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  <title>Behind the stereotype of the crazy cat lady</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Dennis Turner, an animal behaviorist at the University of Zurich Irchel in Switzerland, has spent more than 40 years studying human-cat relationships.
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Behind the stereotype of the crazy cat lady</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[Dennis Turner, an animal behaviorist at the University of Zurich Irchel in Switzerland, has spent more than 40 years studying human-cat relationships.
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    <![CDATA[Dennis Turner, an animal behaviorist at the University of Zurich Irchel in Switzerland, has spent more than 40 years studying human-cat relationships.
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  <itunes:duration>00:14:43</itunes:duration>
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  <title>What's behind the scale back of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030?</title>
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    <![CDATA[BBC global affairs correspondent Sebastian Usher joins Emile Donovan to discuss where to now for the big plan.
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:15:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>What's behind the scale back of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030?</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[BBC global affairs correspondent Sebastian Usher joins Emile Donovan to discuss where to now for the big plan.
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    <![CDATA[BBC global affairs correspondent Sebastian Usher joins Emile Donovan to discuss where to now for the big plan.
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  <itunes:duration>00:14:22</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Law specialist on serious claims against Immigration NZ </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Mai Chen joins Emile Donovan for her views on the accusations that Immigration New Zealand officials deliberately withheld information over a failed technology upgrade.
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Law specialist on serious claims against Immigration NZ </itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[Mai Chen joins Emile Donovan for her views on the accusations that Immigration New Zealand officials deliberately withheld information over a failed technology upgrade.
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    <![CDATA[Mai Chen joins Emile Donovan for her views on the accusations that Immigration New Zealand officials deliberately withheld information over a failed technology upgrade.
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  <itunes:duration>00:14:15</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Forty years of the NBR Rich List</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Hamish McNicoll is the co-editor at National Business Review and he joins Emile Donovan.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Forty years of the NBR Rich List</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[Hamish McNicoll is the co-editor at National Business Review and he joins Emile Donovan.
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    <![CDATA[Hamish McNicoll is the co-editor at National Business Review and he joins Emile Donovan.
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  <itunes:duration>00:20:36</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Shower Thoughts: Why is there no direction in space?</title>
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    <![CDATA[Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Auckland Richard Easther joins Emile Donovan to answer tonight's question.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:45:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Shower Thoughts: Why is there no direction in space?</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Auckland Richard Easther joins Emile Donovan to answer tonight's question.
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    <![CDATA[Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Auckland Richard Easther joins Emile Donovan to answer tonight's question.
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  <itunes:duration>00:08:32</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Student debaters to represent New Zealand at international competition</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[We speak to two members of the New Zealand team set to travel to Kenya in July.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Student debaters to represent New Zealand at international competition</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[We speak to two members of the New Zealand team set to travel to Kenya in July.
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    <![CDATA[We speak to two members of the New Zealand team set to travel to Kenya in July.
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  <itunes:duration>00:06:44</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Could Aotearoa be the new 'Singapore of the South Pacific'?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Journalist and commentator Anna Fifield joins Emile Donovan to explain.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Could Aotearoa be the new 'Singapore of the South Pacific'?</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[Journalist and commentator Anna Fifield joins Emile Donovan to explain.
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    <![CDATA[Journalist and commentator Anna Fifield joins Emile Donovan to explain.
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  <itunes:duration>00:20:21</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019039508/could-aotearoa-be-the-new-singapore-of-the-south-pacific</link>
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  <title>The secrets of the deep sea and why we need to protect it</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Journalist Jacob Mikanowski, who has been diving into the endless mysteries of the deep sea for his new feature in the Guardian., joins Emile Donovan.
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  <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>The secrets of the deep sea and why we need to protect it</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[Journalist Jacob Mikanowski, who has been diving into the endless mysteries of the deep sea for his new feature in the Guardian., joins Emile Donovan.
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    <![CDATA[Journalist Jacob Mikanowski, who has been diving into the endless mysteries of the deep sea for his new feature in the Guardian., joins Emile Donovan.
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  <itunes:duration>00:18:27</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019039351/the-secrets-of-the-deep-sea-and-why-we-need-to-protect-it</link>
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  <title>Sports with Ben Strang </title>
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    <![CDATA[We’re joined by journalist and commentator Ben Strang.
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  <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:40:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Sports with Ben Strang </itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[We’re joined by journalist and commentator Ben Strang.
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    <![CDATA[We’re joined by journalist and commentator Ben Strang.
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  <itunes:duration>00:11:03</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019039348/sports-with-ben-strang</link>
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  <title>Small Histories of New Zealand with Emma Kay </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[This week she's taking a look back at timekeeping in early New Zealand.
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  <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:35:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Small Histories of New Zealand with Emma Kay </itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[This week she's taking a look back at timekeeping in early New Zealand.
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    <![CDATA[This week she's taking a look back at timekeeping in early New Zealand.
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  <itunes:duration>00:06:52</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>history</itunes:keywords>
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  <title>Colin Peacock on surprise editor appointment at The Post</title>
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    <![CDATA[Emile Donovan is joined by the host of Mediawatch for his view on the appointment.
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  <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Colin Peacock on surprise editor appointment at The Post</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[Emile Donovan is joined by the host of Mediawatch for his view on the appointment.
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    <![CDATA[Emile Donovan is joined by the host of Mediawatch for his view on the appointment.
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  <itunes:duration>00:09:06</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019039346/colin-peacock-on-surprise-editor-appointment-at-the-post</link>
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  <title>Should we be able to take politicians at their word?</title>
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    <![CDATA[That’s the question posed by Newsroom managing editor Jonathan Milne.
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  <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:15:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Should we be able to take politicians at their word?</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[That’s the question posed by Newsroom managing editor Jonathan Milne.
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    <![CDATA[That’s the question posed by Newsroom managing editor Jonathan Milne.
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  <itunes:duration>00:20:11</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Out Lately with Finn Johansson</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Out Lately with Finn Johansson</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.
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    <![CDATA[He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.
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  <itunes:duration>00:21:52</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to review: Glenrothan (In Cinemas), Devs (Neon), and The Way (Brollie). 
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  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:40:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to review: Glenrothan (In Cinemas), Devs (Neon), and The Way (Brollie). 
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  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to review: Glenrothan (In Cinemas), Devs (Neon), and The Way (Brollie). 
