Nights

The BBC's Eleanor Smallwood joins Nights with the latest new from around the world.

The TSS Earnslaw is a 1912 Edwardian twin screw steamer based at Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. The ship is one of the oldest tourist attractions in Central Otago, and tomorrow she celebrates her 110th birthday.

Managing director of Bagrie Economics Cameron Bagrie joins the show to discuss what we might expect when Stats NZ releases the latest cost of living figures tomorrow.

Zoe George, Senior Sports Journalist at Stuff, joins us with some of the latest sports headlines.

Tania Gibson is kicking off a second term as the Grey District mayor, having won in an landslide against her only challenger Richard Osmaston, who was running for mayoralty across six different councils. Gibson joins us from Greymouth, where she has spent the day at AgFest inspecting the latest in dairy sheds and gumboots.

Children can be understandably anxious before heading to hospital or having an operation, but a new campaign is looking to quell any concerns kids might have. The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists is aiming to inform parents and caregivers - as well as children - about the vital role anaesthetists play in keeping kids safe and pain-free during their operation. New Zealand's anaesthetists are among the most highly trained specialist doctors on the planet. Dr Dean Frear, clinical director for Starship Anaesthesia in Auckland, joins the show to discuss.

Film critic Dan Slevin joins the show to share his film selections to kick-start your binge watching this weekend. Tonight Dan looks at cosmic David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream and Spanish satire film The Good Boss - starring Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men, Loving Pablo).

Billed as a wild true story, A Traveller's Guide To Turkish Dogs is set to make its Auckland premiere next week at Q Theatre. The play, which is based on the overseas adventures of actor Ben Olson, has toured around the country in bursts over the last three years - gathering rave reviews and standing ovations. Director Jonathan Price joins the show to discuss the 'DIY magic' of the production, and why we need to think about theatre as an event.

New podcast Share The Elevator sheds a light on the inequities and challenges face by young women of colour starting their careers in Aotearoa. Host Gyllian Falute Taei says the people she interviews for the podcast are "redefining what it means to be a diversity tick", sharing raw stories of their experiences navigating the workplace. Head over here to listen to the podcast on Spotify.

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test marks humanity's first time purposely changing the motion of a celestial object - in this case the redirection of a stadium-sized asteroid.