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10:47 PM.A Whanganui musican is hoping to inspire the next generation of New Zealand's music talent. James Paul has launched a charity called Community Music Aotrearoa, with the aim of offering music recording… Read more Audio

10:32 PM.It's been a tough year for Wellington based Catherine O'Mara. After losing her mum to cancer she faced spending Christmas day alone for the first time. Friends and colleges stepped in, inviting the… Read more Audio

10:20 PM.Stop what you're doing and take a look out your window... What catches your eye? Maybe the neighbours house, or if your lucky some of our spectacular scenery... For NMIT research scientist Dr. Ellen… Read more Audio

9:40 PM.Saturn, as we all know, is the coolest planet. And much of its coolness stems from its very sleek, elegant rings. So it was with much alarm that we read a hypothesis: that in 2025, just 13 or so… Read more Audio

10:45 PM.It's time to look at the issues making the headlines internationally with our friends at the BBC Tonight we're joined by Rich Preston. Audio

10:35 PM.There are some rumblings around Iceland at the moment as volcanologists fear a large-scale eruption in the south-west of the island nation ... The town of Grindavik has been evacuated after a series… Read more Audio

10:25 PM.The small town of Awanui in the far north of the country is in celebration mood after it was named "Most Beautiful Tiny Town" at the Keep New Zealand Beautiful Awards. With a population of less than… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.What happens when two different types of environmentalism collide? Balmoral Station, near Lake Tekapo - is owned by the Simpson Family, headed up by Andrew and Karen Simpson. They had the idea to… Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Bryan Waddle joins mark to discuss the latest sports news. The Blackcaps are just two steps away from world cup victory, but their toughest challenges are still to come. Can the Phoenix women continue… Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Mona-Lynn Courteau is RNZ's Latin American music correspondent. She joins us to talk Latin Prog Rock, with tracks from Congreso, Bacamarte, Pablo El Enterrador and Jaime Rosas. Audio

10:25 PM.Our resident muso Finn Johansson brings an array of eclectic music to usher in the weekend. Audio

9:07 PM.Podcast fan and former RNZ presenter Lynn Freeman joins Nights with her podcast suggestions. Audio

10:43 PM.Right now there are myriad telescopes searching for any sign of life among estimated 100 billion galaxies.

But if we did manage to contact Alien life forms, how would we communicate with them?

Dr… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.The New Zealand Geographic Board is proposing a correction to a centuries old place name typo, with the West Coast tourist hotspot of Franz Josef under the microscope.

Named 'Joseph' after Austrian… Read more Audio

10:31 PM.Colin Peacock is in the studio for a look at the media landscape. Audio

10:19 PM.Woven flax wahakura and pepi pods have been promoted for safe sleeping practices for newborns since the early 2000s.

Riwa Wawatai, a Levin-based weaver is calling for more kairaranga - or weavers -… Read more Audio

9:47 PM.How many of us take the time to enjoy roadside rest areas when we're on a road trip?

Pokeno man Greg Wilson is one man who has - he drove between Bluff and Auckland stopping at every rest area along… Read more Audio

9:33 PM.Earlier this year, a team of Australian herpetologists were told to head into the Queensland desert to look for three types of skink.

One of those, the elusive Lyon's Grassland Striped Skink, hasn't… Read more Audio