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Nights' Overseas - Estonia
8:12 PM.Editor-in-chief of Estonian World, Silver Tambur reports from the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Estonia finally has a female president - the first one in the country's history. At the same time… Read more Audio
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John Thornley - Songs of the Spirit
7:12 PM.Methodist lay-preacher John Thornley explores 'The Mercy Seat', a song written by Nick Cave and covered by Johnny Cash, and Andy Sheppard & Joanna MacGregor. Read more Video, Audio
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Nights' Pundit - Kai-A-Miro
8:12 PM.Mihingarangi Forbes from Radio New Zealand's Te Manu Korihi team, discusses the history and progress of the Ngāti Maniapoto treaty settlement. Read more Audio
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Our Own Odysseys - Plantation History
7:12 PM.John Bishop journeyed to Louisiana to visit old Plantations. He found the slave history notably absent from the tour info. Audio
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Nights' Science - Toxicology
8:12 PM.Our poison professor - toxicologist Dr. Leo Schep tests for substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life. Audio
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Kidney kindness
7:12 PM.Would you donate a kidney to your child? Your best friend? How about a total stranger? Rachel Rouge did just that a couple of months ago. She tells Bryan Crump about the experience of giving away… Read more Audio
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Stacey Stewart AKA "Just Plain Evil"
8:12 PM.Stacey Stewart has been wrestling for over 16 years, making her the longest running active competitor in the country. She heads pro-wrestling group "Maniacs United". She is dedicated to training and… Read more Audio
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Nights' Culture - Electronic Music
8:12 PM.Paul Berrington aka DJ B-Lo takes a look at what was happening in the UK from 1991-1994. Audio
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Whale Navigation
7:12 PM.Humpback whales swim in remarkably straight lines while completing their seasonal migrations, which cover thousands of kilometres of open ocean. Geologist, Associate Professor Travis Horton has been… Read more Audio
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Nights' Overseas Reports - India
8:12 PM.Bangalore based author and journalist Shoba Narayan from the second-most populated nation of the world,India. Audio
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Atomic Thunder: The Maralinga Story
7:12 PM.60 years ago, in Maralinga, outback South Australia, the British exploded the first of seven mushroom cloud bombs. We hear from Dr Liz Tynan, who recently released a book: "Atomic Thunder:The… Read more Audio
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Nights' Pundit - Religion
8:12 PM.Religious studies Prof. Douglas Pratt from University of Waikato on the advent of the Religious Diversity Centre. Audio
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Elderly pay when cyclists use footpaths - advocate
7:10 PM.Dr Ben Rossiter from Victoria Walks presents a pedestrians perspective on the campaign to change the law to allow children and those aged over 65 to ride their bikes on our footpaths. Can walkers and… Read more Audio
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Nights' Science - Soils
8:10 PM.Landcare Research scientist Pierre Roudier on the role soil can play in climate change mitigation by storing carbon. So how do we get more carbon into the soil? Audio
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Dame Gillian Whitehead
7:10 PM.Composer Dame Gillian Whitehead tells us about "Iris Dreaming" her new one woman opera focussing on the life of New Zealand poet Robin Hyde. It recently premiered in England and will be part of the… Read more Audio
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The End of Aussie Fords
8:12 PM.The last Australian-made Ford has rolled off the assembly line, marking the end of more than 90 years of car-making. We ask motoring commentator Allan Dick what this means for the automotive industry.
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Capture the people
8:12 PM.Pasifika artist and curator Rosanna Raymond recently returned from China, where she presented 80 works by 13 Maori and Pasifika New Zealand artists at the Pingyao festival, the worlds largest… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Hookworms to treat coeliac disease?
7:12 PM.Australian medical researcher Dr Paul Giacomin has successfully used hookworms to alleviate the symptoms of coeliac disease. Coeliac sufferers experience an autoimmune reaction to gluten which results… Read more Audio
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Nights' Overseas - England
8:10 PM.Formerly of RNZ's Morning Report team, breakfast producer at BBC Radio Brighton Will Flockton reports from England about political party conferences, dodgy tourist attractions, and the anniversary of… Read more Audio
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LOTUS (Lionel of the United States)
7:12 PM.Emmy Award Winning Renaissance Lawyer and News Decoder Michael William Lebron AKA Lionel on the state of political play in the U.S. Read more Audio
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Nights' Pundit - NZ History
8:12 PM.Senior historian for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage Gavin McLean shares our naval history ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Royal NZ Navy being celebrated in November. Audio
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Our Own Odysseys - Odyssey of ignorance
7:09 PM.Toni Adams set off for London aged 18 in 1981 on what she now calls her Odyssey of Ignorance. It was a trip based on blunders, unpreparedness and a comprehensive lack of local, regional (and… Read more Audio
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Nights' Science - Astronomy
8:10 PM.Former Mt John University Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore on Rosetta's final descent, finding Philae, and how many signs of the Zodiac there are, is it 12 or 13? Audio
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Dangerous Dogs - Ian Robertson
7:12 PM.Will new laws targeting "dangerous" dogs reduce the number of attacks? We'll ask animal law expert and former vet Ian Robertson about the new measures and what else we could be doing. Audio
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National Dog Show
8:12 PM.The Discover Dogs Eukanuba National Dog Show is described as canine version of New Zealand's Got Talent. Over 3 days, an estimated 1700 purebred dogs representing over 100 different breeds from across… Read more Audio