Brothers Discovery.

He speaks to Emile Donovan about how to seal the legal when there's big money on the line.

10:45 Italian inventor of tiramisu dies aged 81

The man credited with the invention of the tiramisu has died aged 81.

Pastry chef Roberto Linguanotto, who also went by Loli, is said to have whipped up the layered coffee dessert in the 1970s in the Italian city of Treviso.

One man who knew his work well is Francesco Redi.

Francesco Redi is the founder and CEO of the Tiramisu World Cup, and he speaks to Emile Donovan from Italy.

11:07 Worlds of Music

Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots.