Nights

How many of us take the time to enjoy roadside rest areas when we're on a road trip?

Pokeno man Greg Wilson is one man who has - he drove between Bluff and Auckland stopping at every rest area along State Highway 1 to find out how many are left.

Greg talks to Nights.

Earlier this year, a team of Australian herpetologists were told to head into the Queensland desert to look for three types of skink.

One of those, the elusive Lyon's Grassland Striped Skink, hasn't been seen in more than 40 years.

Andrew Amey, Queensland Museum's herpetology collection manager, led the expedition.

Andrew joins Nights.

Split Enz founding member Mike Chunn is not only a skilled bassist - he's also a successful author and respected music mentor.

Twenty years ago, he founded Play It Strange to help nurture up-and-coming musicians.

Through the programme, he has helped a range of talents, including Liz Stokes from The Beths, Kimbra, Annah Mac and Wellington's Louis Baker.

Mike chats to Nights about his plans to step away from Play It Strange.

Researchers from the University of Essex studied the dialects of a group of 18 to 33-year-olds from South East England and found there has been a change in dialects among younger people. 

They've found Cockney and another distinctive British accents are disappearing.

Project leader Dr. Amanda Cole joins Nights.

Dillon Mayhew is Associate Professor at the School of Mathematics and Statistics at Te Heranga Waka/Victoria University of Wellington. Dillon joins Nights to talk numbers for what might be the final time.

Digital Future Aotearoa runs digital literacy and kids' coding workshops across the country. The charity just picked up an award at the Australia and New Zealand 2023 IDC Future Enterprise Awards. Digital Future Aotearoa CEO Bronwyn Scott joins Nights.

Predator Free Wellington is on a mission to rid our capital city of pests and restore native birdlife populations. The group held a gathering over the weekend to celebrate the elimination of rats, stoats and weasels from the Miramar Peninsula. James Willcocks from Predator Free Wellington speaks to Nights.

When accomplished illustrator Hilary Jean Tapper was offered the chance to work on a children's book written by New Zealand author Joy Cowley, it was an opportunity she couldn't refuse.

At the Bach explores the magic of Kiwi summer holidays. Hilary joins Nights for a chat.

The BBC's Pete Ross joins us for a wrap of news making global headlines.

Professor Olaf Diegel from the University of Auckland is using 3D technology to preserve taonga puoro - or traditional Maori instruments. Professor Deigal speak to Nights.