Nights

Olympian, Commonwealth silver medalist and now president of Race Walking NZ Alana Barber-Blocki chats to Emile Donovan.

Journalist Christian Smith joins Emile Donovan to discuss an extraordinary Ukraine summit in Washington, anti-government riots in Serbia, and the return of football.

Will either party be tempted to roll the dice on a new leader before the election? Former MP and United Future Party leader Peter Dunne has seen plenty come and go - he joins Nights.

Stuff journalist Mike White has followed the Swedish tourist case closely and joins Emile Donovan to reflect on the past three decades.

BBC World Service reporter Pete Ross joins the programme to discuss the stories making the headlines internationally, including the meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump in Washington, the wildfires engulfing parts Europe and the growing controversy around China's planned 'mega' embassy in London.

RNZ sports whiz Jamie Wall joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week that was in sport. Including the reaction to the All Blacks' win over Argentina, the return of the Premier League and could Christchurch's new Te Kaha stadium legitimately be called our National Stadium?

Anna Rawhiti-Connell is a senior writer at The Spinoff (and a SatC fan) and she speaks to Emile Donovan to mark the end of an era.

Mindful Money chief executive Barry Coates said many New Zealanders might be unpleasantly surprised that their money was being invested in companies producing weapons that could be used in conflicts such as those in Gaza or Ukraine.

Nights' resident screen critic joins Todd Zaner to review Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (in cinemas now), Final Score (2018) streaming on Prime Video and WKRP in Cincinnati (streaming on the Internet Archive).

Over 500 teams across the country will sweat, stress and eschew sleep this weekend in pursuit of making a short film in just 48 hours. The Vista Foundation 48Hours film festival is New Zealand's largest guerrilla filmmaking competition, running annually for 22 years. Teams of aspiring filmmakers, including school groups, families as well as professionals, are given a genre and a set of elements they must include in their final product. The rest is up to them. Todd Zaner dials up competitor Daniel Lynch in Wellington who, with his veteran team Cinetrance, is embarking on another weekend of intense filmmaking.