Nights for Monday 10 November 2025

8:10 When winning in court still costs you

What if you win in court, but still lose money?

Academic Siouxsie Wiles took her employer to court over its failure to ensure her safety during the Covid-19 pandemic and won, including an award of costs.

But even after winning $200,000 in costs, the whole process has left her $400,000 out of pocket. Is this fair?

Steve Keall is a civil barrister and the founder of legal tech development company The Legal Drive.

He's also the founder of the legal costs calculator app, Two Bees. He speaks to Emile Donovan

8:30 History with Emma Kay 

Every Monday, we take a moment to look back with our resident historian, Emma Kay.

Emma runs Small Histories of New Zealand, where she digs up curious stories, funny articles, and lost treasures from our past and shares them on social media. Tonight's topic is ghosts. 

8:40 Sports with Jamie Wall

RNZ's Jamie Wall joins with the latest sports, including the All Blacks' victory over Scotland. 

8:50 BBC World Service Lookahead with Rob Hugh Jones

BBC World Service reporter Rob Hugh-Jones drops by to take a look at events making international headlines.

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 Chris Kohler: The journalist helping keep money in people's pockets

Chris Kohler is an Australian business and financial journalist, but he’s probably best known for his social media videos, where he breaks down economic stories with a mix of Aussie charm and humour.

Whether he’s roasting the housing market or translating econspeak into plain English, Chris has made finance news fun and accessible.

With hundreds of thousands of followers across multiple platforms, he’s now turned his attention to a new book How They Get You, a guide to hanging on to your hard-earned cash and spotting the tricks designed to make you spend it.

He speaks 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

On The Detail - In a country swamped by disinformation, two entrepreneurs have come up with solutions to tackle the problem, on and offline

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10:45 The Reading

Tonight's reading is Huberta Hellendoorn's Echoes from the Cellar read by Susan Wilson, recorded by Marc Chesterman and produced by Duncan Smith for RNZ National.

11:07 Nashville Babylon

On this week's show there's country courtesy of Dolly Parton, classic soul from Arthur Conley, a Grateful Dead cover from Courtney Barnett, ska from Laurel Aitken plus birthday tunes for Bonnie Raitt and Neil Young.