Marcus Lush Nights

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Marcus Lush Nights episodes

July 28 Every second fortnight (28 July 2026)
Marcus talks loyalty cards (and the struggle to sign up to them), and covers NZ's latest silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.

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1 hr 57 min
July 27 Chaos in the kitchen (27 July 2026)
Marcus remembers Jim Hopkins and Bill Oddie, and has a gripe about terrible packaging . Also, are you worried about the Warriors not making the final?

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2 hr 13 min
July 24 Not that good at secrets (24 July 2026)
Marcus runs a Friday free-for-all that includes cover bands, UFOs, and someone who thinke the Auckland CRL will be opening VERY soon!

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2 hr 8 min
July 23 She was just an invention (23 July 2026)
Marcus talks Smurfs, the start of the Commonwealth Games, gets drawn into a conversation on wolverines, and reminds himself of an upcoming astronomical spectacle.

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1 hr 45 min
July 22 Not looking for a fight about scroggin (22 July 2026)
Marcus check in on the end of greyhound racing, and talks the importance of school camps.

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2 hr 13 min
July 21 A juicy springiness (21 July 2026)
Marcus has found his wallet, and wants to know why there are so many goats around.

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2 hr 27 min
July 20 What you're hooked watching on Facebook (20 July 2026)
Marcus talks whether the FIFA final should lead a news bulletin, videos you love to watch online, and what time of day the 1969 moon landing was broadcast on TV in New Zealand.

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1 hr 43 min
July 17 Well-packaged compromise (17 July 2026)
Marcus wraps the week with a Friday free-for-all covering last night's quake, the proposed names for our new ferries, and a new block of chocolate he's not a fan of.

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2 hr 1 min
July 16 The best $3.60 you'll spend (16 July 2026)
Marcus gets into petrol quality, and then experiences a quake (alongside most of the rest of the South Island). We also talk England out of the FIFA World Cup, and changes to Lotto.

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2 hr 16 min
July 16 Marcus Lush experiences Southland earthquake live on air
Newstalk ZB's Night Host Marcus Lush felt the 5.9 magnitude earthquake from his Invercargill studio.

The quake struck 40km north of Te Anau at 9.14pm this evening at a depth of 53km.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has assessed the quake and says strong currents are possible on the West Coast of the South Island from Milford Sound to Puysegur Point.

It has downgraded its tsunami warning to an advisory.

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5 min