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  <itunes:duration>00:15:11</itunes:duration>
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  <title>The Weird Horror Film Festival is back </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[And this year it's even bigger and even weirder!
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  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>The Weird Horror Film Festival is back </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[And this year it's even bigger and even weirder!
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    <![CDATA[And this year it's even bigger and even weirder!
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  <itunes:duration>00:07:00</itunes:duration>
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  <title>The fight to save The Gypsy Tea Room</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[With the iconic venue facing closure, locals are rallying to save a place they say has become part of the fabric of the neighbourhood.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:20:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>The fight to save The Gypsy Tea Room</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[With the iconic venue facing closure, locals are rallying to save a place they say has become part of the fabric of the neighbourhood.
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  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[With the iconic venue facing closure, locals are rallying to save a place they say has become part of the fabric of the neighbourhood.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:07:47</itunes:duration>
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<item>
  <title>Humans prefer to walk counterclockwise but we don't know why</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Next time you're in a shared public space, like a supermarket, or museum, take a closer look at the people around you.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Humans prefer to walk counterclockwise but we don't know why</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Next time you're in a shared public space, like a supermarket, or museum, take a closer look at the people around you.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[Next time you're in a shared public space, like a supermarket, or museum, take a closer look at the people around you.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:15:30</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019039065/humans-prefer-to-walk-counterclockwise-but-we-don-t-know-why</link>
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<item>
  <title> Melody Thomas on the new season of The Good Sex Project</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Good Sex Project is back for a third season.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title> Melody Thomas on the new season of The Good Sex Project</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[The Good Sex Project is back for a third season.
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  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[The Good Sex Project is back for a third season.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:14:19</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019038900/melody-thomas-on-the-new-season-of-the-good-sex-project</link>
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<item>
  <title>No shame in the playlist</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Why should we feel the shame of some of our musical tastes...indeed any form of entertainment?
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:45:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>No shame in the playlist</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Why should we feel the shame of some of our musical tastes...indeed any form of entertainment?
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Why should we feel the shame of some of our musical tastes...indeed any form of entertainment?
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:10:35</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019038899/no-shame-in-the-playlist</link>
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<item>
  <title>A Queer History of Fashion Dolls</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The influence of fashion dolls on queer culture will be explored at Wairarapa Museum of Art and History tomorrow night.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:35:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>A Queer History of Fashion Dolls</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[The influence of fashion dolls on queer culture will be explored at Wairarapa Museum of Art and History tomorrow night.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[The influence of fashion dolls on queer culture will be explored at Wairarapa Museum of Art and History tomorrow night.
]]>
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  <itunes:duration>00:07:00</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019038898/a-queer-history-of-fashion-dolls</link>
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<item>
  <title>Trekking from Dunedin to the airport</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The journey from Dunedin to the airport takes around half an hour by car, uber, taxi or bus. But could you walk to the airport?
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Trekking from Dunedin to the airport</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[The journey from Dunedin to the airport takes around half an hour by car, uber, taxi or bus. But could you walk to the airport?
]]>
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    <![CDATA[The journey from Dunedin to the airport takes around half an hour by car, uber, taxi or bus. But could you walk to the airport?
]]>
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  <itunes:duration>00:08:43</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019038897/trekking-from-dunedin-to-the-airport</link>
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<item>
  <title>Can you separate football from FIFA?</title>
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    <![CDATA[The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off tomorrow - so how do football fans square their love of the beautiful game with everything that comes with it?
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Can you separate football from FIFA?</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off tomorrow - so how do football fans square their love of the beautiful game with everything that comes with it?
]]>
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    <![CDATA[The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off tomorrow - so how do football fans square their love of the beautiful game with everything that comes with it?
]]>
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  <title>The best and the worst of FIFA World Cup songs</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[RNZ Music's Zen Yates-Fill joins Emile Donovan on the show tonight to take us through the good, the bad and the ugly. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>The best and the worst of FIFA World Cup songs</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[RNZ Music's Zen Yates-Fill joins Emile Donovan on the show tonight to take us through the good, the bad and the ugly. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[RNZ Music's Zen Yates-Fill joins Emile Donovan on the show tonight to take us through the good, the bad and the ugly. 
]]>
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  <itunes:duration>00:17:58</itunes:duration>
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<item>
  <title>Julia de Bres on graphic novels</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[It's time for our fortnightly chat with Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor Julia de Bres.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Julia de Bres on graphic novels</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[It's time for our fortnightly chat with Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor Julia de Bres.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[It's time for our fortnightly chat with Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor Julia de Bres.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:12:38</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>language</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019038559/julia-de-bres-on-graphic-novels</link>
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<item>
  <title>To tree or not to tree</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[It's that time of year again when New Zealand crowns its Tree of the Year. But one of the six finalists has run into a spot of trouble. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>To tree or not to tree</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[It's that time of year again when New Zealand crowns its Tree of the Year. But one of the six finalists has run into a spot of trouble. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[It's that time of year again when New Zealand crowns its Tree of the Year. But one of the six finalists has run into a spot of trouble. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:08:40</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019038553/to-tree-or-not-to-tree</link>
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<item>
  <title>How has the MMP voting system held up after 30 years?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Has it been successful? Or has it not delivered the results it promised?
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>How has the MMP voting system held up after 30 years?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Has it been successful? Or has it not delivered the results it promised?
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Has it been successful? Or has it not delivered the results it promised?
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:14:50</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>politics</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019038547/how-has-the-mmp-voting-system-held-up-after-30-years</link>
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<item>
  <title>DUZ it go or DUZ it not?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Last night we spoke with journalist and Trekka enthusiast Todd Niall about whether New Zealand's only mass-produced vehicle is now being seen as retro and cool. We also received a few texts from listeners sharing other New Zealand-made vehicles. One listener asked about the DuzGo, built by the Giles Bros in Whataroa on the West Coast. So to dig deeper into this side of the Kiwi number 8 wire mentality, Susana speaks to one of New Zealand's leading automotive historians Patrick Harlow.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:20:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>DUZ it go or DUZ it not?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Last night we spoke with journalist and Trekka enthusiast Todd Niall about whether New Zealand's only mass-produced vehicle is now being seen as retro and cool. We also received a few texts from listeners sharing other New Zealand-made vehicles. One listener asked about the DuzGo, built by the Giles Bros in Whataroa on the West Coast. So to dig deeper into this side of the Kiwi number 8 wire mentality, Susana speaks to one of New Zealand's leading automotive historians Patrick Harlow.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Last night we spoke with journalist and Trekka enthusiast Todd Niall about whether New Zealand's only mass-produced vehicle is now being seen as retro and cool. We also received a few texts from listeners sharing other New Zealand-made vehicles. One listener asked about the DuzGo, built by the Giles Bros in Whataroa on the West Coast. So to dig deeper into this side of the Kiwi number 8 wire mentality, Susana speaks to one of New Zealand's leading automotive historians Patrick Harlow.
