Nights

National leader Christopher Luxon made a throwaway comment this week which had many raising eyebrows. At an infrastructure conference on Wednesday, he encouraged people to "go out there and have more babies" to deal with the country's declining birth-rate. Does he have a point?

'ABBA Voyage' is a virtual concert which sees hologram-style "Abba-tars" of the pop band performing a full setlist in a purpose-built arena, and it's apparently sold over a million tickets. But a recent study of the "tour" has found a mixture of fan reactions.

Podcast fan and former RNZ presenter Lynn Freeman joins Nights with a selection of top podcast suggestions.

Muay Thai is not a sport for everyone, but for New Zealand Champion Kaitlyn Tucker it's an art-form. She joined Lucky Nine gym nearly a decade ago and is now the Head Coach

From July 1, New Zealand Post is increasing its postage price for bulk mail. The move will affect many people like the rural communites, charities and businesses. Joining Nights to talk about the issue is Gabrielle O'Brien, chief executive of Rural Women New Zealand.

Noise pollution is a stressor for underwater dwellers, and scientists are working to understand the impact of this on marine habitats. Associate Professor Craig Radford is with the Univeristy of Auckland at the Institute of Marine Science.

In New Zealand, the retirement age is set at 65. But more and more people are expecting to have to keep working to fund their retirement as cost of living ramp up financial pressures. Retirement anxiety and retirement blues are both very real things. Associate Professor Tania Wiseman is the programme lead for Occupational Therapy and Head of Therapies at Swansea University.

Nights regular and toxicologist Dr Leo Schep takes a look at the drug tramadol

This week Colin Peacock talks to Todd Zaner about Auckland mayor Wayne Brown antagonising the media...again; a shake-up of Stuff's top brass; TVNZ boosting free-to-air sport; and Nicky Hager honoured for lifting the lid on secrets.

It's the largest publicly-funded dam to be constructed since the Clyde Dam in 1992. The Waimea Community Dam has now reached a big milestone - its culvert closed off, allowing the reservoir to be filled over the next few months.