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Yesterday Albertans cast their vote in a referendum of seperating from Canada. The 'remain' side is projected to win. The CBC's Shannon Scott explains the results and what comes next for the movement.

Labour's Tangi Utikere explains the party's ambition to ease pressure on emergency departments and the health system.

Store manager Judith Harvey tells First Up about Habitat for Humanity and the store's various building supplies.

Europe correspondent Dr Anita Purcell-Sjölund updates us on the latest from the region.

Home is where the heart is, or is it?

Homegrown AI tech could propel the country towards our Predator-Free 2050 goal, but only if it becomes cheap enough for local groups to afford it.

A wrap of the day's big stories

It's time for us to showcase another unusual museum here on RNZ Nights. It's our fortnightly segment we call Nights at the Museum. And tonight - we head to Croatia to the Museum of Hangovers co-founder Rino Dubokovic speaks to Emile.

ABC Wantok Program for 20 October 2026.

Dylan Reeve has worked in reality TV for more than two decades - he also happens to be one of the hosts of RNZ podcast The Reality Machine.

Some of us are punctual folk. If the movie says it starts at half-seven, we expect it to start at half-seven. But - why DON'T movies start on time? What's the logic, the economics behind this? Neil Lambert is the owner of premium cinema chain Silky Otter. He speaks to Emile.

Is this more than just a minor irritation? Or does it point to a wider public safety issue? Should New Zealand do the same? 

The latest news from Melanesia.

But how do you take some of humanity's oldest and biggest questions and make them relevant to teenagers in the 21st century?

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: award winning fashion writer Emma Gleason returns to discuss Faradays, Auckland's swanky new department store and NZ's history with these hubs for capitalism.

First up, Australia is reeling after a member of parliament lost a leg in what's being described as a deliberate attack. Professor Al Gillespie discusses with the panel if political violence against politicians is on the rise and what that means for democracy. Then, who should be in charge of deciding how many off-street carparks should be required for new houses? With warnings out there that in s...

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about the fallout from the attack on the Victorian MP Helen Haines who was hit by a vehicle yesterday in what's been described as a deliberate targeting of the politician. 

News from the business sector, including a market report.

Sticky beaked humans are putting Kaikoura's little blue penguins under stress, forcing volunteers to set up safe spaces away from prying eyes. The Kaikoura Wildlife Centre Trust and the councils have set up three reserve areas for the at-risk korora. Kaikoura Wildlife Trust manager, Sabrina Leucht spoke to Lisa Owen.

The Football Ferns are home recovering from their scare in Panama. The side were forced to cut their tour short after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the country. Sports reporter Jonty Dine spoke to Lisa Owen.

A Selwyn councillor says water charges could reach a point where people simply cannot afford to pay, as thousands call for the Canterbury district's pricing system to be reviewed. An 18 percent water bill hike took effect in July when council-owned organisation Selwyn Water issued its first invoices, a year after the entity was first established. Anna Sargent reports.

Scott Watson's defence lawyers say police "primed" and "pressured" a key eyewitness to identify Watson in a photo montage. Watson is appealing his convictions in the Supreme Court for the murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope after a New Years' party in the Marlborough Sounds in 1998. Reporter Ellen O'Dwyer was at the appeal and spoke to Lisa Owen.

Some of Rotorua's homeless are busing out of the central city in the evenings to avoid being moved on, according to the Salvation Army. Emergency housing in the city is now down to just one motel with 12 families. At its peak 62 motels and hotels housed 600 people. Salvation Army Community Ministries manager in Rotorua, Darnielle Hoods spoke to Lisa Owen.

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