Nights for Tuesday 2 April 2024
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What workplace kitchens say about office culture
10:45 PM.Who takes responsibility for the unwashed cups, the sink full of food scraps, or even when the dishwasher is emptied and by whom, can all be catalysts for larger workplace disputes, says Dr Libby… Read more Audio
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From Speyside to Reefton: Scotch whisky expert Gareth Morgan
10:30 PM.Gareth Morgan has been behind some of the finest whiskies in Scotland. His new challenge is on the West Coast of the South Island. Read more Audio
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The Kiwi rolling out the World Marbles Champs
10:18 PM.After helming her fifth British and World Marbles Championships, Julia McCarthy-Fox is packing up the little glass balls for another year. The annual event – held every Good Friday in an English pub… Read more Audio
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What lived experience adds when working in the addiction field
9:45 PM.Jo Leach wasn't always the leader, mother and friend she is now. She spent 12 years battling addiction and getting involved with the wrong crowd. Read more Audio
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Politics by Night with Anna Whyte
9:30 PM.Stuff political reporter Anna Whyte joins Emile Donovan to examine what public sector job cuts will do to Wellington, and look ahead to the National-led government's climate adaptation law reform. Read more Audio
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Shower Thoughts: Why is it so important to cook chicken properly?
9:15 PM.Why don't we have the same health concerns when cooking other meats? Professor of food safety Steve Flint explains all. Read more Audio
8:15 Pacific Waves
A daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world. Hosted by Susana Suisuiki.
8:30 Jukebox
Emile Donovan plays your requests - as long as you've got a compelling reason, or a good story with it.
Send in your requests to nights@rnz.co.nz or text 2101.
8:30 The Reading
Tonight, episode one of 'The Swing Around' written by Barbara Anderson and read by Miranda Harcourt.
9:07 Nights Quiz
Do you know your stuff? Come on the air and be grilled by Emile Donovan as he dons his quizmaster hat.
If you get an answer right, you move on to the next question. If you get it wrong, your time in the chair is up, and the next caller will be put through. The person with the most correct answers at the end of the run goes in the draw for a weekly prize.
The quiz is themed - find out more about tonight's theme on Nights' Facebook page.
9:15 Shower Thoughts: Why is it so important to cook chicken properly?
Have you ever been standing in the shower, when suddenly, the noise in your brain clears and in its place appears the perfect thought?
That's a Shower Thought, and Nights is aiming to answer those unshakeable questions lurking in the back of your mind.
Tonight's question: Why are we so concerned about cooking chicken properly? And why don't we have the same issues with other meats?
Emile Donovan enlists the help of Steve Flint, professor of food safety and microbiology at Massey University.
So the rule of thumb goes: chicken is done cooking when its internal temperature reaches 75 degrees celsius. Photo: c 2106 Mark Stout
9:30 Politics by Night with Anna Whyte
Stuff political reporter Anna Whyte joins Emile Donovan to examine what public sector job cuts will do to Wellington, and look ahead to the National-led government's climate adaptation law reform.
Photo: 123RF
9:45 What lived experience adds when working in the addiction field
Today, Jo Leach is on the senior leadership team at Lifewise, she's managed peer support workers, and she's a proud mum and partner.
But life wasn't always this way.
Jo spent 12 years of her life battling drug addiction, stealing, lying, getting involved with gangs, ending up with a criminal record 160 charges-long.
Now, she uses that experience to show others the way out.
She joins Emile Donovan.
Jo Leach is now the service manager for Merge, Lifewise's community cafe in Auckland. Photo: Supplied
10:17 The Kiwi rolling out the World Marbles Championship
On Good Friday, in the English town of Crawley. a gathering that dates back to the reign of Elizabeth I was once again held in the car park of a pub.
The British and World Marbles Championship is open to anyone of any age or nationality and attracts players from all over the globe, including here in New Zealand.
At the helm of tournament since 2019 has been Kiwi marble aficionado Julia McCarthy-Fox.
She joins Emile Donovan from the UK.
New Zealander Julia McCarthy-Fox has run the British and World Marbles Championship since 2019. Photo: Jordan Mansfield
10:30 From Speyside to Reefton: Scotch whisky expert Gareth Morgan
Gareth Morgan, hailing from the whisky capital of Speyside in Scotland, has had his signature on bottles of Tamnavulin Single Malt Scotch Whisky, worked on the iconic Macallan brew, and managed casking and bottling of spirits for years.
His new challenge is in Aotearoa, as distillery manager for Reefton Distilling Company, making whisky in one of the country's most historic towns.
He joins Emile Donovan.
Gareth Morgan Photo: Supplied
10:45 What workplace kitchens say about office culture
If you've ever worked in an office, you would know that the communal kitchen is the subject of many an email battle.
Who takes responsibility for the unwashed cups, the sink full of food scraps, or even when the dishwasher is emptied and by whom can all be catalysts for larger workplace disputes.
According to Dr Libby Sander, an assistant professor of organisational behaviour from Bond University in Australia, it can also be an indicator of the state of workplace culture.
She joins Emile Donovan.
Arcaroc mugs in the RNZ kitchen Photo: RNZ
11:07 Worlds of Music
Trevor Reekie hosts a weekly music programme celebrating an eclectic mix of 'world' music, fusion and folk roots.
Tonight, tracks from Ali Hassan Kuban, Driss El Maloumi, and Tararua.