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The winners of a competition held by Mamaku Point Conservation Trust will see one lucky group visit Stewart Island/Rakiura to experience the regenerated forests and see the animals living in the reserve. Trust funding manager Roy Thompson joins Nights.

There is a growing movement to restore the name of National Park to Waimairno, with local iwi saying Waimarino Pa was once located on what is now National Park Village. Former Ruapehu District councillor Pita Pehi supports the restoration. He joins Nights.

Nights regular Fergus Barrowman joins the show with some of his jazz favourites.

Are the Blackcaps under pressure at the Cricket World Cup? Will the men's and women's Wellington Phoenix teams both mount table-topping challenges this season? Bryan Waddle joins the show for a look at the weekend's sport.

Out Lately with Finn Johansson

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Dylan Schmidt became New Zealand's first Olympic medallist in any gymnastics discipline. Last year, the Southlander was crowned world champion at the 2022 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships and he defends his world title in Birmingham next week. Dylan joins Nights for a training update.

Nights' regular TV and film critic Dan Slevin is in for another chat about what he's been watching this week.

The debate around rugby officiating, particularly the involvement of the TMO, has taken on a life of its own - with calls to let the man or women on the park do the officiating. Dr Nick Agar is a philosopher at the University of Waikato who specialises in ethics In a recently published opinion piece, he put forward an argument for robot referees. Dr Agar joins Nights.

A new dental subscription model claims it will help Kiwis unable to afford oral healthcare. There are clinics in seven cities offering the EasyDental scheme and company spokesperson Maykon Dias said doctors like the programme because it keeps people coming back. Maykon speaks to Nights.

Digital preservation is not something many of us spend a lot of time thinking about - but digital archivists do it every day. Archives New Zealand senior digital archivist Valerie Love and preservation policy and outreach specialist Martin Gengenbach join Nights.