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When something private goes public - the danger of group chats
10:45 PM.A nurse who called a colleague an offensive name in a private group chat lost their job after their comments made their way back to the person being talked about. Read more Audio
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Red admiral butterfly wins Bug of the Year
10:30 PM.After nearly 17,000 votes, the kahukura beat out stiff competition from the giant wētā and black cockroach-hunter wasp. Read more Audio
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Port Hills blaze: Selwyn's civil defence controller Murray Washington
10:18 PM.Murray Washington gives Nights a recap of the day's developments and says firefighting efforts will continue into the night. Read more Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch
9:35 PM.Colin Peacock recaps New Zealand supermarkets' rodent problems, Tucker Carlson's Vladimir Putin interview, and some controversial Waitangi Day interviews. Read more Audio
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Port Hills blaze: Evacuated residents receive briefing
9:33 PM.RNZ reporter Anna Sargent gives Nights the latest from the Halswell Community Centre. Read more Audio
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Myth Takes: Love and romance in the ancient world
9:20 PM.Nights resident classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson takes us on a Valentines Day jaunt through myths and legends. Read more Audio
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Port Hills blaze: MetService forecast for Christchurch
8:30 PM.MetService forecaster Heath Gullery gives Nights an update on the weather over the next few days. Read more Audio
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Port Hills blaze: Resident Stu Oldham
7:50 PM.Stu Oldham talks to Nights with helicopters flying above his Port Hills home. Read more Audio
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Port Hills blaze: Environment Canterbury councillor Deon Swiggs
7:40 PM.Deon Swiggs updates Nights on the fire and reflects on the last big fire almost exactly seven years ago. Read more Audio
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Port Hills blaze: Scion wildfire scientist Shana Gross
7:30 PM.Scion wildfire scientist Shana Gross updates Nights on the conditions in the Port Hills. Read more Audio
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Miss NZ on 21st century pageants: 'So much more involved than just being pretty'
10:37 PM.Georgia Waddington says these days, beauty pageants are about more than just looks. Read more Audio
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Australia moves to make 'doxxing' illegal
10:35 PM.After the private message log from a group of Jewish Australians was published online, prime minister Anthony Albanese made the call for stronger criminal consequences for doxxing. Read more Audio
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Expert Feature: Knives
9:30 PM.Gareth Hughes is the owner of Victory Knives, some of the most sought-after knives in the country. Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: How did the world decide on one system of time?
9:15 PM.New Zealand's own 'time lord', Adam Dunford, joins Nights to explain how human civilisation agreed upon one universal system of timekeeping. Read more Audio
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BBC World lookahead with Pete Ross
10:45 PM.Pete Ross joins Emile Donovan to talk Keir Starmer's green policy u-turn, the big Indonesian elections, and Turkish President Erdogan's trip to Egypt. Read more Audio
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Sports with Jamie Wall
10:30 PM.RNZ sport reporter Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan in-studio to talk all things sport, including that record-breaking Super Bowl. Read more Audio
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Why we should be concerned about rodents in supermarkets
10:17 PM.Two supermarkets have hit the headlines in the past week for footage showing mice and rats in amongst the food. Read more Audio
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New Zealand group offering online Irish lessons
9:50 PM.Over 20 percent of New Zealanders have Irish ancestry. But how many can speak the language? Read more Audio
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The science of creativity
9:30 PM.Creativity is a human faculty that generates novel solutions to challenges, says researcher Juyong Park. What if we could map the way creativity works? Read more Audio
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Whakataukī of the Week with Annabelle Lee-Mather
9:15 PM.'The thrust of a spear can be avoided, but not the thrust of words' is a whakataukī the broadcasting legend finds very relevant in the current climate. Read more Audio
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Out Lately with Finn Johansson
10:30 PM.Finn Johansson plays new finds from Japanese punk artist Milk, New Zealand band E.U.G., and American punk stars Paramore covering a Talking Heads classic. Read more Audio
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Auckland Pride lights up the month of February
10:17 PM.Nathan Joe is the creative director of Auckland Pride, which is putting on another month-long programme of events to empower, celebrate and serve the queer community. Read more Audio
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Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
9:30 PM.Nights' resident film buff, Dan Slevin, covers off Force of Nature (2023), Cher and Nicholas Cage's cult classic rom-com Moonstruck (1987), and post-Hiroshima anime epic In This Corner of the World (2… Read more Audio
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This Weekend: Invercargill revs up for the Burt Munro Challenge
9:15 PM.It's the biggest motorcycle rally in the Southern Hemisphere, and this year it's drawing thousands of competitors and spectators to Southland. Read more Audio
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Celebrating video game music
8:30 PM.Self-confessed music nerd Jeremy McLean takes Nights through the influence video games has on music - and vice-versa. Read more Audio