Nights

Thoughtful and skillfully written song lyrics can elevate a good song into a great song. But what about terrible lyrics? Can they do the reverse and totally ruin a song?

Dan Weijers is a senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Waikato. In keeping with the Olympics spirit, he explores nationalism and if it's possible to love your country too much.

It's another day of action in Paris, with Kiwis in action in the high jump, kayaking and golf and RNZ reporter Felicity Reid will have all the latest news and results for us.

What has changed in New Zealand society, that the once-affordable 'quarter acre dream' is now so far away for such a sizeable part of the population?

Tuari Potiki, the chair of the NZ Drug Foundation and the first Māori chairperson of New Zealand Needle Exchange, reflects on musician Martin Phillipps' legacy.

Nights' resident Agony Aunt Courtney Dawson is back for her monthly visit to answer listeners' problems.

The first ever scan of the modern barcode was on a 10-pack of chewing gum in a grocery store in Troy, Ohio. Fast forward fifty years, and more than 10 billion barcodes are scanned every day around the world.

After a 7.8 earthquake hit Kaikoura in 2016, Darran Kerei-Keepa (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kuri) worked with archaeologists on the delicate process of rescuing artefacts and koiwi from the coastal slips.

Heated tobacco products have been in the spotlight recently after the government cut their excise in half to make them more attractive as an alternative to smoking. But how do they work?

New York Times bestselling children's author Graci Kim thinks that adults should be picking up more 'middle grade' books - aimed at ages 8 to 14. She tells Nights why.