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  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:08:28</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>history</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019038589/duz-it-go-or-duz-it-not</link>
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<item>
  <title>How to deliver a pizza to the international space station?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[University of Canterbury Associate Professor Sarah Kessans joins the show tonight to answer our burning question.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:45:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>How to deliver a pizza to the international space station?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[University of Canterbury Associate Professor Sarah Kessans joins the show tonight to answer our burning question.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[University of Canterbury Associate Professor Sarah Kessans joins the show tonight to answer our burning question.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:11:11</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>aid and development,space</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019038588/how-to-deliver-a-pizza-to-the-international-space-station</link>
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<item>
  <title>Could a missing masterpiece be hanging on your wall?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Christchurch Art Gallery is searching for paintings that haven't been seen publicly for decades and could now be hanging in homes across New Zealand.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Could a missing masterpiece be hanging on your wall?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Christchurch Art Gallery is searching for paintings that haven't been seen publicly for decades and could now be hanging in homes across New Zealand.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[Christchurch Art Gallery is searching for paintings that haven't been seen publicly for decades and could now be hanging in homes across New Zealand.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:10:14</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019038585/could-a-missing-masterpiece-be-hanging-on-your-wall</link>
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<item>
  <title>Inside Parliament's spooky tour</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Joining the show to tell us all about it is visitor host Sully Cook.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:20:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Inside Parliament's spooky tour</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Joining the show to tell us all about it is visitor host Sully Cook.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[Joining the show to tell us all about it is visitor host Sully Cook.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:09:14</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>history,life and society</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019038584/inside-parliament-s-spooky-tour</link>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Could the humble Trekka be making a comeback?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Our only locally designed and mass-produced motor vehicle, they were made in the late 1960s and early 1970s by the motor car assembly company, Motor Holdings in South Auckland.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Could the humble Trekka be making a comeback?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Our only locally designed and mass-produced motor vehicle, they were made in the late 1960s and early 1970s by the motor car assembly company, Motor Holdings in South Auckland.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Our only locally designed and mass-produced motor vehicle, they were made in the late 1960s and early 1970s by the motor car assembly company, Motor Holdings in South Auckland.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:16:27</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>transport</itunes:keywords>
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<item>
  <title>Sports with Ben Strang</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[It’s Monday night, so it’s time to talk sport.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:50:00 +1200</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[It’s Monday night, so it’s time to talk sport.
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  <itunes:duration>00:09:26</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Small Histories with Emma Kay</title>
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  <title>The Great Trans-Tasman Sausage Sizzle Battle</title>
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  <itunes:title>The Great Trans-Tasman Sausage Sizzle Battle</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[A new salvo has been launched in the trans-Tasman tit-for-tat over who did what first.
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    <![CDATA[A new salvo has been launched in the trans-Tasman tit-for-tat over who did what first.
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  <itunes:duration>00:11:29</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Peptides are all the rage right now - but should they be?</title>
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    <![CDATA[There’s a growing market online for so-called “peptides”, but regulators are warning it’s a space moving well ahead of the science.
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  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:15:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Peptides are all the rage right now - but should they be?</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[There’s a growing market online for so-called “peptides”, but regulators are warning it’s a space moving well ahead of the science.
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    <![CDATA[There’s a growing market online for so-called “peptides”, but regulators are warning it’s a space moving well ahead of the science.
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019038390/peptides-are-all-the-rage-right-now-but-should-they-be</link>
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  <title>Out Lately with Finn Johansson</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[It's a classic science experiment which creates a dramatic result when the mentos sweet reacts in the Coca-Cola.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Out Lately with Finn Johansson</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[It's a classic science experiment which creates a dramatic result when the mentos sweet reacts in the Coca-Cola.
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  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[It's a classic science experiment which creates a dramatic result when the mentos sweet reacts in the Coca-Cola.
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  <itunes:duration>00:19:33</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Shortcuts with Dan Slevin</title>
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    <![CDATA[The Nights’ resident screen critic joins us for some recommendations ahead of the weekend.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:40:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Shortcuts with Dan Slevin</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[The Nights’ resident screen critic joins us for some recommendations ahead of the weekend.
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    <![CDATA[The Nights’ resident screen critic joins us for some recommendations ahead of the weekend.
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  <title>National Bowling Championship takes off this weekend</title>
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    <![CDATA[.Alex Reed is the publicity officer of New Zealand Indoor Bowls Inc, and he joins Emile Donovan.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>National Bowling Championship takes off this weekend</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[.Alex Reed is the publicity officer of New Zealand Indoor Bowls Inc, and he joins Emile Donovan.
]]>
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    <![CDATA[.Alex Reed is the publicity officer of New Zealand Indoor Bowls Inc, and he joins Emile Donovan.
]]>
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  <title>Fifty-plus years in brass bands recognised</title>
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    <![CDATA[Leigh Martin was awarded the King’s Service Medal for services to brass bands. He joins Emile Donovan.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:20:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Fifty-plus years in brass bands recognised</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[Leigh Martin was awarded the King’s Service Medal for services to brass bands. He joins Emile Donovan.
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    <![CDATA[Leigh Martin was awarded the King’s Service Medal for services to brass bands. He joins Emile Donovan.
]]>
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  <title>The Auckland man betting the house on football - literally </title>
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    <![CDATA[Tim Thomas joins Emile Donovan,
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  <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>The Auckland man betting the house on football - literally </itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[Tim Thomas joins Emile Donovan,
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    <![CDATA[Tim Thomas joins Emile Donovan,
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019037921/the-auckland-man-betting-the-house-on-football-literally</link>
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  <title>Weight training linked to longer life, study finds </title>
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    <![CDATA[The findings say 90 minutes to two hours of weight training a week can greatly reduce the risk of an early death.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:35:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Weight training linked to longer life, study finds </itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[The findings say 90 minutes to two hours of weight training a week can greatly reduce the risk of an early death.
