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ANDREW PERKINS: The Radish and the Shoe (English)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Perkins (narrator), Hamish McKeich (conductor). Recorded by RNZ Concert for the 2014 NZ Composer Sessions. Audio
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The opaque language of money
There is much jargon in the language of money; hedge funds, commodities, even ‘shrinkflation’ – a British author says it's time we all got more fluent. Audio
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John ELMSLY: Lanternes
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Hamish McKeich (conductor) Recorded 12 April 2017, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert for 2017 NZ Composer Sessions. Video, Audio
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Manslaughter sentence reduced after clerical error
A man who beat his girlfriend to death in Palmerston North and later admitted her manslaughter has had two months reduced from his sentence.
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Wins for United and Everton
Manchester United will fight for a top-four finish in the Premier League until it is "mathematically impossible", says manager Jose Mourinho, after a 3-0 victory at bottom placed Sunderland.
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Nights' Science - Geoff Hunt
Audio 3 Apr 2017This week's after dinner scientist is into the applied stuff - using what we know about about physics and chemistry and mathematics - to build stuff. His name is Geoff Hunt, who up until a few days… Audio
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DNA 'mistakes' cause most cancers: study
New research has found most cancers are caused by unpredictable defects that occur when cells divide.
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Card sharp: the best way to shuffle
Audio 25 Mar 2017Riffle shuffle or overhand? What's the best way to shuffle playing cards? Professor Graham Kendall is a mathematician studying blackjack, roulette...and packs of cards. Audio
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Mathematical probability of water on Mars
Gabor Domokos is the pioneering Hungarian mathematician and engineer who calculated that water must once have flowed on Mars. He is a Professor of Mechanics Materials and Structures at the Budapest… Audio
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Parkhouse in hot water after Phoenix loss
The Wellington Phoenix defender Adam Parkhouse is in trouble with team management after failing to report
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'Impossible' NCEA maths question not checked properly
An impossible-to-answer question in an NCEA maths exam was a late addition that was not checked independently, a review panel has found. Audio
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Nights' Pundit - Dr. Dillon Mayhew
Making the numbers add up is Dr. Dillon Mayhew from Victoria University's School of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research... We'll be talking about 3.14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279… Audio
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The 'hidden figures' of New Zealand science
To celebrate International Women's Day Siouxsie talks about some of the most significant female scientists from New Zealand's past. Audio
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Maths through Craft
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Maths & crafts: Using crochet and origami to teach mathematics
Most of us probably think of things like crocheting and origami as sitting in the field of arts and crafts... but could they also be a pathway to mathematics? Audio, Gallery
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Maths without numbers
We are all born mathematicians, according to a couple of University of Canterbury psychology professors. They've received a 700,000 dollar grant to look at how much algebra ability humans are born… Audio
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Moves to boost Pasifika understanding in NZ public sector
Audio 27 Feb 2017It's hoped understanding between the Pasifika community and New Zealand's public sector is boosted through a customised internship programme. Audio
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A Time Traveller's Tale
String theory, multiverses, the big bang, and inflation theory can be mind-bending concepts to ponder. Dr Brian Greene loves to re-imagine the very structure of our universe, and find one simple… Audio
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Life expectancy could soon exceed 90 years, study suggests
South Korean women will be the first in the world to have an average life expectancy above 90, a study suggests.
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Nights' Overseas - Motoko Kakubayashi
Palmerston North raised journalist now resides in Tokyo and works for University of Tokyo's Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, he'll be talking mask addictions, teenager… Audio
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Valentine’s Day: A guide to what not to buy
With a relationship comes great responsibilities. Don't screw it up.
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Review: Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures is important, influential and inciting. What it isn’t – at least not often enough – is very good, says Dan Slevin. Video
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Nights' Overseas Reports - Japan
Audio 21 Dec 2016Palmerston North raised journalist Motoko Kakubayashi now resides in Tokyo and works for University of Tokyo's Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe. Audio
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False Memories
What if we told you that your memories may not be true... Audio
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Pacific students encouraged to go for STEM scholarships
New Zealand's Pacific Peoples Minister Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga is calling for Pacific tertiary students to take up science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
