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8:30 PM.Most of us dread the thought of getting older but Rona Glover is living proof that life is there to be lived no matter what your age.

A nonagenarian, Rona credits her quality of life to working hard… Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Jason Land is a mechanic and member of the New Zealand Motor Trade Association and he speaks to Emile Donovan about the pitfalls of DIY mechanics. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.After suffering two strokes in 2020, Pauline lives each day beset by chronic pain, with her best relief being music. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Even Shortland Street is not immune to the vagaries of advertising, viewership and plain old economics, with news that the show was consulting on its contracts after production had slowed from five… Read more Audio

9:35 PM.Graeme Denny the Senior Manager of Cash Services at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand explains why cash is different from other forms of money. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Based in New Delhi, the museum was founded by Dr Bindeshwar Pathak, a world-renowned sociologist who conducted extensive research into the historical development of toilet systems. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.With the two NASA astronauts finally coming home after nine months in space, Nights speaks to Dr Brian Russell, a former NASA researcher and expert on human physical performance in space. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Nights speaks to BBC World Service reporter Rob Hugh-Jones about the big stories making the headlines globally. Tonight Rob looks at the latest situation in the war between Ukraine and Russia as… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Writer and sports fan Richard Irvine joins Emile Donovan to speak about what's been happening in the world of sport. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Dr Alexandra Muthu is an occupational and environmental physician and long-time advocate for greater regulation and she speaks to Emile Donovan. Read more Audio

9:35 PM.There are only a few dozen genetic counsellors like Sally Jackson working in New Zealand, and currently no local training programmes, meaning Kiwis have to train abroad or study remotely. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.A finalist in the local hero of the year category at the 2025 New Zealander of the Year awards, Kahira Rata Olley is the founder of the Save Our Babies charitable trust. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.Úna ní Fhlannagáin is an award-winning Celtic harpist, from county Galway, and she's in New Zealand wrapping up a five week tour. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music. Read more Audio

10:17 PM.Professor Richard Easther from the University of Auckland on celebrating 14 March, or International Pi Day. Read more Audio

9:35 PM.Dan Slevin reviews Black Bag (2025), Japanese Netflix show Asura (2025), and nostalgia trip Farscape (1999-2003) streaming on YouTube. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.TAHI presenter So'omalo Iteni-Schwalger is in New Plymouth for WOMAD 2025. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Also known as "Tarzan", Brenden is hoping his feat of endurance will also spark conversations around mental health and raise funds for charity I Am Hope.  Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Situated in the affluent Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn sits a house covered in mold inside and out, with a collapsed floor and a leaky roof. But new owner Steve Partridge says it's got good bones. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Meanwhile, across the country, it appears voluntary drug testing is on the rise. Drug Foundation NZ's communications director Hayden Eastmond-Mein joins Mark Leishman. Read more Audio

9:35 PM.The Christchurch-based 79-year-old has illustrated for Joy Cowley in books like Cowshed Christmas, as well as his own books, most recently Atua: Māori Gods and Heroes. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Philosophy man Dan Weijers is exploring whether or not we should be compelled to be Good Samaritans, and should the law require us to help those in need. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.A group of Kiwi medical specialists are seeking a doctor to travel over to the remote mountains of Ladakh on the border of India and Nepal to provide free healthcare to the region's nomadic peoples. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.A team of scientists have achieved the first step in reviving the woolly mammoth: creating the woolly mouse.

Colossal Biosciences is a Texas-based company looking to do the impossible, using ancient… Read more Audio

10:17 PM.Why a new ruling by the Supreme Court of New Zealand has major implications for creators in New Zealand. Read more Audio