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    <![CDATA[The findings say 90 minutes to two hours of weight training a week can greatly reduce the risk of an early death.
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  <itunes:duration>00:07:06</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019037935/weight-training-linked-to-longer-life-study-finds</link>
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  <title>The science behind the Coca-Cola and Mentos experiment</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[It's a classic science experiment which creates a dramatic result when the mentos sweet reacts in the Coca-Cola.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>The science behind the Coca-Cola and Mentos experiment</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[It's a classic science experiment which creates a dramatic result when the mentos sweet reacts in the Coca-Cola.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[It's a classic science experiment which creates a dramatic result when the mentos sweet reacts in the Coca-Cola.
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  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:10:12</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019037934/the-science-behind-the-coca-cola-and-mentos-experiment</link>
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  <title>What happens when a few companies control the market?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Commerce Commission's latest annual grocery report found there has been little observable change in competition.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>What happens when a few companies control the market?</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[The Commerce Commission's latest annual grocery report found there has been little observable change in competition.
]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Commerce Commission's latest annual grocery report found there has been little observable change in competition.
]]>
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  <itunes:duration>00:17:16</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019037932/what-happens-when-a-few-companies-control-the-market</link>
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  <title>Four NZ MPs banned from China for one year after Taiwan visit</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Chinese Embassy said the sanction could be reduced or lifted if the MPs apologised. But what exactly is it that they need to apologise for?
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  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Four NZ MPs banned from China for one year after Taiwan visit</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[The Chinese Embassy said the sanction could be reduced or lifted if the MPs apologised. But what exactly is it that they need to apologise for?
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  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[The Chinese Embassy said the sanction could be reduced or lifted if the MPs apologised. But what exactly is it that they need to apologise for?
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  <itunes:duration>00:13:10</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019037931/four-nz-mps-banned-from-china-for-one-year-after-taiwan-visit</link>
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  <title>Google wants to release 32 million mosquitoes - but there's a catch</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Rachael Horner is an entomologist; she joins Emile Donovan on the show tonight to explain. 
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Google wants to release 32 million mosquitoes - but there's a catch</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Rachael Horner is an entomologist; she joins Emile Donovan on the show tonight to explain. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[Rachael Horner is an entomologist; she joins Emile Donovan on the show tonight to explain. 
]]>
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  <itunes:duration>00:09:09</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019037757/google-wants-to-release-32-million-mosquitoes-but-there-s-a-catch</link>
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  <title>What does late night eating do to your teeth?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Veteran Nelson dentist Andrew Meffan joins Emile Donovan.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:20:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>What does late night eating do to your teeth?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Veteran Nelson dentist Andrew Meffan joins Emile Donovan.
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    <![CDATA[Veteran Nelson dentist Andrew Meffan joins Emile Donovan.
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  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:06:15</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>health</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019037756/what-does-late-night-eating-do-to-your-teeth</link>
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  <title>European correspondent Christian Smith</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.
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  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>European correspondent Christian Smith</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.
]]>
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    <![CDATA[Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019037755/european-correspondent-christian-smith</link>
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  <title>Inside the silent book clubs</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Kirsty Ren is the host of a silent book club in central Auckland and joins Emile Donovan.
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  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Inside the silent book clubs</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Kirsty Ren is the host of a silent book club in central Auckland and joins Emile Donovan.
]]>
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    <![CDATA[Kirsty Ren is the host of a silent book club in central Auckland and joins Emile Donovan.
]]>
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  <itunes:keywords>leisure</itunes:keywords>
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<item>
  <title>Is New Zealand happy going nowhere?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[AUT Chancellor and former Health NZ chair Rob Campbell joins Emile Donovan.
]]>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Is New Zealand happy going nowhere?</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[AUT Chancellor and former Health NZ chair Rob Campbell joins Emile Donovan.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[AUT Chancellor and former Health NZ chair Rob Campbell joins Emile Donovan.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:15:26</itunes:duration>
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  <title>How do queens choose their drag name?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Environmentalist drag performer Pattie Gonia is being sued for trademark infringement by outdoor clothing company Patagonia.
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  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:35:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>How do queens choose their drag name?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Environmentalist drag performer Pattie Gonia is being sued for trademark infringement by outdoor clothing company Patagonia.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[Environmentalist drag performer Pattie Gonia is being sued for trademark infringement by outdoor clothing company Patagonia.
]]>
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  <itunes:duration>00:08:48</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Does poetry have to rhyme?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Poetry met the world of big business this past week when billionaire Jeff Bezos used it as an analogy for layoffs at The Washington Post.
]]>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Does poetry have to rhyme?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Poetry met the world of big business this past week when billionaire Jeff Bezos used it as an analogy for layoffs at The Washington Post.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[Poetry met the world of big business this past week when billionaire Jeff Bezos used it as an analogy for layoffs at The Washington Post.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:09:51</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Shower Thoughts: Is it bad to eat late at night?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Have you ever been standing in the shower when suddenly the noise in your brain clears and, in its place, appears the perfect thought?
]]>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:45:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Shower Thoughts: Is it bad to eat late at night?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Have you ever been standing in the shower when suddenly the noise in your brain clears and, in its place, appears the perfect thought?
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[Have you ever been standing in the shower when suddenly the noise in your brain clears and, in its place, appears the perfect thought?
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:09:21</itunes:duration>
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  <title>AI boom or AI bubble?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Does AI's sky-high valuations stack up, or are we watching another investment bubble take shape?
]]>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:35:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>AI boom or AI bubble?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Does AI's sky-high valuations stack up, or are we watching another investment bubble take shape?
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[Does AI's sky-high valuations stack up, or are we watching another investment bubble take shape?
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:13:16</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019037600/ai-boom-or-ai-bubble</link>
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  <title>Why is Pauline Hanson polling so well?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[A new national opinion poll in Australia has One Nation’s primary vote at 31% – up from 7% just two years ago.
