Nights

A family of peregrine falcons who are capturing the world's attention from a watertower standing above the small city of Orange in New South Wales. The falcon's nest box was set up on the tower on the Charles Sturt University campus in 2007 and since then cameras have been set up to watch the family's every move - both triumphant and tragic. Charles Sturt University adjunct lecturer in wildlife management and biodiversity conservation Cilla Kinross joins Nights to discuss her research on the family.

University professor and comics buff Neal Curtis tells Nights how 'graphic medicine' can be used to convey important health information.

An Auckland teenager has again been honoured alongside some of the best wildlife photographers in the world for the second year running. A photo of a reef-star fish taken by 16-year-old photographer D'Artagnan Sprengel has been chosen by the Natural History Museum to be exhibited in its wildlife photographer of the year competition. D'Artagan's photo was selected out of nearly 50,000 entries and is the second year in a row he's been included in the exhibition. He talks to Mark Leishman about what inspires his photography.

Among the new sports being included at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angles one might have some here in New Zealand scratching their heads. Flag Football, a non-contact form of American Football, has been included in the line-up for 2028. New Zealand American Football Federation chair Steph Murray explains the ins and outs of the sport and what it means for flag football here.

A determined parrot has provided some unique insights for those working in the area of kakapo conservation. Four-year-old Tautahi is among a group of kakapo at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, a fenced sanctuary in Waikato. DOC Science Advisor Kakapo/Takahe Dr Andrew Digby talks to Mark Leishman about the great escape and what can be learnt from it.

Is it possible to use the data to determine the outcome of a rugby game? Dr Niven Winchester from the Auckland University of Technology might have a pretty good idea. He joins Nights to talk about his statistical model, Rugby Vision, which predicts the outcomes of rugby matches, including the world cup.

Earlier this month it was revelled Police are using powerful new AI to help them assess the risk posed by offenders when officers are called out to emergencies. But the use of AI programmes has raised questions about the invasive nature of the technology, inherent biases and whether our legal framework will be able to protect the rights of everyone. Associate Professor in Commercial Law at University of Auckland Alex Sims talks to Mark Leishman about why more needs to be done to ensure police use of the technology doesn't cause more problems than it solves.

The BBC's Jonathan Frewin joins us now for the latest world news making the headlines.

Throughout his career New Zealand pop artist Lester Hall has often pushed boundaries with his art but his latest work is a bit closer to home.

Sid and Becky, the title of his latest work, is a homage to his parents which has gone up on a billboard on Wellington's Cuba Street.

For over 100 years the Ranfurly cemetery in Central has had impeccable record keeping.

Details for each of the 700 plots and nearly 1600 people interned there, have been confirmed during a recent digitisation process - except one for which no records can be found.