Nights for Thursday 15 May 2025
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A boost for brewers
10:50 PM.Some good news to come out of President Trump's tariff wars - local brewers like Taranaki's Three Sisters - are reporting an increase in beer sales to China. Why are our brews so popular? Read more Audio
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In the extreme
10:30 PM.Imagine if the SIS declared one of NZ's elected parties an extremist organisation - sparking calls to have it banned. Historian Katja Hoyer explains why this is happening in Germany. Read more Audio
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The price of dairy
10:18 PM.Butter, cheese and milk are the biggest drivers of the rise in food prices, with butter alone soaring 65%. NZX dairy analyst Rosalind Crickett tells us why. Read more Audio
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The King of Helsinki noir
9:35 PM.Antti Tuomainen writes grisly crime novels from his home in one of the happiest countries on Earth: Finland -- only he makes them funny. Deeply, darkly funny. Read more Audio
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The C-Word and why it is still so offensive
8:30 PM.The use of the C-word has sparked quite a debate this week. Language expert, Andreea Calude explains the evolution of swearing. Read more Audio
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8.10 The House
In our regular feature on the business of Parliament, The House, Phil Smith provides an analysis of the Speaker's ruling regarding next Tuesday's debate on the controversial privileges report.
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.
8:30 The C-Word and why it is still so offensive
The use of the C-word has sparked quite a debate this week.
The Workplace Relations Minister Brooke Van Velden dropped the C-bomb in the House yesterday - becoming the first MP ever to do so.
She said the word in protest over the slur being used against her and other female ministers in a column by The Post on pay equity.
Language expert and Associate Professor, Andreea Calude from Waikato University talks to Emile Donovan about the use of the C-word and the evolution of swearing.
Photo: Supplied
8:45 The Reading
The myriad trials and satisfactions of parenting get the once over in part eight of Someone's Wife, written and read by Linda Burgess.
9:08 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.
9:35 The King of Helsinki noir
Described by critics as the “King of Helsinki Noir”, Antti Tuomainen was an award-winning copywriter before making his debut as a suspense author in 2007 Photo: SUPPLIED
Antti Tuomainen writes grisly crime novels from his home in one of the happiest countries on Earth: Finland -- only he makes them funny. Deeply, darkly funny.
His success took off in 2016 with "The Man Who Died". Now, he's got a blockbuster movie adaptation in the works with American screen giant Steve Carrell, for his book "The Rabbit Factor".
His latest book, 'The Burning Stones' is murder meets sauna.
Antti talks his own brand of noir with Emile.
The Burning Stones was listed as Book of the Year in The Sunday Times and The Guardian, and TV and film adaptations of his other work abound. Photo: SUPPLIED
10:18 The price of dairy
If you've noticed food prices seem even more expensive, you're not wrong.
New figures from Stats NZ show they increased 3.7% in the year to April.
Butter, cheese and milk were the biggest drivers of the rise, with butter alone soaring 65%.
NZX dairy analyst Rosalind Crickett talks to Emile about why our dairy is so expensive.
Photo: 123RF
10:30 In the extreme
Imagine if the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service declared one of the parties currently in Parliament an extremist organisation - sparking calls to have the party banned altogether.
Well that's exactly what's happening in Germany.
The far-right German political party, Alternative for Germany or AfD has been classified as an extremist organisation by the country's domestic intelligence agency based on its anti-immigration and anti-Muslim views. The party was previously classified as a suspected extremist group.
Katja Hoyer is a German-British historian, journalist and author of Beyond the Wall: East Germany.
She talks to Emile about what this re-designation could mean for the second largest party in the German parliament.
Co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Alice Weidel. Photo: SOEREN STACHE / AFP
10:45 A boost for brewers
Some good news to come out of President Trump's tariff wars - local brewers are reporting an increase in beer sales to China.
Joe Emans is the founder of Three Sisters Brewery in Taranaki.
He speaks to Emile about why our brews are so popular.
Photo: 123rf.com
11:07 The Mixtape
Maggie Tweedie speaks to folk musician Hannah Everingham.
Known for her warm melodic storytelling, Hannah's sophomore album Siempre Tiene Flores is making waves. Released in 2024, this record brings a unique blend of soft Latin-inspired guitar and gentle percussion, paired with introspective lyrics and playful humour.
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