]]>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Why is Pauline Hanson polling so well?</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[A new national opinion poll in Australia has One Nation’s primary vote at 31% – up from 7% just two years ago.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[A new national opinion poll in Australia has One Nation’s primary vote at 31% – up from 7% just two years ago.
]]>
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  <itunes:duration>00:08:33</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Should NZ revisit its nuclear-free policy?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Defence Minister Chris Penk surprised many by suggesting it could be "helpful" to have a conversation about it. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:15:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Should NZ revisit its nuclear-free policy?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Defence Minister Chris Penk surprised many by suggesting it could be "helpful" to have a conversation about it. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Defence Minister Chris Penk surprised many by suggesting it could be "helpful" to have a conversation about it. 
]]>
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  <itunes:duration>00:14:10</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Out Lately with Finn Johansson</title>
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    <![CDATA[He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Out Lately with Finn Johansson</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[He's back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.
]]>
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  <itunes:duration>00:20:50</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Shortcuts with Dan Slevin</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[This week on Short-Cuts, Dan Slevin takes a look at: Moss & Freud (In cinemas), Marty, Life is Short (Netflix), and The Beekeeper (TVNZ). 
]]>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 20:40:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Shortcuts with Dan Slevin</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[This week on Short-Cuts, Dan Slevin takes a look at: Moss & Freud (In cinemas), Marty, Life is Short (Netflix), and The Beekeeper (TVNZ). 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[This week on Short-Cuts, Dan Slevin takes a look at: Moss & Freud (In cinemas), Marty, Life is Short (Netflix), and The Beekeeper (TVNZ). 
]]>
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  <itunes:duration>00:12:54</itunes:duration>
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  <title>How Tim Payne became a viral sensation</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Aotearoa's very own Wellington Pheonix Tim Payne went from just under 5 thousand Instagram followers to a whopping 1M in a matter of just 48 hours. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 20:30:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>How Tim Payne became a viral sensation</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Aotearoa's very own Wellington Pheonix Tim Payne went from just under 5 thousand Instagram followers to a whopping 1M in a matter of just 48 hours. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Aotearoa's very own Wellington Pheonix Tim Payne went from just under 5 thousand Instagram followers to a whopping 1M in a matter of just 48 hours. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:09:58</itunes:duration>
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  <title>This Weekend: NZ Scrabble Championship</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Triple word scores will be flying in Christchurch this weekend as the country’s best Scrabble players battle it out.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 20:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>This Weekend: NZ Scrabble Championship</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Triple word scores will be flying in Christchurch this weekend as the country’s best Scrabble players battle it out.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[Triple word scores will be flying in Christchurch this weekend as the country’s best Scrabble players battle it out.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:06:13</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Traitors winner Sam Smith on the art of lying</title>
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    <![CDATA[The winner of Aotearoa’s first ever season of Traitors, the reality show built around lies, deception and betrayal, shares just how he won. 
]]>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Traitors winner Sam Smith on the art of lying</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[The winner of Aotearoa’s first ever season of Traitors, the reality show built around lies, deception and betrayal, shares just how he won. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[The winner of Aotearoa’s first ever season of Traitors, the reality show built around lies, deception and betrayal, shares just how he won. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:09:40</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Glen Moffatt heads to Hands of Fame </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The Hawkes Bay-born songwriter and performer is being inducted into the New Zealand Country Music Hands of Fame this weekend. 
]]>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Glen Moffatt heads to Hands of Fame </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[The Hawkes Bay-born songwriter and performer is being inducted into the New Zealand Country Music Hands of Fame this weekend. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[The Hawkes Bay-born songwriter and performer is being inducted into the New Zealand Country Music Hands of Fame this weekend. 
]]>
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  <title>Life on the left side </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Among 10% of the world is left-handed - including our very own Emile Donovan. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 20:45:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Life on the left side </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Among 10% of the world is left-handed - including our very own Emile Donovan. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Among 10% of the world is left-handed - including our very own Emile Donovan. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:10:41</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019037028/life-on-the-left-side</link>
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<item>
  <title>How Cricket is growing in Japan </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The country has become a growth market for Cricket ahead of the Asian Games later this year. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 20:35:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>How Cricket is growing in Japan </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[The country has become a growth market for Cricket ahead of the Asian Games later this year. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[The country has become a growth market for Cricket ahead of the Asian Games later this year. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:10:56</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>sport</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019037027/how-cricket-is-growing-in-japan</link>
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<item>
  <title>Budget 2026 is here </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The budget contained no sugar hits for voters, with a focus instead on core health and infrastructure spending.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Budget 2026 is here </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[The budget contained no sugar hits for voters, with a focus instead on core health and infrastructure spending.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[The budget contained no sugar hits for voters, with a focus instead on core health and infrastructure spending.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:13:31</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019037026/budget-2026-is-here</link>
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  <title>Mouse plague overwhelming Western Australia</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Morawa, 370 kilometres from Perth, has been overrun, with rodents invading homes, businesses and paddocks. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 21:35:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Mouse plague overwhelming Western Australia</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Morawa, 370 kilometres from Perth, has been overrun, with rodents invading homes, businesses and paddocks. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Morawa, 370 kilometres from Perth, has been overrun, with rodents invading homes, businesses and paddocks. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:09:19</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Julia de Bres on British insults</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Tonight, we're talking about insults. Whether it was gafter, numpty of something a bit more r-rated we've all probably had one hurled at us at some point or another.
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  <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 21:20:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Julia de Bres on British insults</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Tonight, we're talking about insults. Whether it was gafter, numpty of something a bit more r-rated we've all probably had one hurled at us at some point or another.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Tonight, we're talking about insults. Whether it was gafter, numpty of something a bit more r-rated we've all probably had one hurled at us at some point or another.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:13:29</itunes:duration>
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<item>
  <title>Branding the Harbour Bridge </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Could one of Auckland’s most iconic landmarks soon have a corporate sponsor attached to it?
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 21:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Branding the Harbour Bridge </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Could one of Auckland’s most iconic landmarks soon have a corporate sponsor attached to it?
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[Could one of Auckland’s most iconic landmarks soon have a corporate sponsor attached to it?
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:07:03</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>business</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036872/branding-the-harbour-bridge</link>
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<item>
  <title>Budget Day is almost here </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Tomorrow, Finance Minister Nicola Willis will deliver the third and final Budget of this Parliamentary term. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Budget Day is almost here </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Tomorrow, Finance Minister Nicola Willis will deliver the third and final Budget of this Parliamentary term. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Tomorrow, Finance Minister Nicola Willis will deliver the third and final Budget of this Parliamentary term. 
