Nights for Monday 8 September 2025

8:10 Psychologist on likely effects of ordeal on Marokopa children

The three Marokopa children are safely in police custody after Tom Phillips was shot dead after a chase by police this morning.

Jayda, Maverick, and Ember, aged 12, 10, and 9, have spent nearly four years away from family and society.

Child psychologist Doctor Sarah Watson joins Emile Donovan to share insights into the journey to reintegrate the children.

8:20 What makes a good election hoarding?

We have four more weeks of looking at them, with election day on Saturday October 11.

Election hoardings should tell a voter who a candidate is and what they stand for, as simply and elegantly as possible. Do they all achieve this?

Todd Atticus is a designer who has penned plenty of election hoardings and joins Emile Donovan to discuss the bold, the beautiful, and the bizarre.

8:40 Sports with Jamie Wall

RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to recap a big weekend in sport.

Jamie looks at the All Blacks win against the Springboks at Eden Park, the US Open final and the Black Ferns big win over Ireland to put them into the Rugby World Cup quarter final.

8:40 BBC World Service Lookahead with Rob Hugh-Jones

We cross to our friends at the BBC World Service to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally. 

Tonight, Rob Hugh Jones covers this week's annual United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, the inauguration of Africa's largest hydro-electric dam. and the debate in the UK, about the siting of the new Chinese embassy. 

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.

9:25 John Campbell on second investigative series into Destiny Church

The second season of John Campbell's investigative series into Destiny Church, Under His Command, is out today on TVNZ+.

The first season interviewed 22 women (and one man) who were past or current members of Destiny Church, all anonymised, detailing their experiences of fear and faith under leader Brian Tamaki.

This season, men formerly involved with the Church's Man Up anti-violence service came forward to share their stories.

John Campbell sits down with Emile Donovan.

9:45 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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10:17 The Detail

Tonight on The Detail - Retirement village living should feel like home, but in some cases, residents have the status of students in a hostel

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10:45 The Reading; 'The Devil and the Corner Grocer' 

This Week, our story is a salute to the renowned story-teller Margaret Mahy, who passed away in 2012.

It's a radio adaptation of 'The Devil and the Corner Grocer' dramatised for radio by Margaret Burnett.

Tonight, part one of the five-part series.

11:07 Nashville Babylon

Mark Rogers presents the very best in country, soul and rock 'n' roll.

On this week's Nashville Babylon there's classic reggae from Burning Spear and Culture, blues courtesy of Howlin' Wolf, gospel from Sister Rosetta Tharpe, a track from Tami Neilson's latest album plus new music from Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band.