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9:25 PM.Emile Donovan speaks to Professor Bev Lawton ONZM, the founder and director of the National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa, and the 2025 New Zealander of the Year. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.With teachers striking for better pay and conditions, Albany Senior High School principal Claire Amos joins Emile Donovan to discuss. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Human beings have looked upwards since our necks allowed. Physics PhD candidate and planetarium presenter Laura Burn takes Emile Donovan on an astronomical journey. Read more Audio

8:45 PM.Olympian, Commonwealth silver medalist and now president of Race Walking NZ Alana Barber-Blocki chats to Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Journalist Christian Smith joins Emile Donovan to discuss an extraordinary Ukraine summit in Washington, anti-government riots in Serbia, and the return of football. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Will either party be tempted to roll the dice on a new leader before the election? Former MP and United Future Party leader Peter Dunne has seen plenty come and go - he joins Nights. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Stuff journalist Mike White has followed the Swedish tourist case closely and joins Emile Donovan to reflect on the past three decades. Read more Audio

8:50 PM.BBC World Service reporter Pete Ross joins the programme to discuss the stories making the headlines internationally, including the meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald… Read more Audio

8:40 PM.RNZ sports whiz Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week that was in sport. Including the reaction to the All Blacks' win over Argentina, the return of the Premier League and could… Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Anna Rawhiti-Connell is a senior writer at The Spinoff (and a SatC fan) and she speaks to Emile Donovan to mark the end of an era. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Mindful Money chief executive Barry Coates said many New Zealanders might be unpleasantly surprised that their money was being invested in companies producing weapons that could be used in conflicts… Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Screenwriters Kathryn Burnett and Nick Ward, who have worked on shows like Wellington Paranormal and Outrageous Fortune, have encountered a fair few dickheads in their time, and have now become… Read more Audio

8:45 PM.Do the banks know something we don’t? Or are they just taking a punt, hoping to sign up a few more borrowers before their competitors do? Frances Cook joins Nights to explain. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.From elephants in the room to blue moons, Nights' resident sociolinguist, Dr Julia de Bres from Massey University, is going the extra mile and talking about idioms. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Emile Donovan speaks to constitutional lawyer Graeme Edgeler about why former ministers weren't compelled to attend the Royal Commission of Inquiry. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Arohanui: My Aotearoa New Zealand compiles the perspectives of one hundred New Zealanders, including names like Beauden Barrett, Miriama Kamo, and Winston Peters. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.University of Canterbury Professor of Marketing Ekant Veer joins Mark Leishman to explain why free things tickle our brain. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Property photographer joins Emile Donovan to discuss the art of real estate photography. Read more Audio

8:45 PM.How do drugs get their names? Emile is joined by Dr Krishan Thiru, Medical Director for Pfizer Australia and New Zealand, to delve into the details. Read more Audio