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12:00 PM.Every Friday Night we take a look around Aoteroa for some of the curious events happening around the country.

And tonight were heading to Thames for the Vintage Bottle and Collectibles show  Audio

8:45 PM.This past weekend, the brand new, revamped, Wellington Central Library - Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui - reopened to much public fanfare, with over eleven-thousand visitors on the first day alone… Read more Audio

8:35 PM.Every few weeks Nights is putting a foot in the door of some of the weirdest and most wonderful museums the world has on offer. Tonight's museum explores moments, items or just memories often… Read more Audio

8:25 PM.The World Happiness Report just dropped for 2026 - it's an annual study that looks at wellbeing of people right around the globe. It found that while happiness in New Zealand remains high - we rank… Read more Audio

8:10 PM.A new $3.5 billion data centre planned near Invercargill has certainly got people talking. It will be the second-largest power user in the country, but many questions remain about what will be New… Read more Audio

9:25 PM.It's been more than 20 years since the invasion of Iraq by the 'coalition of the willing', led by the United States. While the country is no longer at war and has clawed back some semblance of… Read more Audio

9:10 PM.Nights' resident sociolinguist Julia de Bres joins Emile -- associate professor at Massey University. Tonight's chat is all about apologising ... when you don't really mean it. We're talking… Read more Audio

8:25 PM.It's March, so that means it's one of the greatest times in the kiwi calendar - Feijoa season. But, recent Feijoa-related post on the New Zealand Reddit page has kiwis up in arms. It's an innocent… Read more Audio

8:10 PM.It is a tough time to be running a regional airport in New Zealand. Just last week, Air New Zealand announced it was cancelling 1,100 flights due to rising fuel costs, many of them to airports outside… Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Any time young men go online or open a social media app, they're stepping into a minefield of competing messages about what it means to be a man. How to act, how to feel and who to be. You've probably… Read more Audio

8:50 PM.Time now for Shower Thoughts -- this is where we find an expert to answer your curious questions about the world and how it works. And tonight, with all this pain at the pump, is it time for us all to… Read more Audio

8:40 PM.How much do you love your dog? Well, our next story is about a Sydney man who's definitely in the running to be dog-dad of the year. Back in 2024, Paul Conyngham found out his dog Rosie had cancer… Read more Audio

8:25 PM.If you're a millennial, or someone who spends a lot of time on the internet - there's a high chance you've heard of a company called Buzzfeed...and there's an even higher chance you've done one of… Read more Audio

8:10 PM.This afternoon, Labour leader Chris Hipkins held a media conference over allegations made by ex-wife, Jade Paul. The claims were first posted on Facebook, then taken down, but they have now spread… Read more Audio

9:25 PM.It may be an odd time to argue for less rules and more authority ... but that's exactly what my next guest is doing. Professor Natasha Hamilton-Hart from the University of Auckland's business school… Read more Audio

8:50 PM.Writer and sports fan Richard Irvine joins Emile Donovan to talk about what's been happening in the world of sport. Audio

8:40 PM.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… Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Nelson is a vintage car lover's paradise this week, as hundreds of cars and thousands of enthusiasts gather for the International Festival of Historic Motoring. This four-yearly event, organised by… Read more Audio

8:15 PM.Winning elections used to be fairly straightforward in New Zealand. Roughly 40 percent voted Labour, 40 percent voted National, and campaigns were really about persuading the 20 percent in the middle… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Melanie Cecilia Stapleton is widely regarded as one of New Zealand - and Australia's - top florists. She's the genius behind renowed studio, Cecilia Fox, an award-winning creative floral studio based… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Forget my Big Fat Greek Wedding . . . for the first time, there's going to be a "Big Bad Bogan Wedding."

Over fifty couples applied for the chance to tie the knot - but beating them all out was Bekz… Read more Audio