We all get bad hair days and how we feel about our locks - or lack thereof - can affect how we show up in our everyday life. In fact - the relationship we have with our hair matters more than we may think. Elly Anastasiades - a PhD researcher at Anglia Ruskin University and a licensed Counselling Psychologist    - who's been researching and writing about this topic. She speaks to Susana Lei'Ataua

Have you ever been standing in the shower when suddenly the noise in your brain clears and, in its place, appears the perfect thought? That's a Shower Thought, and RNZ's Nights is aiming to answer those unshakeable questions lurking at the back of your mind. Tonight's question: Can you actually grow vegetables from the seeds in the veggies you buy at the supermarket?

We speak to Kaikoura mayor Craig Mackle for the latest on region under a red heavy rain warning.

New research has found that you can indeed teach an old cat new tricks. Companion Animals NZ in collaboration with Adelaide University have been looking at that tricky transition of making an outdoor cat, an indoor one. And it turns out making that making the change may be easier than expected. Susana speaks to Dr Nicola McDonald, Animal Welfare Manager at Companion Animals NZ, about the research.

This Friday the country will pause and look up as we mark Matariki. Matariki is the Maori name for the cluster of stars that rises at this time of year, signalling the Maori new year. Ayla Hoeta, Matariki is just one part of a much wider system of knowledge known as maramataka. Ayla is a maramataka practitioner, lecturer and first-year doctoral candidate at the University of Auckland's Faculty of Engineering and Design.

If you have a love of shoes - or you've been scrolling social media - you're not imagining things if you've seen more extreme footwear than usual. Yes, strange shoes are trending - and as one outlet put it, 'ridiculous shoes are everywhere.' Some examples include: A pump that sculpts the foot into a cloven pig's hoof, sandals that support the heel and nothing else, a beam of light for a heel ... not to mention the popular split toe tabis, the sneakerina or the snoafer. So what's up with these unusual designs and is it all just about brands getting our attention? Here to give us her expert opinion is footwear-designer Kathryn Wilson.

It's Kiribati Language Week and Roi Burnett, a Pacific Studies doctoral candidate at the University of Auckland, is hoping that we'll all use this week as a chance to go beyond familiar narratives and delve into this rich culture - Roi joins Susana for a chat.

Well, it was a sports bonanza over the weekend. Here to run us through some of the most interesting, important and downright wild storylines is Nights own sports correspondent - Ben Strang.

Every Monday night around this time we take a moment to look back with our resident historian, Emma Kay. Emma runs Small Histories of New Zealand, where she digs up curious stories, funny articles, and lost treasures from our past and shares them on social media. This week Emma is talking about the history of zoos in Aotearoa.

It's that time of year. The temperature drops into single digits. The days get shorter. Sometimes it feels like you don't see the sun for days. And before long your mind starts wandering somewhere warmer. Maybe it's a beach in Fiji. Maybe it's Europe in summer. Maybe it's anywhere but here. But before you book those flights, it's worth asking a question. Is there such a thing as sustainable tourism? Or is every holiday going to leave a mark? Claire Beach is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Auckland studying sustainable tourism - she joins Susana for a chat.