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9:25 PM.To celebrate four decades of cinematic survival, Alice in Videoland, now known as Alice Cinemas and Film Specialists, are throwing a month-long movie party. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.We cross over to our friends at the BBC to take a look at some of the events making headlines internationally, including the Pope selection process underway, a crucial vote in the German Parliament… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.New Zealand's Chief Censor, Caroline Flora, says the self-rating system is working well, and that rating content is more important than ever. Read more Audio

9:35 PM.Professor of human nutrition Michael Zimmermann from the University of Oxford joins Emile Donovan to demystify the world's most common micronutrient deficiency, affecting up to one in four people… Read more Audio

9:25 PM.For New Zealand Music Month, Emile Donovan speaks to legendary musician and producer Dame Hinewehi Mohi. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.One wedding planner has said the average cost of getting hitched in New Zealand is $87,000. But Fallon Broadley says in her experience, it's closer to $40,000, and there are secrets to cutting costs.

10:30 PM.Featuring new music from Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist Paul Cathro, American rock band Model/Actriz and experimental jazz collective Neptunian Maximalism. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.The Guardian Australia reporter Nino Bucci joins Emile Donovan to recap the first week of the trial of Erin Patterson, who is accused of murdering members of her extended family by mushroom poisoning.

9:40 PM.Nights' resident screen critic reviews some selections from the Italian Film Festival touring New Zealand from now until January, Japanese action-thriller Bullet Train Explosion (2025) streaming on… Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Tonight we're heading to Waiuku where Nelson man Phil has headed every year for the start of duck shooting season. Read more Audio

10:50 PM.NZCTU president Richard Wagstaff joins Emile Donovan to share the history of May Day, a historic workers' rights commemoration, after 5,000 salaried medical professionals striked for 24-hours today. Read more Audio

10:35 PM.Newsroom.co.nz national affairs editor Sam Sachdeva joins Emile Donovan to explain why rare earth minerals have become such a valuable and strategic asset in foreign affairs. Read more Audio

10:25 PM.Emile Donovan crosses to the MetService for an updated forecast for Friday and the weekend. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Mayor Sam Broughton joins Emile Donovan for an update after a day of serious flooding and home evacuations in the Selwyn District. Read more Audio

9:45 PM.Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought the Welsh club Wrexham four years ago. They're expected to tour to Wellington mid-2025. Read more Audio

9:06 PM.Nick James joins Emile Donovan from the capital where MetService have warned of a threat to life from flying items and falling trees. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Financial journalist and host of the podcast Making Cents Frances Cook joins Emile Donovan to go over what kids need to be learning about money - and what she wishes she had been taught when she was… Read more Audio

8:06 PM.Rachel Graham gives Emile Donovan the latest news on the severe weather in Christchurch after the city declared a state of emergency earlier this evening. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.New Zealand is not the wealthiest country in the world. But it has one of the top-performing sovereign wealth funds anywhere. Chief economist for the NZ Super Fund, Mike Frith, joins Emile Donovan. Audio

10:18 PM.The case was brought into the spotlight by the RNZ and Stuff podcast Gone Fishing back in 2018. Co-host Adam Dudding reflects on the impact it's had on the case's outcome. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Two Australian cookbook authors are in a dispute over claimed plagiarism of recipes for caramel slice and baklava. RNZ cookbook editor Kathy Paterson weighs in. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.The annual Vegan Chocolate Awards took place last night in Auckland, inviting chocolatiers from across the country to duke it out to see who can craft the best tasting chocolate without using a single… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Amid tensions with their southern neighbors, Canadians have voted to return the Liberals to govern. Ashleigh Stewart discusses where to from here. Read more Audio

10:17 PM.Andrea Vance joins Nights to discuss Tory Whanau's mayoralty and the challenges that face Wellington City in the upcoming local council elections. Read more Audio