Nights for Monday 2 March 2026
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'Bicycle face' and technological anxiety
9:25 PM.Dr Kate MacKrill is a health psychologist and the University of Auckland. Read more Audio
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Sports with Richard Irvine
8:50 PM.The writer and sports fan joins Emile Donovan to talk about what's been happening in the world of sport. Read more Audio
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Small Histories with Emma Kay
8:35 PM.Tonight she is sharing the origins of a local legend the Fiordland moose Read more Audio
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Iranian-New Zealanders react to conflict in Iran
8:30 PM.Former MP and UN human rights lawyer Golriz Ghahraman, who left Iran as an asylum seeker in 1990, joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Geopolitical analyst on US-Israeli strikes on Iran
8:15 PM.Dr Geoffrey Miller joins Emile Donovan to discuss the situation. Read more Audio
![This image grab taken from Iranian state television broadcasted on February 28, 2026, show what it says is the site of deadly US and Israeli strikes that hit a girls' elementary school in Minab, in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan near the strategic sea route of the Strait of Hormuz. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, sparking fears of regional war with explosions reported across the Middle East as the Islamic republic retaliated with barrages of missiles. (Photo by IRIB TV / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / IRIB / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / “The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [BYLINE: -]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third...](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--25LV6qpB--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1772321593/4JSG98P_AFP__20260228__99BG3T3__v3__HighRes__CorrectionIranIsraelUsConflict_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
8:15 Geopolitical analyst Dr Geoffrey Miller on US-Israeli strikes on Iran
Bombs are raining down on Iran, after the US and Israel struck over the weekend, firing barrages of missiles and killing Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei.
Iran has responded by attacking US bases in the region, as well as Israel.
Geopolitical analyst Dr Geoffrey Miller joins Emile Donovan to discuss the situation.
![This image grab taken from Iranian state television broadcasted on February 28, 2026, show what it says is the site of deadly US and Israeli strikes that hit a girls' elementary school in Minab, in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan near the strategic sea route of the Strait of Hormuz. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, sparking fears of regional war with explosions reported across the Middle East as the Islamic republic retaliated with barrages of missiles. (Photo by IRIB TV / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / IRIB / HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / “The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [BYLINE: -]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third...](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--CP05IwYn--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_1050/v1772321593/4JSG98P_AFP__20260228__99BG3T3__v3__HighRes__CorrectionIranIsraelUsConflict_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
Photo: IRIB TV / AFP
8:30 Iranian-New Zealanders react to conflict in Iran
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, held power from 1989 until mere days ago, when he was killed in a targeted US airstrike.
Former MP and UN human rights lawyer Golriz Ghahraman, who left Iran as an asylum seeker in 1990, joins Emile Donovan.
8:35 Small Histories with Emma Kay
It's a Monday night, which means it's time to dive into history with Nights' resident historian, Emma Kay.
Emma runs Small Histories of New Zealand, digging up curious stories, quirky articles, and forgotten treasures from our past.
Tonight she is sharing the origins of a local legend the Fiordland moose
Photo: Photo illustration of the Fiordland moose mystery: New Zealand Geographic
8:40 Sports with Richard Irvine
Writer and sports fan Richard Irvine joins Emile Donovan to talk about what's been happening in the world of sport.
Tonight, the Black Caps ideally placed in the Twenty20 World Cup semifinal, the White Ferns enjoying comfortable series against Zimbabwe ahead of South Africa series and it's tightening up at the top of Super Rugby, plus a wrap of the NZ Golf Open.
Sri Lanka's Pawan Tathnayake is stumped by Black Caps wicketkeeper Tim Seifert during the T20 World Cup Super 8 match in Colombo. Photo: www.photosport.nz
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.
For each question answered correctly, a quizzee gets their name put in the draw for the weekly prize: the coveted Nights mug.
9:25 'Bicycle face' and technological anxiety
Over 150 years ago, a new, foreign technology was seizing New Zealand society with fear.
It was weird, unnatural, it would change civilisation irrevocably, for the worse, people thought: and that piece of tech was the bicycle. Columns in newspapers fretted about how women would suffer from a condition called 'bicycle face' - permanent disfigurement from prolonged frowning, a result of concentrating on how to balance when riding a bike.
Dr Kate MacKrill is a health psychologist and the University of Auckland. She specialises in how the mind's expectations can affect the body and has been writing in the New Zealand Medical Journal about the 'bicycle face' phenomenon.
The popular bicycle arrives: the Star Cycles Humber from1894 Photo: supplied
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.
10:17 The Detail
This morning on The Detail - The Hauraki Gulf is back in the spotlight as National backflips on their own fisheries policy, leaving the commercial fishing industry sweating - and confused
A ring net fishing boat in Northland. Photo: Seafood NZ
10:45 The Reading
Tonight we begin a ten part adaptation of Fiona Farrell's novel, 'Mr Allbones' Ferrets' .
It was one of several readings recorded by the Wellington actor and poet, Michele Amas
11:07 Nashville Babylon
Every week on Nashville Babylon Mark Rogers presents the very best in country, soul and rock 'n' roll.
On this week's show there's new music from Courtney Barnett, Van Morrison and Lucinda Williams, blues from Tinsley Ellis, soul courtesy of Jerry Butler and Betty Everett plus an all time classic from the Velvet Underground.
