Spiritual Practices
Pope's family guidelines call for mercy
Pope Francis has published new guidelines on family life that argue the Church should show more understanding of modern realities.
Nights' Culture - Comics & Graphic Novels
Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, illustrator Adrian Kinnaird... why readers of superhero comics love to see their favourite characters go head to head...
…Egypt not sending imams to 'take control' - NZ Muslim leaders
New Zealand Muslim leaders are rejecting suggestions imams are being sent from Egypt to 'take control' of local mosques and stem radicalisation.
Egyptian imams headed to NZ
Al Gillespie looks at what the secondment of Egyptian imams to New Zealand mosques means. Audio
Carl Nixon: Matthew, Mark, Luke and Joanne
Christchurch playwright Carl Nixon's new comedy Matthew, Mark, Luke and Joanne explores the tendency to listen to people who tell us how to think. Matthew's wife and best friend struggle to deal with… Audio
Fiona Pardington: photography, family and objets trouve
Colin Peacock interviews one of New Zealand's most celebrated photographers whose new book, A Beautiful Hesitation, is published in tandem with the largest exhibition of her work to date, currently… Audio, Gallery
Sound Archives - Sarah Johnston
Recordings of performing animals this week - and a mad cat-lady recording! Audio
Former MP becomes NZ's first Rastafari celebrant
Former Green MP Nandor Tanczos is now an official marriage celebrant and the first Rastafari celebrant in NZ. Video, Audio
Guatemala: Semana Santa
One of the most colourful Easter celebrations is wrapping up across Spain and Latin America. Semana Santa is a week long religious celebration with a big feeling of carnival. It's a highlight on the… Audio
Father David Gledhill - Pākehā priest among Māori
The fourth in a Te Ahi Kaa series on Pākehā working and living in te ao Maori. We meet Father David Gledhill SM, a Pakeha priest who has worked among Maori for 50 years. Audio
2016 Easter Church Service
This service from the Cathedral Church of St Paul the Apostle in Dunedin features the Right Reverend Dr Kelvin Wright as celebrant, with the Very Reverend Dr Trevor James as preacher. Audio
The Egg in Art with Mary Kisler
Senior Curator, Mackelvie Collection, International Art, at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, discussing the depiction of eggs in art. Audio
Paul Muldoon: Ireland, America and poetry
One of the world's leading poets and poetry editor of The New Yorker, who has published over thirty collections, and is coming to the Auckland Writers Festival in May. Audio
Te Waonui a Te Manu Korihi for 24 March 2016
Welcome to the Easter special from our Maori news team who look at Maori religions. Audio
A Hindu Arranged Marriage - Pratik Daftary
Arranged marriages in Indian culture are as old as time, but as the Hindu religion spreads to other parts of the world it's becoming more common place in other countries. Nowadays with the internet… Audio
Nights Overseas Report - Canada
it's the second-largest country by total area and the northernmost country of the North America continent, journalist for Medicine Hat News, Peggy Revell reports from Canada, pop. 35,675,834 (est… Audio
Mother Teresa to be declared saint in September
The Roman Catholic nun will be declared a saint on 4 September, Pope Francis has announced.
Nights' Pundit - Religion
Religious Studies Professor Douglas Pratt from University of Waikato on one's faith in God or gods ... Reactive Co-Radicalisation - a new form of religious extremism has arguably emerged, one which… Audio
Sally Gardner
Prolific award-winning British author who worked in costume design and illustration before deciding to write for children full-time. Her books, including Tinder, Maggot Moon, and I, Coriander, have… Audio
Mark Anderson, Jony Easterby and Kathy Hinde: For the Birds
Leaders of the team of artists who have created the walk-through art experience For the Birds in the native forest of Otari-Wilton's Bush during the New Zealand Festival. Audio
