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10:18 PM.Deep Creek Brewing the third high-profile New Zealand craft brewery to close this year. Michael Donaldson is the publisher and editor of Pursuit of Hoppiness, an online news site for all things beer… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Deep Creek Brewing the third high-profile New Zealand craft brewery to close this year. Michael Donaldson is the publisher and editor of Pursuit of Hoppiness, an online news site for all things beer… Read more Audio

9:45 PM.Writers living in Aotearoa New Zealand have come together to celebrate what would have been Italian author Italo Calvino's 100th birthday. Marco Sonzogni collated and edited Visible Cities - Lockdown… Read more Audio

9:45 PM.Writers living in Aotearoa New Zealand have come together to celebrate what would have been Italian author Italo Calvino's 100th birthday. Marco Sonzogni collated and edited Visible Cities - Lockdown… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.We all know stories which have passed down through the generations. But how far back do they go? Research out of Australia shows traditional stories from Tasmania have been passed down for more than… Read more Audio

10:49 PM.Last year the New Zealand gaming industry generated more income than its Australian counterpart, with Wellington-based PikPok making a name for itself amongst local video game developers. The studio… Read more Audio

10:39 PM.Research from the University of Auckland has found the more online accommodation services like Airbnb there are in an area, the more property-related crime there is likely to be. As well as the uptick… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.An Auckland transport service is looking for up to 70 drivers to help assist children and young people with safety or mobility needs to and from school. Cross Country Rentals already transports 2500… Read more Audio

10:19 PM.New Zealand household food spending now averages around $238 per household per week - up nine per cent on a year ago, Research by Rabobank and Kiwiharvest has found. Households are also making minor… Read more Audio

9:41 PM.Malia Johnstone and guest dancer and peformer Rodney Bell speak to Nights. Malia and Rodney are embarking on a new project called IMPRINT commisioned by New Zealand Dance Company. Audio

9:12 PM.Nights regular Louise Richards, Vice President of the New Zealand Geographical Society, and Salene Schloffel-Armstrong, a Teaching Fellow in the School of Environment at the University of Auckland… Read more Audio

10:45 PM.The BBC's Sarika Unadkat joins us now for the latest world news making the headlines. Audio

10:35 PM.After losing the prestigious Wayleggo Cup to the Australians last year, the New Zealand Sheep Dog Trial team claimed it back in Ashburton over the weekend. New Zealand Sheep Dog Trial Association… Read more Audio

10:25 PM.Anyone who has spent much time in a hospital knows they are typically sterile, clinical environments. But one group wants to change that. The Well Foundation's GIVE A BIT OF GREEN campaign wants to… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Far North Mayor Moko Tepania joins us from Kaikhoe for an update on how the region has been affected by ex-tropical cyclone Lola. Audio

9:50 PM.The remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Lola has caused power outages and flooding across the Upper North Island. Metservice meteorologist Miroslav Malivuk joins us for an update. Audio

9:35 PM.Do dogs or cats receive more love from us humans? It's an age-old question. A team of scientists led by Dr Peter Sandøe from the University of Copenhagen has investigated which animal pet owners were… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.The fallout from the All Black's Rugby World Cup final defeat to South Africa continues, What now for Ian Foster and Sam Cane? We discuss the going's on from the world of sport including the Black… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Finn Johansson joins us with an array of eclectic music. Audio

10:20 PM.A Massey University student's re-engineered athlete drug testing kit has gained him well-deserved recognition. Nick Holland is already the UK winner of the James Dyson Award and will now go up against… Read more Audio

9:48 PM.We discuss the Terror-Film Festival which is already happening in Wellington and will soon thrill audiences in Auckland and Christchurch. Simone: Woman of the Century is biopic of French stateswoman… Read more Audio

9:34 PM.On Sunday, the All Blacks take on the Springbok for a chance to win their fourth Rugby World Cup. Defending champions South Africa stand in their way. RNZ's Joe Porter is in France. Audio

9:08 PM.We discuss episodes from four podcasts, including award-winning investigative podcast Bed of Lies presented by Carla McGoogan, and Spirituality, which delves into new-age cults. There's a look at The… Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Archaeologists in Scotland have uncovered a 5,000-year-old Neolithic tomb on the isle of Orkney. The site was thought to be lost forever - but once located archaeologists found 14 carefully laid out… Read more Audio