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A very special event took place in Levin over the weekend. After six decades, one of New Zealand's pioneering military nurses has finally been given the full recognition she earned. A restored headstone for Sister Ethel Maude Thomas was unveiled at Levin's Old Cemetery on Saturday, with previously omitted First World War honours now finally included. The work was led by the New Zealand Remembrance...

There are now tens of thousands of satellites orbiting Earth and New Plymouth photographer Brendan Larsen wanted to capture just how much they are affecting our view of the universe. He set up a time lapse of the snow-capped Mt Taranaki beneath the night sky, but when the final image emerged, he was stunned to see hundreds of satellites criss-crossing the sky above the mountain. Brendan speaks wit...

Journalist and commentator Ben Strang with the latest sports news, including the All Whites' FIFA World Cup exit and the Black Caps ongoing test match against England, who are without captain Ben Stokes who has just retired mid series.

Wellington's Willis Street will soon be home to not one, not two, but THREE independent bookshops. Unity Books opened in the capital in the sixties and relocated four times before settling at its current location - 57 Willis Street. It has just been joined by romance bookstore XO Book Co, which opened last weekend. Aurelia Books is set to open next month. So what's behind this reading renaissance?...

Last week Nights spoke to Harjinder 'Harry' Chander who told Susana about his plans to raise money for the Clutha Valley Stingers, his beloved cricket club. To fundraise, he was planning to run 100 kilometres in 24 hours. But with a catch...he was only going to wear gumboots. Harry is back on Nights to tell Susana how it all went.

Fed up with waiting for the perfect career opportunity to appear on job sites, Anna Catley decided to turn herself into her own marketing campaign, even dressing up as a cow to get noticed. For the past 99 days, the Napier marketing creative has been showcasing her skills, creativity and personality in the hope of landing her next full-time role. She speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the journey so...

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

Nights' resident screen critic joins Susana Lei'ataua to review: Supergirl (In cinemas), One Hundred Years of Solitude (Netflix), and Would I Lie To You (TVNZ+ and ThreeNow). 

The event brings together some of Aotearoa's top handlers alongside their dogs for a day of competition in Taupō.

New research suggests great apes have been laughing with a similar rhythm to humans for at least 15 million years.

With Puanga ma Matariki season underway, Auckland's city centre is coming alive.

You probably have an image in your mind of who he was. But where did that version come from?

After more than a decade without a permanent home, the Christchurch School of music has been funding towards a new building. 

Harjinder Chander is raising money for his beloved Cricket Club by running over 100 kms.

An exhibition in Auckland Central Library explores how live music has shaped the city.

New research shows some kiwis are living in homes that are so cold during winter that they can see their breath.

The podcast is back for a third season.

Tonight - Keir Starmer resigns, England draws against Ghana in the FIFA World Cup, and the UK and Europe are sweltering through a heatwave.

The capital’s Golden Mile project is officially cancelled, after City councilors voted overwhelmingly to scrap the long-awaited urban redevelopment project.

Aotearoa/New Zealand’s longest-running citizen science project is about to kick off again.

Fifty years ago this week, Aotearoa New Zealand was hit by a snowstorm for the ages.

Have you ever been standing in the shower when suddenly the noise in your brain clears and, in its place, appears the perfect thought?

The academy of New Zealand literature has now published a Southern Hemisphere Fiction 100 list.

It seems data breaches are becoming a common occurrence, as more organisations store sensitive information online

It's often treated as a parenting problem - but new research suggests we may just be looking in the wrong direction.