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7:10 PM.To mark 2019 as the year of the Periodic Table, RNZ Nights has teamed up with the MacDiarmid Institute to bring you Element of The Week. Tonight, Professor Simon Brown, MacDiarmid Institute Principal… Read more Audio

9:32 PM.Fergus Barrowman joins us once again with his pick of the best Jazz tracks. Audio

7:09 PM.We get a local perspective on the Rugby World Cup from our overseas correspondent Motoko Kakubayashi. Audio

9:30 PM."Ghost Rugby Clubs Of Wellington" is a new book exploring New Zealand's social history, through the sport of Rugby Union. Author Gordon Noble-Campbell joins us in the studio. Audio

7:12 PM.We talk to Peter Simpson author of the extraordinary first volume of a two-volume work chronicling forty-five years of painting by our most important artist, Colin McCahon. Audio

7:12 PM.Kiwi musical legend Debbie Harwood joins us with news of her new EP and Single. Audio

9:10 PM.Tonight, in a special interview, we meet Adam Dooley, a Sport & Exercise Scientist who helps the men and women serving in the NZ Defence Force do their jobs better. Audio

8:10 PM.Postal voting in the Local Body Elections finishes tomorrow with ballot box voting closing on Saturday. Tonight we chat to a local councillor about the work they do and the importance of voting. Audio

7:12 PM.A play about sexuality, identity, and the dynamics of love makes its Wellington debut at Circa Theatre this weekend. We talk to director Shane Bosher. Audio

10:30 PM.We speak to our overseas correspondent Lien Hoang and get the latest from Vietnam. Audio

10:30 PM.New motor industry figures show a total of 605 electric and plug-in hybrids vehicles were sold in September. The numbers were boosted by the first significant numbers of the base model Tesla reaching… Read more Audio

7:09 PM.Today The New Zealand Film Commission have been hosting a gathering of people from around the world talking about diversity, inclusion and equity within the screen industry. It is a who's who of… Read more Audio

9:30 PM.We talk to Professor Nick Wilson from the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago, about research that has found New Zealand, Australia and Iceland could act as island refuges to save… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.New Zealand-based indie folk duo, Lhasa, are the result of two completely different worlds colliding. One from a sleepy, small city in New Zealand, while the other grew up in one of the biggest cities… Read more Audio

7:08 PM.Since March a group of women from hawke's Bay have been swapping their stilletos and skirts for gumboots and black singlets, taking to shearing sheds around the region, learning the craft.. the back… Read more Audio

7:18 PM.To mark 2019 as the year of the Periodic Table, RNZ Nights has teamed up with the MacDiarmid Institute to bring you Element of The Week. Tonight, Cushla McGoverin, Senior Research Fellow at the… Read more Audio

9:35 PM.Peggy Revell joins us for a catch up from Canada including the latest in their upcoming general election. Audio

7:09 PM.Our Cultural ambassador, Chris Jannides continues our who's who in New Zealand Dance ... introducing us to Footnote's Richard Aindow. Audio

7:10 PM.With Asparagus season just around the corner, Melody talks with Catherine Lewis , an asparagus producer about its history, how it is grown and hopefully a couple of recipes. Read more Audio

7:12 PM.Stella McQueen joins us once again. Tonight, everything you ever wanted to know about Koura (Freshwater Crayfish). Audio

9:10 PM.Tonight's sportscaster Dana Johnansen takes a look at how things are shaping up - both on an off the field - at the Rugby World Cup in Japan. Audio