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Tune in to Nights with Emile Donovan every weekday from 8pm to midnight for a delectable buffet of creative ideas, open-minded conversations, music, musings and daily stimulation.
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Inside Wellington's new library
This past weekend, the brand new, revamped, Wellington Central Library - Te Matapihi ki te Ao Nui - reopened to much public fanfare, with over eleven-...
The Museum of Broken Relationships
Every few weeks Nights is putting a foot in the door of some of the weirdest and most wonderful museums the world has on offer. Tonight's museum explo...
Why are our young people so unhappy?
The World Happiness Report just dropped for 2026 - it's an annual study that looks at wellbeing of people right around the globe. It found that while...
Southland's New Data Centre
A new $3.5 billion data centre planned near Invercargill has certainly got people talking. It will be the second-largest power user in the country, bu...
Paul Bremer's Iraq Emails
It's been more than 20 years since the invasion of Iraq by the 'coalition of the willing', led by the United States. While the country is no longer at...
What are fauxpologies?
Nights' resident sociolinguist Julia de Bres joins Emile -- associate professor at Massey University. Tonight's chat is all about apologising ... when...
Is there a wrong way to cut a feijoa?
It's March, so that means it's one of the greatest times in the kiwi calendar - Feijoa season. But, recent Feijoa-related post on the New Zealand Redd...
Do have too many regional airports?
It is a tough time to be running a regional airport in New Zealand. Just last week, Air New Zealand announced it was cancelling 1,100 flights due to r...
Inside the 'manosphere'
Any time young men go online or open a social media app, they're stepping into a minefield of competing messages about what it means to be a man. How...
Shower Thoughts: Where can I ride my horse?
Time now for Shower Thoughts -- this is where we find an expert to answer your curious questions about the world and how it works. And tonight, with a...
The world's first cancer vaccine for dogs
How much do you love your dog? Well, our next story is about a Sydney man who's definitely in the running to be dog-dad of the year. Back in 2024, Pau...
The rise and fall of Buzzfeed
If you're a millennial, or someone who spends a lot of time on the internet - there's a high chance you've heard of a company called Buzzfeed...and th...
The personal lives of politicians
This afternoon, Labour leader Chris Hipkins held a media conference over allegations made by ex-wife, Jade Paul. The claims were first posted on Faceb...
Why we need less red-tape and more authority
It may be an odd time to argue for less rules and more authority ... but that's exactly what my next guest is doing. Professor Natasha Hamilton-Hart f...
Sports with Richard Irvine
Writer and sports fan Richard Irvine joins Emile Donovan to talk about what's been happening in the world of sport.
Small Histories with Emma Kay
It's a Monday night, which means it's time to dive into history with Nights' resident historian, Emma Kay. Emma runs Small Histories of New Zealand, d...
The International Festival of Historic Motoring
Nelson is a vintage car lover's paradise this week, as hundreds of cars and thousands of enthusiasts gather for the International Festival of Historic...
Who will New Zealanders really vote for?
Winning elections used to be fairly straightforward in New Zealand. Roughly 40 percent voted Labour, 40 percent voted National, and campaigns were rea...
From creation to compost: The Life of Flowers
Melanie Cecilia Stapleton is widely regarded as one of New Zealand - and Australia's - top florists. She's the genius behind renowed studio, Cecilia F...
Upper Hutt's Big Bad Bogan Wedding
Forget my Big Fat Greek Wedding . . . for the first time, there's going to be a "Big Bad Bogan Wedding."
Over fifty couples applied for the cha...
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, reviews Cold Storage, a fun splatter movie about a space fungus; Secret Mall Apartment, about a group of a...
Out Lately with Finn Johansson
He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.
It's Finn Johansson!!
Niki Harré: A year as a secular priest
Compiling vows, offering priestly services, and embedding herself in church communities - she's documented her experience in a new book called The Cal...
Suzanne McFadden: Telling women's stories
Suzanne compiles family documentaries, and 85 percent of her clientele are men. The accomplished women's sports journalist asks: why do women feel lik...
Political/Philosophy with Natalia Albert
Political scientist Natalia Albert joins Emile to discuss a less-talked about 2026 coalition recipe: Labour and Opportunity.
What is CANZUK?
CANZUK advisory board member Noel Cox joins Emile in the Auckland studio to explain the thinking behind this proposed alliance, particularly when it c...
European correspondent Christian Smith
Christian Smith brings us news from the other side of the world.
Reimagining of the moral world order
As the US-Israeli conflict with Iran rages on, moral leadership from the Western world's biggest powers players, like the US, has been drawn into ques...
Dan Brumm: The brain behind Bluey's iconic sound
The children's TV sow is acclaimed for tackling big topics, having great heart, and has won a suite of awards. What makes a beloved TV show sound good...
Shower Thoughts: How do you get your cat out of a tree?
To tell us how is director of Urban Tree Services in Wellington, Josh Micallef.
The next generation of arts critics
Jessica Brunt and Sebastian Taylor from Auckland Arts Festival's Young Critics Programme join Emile Donovan.
Could New Zealand really run out of oil?
Official figures show we have more than the 90 days of oil stocks required under our international obligations. Dulani Jayasuriya from the Auckland Un...
The real life story behind Winnie-the-Pooh
Broadcaster and former politician Gyles Brandreth explores that complicated story in his new book Somewhere, A Boy and a Bear: A Biography of A. A. Mi...
Sports with Richard Irvine
Tonight: New Zealand is thrashed by India in the T20 World Cup final, Kiwi Ben Waine's FA Cup heroics, and Auckland's crazy sporting weekend.
Small Histories with Emma Kay
Tonight she's taking a look at when our love of motor cars first appeared.
David Lange: History on Tape
Writer and journalist Greg Bruce is one of the people lucky enough to have access to the tapes of Prime Minister David Lange - he joins Emile Donovan...
A minor party Prime Minister?
Could New Zealand ever see a Prime Minister from a minor party? It's never happened before in this country's history, but there's no reason why it cou...
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights’ resident screen critic, Dan Slevin, reviews the new Spanish road trip drama Sirāt, about a father searching for his missing daughter with the...
Oldest student magazine sliced down to size
Former Critic editor and current senior writer for The Spinoff Joel MacManus joins Emile Donovan to discuss.
This Weekend: Moana and the Tribe
Moana Maniapoto joins Emile Donovan ahead of her Auckland Arts Festival performance this Sunday: ONO with Moana & the Tribe.