]]>
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  <itunes:duration>00:16:55</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036869/budget-day-is-almost-here</link>
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<item>
  <title>The case for the Irish goodbye  </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[For a long time it’s been treated as rude or awkward - but maybe we’ve been judging it too harshly all along.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>The case for the Irish goodbye  </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[For a long time it’s been treated as rude or awkward - but maybe we’ve been judging it too harshly all along.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[For a long time it’s been treated as rude or awkward - but maybe we’ve been judging it too harshly all along.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:16:53</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036713/the-case-for-the-irish-goodbye</link>
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<item>
  <title>Shower Thoughts: Does IQ really matter?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Have you ever been standing in the shower when suddenly the noise in your brain clears and, in its place, appears the perfect thought?
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 20:45:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Shower Thoughts: Does IQ really matter?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Have you ever been standing in the shower when suddenly the noise in your brain clears and, in its place, appears the perfect thought?
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Have you ever been standing in the shower when suddenly the noise in your brain clears and, in its place, appears the perfect thought?
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:12:17</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036712/shower-thoughts-does-iq-really-matter</link>
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  <title>Meet the GP behind the one-woman show </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Lucy O'Hagan has been a General Practitioner for 30 years. She's also also a writer, speaker, playwrite, performer, colmunist and actor. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 20:30:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Meet the GP behind the one-woman show </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Lucy O'Hagan has been a General Practitioner for 30 years. She's also also a writer, speaker, playwrite, performer, colmunist and actor. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Lucy O'Hagan has been a General Practitioner for 30 years. She's also also a writer, speaker, playwrite, performer, colmunist and actor. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:12:44</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036711/meet-the-gp-behind-the-one-woman-show</link>
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<item>
  <title>How do we keep kids safe online? Not with a social media ban </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[A coalition of major children's organisations say that tech companies themselves need to be held legally responsible.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>How do we keep kids safe online? Not with a social media ban </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[A coalition of major children's organisations say that tech companies themselves need to be held legally responsible.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[A coalition of major children's organisations say that tech companies themselves need to be held legally responsible.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:15:09</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036710/how-do-we-keep-kids-safe-online-not-with-a-social-media-ban</link>
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  <title>Australia's social media ban leaves gap in young people's access to news</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[It's been just over six months since our mates across the ditch brought in a social media ban for under 16s, hoping it would create a safer online environment for rangatahi.
]]>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Australia's social media ban leaves gap in young people's access to news</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[It's been just over six months since our mates across the ditch brought in a social media ban for under 16s, hoping it would create a safer online environment for rangatahi.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[It's been just over six months since our mates across the ditch brought in a social media ban for under 16s, hoping it would create a safer online environment for rangatahi.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:16:41</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036557/australia-s-social-media-ban-leaves-gap-in-young-people-s-access-to-news</link>
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<item>
  <title>Sports with Ben Strang</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Tonight: Auckland FC wins the A league, the Enhanced Games started today, and a wildlife attack in Raglan halts the World Surd League. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 20:45:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Sports with Ben Strang</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Tonight: Auckland FC wins the A league, the Enhanced Games started today, and a wildlife attack in Raglan halts the World Surd League. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Tonight: Auckland FC wins the A league, the Enhanced Games started today, and a wildlife attack in Raglan halts the World Surd League. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:11:40</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036555/sports-with-ben-strang</link>
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<item>
  <title>Theatre director Dan Bain on the challenge of adapting Homer's Odyssey</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The theatre director's comic adaption of The Odyssey for the stage won a number of awards in 2024.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 20:35:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Theatre director Dan Bain on the challenge of adapting Homer's Odyssey</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[The theatre director's comic adaption of The Odyssey for the stage won a number of awards in 2024.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[The theatre director's comic adaption of The Odyssey for the stage won a number of awards in 2024.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:09:25</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036554/theatre-director-dan-bain-on-the-challenge-of-adapting-homer-s-odyssey</link>
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<item>
  <title>Another day, another literary AI scandal</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[How much does it really matter if our literature is written by AI? Steve Braunias joins to tell us. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 20:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Another day, another literary AI scandal</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[How much does it really matter if our literature is written by AI? Steve Braunias joins to tell us. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[How much does it really matter if our literature is written by AI? Steve Braunias joins to tell us. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:08:58</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>books</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036553/another-day-another-literary-ai-scandal</link>
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<item>
  <title>A tale of two visits to Beijing</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have both been in Beijing over recent weeks. But what did these meetings achieve?
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 20:15:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>A tale of two visits to Beijing</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have both been in Beijing over recent weeks. But what did these meetings achieve?
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have both been in Beijing over recent weeks. But what did these meetings achieve?
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:14:04</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036551/a-tale-of-two-visits-to-beijing</link>
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<item>
  <title>Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review: The Mandalorian and Grogu (In cinemas), Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore (Paid streaming), and The Late Show (Free Streaming). 
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  <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:40:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review: The Mandalorian and Grogu (In cinemas), Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore (Paid streaming), and The Late Show (Free Streaming). 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review: The Mandalorian and Grogu (In cinemas), Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore (Paid streaming), and The Late Show (Free Streaming). 
