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Explainer: The world of gemstones
9:25 PM.Ben Kennedy is a Professor at the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Canterbury. and joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Twenty- five years of art from New Zealand indie music
9:15 PM.A Low Hum's Ian Jorgensen joins Emile Donovan to talk about the project. Read more Audio
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Big news from New Zealand's coolest sport
8:30 PM.New Zealand Men's curling team skipper, Anton Hood joins Nights. Read more Audio
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The new Mayor in favour of rates rises
8:10 PM.Mayor-elect Nandor Tanczos joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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New device set to reduce plastics pollution at beaches
9:25 PM.Each year, an estimated 4 million tonnes of plastic waste from urban and industrial centres ends up in marine environments. Rivers and waterways act like giant conveyor belts, carrying the waste to… Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: What is life like without vision?
8:45 PM.Dan Shepherd is part of Blind Low Vision New Zealand, where he works as the General Manager of Community and Inclusion. He joins Mark Leishman. Read more Audio
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News from Europe
8:30 PM.Our European correspondent Christian Smith joins Mark Leishman from London. Read more Audio
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Community book fair left with hefty bill
8:20 PM.John Driscoll is from the Rotary Club of Ashburton, he's one of the people behind the Bookarama, and he joins Mark Leishman. Read more Audio
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Are our political leaders unlikable?
8:10 PM.Dr Grant Duncan is a research associate with the Public Policy Institute at the University of Auckland, and he joins Mark Leishman. Read more Audio
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New report recommends decriminalisation of illicit drugs
9:25 PM.Professor Joe Boden joins Mark Leishman to discuss the issue. Read more Audio
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BBC World News
8:45 PM.Rob Hugh Jones from the BBC World Service joins Nights to take a look at some of the events making international headlines. Read more Audio
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Sports with Jamie Wall
8:35 PM.RNZ's Jamie Wall joins us to take a look at the weekend that was in sport. Read more Audio
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Dame Gaylene Preston on Pike River film
8:25 PM.The movie is having its New Zealand premier in Greymouth tonight. Read more Audio
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Could compulsory voting be an answer to dismal turnout for Local Body Elections?
8:10 PM.Andy Asquith is a keen local politics watcher and governance scholar, a New Zealander but residing in Australia and he joins Mark Leishman. Read more Audio
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Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
8:40 PM.Nights' resident screen critic joins Mark Leishman for some weekend recommendations. Read more Audio
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This Weekend: National Bookshop Day
8:20 PM.Louise Ward from independent bookshop Wardini Books joins Mark Leishman. Read more Audio
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Napier launches dog-friendly status with 'pawrade'
8:10 PM.Pip Thompson from the local business association joins Mark Leishman to discuss this pawsome initiative. Read more Audio
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Poet Serie Barford on new poetry collection and facing death
9:25 PM.Serie is currently receiving hospice care for her cancer, and she says her new book, Standing on my Shadow, may be her last. Read more Audio
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Meet New Zealand's longest-serving councillor
8:45 PM.Trevor Maxwell has been a Rotorua councillor for 48 years and joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Talking semicolons with Julia de Bres
8:30 PM.It's our monthly chat with Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor Julia de Bres from Massey University. Read more Audio
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Helen Clark on Gaza peace agreement
8:10 PM.The former New Zealand Prime Minister and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programmme joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Two years on from the war in Gaza
9:25 PM.Doctor Martin Kear is an expert in Middle East politics and joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Counting the cost of infrastructure attacks
9:20 PM.Telecommunications and technology journalist, Bill Bennett joins Emile Donovan. Read more Audio
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Reflecting on the term of Tory Whanau
8:10 PM.The Wellington mayor gave her valedictory address earlier today. The Spinoff's Wellington editor Joel Macmanus looks back at an evenful term. Read more Audio
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What shapes our political leanings?
9:25 PM.Are we borne into left wing or right wing ideology, and can these views change over time? Auckland University's School of Psychology Associate Professor Danny Osborne speaks to Emile Donovan. Audio