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8:40 PM.Political scientist Natalia Albert joins Emile Donovan to revisit what New Zealand's 'wellbeing era' of governance got right, and got wrong. Read more Audio

8:20 PM.When we fail to open a jar, and we pass it to our spouse who opens it without breaking a sweat, have we helped to loosen it or not? Richard Easther, professor of physics at the University of Auckland… Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Ahead of a bilateral summit this weekend, director of the centre for strategic studies at Victoria University of Wellington David Capie joins Emile Donovan.  Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Brother Guy is currently on a speaking tour of New Zealand and joins Emile Donovan to talk about faith, science and whether he would baptise aliens. Read more Audio

8:20 PM.The unsigned artwork was verified during an episode of the BBC television programme Fake or Fortune by our very own Mary Kisler. She joins Emile Donovan Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Under the new system, road users would pay road user charges online, similar to a power bill. Senior fellow at Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Stuart Donovan joins Nights to discuss. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Wellington artist Greg Boardmore helped establish the Wētā Game Studio, but says nothing compares to the power and purity of making comics. He joins Mark Leishman. Read more Audio

8:40 PM.Avid editor Marshall Clark (who penned the Wikipedia page for RNZer Bryan Crump), also a committee member for Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand, joins Mark Leishman to explain. Read more Audio

8:20 PM.Christian Smith joins Mark Leishman to discuss a fraught immigration climate in the UK, pressure on for Russia to agree to peace talks with Ukraine, and a Kiwi performer at the Edinburgh Fringe… Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Sport clubs across New Zealand are struggling as they face a double whammy of increasing costs and decreasing number of volunteers. Report project lead Dr Mel Johnston joins Mark Leishman. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.A Gut Mood Solution is by Gordon Parker, a professor of psychiatry at the University of New South Wales. He speaks to Mark Leishman about a novel way to treat bipolar disorder. Read more Audio

8:45 PM.BBC World Service journalist Jonathan Frewin joins Mark Leishman to take a look at events making international headlines, including a global plastics treaty being negotiated in Geneva, the Moscow… Read more Audio

8:40 PM.RNZ sports journalist Jamie Wall joins Mark Leishman to debrief the weekend of sport. Read more Audio

8:20 PM.Overnight, the air quality in parts of Canterbury was rated as 'unhealthy' using the air quality index. Environmental epidemiologist Professor Simon Hales explains what that means. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Dr Michael Johnston is a senior research fellow at The New Zealand Initiative who led the government's Curriculum Refresh Ministerial Advisory Group. He has long called for an overhaul of NCEA . Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Finn Johansson informs, educates and entertains us with a fresh batch of eclectic picks. Read more Audio

8:40 PM.Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review The Life of Chuck (Flanagan, 2025), Sunday Best: the Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (Jenkins, 2025) and 60 Years of Fantastic Four in 90… Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Nights producer Bonnie Harrison joins Emile Donovan to review the week in quiztastic glory. Read more Audio

8:20 PM.Vogelmorn Bowling Club trustee Bronnie Wilde joins Emile Donovan to reflect on the club's 10th anniversary. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Local body elections are officially underway, with nominations closing at midday today. Jonathan Milne, managing editor of Newsroom Pro, joins Emile Donovan to chew over the shape of the next few… Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Kerri Andrews, author of Pathfinding, talks about what it means to rediscover oneself through the land we walk on. Read more Audio

8:35 PM.Esteemed Aotearoa author Elizabeth Knox shares her thoughts on her reread of The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. Read more Audio

8:25 PM.Is buzz-killing a social crime? Do we have a moral obligation to be happy? Professor Dan Weijers sheds some light. Read more Audio

8:10 PM.Dr Sally Potter, founder and director of Canary Innovation Limited, shares her perspective on the necessity of emergency mobile phone alerts in light of recent nationwide technical glitches. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandals and subsequent #MeToo and Time's Up movements, Ita O'Brien introduced the "Intimacy On Set Guidelines". Read more Audio