Nights

8:10 Why does time seem to go so fast? 

How is it almost Christmas? What happened to 2025? And how did we suddenly jump from eating Easter eggs to putting up Christmas trees?

Have you been asking yourself these questions as we hurtle towards the new year?  

So, why does time seem to go so fast and is there any way to slow it down?

Hinze Hogendoorn is a Professor in Visual Time Perception at the Queensland University of Technology where he leads the Timing Lab.

He joins Emile to dig into how our brains tell time.

8:20 When things go wrong for Santa

December is a busy time of year for the big man in red.

He's been doing the rounds of the shopping malls, Christmas parades and of course getting set for his annual Christmas Eve deliveries.

But just like the rest of us, Santa has his bad days.

RNZ Producer Angie Skerrett has been looking at times when things haven't quite gone according to plan.

She joins Emile in studio, for a segment called ' When Santa Came A Croppa' 

8:35 Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review the year in movies. 

9:05 Nights Quiz

For our final quiz of 2025, we're joined by an all-star line-up of some of RNZ's familiar faces. 

9:25 Out Lately with Finn Johansson

He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.

Featuring:

• Is It Ok If I Love You by Arlie 
• Satisfy Me by Annahstasia
• Pearl and Dean by Alex Pester 

9:45 Pacific Waves

A daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world. Hosted by Susana Suisuiki.

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10:17 Best of The Detail: Reality TV's Achilles heel 

On The Detail - This just finished season of reality TV show Love Island UK kicked off with misogyny and bullying - and record viewership.  

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10:45 Focus on Politics

The leaders of ACT, New Zealand First, Te Pāti Māori, and the Green Party sit down with RNZ's press gallery team to share their thoughts on 2025, and what they've got up their sleeves for election year. 

11:07 The Logg Cabin 

Clear away the coffee table and bust out your dancing shoes, Mark Williams (aka MC Slave from Fat Freddy's Drop) with another edition of The Logg Cabin.