Nights for Tuesday 24 June 2025
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Finnish-Kiwi poet Mikaela Nyman on her new poetry collection
9:25 PM.Mikaela Nyman's new collection of poetry, The Anatomy of Sand, is being published next month. She joins Mark Leishman. Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: How do keys work?
8:40 PM.Locksmith Rusty Smith joins RNZ Nights to answer this question and more. Read more Audio
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Retired working dogs face uncertain future as adoptions slow
8:30 PM.Marie-Claire Andrews is president of Retired Working Dogs and joins Mark Leishman. Read more Audio
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Major fundraiser to upgrade Hato Hone St John ambulance stations
8:10 PM.Hato Hone St John's Andy Everiss and Leanne Tiscornia join Mark Leishman to talk about 'Giving Day'. Read more Audio
8:10 Major fundraiser to upgrade Hato Hone St John ambulance stations
Hato Hone St John is an organisation we depend on, should the worst happen.
Many of us may be surprised to know that they depend on us also, for donations to keep the service funded.
Today is the organisation's 'Giving Day' with community-led fundraising events nationwide.
There's an ambitious $2 million target, with all funds going towards the upgrade or rebuild of 13 ageing ambulance stations.
Hato Hone St John Auckland District Operations Manager, Andy Everiss, and General Manager of Fundraising Leanne Tiscornia join Mark Leishman.
Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi
8:25 The House
Our report from Parliament with Louis Collins
8:30 Retired working dogs are facing an uncertain future as adoptions slow
The charity Retired Working Dogs has rehomed about 1800 farming canines over the last decade.
However, a decline in the number of people adopting them this year means they will soon have to stop accepting them from farms.
Marie-Claire is president of Retired Working Dogs and joins Mark Leishman.
Photo: Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life
8:40 Shower Thoughts: How do keys work?
Have you ever been standing in the shower, when suddenly, the noise in your brain clears and, in its place, appears the perfect thought?
That's a Shower Thought, and RNZ's Nights is aiming to answer those unshakeable questions lurking in the back of your mind.
Tonight's question: How do keys work? Locksmith Rusty Smith joins RNZ Nights to answer this question and more.
Photo: supplied
9:05 Nights Quiz
Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Emile Donovan as he dons his quizmaster hat.
If you get an answer right, you move on to the next question. If you get it wrong, your time in the chair is up, and the next caller will be put through. The person with the most correct answers at the end of the run goes in the draw for a weekly prize.
9:25 Celebrated Finnish-Kiwi poet Mikaela Nyman on her new poetry collection
Mikaela Nyman'snew collection of poetry, The Anatomy of Sand, is being published next month.
It is her first collection written in English and a book for our times.
It bridges myth, science, and outer and inner space. It speaks to our personal and collective responsibility around ecology and climate change.
Mikaela joins Mark Leishman.
Mikaela Nyman is a celebrated Finnish-Kiwi poet based in Taranaki. Photo: Supplied/Mikaela Nyman
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.
10:17 The Detail
Tonight on The Detail; Sir Graham Henry beamed into the world's most prestigious ad awards to congratulate New Zealand on being 'the best place in the world to have herpes'
Sir Graham Henry featured in the award winning advert Photo: Supplied
10:45 The Reading
Tonight, our second episode in our 3-part story of the Australian summer.
Joanne Simpson continues "Ring of Fire" by Susy Pointon.
11:07 Worlds of Music
Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of trans global music, fusion and folk roots.
Tonight, Youssou N'Dour with Neneh Cherry, Steve Miller Band, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and more.