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  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:18:23</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>media</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036247/short-cuts-with-dan-slevin</link>
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<item>
  <title>The rise of professional football in Aotearoa </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Former All White and Kingz player Harry Ngata has seen first-hand just how far football in Aotearoa has come.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:30:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>The rise of professional football in Aotearoa </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Former All White and Kingz player Harry Ngata has seen first-hand just how far football in Aotearoa has come.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Former All White and Kingz player Harry Ngata has seen first-hand just how far football in Aotearoa has come.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:06:57</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>sport</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036244/the-rise-of-professional-football-in-aotearoa</link>
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<item>
  <title>The life of a chimney sweep </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Dr Sweep's Michael Gleason joins the show to give us the lowdown on life as a chimney sweep. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:20:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>The life of a chimney sweep </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Dr Sweep's Michael Gleason joins the show to give us the lowdown on life as a chimney sweep. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Dr Sweep's Michael Gleason joins the show to give us the lowdown on life as a chimney sweep. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:09:43</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>employment,weather</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036243/the-life-of-a-chimney-sweep</link>
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<item>
  <title>Townhouses are selling at a loss </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[New figures show almost 20% of townhouses are being sold for a lower price than what their owners paid for them, in some cases facing a devastating loss. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Townhouses are selling at a loss </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[New figures show almost 20% of townhouses are being sold for a lower price than what their owners paid for them, in some cases facing a devastating loss. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[New figures show almost 20% of townhouses are being sold for a lower price than what their owners paid for them, in some cases facing a devastating loss. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:12:06</itunes:duration>
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<item>
  <title>How do you cast the next James Bond?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The author of Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films tells us the challenges of casting this iconic role. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>How do you cast the next James Bond?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[The author of Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films tells us the challenges of casting this iconic role. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[The author of Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films tells us the challenges of casting this iconic role. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:18:49</itunes:duration>
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<item>
  <title>The great mongoose dodge </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Journalist Naomi Arnold says we should thank our lucky stars that the mongooses introduced into New Zealand in the 1880s never took off. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:45:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>The great mongoose dodge </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Journalist Naomi Arnold says we should thank our lucky stars that the mongooses introduced into New Zealand in the 1880s never took off. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Journalist Naomi Arnold says we should thank our lucky stars that the mongooses introduced into New Zealand in the 1880s never took off. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:06:56</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036066/the-great-mongoose-dodge</link>
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<item>
  <title>Are we pushing kids too hard in sport?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Journalist Greg Bruce's new piece highlights the mental and physical pressure parents are placing on their children when it comes to sport. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:30:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Are we pushing kids too hard in sport?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Journalist Greg Bruce's new piece highlights the mental and physical pressure parents are placing on their children when it comes to sport. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Journalist Greg Bruce's new piece highlights the mental and physical pressure parents are placing on their children when it comes to sport. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:18:15</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036065/are-we-pushing-kids-too-hard-in-sport</link>
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<item>
  <title>Is our governance system outdated?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Is New Zealand obsessed with government and negligent about governance? And what's the difference between the two?
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Is our governance system outdated?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Is New Zealand obsessed with government and negligent about governance? And what's the difference between the two?
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Is New Zealand obsessed with government and negligent about governance? And what's the difference between the two?
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:14:16</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019036064/is-our-governance-system-outdated</link>
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<item>
  <title>Goodshirt frontman nominated for prestigious art award </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Rodney Fisher has turned his attention to another side of his creative life as a visual artist.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:35:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Goodshirt frontman nominated for prestigious art award </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Rodney Fisher has turned his attention to another side of his creative life as a visual artist.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Rodney Fisher has turned his attention to another side of his creative life as a visual artist.
]]>
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  <itunes:duration>00:08:21</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035916/goodshirt-frontman-nominated-for-prestigious-art-award</link>
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<item>
  <title>Are you choosing the red button or the blue button?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[University of Waikato philosophy lecturer Dan Weijers joins to deconstruct this viral hypothetical thought experiment testing game theory and morality. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Are you choosing the red button or the blue button?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[University of Waikato philosophy lecturer Dan Weijers joins to deconstruct this viral hypothetical thought experiment testing game theory and morality. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[University of Waikato philosophy lecturer Dan Weijers joins to deconstruct this viral hypothetical thought experiment testing game theory and morality. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:10:15</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035914/are-you-choosing-the-red-button-or-the-blue-button</link>
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<item>
  <title>European correspondent Christian Smith</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Tonight - Arsenal win the league, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is facing some heat, and a massive breakthrough in the Grenfell Tower Fire. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 21:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>European correspondent Christian Smith</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Tonight - Arsenal win the league, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is facing some heat, and a massive breakthrough in the Grenfell Tower Fire. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Tonight - Arsenal win the league, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is facing some heat, and a massive breakthrough in the Grenfell Tower Fire. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:10:03</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035913/european-correspondent-christian-smith</link>
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<item>
  <title>Arsenal's finally gone and done it </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Toby Manhire, the editor at large at The Spinoff, joins Emile on the show tonight to celebrate Arsenal's magnificent win. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Arsenal's finally gone and done it </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Toby Manhire, the editor at large at The Spinoff, joins Emile on the show tonight to celebrate Arsenal's magnificent win. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Toby Manhire, the editor at large at The Spinoff, joins Emile on the show tonight to celebrate Arsenal's magnificent win. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:08:13</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>sport</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035911/arsenal-s-finally-gone-and-done-it</link>
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<item>
  <title>What we know about the latest Ebola outbreak</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[A rapidly growing outbreak in Central Africa is ringing alarm bells among health authorities around the globe.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>What we know about the latest Ebola outbreak</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[A rapidly growing outbreak in Central Africa is ringing alarm bells among health authorities around the globe.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[A rapidly growing outbreak in Central Africa is ringing alarm bells among health authorities around the globe.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:08:24</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035909/what-we-know-about-the-latest-ebola-outbreak</link>
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<item>
  <title>Inside Parliament with Barry Soper's new book </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The veteran political journalist and commentator has finally put pen to paper in his new book One Last Question, Prime Minister. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Inside Parliament with Barry Soper's new book </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[The veteran political journalist and commentator has finally put pen to paper in his new book One Last Question, Prime Minister. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[The veteran political journalist and commentator has finally put pen to paper in his new book One Last Question, Prime Minister. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:35:08</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035747/inside-parliament-with-barry-soper-s-new-book</link>
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<item>
  <title>Shower Thoughts: How do we get stolen art back?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Tonight’s question: When priceless art is stolen and disappears into the criminal underworld, how do we get it back?
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 20:45:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Shower Thoughts: How do we get stolen art back?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Tonight’s question: When priceless art is stolen and disappears into the criminal underworld, how do we get it back?
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Tonight’s question: When priceless art is stolen and disappears into the criminal underworld, how do we get it back?
