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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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00:04:06

Christchurch Brick Show

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2026/07/09

There are LEGO sets... and then there are LEGO creations that make you wonder, "How on earth did they build that?" That's exactly what's on show in Christchurch this weekend. From giant landmarks to moving models, it's a celebration of imagination on a massive scale. The Christchurch Brick Show is back, and organiser Jonny Reid speaks to Susana.

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00:16:49

Dame Robin White on Working with Oil Paint Again

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2026/07/09

Celebrated New Zealand artist Dame Robin White has returned to painting with oil for the first time in 50 years. Renowned for portraying people and their environments in New Zealand and the Pacific in prints and tapa cloth, Robin's latest painting 'Karawa, Tarawa, Marawa (Sky, Land, Sea) aligns beautifully with Kiribati Language Week happening around the country right now. For 17 years Robin and her family lived in Kiribati, and for the filming of Grace: A Prayer for Peace by Dame Gaylene

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00:15:38

The Good Sex Project

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2026/07/08

Journalist Melody Thomas joins Susana to talk about the upcoming episodes of her podcast, The Good Sex Project, which explores the ins and outs of intimacy, dating, and modern relationships in Aotearoa.

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00:11:25

Can We Hear A Smile?

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2026/07/08

It's time for our fortnightly chat with Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor Julia de Bres. Tonight . . . We're talking about smiling . . . in particular, can we hear a smile?

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00:12:11

European correspondent Christian Smith

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2026/07/08

Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.

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00:09:55

How do we keep our buildings standing?

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2026/07/08

There were tense scenes in New York this morning. A high-rise office building near Grand Central Terminal in New York was evacuated this morning after engineers raised fears it could be at risk of collapse. Leading to emergency services evacuating a busy Manhattan street block during the morning rush hour. The building, which was being transformed from offices into apartments, highlights just how complex these enormous structures are. And while skyscrapers of this scale are less common in New

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00:08:41

The Mystery Behind a 140-Year-Old Dunedin Headstone

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2026/07/07

It started with an overgrown bush in Dunedin's Southern Cemetery. Beneath it was a forgotten Chinese headstone and a 142-year-old mystery. After clearing the vegetation researchers have discovered not only was the headstone linked to the wrong man, but there were actually multiple men buried in the same plot. Christchurch historian and researcher Adrienne Shaw has helped piece the story together, and she joins me now.

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00:17:07

Bad Hair Day? It May Be Affecting More Than Your...

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2026/07/07

We all get bad hair days and how we feel about our locks - or lack thereof - can affect how we show up in our everyday life. In fact - the relationship we have with our hair matters more than we may think. Elly Anastasiades - a PhD researcher at Anglia Ruskin University and a licensed Counselling Psychologist - who's been researching and writing about this topic. She speaks to Susana Lei'Ataua

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00:12:09

Shower Thoughts

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2026/07/07

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 at the back of your mind. Tonight's question: Can you actually grow vegetables from the seeds in the veggies you buy at the supermarket?

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00:05:33

Red Weather Warning and Evacuations in Kaikoura

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2026/07/07

We speak to Kaikoura mayor Craig Mackle for the latest on region under a red heavy rain warning.

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00:11:57

Can Indoor Cats be Happy as Outdoor Cats?

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2026/07/07

New research has found that you can indeed teach an old cat new tricks. Companion Animals NZ in collaboration with Adelaide University have been looking at that tricky transition of making an outdoor cat, an indoor one. And it turns out making that making the change may be easier than expected. Susana speaks to Dr Nicola McDonald, Animal Welfare Manager at Companion Animals NZ, about the research.

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00:12:55

Maramataka: Understanding the Bigger Picture Behind...

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2026/07/07

This Friday the country will pause and look up as we mark Matariki. Matariki is the Maori name for the cluster of stars that rises at this time of year, signalling the Maori new year. Ayla Hoeta, Matariki is just one part of a much wider system of knowledge known as maramataka. Ayla is a maramataka practitioner, lecturer and first-year doctoral candidate at the University of Auckland's Faculty of Engineering and Design.

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00:13:34

Weird and wonderful shoes with Kathryn Wilson

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2026/07/06

If you have a love of shoes - or you've been scrolling social media - you're not imagining things if you've seen more extreme footwear than usual. Yes, strange shoes are trending - and as one outlet put it, 'ridiculous shoes are everywhere.' Some examples include: A pump that sculpts the foot into a cloven pig's hoof, sandals that support the heel and nothing else, a beam of light for a heel ... not to mention the popular split toe tabis, the sneakerina or the snoafer. So what's up with these

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00:07:55

It's Kiribati Language Week

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2026/07/06

It's Kiribati Language Week and Roi Burnett, a Pacific Studies doctoral candidate at the University of Auckland, is hoping that we'll all use this week as a chance to go beyond familiar narratives and delve into this rich culture - Roi joins Susana for a chat.

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00:11:04

Sports with Ben Strang

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2026/07/06

Well, it was a sports bonanza over the weekend. Here to run us through some of the most interesting, important and downright wild storylines is Nights own sports correspondent - Ben Strang.

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00:13:13

Small Histories with Emma Kay

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2026/07/06

Every Monday night around this time we take a moment to look back with our resident historian, Emma Kay. Emma runs Small Histories of New Zealand, where she digs up curious stories, funny articles, and lost treasures from our past and shares them on social media. This week Emma is talking about the history of zoos in Aotearoa.

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00:17:21

Is sustainable tourism possible?

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2026/07/06

It's that time of year. The temperature drops into single digits. The days get shorter. Sometimes it feels like you don't see the sun for days. And before long your mind starts wandering somewhere warmer. Maybe it's a beach in Fiji. Maybe it's Europe in summer. Maybe it's anywhere but here. But before you book those flights, it's worth asking a question. Is there such a thing as sustainable tourism? Or is every holiday going to leave a mark? Claire Beach is a postdoctoral fellow at the

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00:22:35

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

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2026/07/03

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

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00:13:02

Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin

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2026/07/03

Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Susana Lei'ataua to review: Kiki's Delivery Service (In Cinemas), Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man (HBO max), and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Three Now).

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00:14:28

Tristan Hughes brings The Ancients to Aotearoa

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2026/07/03

As host of one of the world's biggest history podcasts, he has spent more than 600 episodes exploring everything from Ancient Greece to the Neanderthals,

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