Nights

The BBC's Rob Hughes-Jones with a wrap of international news.

An AI dating app replicating genuine human interaction. Would you use it? Human Behaviour Specialist Hayden Brown joins Nights to talk about an app called Replika - one of dozens built to replace the need for face-to-face relationships.

A charging scooter battery exploded in a central Wellington apartment over the weekend, leaving one person in a critical condition. Peter Simpson is the director of battery specialists SimPower, and he joins Mark to talk about the dos and don'ts when it comes to batteries.

Winter is definitely biting back in Aotearoa. After a weekend of relatively settled weather, wind, heavy rain and snow is expected to pummel parts of the country as we head into August. MetService forecaster Tuporo Marsters.

Sports commentator Bryan Waddle joins us again for a wrap of the latest sport news from the weekend and looking ahead over the next week or so.

A public invitation has been put out by Central Otago firm Luv Immigration, for anyone who wants to take part in setting a world record for the largest connect four tournament. Event organiser Zee Luv speaks with Mark about raising awareness for mental health.

An author from Port Chalmers has been surprised to discover his memoir makes an appearance in the new Barbie movie. John Egenes book, 'Man & Horse: The Long Ride Across America' can be seen being read by Ken, played by Ryan Gosling in the film.

Dan Slevin joins us for his weekly spot to talk the usual mix of must-watch movie and streaming goodies. Tonight Dan chats about the new John Farnham documentary.

We chat to Behavioural Colour & Design Psychology expert, Karen Haller, in Edinburgh who's been fighting for the right to keep her pink front door after being ordered to change the colour or face a hefty fine.

How good do you think you are at deciding if someone is telling the truth or not. The reliability or unreliability of confessions and what happens when they don't add up has been the focus for Lawyer and journalist Steven Price for the past five years. In his podcast, Mr Lyttle meets Mr Big which will start playing on Nights next Monday, Steven examines the stories and failings of one of Aotearoa's most controversial 'Mr Big' investigations. Steven joins Nights to talk about the case and the issues surrounding it ahead of the first episode airing on the show next week.