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Nights
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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626 episodes
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.
Why Wellington shouldn't despair
Former Aucklander and journalist Brooke Harper isn't waving the white flag yet on her home city of choice, and says there are plenty of reasons to kee...
When volcanoes and comedy collide
In 2023 Ben Miller became the first stand-up comedian to be an artist in residence at the Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.
Nights at the Museum: Museum of Failure
Founder Dr Samuel West is a licensed clinical psychologist with a PhD in organisational psychology, and joins Emile Donovan to share the museum's uniq...
New fund for keeping the sound sharp at Auckland venues
Emile is joined by Managing Director of Live Nation, Mark Kneebone, and Tom Anderson from Whammy Bar, which was a recipient last year.
Just how self-sufficient is New Zealand in times of crisis?
Matt Boyd is an independent researcher in global catastrophic risk and one of the brains behind the Aotearoa New Zealand Catastrophe Resilience Projec...
European correspondent Christian Smith
Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.
Julia de Bres on the use of 'you know' in conversation
Nights' resident sociolinguist,Julia de Bres joins Emile Donovan to tackle one of RNZ listeners' biggest bugbears.
How do you find out what's happening in your community?
Richard Sutherland has been thinking about the paucity of information, and attention on local projects funded by ratepayers.
Reconciling sport in wake of Middle East conflict
Rob Nichol is the Chief Executive of the New Zealand Rugby Players' Association and joins Emile Donovan.
Iran and its effect on international sport
Jacob Spoonley is General Manager of the New Zealand Professional Footballers' Association and joins Emile Donovan.
Cop It Write - a killer handbook for crime writers
Retired police detective now author, Angus McLean joins Emile Donovan.
Shower Thoughts: Is it better to water your garden and plants in the morning or the evening?
To help us dig into this gardening conundrum, journalist, author and all round gardening guru Lynda Hallinan joins Emile Donovan.
The art and history of whistling
Doctor Wendy Hargreaves from the University of Southern Queensland is a music researcher, has been looking into the history of whistling.
Little Sisters of The Poor launches public appeal for expansion of elderly support
Mother Superior, Sister Maureen, joins Emile Donovan to explain the work they do, and their plan to provide even more accommodation..
Has New Zealand responded correctly to the conflict in Iran?
The former MP and Foreign Minister Phi Goff joins Emile Donovan to discuss the response by our Government to the strikes on Iran.
'Bicycle face' and technological anxiety
Dr Kate MacKrill is a health psychologist and the University of Auckland.
Sports with Richard Irvine
The writer and sports fan joins Emile Donovan to talk about what's been happening in the world of sport.
Small Histories with Emma Kay
Tonight she is sharing the origins of a local legend the Fiordland moose