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9:45 PM.Nights regular tv and film critic Dan Slevin is in for another chat about what he's been watching this week. Audio

9:30 PM.It's business time in France as the Rugby World Cup hit the quarter final stage this weekend. RNZ sports reporter is on the ground in Paris and talks to Nights about how all the teams are shaping up. Audio

9:08 PM.Our podcast reviewer Lynn Freeman is coming to us from Otepoti/Dunedin this evening. Tonight she's reviewing book related podcasts. Backlisted: <https://www.backlisted.fm/> The Shamless Book Club… Read more Audio

10:45 PM.While the focus of most rugby fans here in New Zealand will be on the All Blacks quarterfinal match-up against Ireland, our Pacific cousins are also playing their most important game in more than a… Read more Audio

10:25 PM.The annual Poverty Bay A&P Spring Show is the highlight of the year for many on the East Coast, and this year is looking like a bumper. So to tell us all about it, Mark Leishman is joined by General… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.The small French town of Le Quesnoy has been packed with New Zealanders for the opening of the New Zealand Liberation Museum - Te Arawhata. Dignitaries, descendants of Kiwi soldiers involved in the… Read more Audio

9:30 PM.In 2009 a group of Wellington artists and creatives started what would be a seven-year programme of projects committed to economic and environmental concerns. Letting Space as it was called, was a… Read more Audio

9:08 PM.Nights regular and toxicologist Dr Leo Schep joins the show again. Tonight he takes a look at workplace drug testing as well as the dangers of opioid overdoses. Audio

10:30 PM.Colin Peacock is in the studio to discuss the big stories in the media. This week the sudden and shocking violence across the Gaza-Israel border and more election debates. Audio

10:18 PM.Just before 10am this morning more than 60 Canterbury school children slid and spun their way down Hanmer's new million-dollar attraction. The $3.2 million slides, the Violet Vortex and Waiau Winder… Read more Audio

9:45 PM.A new book showcases 20 of the country's best road trips, from onboard a motorbike. The author of the book, Kim Johnstone has motorcycles in her veins and she talks to Mark Leishman about what drives… Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Earlier this year Ed Sheeran convinced a jury that he didn't rip off Marvin Gaye's `Let's Get It On.' By way of contrast, Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke earlier failed to establish that `Blurred… Read more Audio

9:08 PM.Elite athletes come in all different shapes and sizes. They have very different skillsets. The one thing they share in common is the unquenchable, single-minded drive that propels them to reach for… Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Meat The Need facilitates donations of meat and milk from farmers to food banks across the country. Shrimpton's Hill Herefords from Cave is among farmers supporting the initiative and has donated the… Read more Audio

10:25 PM.In the past couple of months our drivers have had success after success - from 21-year-old Liam Lawson making his Formula One debut to IndyCar drivers Scott Dixon and Scott McLaughlin achieving a… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Some interesting stories this week looking at that question, after a piece in the Otago Daily Times revealed some students were being forced to perform revolting hazing rituals Do things need to be… Read more Audio

9:30 PM.Assistant Professor in International Relations at Johns Hopkins University Nina Hall joins us once again. On the agenda is migration and its impact on Italy and the wider European Union. Audio

9:08 PM.Rare Disorders New Zealand is tasked with advocating for those with one of over 7000 known rare disorders. This month they are carrying out a survey hoping to collect information that will help… Read more Audio

10:45 PM.The BBC's Rob Hugh-Jones joins us Nights for the latest world news making the headlines. Audio

10:35 PM.For 48 years straight Tony has been putting in the hard yards competing against some of the best shearers in New Zealand. And despite three heart attacks he was right in the thick of it at the Waimate… Read more Audio

10:25 PM.Allergy and Asthma suffers are being warned to brace themselves for the upcoming hay fever season, as El Niño favour a windier, warmer, and drier than usual summer. Asthma and Respiratory Foundation… Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Debates around cycle lane can often be heated but once Wellington cycling advocate says someone has taken it too far. Cycle Wellington spokesman Patrick Morgan says thumbtacks have been found strewn… Read more Audio

9:30 PM.RNZ and Night's Hip hop ambassador Brad Warrington aka DJ Sticky Fingaz joins us now to spin a few tunes. Tonight he's got a selection of tracks which mix elements of hip hop with dance music. Audio

9:08 PM.Sports commentator Bryan Waddle joins us again for a wrap of the latest sport news from the weekend as well as looking ahead for the coming week. Including the latest from the rugby and cricket world… Read more Audio