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The Government’s Chief Victims Advisor has advised that specially trained panels should replace randomly selected juries for sexual violence trials.

Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.

Class action lawsuits used to feel pretty rare in New Zealand... but that’s starting to change.

It's a tiny mining town in the middle of the South Australian Outback. But here's the crazy part - around half the town actually lives underground.

Tonight we're asking: Why do TV newsreaders wear such formal clothing?

Anna Rawhiti-Connell joins Nights to help us get up to speed with what's happening in pop-culture and the world wide web. 

CA ANZ - an industry group for chartered accountants - is advocating for a change that would allow people to delay when they start receiving super.

The Knights Lightsaber Group now has more than 180 members, making it the biggest group of its kind in our very own Aotearoa. 

Terry Sutcliffe keeps his impressive clock and watch collection in a 'horology room' - horology being the study of timekeeping.

Tonight, we're talking the All Blacks, NZ motorsport, tennis hall of fame, and sporting superpowers. 

This week Emma is taking a look at the spread of the telegraph through New Zealand. 

If you love all things furry and cute - then this story might be right up your alley.

With election campaigning in full swing - politicians are getting their name - and face - out there. But how much good does that do?

Tonight marks a very special anniversary. Pacific arts trust, Tautai is marking 40-years with the opening of new exhibition KIVA. Formed in the 1980s by leading Samoan artist, Fatu Feu'u, the charitable trust has spent four decades championed Pacific creativity and visual artistry. Curator of the KIVA exhibition, artist Ani O'Neill joined Susana for a chat.

Over the last couple of weeks - there have been wildfires in places like Otago's Albert Town and Canterbury's Hurunui. So as we head into warmer, dryer seasons - what should we look out for and how can we prepare our properties? Tim Mitchell is National Wildfire Manager at Fire and Emergency NZ. He joins Susana on the show to share his advice. Check out more info here: https://www.checkitsalright....

The magic of poetry is being celebrated today, on National Poetry Day. So we are delighted to spend some time with our guest tonight. Robert Sullivan is an acclaimed poet, author and educator, and he is also Aotearoa New Zealand's Poet Laureate. He joins Susana on the show for a chat.

Renowned Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has passed away aged 97. We take a look back at the Yayoi Kusama: Mirrored Years exhibition. 

What began as a place where local kids could find belonging has since grown into a community of up-and-coming darts players.

Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review: Young Washington, The American Revolution, The Civil War, and The New Zealand Wars. 

It's been two decades since Pluto was demoted from its planet status - but the debate still rages on - so why do we still care?

MBIE chief executive Nic Blakeley has found himself at the centre of a pretty serious controversy after being found to have deliberately misled Parliament.

Computer scientists say that for something to have goals, it must first have agency. So how can we tell where agency emerges? 

Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.

Now of course, cute critters in advertising - that's nothing new - but lately, they seem to be making quite the comeback.

A new report warns that our current system won't be able to cope with the projected rise of aging kiwis.