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10:30 PM.Sport broadcasting veteran and Nights regular correspondent Bryan Waddle is back with the action from the sporting world over the weekend. Read more Audio

10:17 PM.It's all happening in the Pacific. New Zealand and Kiribati are currently engaged in diplomatic disputes over foreign aid and the island nation's ties to China. Read more Audio

9:55 PM.A new kiwi champion has been crowned. We're talking about Mr Bear New Zealand 2025!  Read more Audio

9:35 PM.Most of us were taught there was a clear division of labour when it came to early hunter gatherers. Men did the hunting and women did the gathering. But new research suggest the roles were shared much… Read more Audio

9:25 PM.Every Monday to start our week off on here Nights, we invite a guest on the show to share a whakataukī - a Maori proverb - that's meaningful to them. Tonight we're talking to Roimata Smail (Ngāti… Read more Audio

8:30 PM.A fresh poll shows the coalition would be thrown out if an election was held today, with the left bloc holding just enough support to form a government. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Featuring music from Māori artist RNZŌ, Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and songwriter Bad Bunny and Wellington electro-folk sibling trio Womb Read more Audio

10:18 PM.To find out more Mark Leishman speaks to astronomer and former superintendent of the Mt John Observatory in Canterbury Alan Gilmore. Read more Audio

9:40 PM.Featuring a new documentary following the young heavy metal Alien Weaponry, a filmed performance of the hit Broadway musical Come From Away and Pig (2021) which stars Nicolas Cage who plays a former… Read more Audio

9:15 PM.This Saturday marks 30 years of the market which began in Manakau back in 1995 as a fundraiser event for a local daycare. Read more Audio

10:45 PM.The Love Grace Handbag Appeal combines the late Grace Millane’s love for handbags with a mission to help women escaping domestic violence. Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Swedish-Finnish vocalist and educator Anna Fält is touring Aotearoa this month, holding workshops on the unique sound and history of Nordic folk singing. Read more Audio

10:18 PM.Of the 32,000 jobs lost last year, 85 percent were men. Economist Brad Olsen breaks down what we know about the latest unemployment data. Read more Audio

9:15 PM.Nights' resident classics educator and enthusiast Ben Jackson unpacks the epic homecoming story from antiquity in light of the new Christopher Nolan film adaptation slated for 2026. Read more Audio

8:30 PM.The internet buzzes with suggestions celebrities like Shakira, Formula 1 drivers and footballers Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo all dabble in a bit of padel. Now a new "padel house" has opened in… Read more Audio

9:35 PM.Irene King, chief executive at Auckland's Ardmore Flying School joins Mark Leishman to explain. Read more Audio

9:25 PM.We're joined again by Nights' resident tech correspondent, Finn Hogan, who's taking a look at the continuing impact of DeepSeek on the AI market, what impact the AI boom is having on robotics and the… Read more Audio

10:45 PM.Tonight we're speaking to Rob Hugh-Jones about a row engulfing German politics ahead of the federal elections later this month, Donald Trump's new Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads off on his first… Read more Audio

10:30 PM.Tonight Richard is chatting about the Super Smash cricket finals, Chris Woods scoring more goals, Auckland FC winning - again and the NBA mega trade which left people dazed and confused. Read more Audio