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9:12 PM.Split Enz founding member Mike Chunn is not only a skilled bassist - he's also a successful author and respected music mentor.

Twenty years ago, he founded Play It Strange to help nurture… Read more Audio

10:37 PM.Dillon Mayhew is Associate Professor at the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Te Heranga Waka/Victoria University of Wellington. Dillon joins Nights to talk numbers for what might be the final… Read more Audio

10:34 PM.Digital Future Aotearoa runs digital literacy and kids' coding workshops across the country. The charity just picked up an award at the Australia and New Zealand 2023 IDC Future Enterprise Awards… Read more Audio

10:19 PM.Predator Free Wellington is on a mission to rid our capital city of pests and restore native birdlife populations. The group held a gathering over the weekend to celebrate the elimination of rats… Read more Audio

10:50 PM.The BBC's Pete Ross joins us for a wrap of news making global headlines. Audio

10:38 PM.Professor Olaf Diegel from the University of Auckland is using 3D technology to preserve taonga puoro - or traditional Maori instruments. Professor Deigal speak to Nights. Audio

10:28 PM.The winners of a competition held by Mamaku Point Conservation Trust will see one lucky group visit Stewart Island/Rakiura to experience the regenerated forests and see the animals living in the… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.There is a growing movement to restore the name of National Park to Waimairno, with local iwi saying Waimarino Pa was once located on what is now National Park Village. Former Ruapehu District… Read more Audio

9:39 PM.Nights regular Fergus Barrowman joins the show with some of his jazz favourites. Audio

9:08 PM.Are the Blackcaps under pressure at the Cricket World Cup? Will the men's and women's Wellington Phoenix teams both mount table-topping challenges this season? Bryan Waddle joins the show for a look… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Out Lately with Finn Johansson Audio

10:18 PM.At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Dylan Schmidt became New Zealand's first Olympic medallist in any gymnastics discipline. Last year, the Southlander was crowned world champion at the 2022 Trampoline… Read more Audio

9:50 PM.Nights' regular TV and film critic Dan Slevin is in for another chat about what he's been watching this week. Audio

9:20 PM.The debate around rugby officiating, particularly the involvement of the TMO, has taken on a life of its own - with calls to let the man or women on the park do the officiating. Dr Nick Agar is a… Read more Audio

9:08 PM.A new dental subscription model claims it will help Kiwis unable to afford oral healthcare. There are clinics in seven cities offering the EasyDental scheme and company spokesperson Maykon Dias said… Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Digital preservation is not something many of us spend a lot of time thinking about - but digital archivists do it every day. Archives New Zealand senior digital archivist Valerie Love and… Read more Audio

10:35 PM.Two British musicians have taken sustainable touring to the next level by walking 1,400 km around Wales with their instruments strapped to their backs. Formed in Birmingham, Filkin's Drift combine… Read more Audio

10:25 PM.22-year-old Alena Kamper from Sacred Hill in Hawke's Bay has won the young winemaker of the year prize. As well as winning $1000 in cash, she will get the chance to visit to the Tonnellerie de Mercury… Read more Audio

9:45 PM.New research from Lincoln University looks at how crops with low flammability can stop the spread of wildfires across our agricultural landscapes. Dr Tim Curran is the Associate Professor of Ecology… Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Charlie Cuff joins Nights to talk about the humble timepiece. Audio

9:08 PM.There have been incredible leaps in telescope technology over the past 100 years, letting us see deeper into space and further back into time. The technology has not been accessible to everyone -… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Hayden Donnell joins Mark for a look at the latest media landscape. Audio

10:30 PM.Hayden Donnell joins Mark for a look at the latest media landscape. Audio