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Nights' Science - Erick Brenstrum
8:10 PM.Erick talks wildfires and rain in Australia, false spring in the United States and the situation around New Zealand. Audio
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Why are Woolly Mammoths dead?
7:10 PM.A team led by Eleftheria Palkopoulou and Love Dalen of the Swedish Museum of Natural History gained a major insight into the population history of the woolly mammoth by analyzing the whole genomes of… Read more Audio
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The Fielding Quilters
8:12 PM.The Feilding Kowhai Patchwork Quilters has an exhibition this weekend. Bryan Crump talks with one of the organisers, Liz Nicholls. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Nights' Culture - Paul Berrington
8:10 PM.Moritz Von Oswald and Mark Ernestus were two Berlin-based electronic musicians who'd been around the scene for a while, and began making music together in the early 90s. Paul Berrington divulges the… Read more Audio
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Kim Bergh: Ballet
7:10 PM.Kimbrian has 24 years professional experience as a ballet dancer in South Africa reaching principal status as a dancer. He has danced in Denmark, UK, France, Chile, Australia and across South Africa… Read more Audio
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Nights' Overseas - Pablo Pires Fernandes
8:12 PM.Editor of the International section of Estado de Minas, the main daily newspaper of Minas Gerais, Pablo Pires Fernandes reports from the Federative Republic of Brazil. Audio
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The smell of history
7:12 PM.Holly Dugan has studied the history of perfume. She wrote a book about it too. She joins us to talk scents, smells and stinks. Audio
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Nights Pundit
8:12 PM.This week's Pundit - making his debut on Nights, the historian, Peter Clayworth, standing in for Gavin Mclean, who's had to stay off his feet recently on account of an injury he suffered - we wish you… Read more Audio
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Message in a bottle found in NZ
7:12 PM.Last week I spoke with Clint Buffington, who collects bottles with messages in them - over 80 so far. Clint mentioned a New Zealander had just posted another find on the webpage he hosts dedicated to… Read more Audio
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Nights' Science - Stella Mcqueen
8:12 PM.Stella Mcqueen talks native fish - Inanga, the most common species of whitebait is her topic. Audio
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Vinegar Valentines
7:13 PM.St Valentine's Day is that day we celebrate the patron saint of love - a martyr from the latter days of the roman empire, who married Christian couples and paid for it with his life. These days we… Read more Audio
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Havelock's Mussel and Seafood Festival
8:12 PM.We catch up with Duncan Mckenzie on the upcoming mussel festival. Read more Audio
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Nights' culture - James Brown
8:12 PM.James Brown shares some poetry in particular Flarf poetry. Audio
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Bullets and stamps
7:12 PM.Scott Flutey has just finished an Honours degree in History, and he's been looking at the world of stamps and postal history. Audio
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Disney's fight to keep Mickey's copyright
7:12 PM.Mickey Mouse is estimated to be worth more than $US6 billion a year to Disney, and the corporation fights hard to keep it that way. Read more Audio
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Nights' Pundit : religion
8:12 PM.Religious studies Prof. Douglas Pratt from University of Waikato on one's faith in God or gods. Audio
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Tracing messages in bottles
7:10 PM.Clint Buffington collects and finds messages in bottles - and he's found over 80. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Nights' Science - Leo Schep
8:12 PM.Paracetamol is a common over-the-counter drug that has both analgesic and antipyretic activity. It is the most common pharmaceutical drug the National Poisons Centre receives calls on; commonly… Read more Audio
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Rene Kerfante: Typography
7:12 PM.A German typographer who watched the industry go from press to digital. The printing museum are celebrating his arrival in NZ. Rene started his career in banknote printing before being pushed to the… Read more Audio
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Ohakea's Base Commander is Group Captain Nick Olney
8:10 PM.The Royal New Zealand Airforce is turning 80 - and to celebrate, it's hosting an air show at Ohakea Airbase, near Palmerston North. Audio
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Nights' Culture - Jazz
8:10 PM.Jivester, editor and publisher Fergus Barrowman on the sizzle and pop of a snazzy beat. Jergus shares music from Jasmine Lovell-Smith's Towering Poppies, Frank Kimbrough and Norman Meehan & Hannah… Read more Audio
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Rainbow Youth: NZ's first gay youth group
7:12 PM.Co-Founder Shaun Hawthorne reflects on 28 years of Rainbow Youth. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Nights' Overseas - The Pacific
8:12 PM.RNZI senior journalist Johnny Blades on our adjacent neighbours, the nations within the Pacific Ocean. Audio
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Fire expert: Grant Pearce
7:12 PM.Grant Pearce is a leading wildfire expert, and has conducted research about fire control. Audio
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