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:11:14</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>arts</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035746/shower-thoughts-how-do-we-get-stolen-art-back</link>
</item>
<item>
  <title>Are patient consent laws making it harder to train doctors?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Dr Ben Gray argues that New Zealand’s rigid requirement for patient consent is one of many impediments to medical training.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 20:30:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Are patient consent laws making it harder to train doctors?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Dr Ben Gray argues that New Zealand’s rigid requirement for patient consent is one of many impediments to medical training.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Dr Ben Gray argues that New Zealand’s rigid requirement for patient consent is one of many impediments to medical training.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:12:30</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>health</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035745/are-patient-consent-laws-making-it-harder-to-train-doctors</link>
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<item>
  <title>Fresh budget cuts battering the capital</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[There's more pain on the way for our Capital city as the Government looks to cut around 8700 jobs by 2029.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Fresh budget cuts battering the capital</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[There's more pain on the way for our Capital city as the Government looks to cut around 8700 jobs by 2029.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[There's more pain on the way for our Capital city as the Government looks to cut around 8700 jobs by 2029.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:15:11</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035744/fresh-budget-cuts-battering-the-capital</link>
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<item>
  <title>Why are so many men being told they have low testosterone?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[That is the question at the center of a longform investigation in the UK, looking into the booming world of testosterone replacement therapy.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Why are so many men being told they have low testosterone?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[That is the question at the center of a longform investigation in the UK, looking into the booming world of testosterone replacement therapy.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[That is the question at the center of a longform investigation in the UK, looking into the booming world of testosterone replacement therapy.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:18:02</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>health</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035537/why-are-so-many-men-being-told-they-have-low-testosterone</link>
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<item>
  <title>Sports with Ben Strang</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Journalist and sports commentator Ben Strang joins the show with news from the world of sport.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:50:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Sports with Ben Strang</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Journalist and sports commentator Ben Strang joins the show with news from the world of sport.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Journalist and sports commentator Ben Strang joins the show with news from the world of sport.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:15:50</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>sport</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035545/sports-with-ben-strang</link>
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<item>
  <title>Small Histories with Emma Kay</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Nights' resident historian Emma Kay joins to talk about NZ's history of anti-discrimination laws for women in the workplace. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:40:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Small Histories with Emma Kay</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Nights' resident historian Emma Kay joins to talk about NZ's history of anti-discrimination laws for women in the workplace. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Nights' resident historian Emma Kay joins to talk about NZ's history of anti-discrimination laws for women in the workplace. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:09:36</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>history</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035540/small-histories-with-emma-kay</link>
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<item>
  <title>Meet the newly crowned women’s stone skimming champion</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Lake Hāwea near Wānaka played host to the inaugural National Stone Skimming Championships over the weekend. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:30:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Meet the newly crowned women’s stone skimming champion</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Lake Hāwea near Wānaka played host to the inaugural National Stone Skimming Championships over the weekend. 
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  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Lake Hāwea near Wānaka played host to the inaugural National Stone Skimming Championships over the weekend. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:06:36</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Is it worthwhile increasing banking sector competition? </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has unveiled a plan for a new national bank
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Is it worthwhile increasing banking sector competition? </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has unveiled a plan for a new national bank
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  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has unveiled a plan for a new national bank
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  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:10:41</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035530/is-it-worthwhile-increasing-banking-sector-competition</link>
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<item>
  <title>Out Lately with Finn Johansson</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Finn is back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Out Lately with Finn Johansson</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Finn is back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Finn is back, and no doubt ready to inform, educate and entertain us with an array of eclectic music.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:20:49</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035229/out-lately-with-finn-johansson</link>
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<item>
  <title>Shortcuts with Dan Slevin</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review: Caterpillar (In Cinemas), Remarkably Bright Creatures (paid streaming), and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (free streaming). 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:40:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Shortcuts with Dan Slevin</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review: Caterpillar (In Cinemas), Remarkably Bright Creatures (paid streaming), and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (free streaming). 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Nights' resident screen critic joins Emile Donovan to review: Caterpillar (In Cinemas), Remarkably Bright Creatures (paid streaming), and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (free streaming). 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:17:38</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035228/shortcuts-with-dan-slevin</link>
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  <title>This Weekend: Wellington Phoenix women take on Melbourne City</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Every Friday here on Nights, we like to take a look at what's happening around the country during the weekend ahead.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:30:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>This Weekend: Wellington Phoenix women take on Melbourne City</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Every Friday here on Nights, we like to take a look at what's happening around the country during the weekend ahead.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Every Friday here on Nights, we like to take a look at what's happening around the country during the weekend ahead.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:05:05</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>sport</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035225/this-weekend-wellington-phoenix-women-take-on-melbourne-city</link>
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  <title>Do we absorb information better on paper or screens?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Reading on digital devices comes with many distractions. But do we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens? What does the science say?
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:20:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Do we absorb information better on paper or screens?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Reading on digital devices comes with many distractions. But do we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens? What does the science say?
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Reading on digital devices comes with many distractions. But do we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens? What does the science say?
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:13:31</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035223/do-we-absorb-information-better-on-paper-or-screens</link>
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<item>
  <title>Pet consent ruling likely to influence future cases</title>
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    <![CDATA[A Christchurch landlord who refused to let his tenants adopt a golden labrador puppy has been overruled by the tenancy tribunal.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Pet consent ruling likely to influence future cases</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[A Christchurch landlord who refused to let his tenants adopt a golden labrador puppy has been overruled by the tenancy tribunal.
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  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[A Christchurch landlord who refused to let his tenants adopt a golden labrador puppy has been overruled by the tenancy tribunal.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:10:38</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035221/pet-consent-ruling-likely-to-influence-future-cases</link>
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  <title>David Moscrop talks 'Too Dumb For Democracy'</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The author and political scientist is in the country for the Auckland Writer's Festival.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>David Moscrop talks 'Too Dumb For Democracy'</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[The author and political scientist is in the country for the Auckland Writer's Festival.
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  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[The author and political scientist is in the country for the Auckland Writer's Festival.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:22:40</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035060/david-moscrop-talks-too-dumb-for-democracy</link>
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  <title>What's in the new Conservation Amendment Bill?</title>
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    <![CDATA[General manager of conservation policy and advocacy at Forest and Bird Richard Capie explains. 
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:45:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>What's in the new Conservation Amendment Bill?</itunes:title>
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    <![CDATA[General manager of conservation policy and advocacy at Forest and Bird Richard Capie explains. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[General manager of conservation policy and advocacy at Forest and Bird Richard Capie explains. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:11:26</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035058/what-s-in-the-new-conservation-amendment-bill</link>
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<item>
  <title>How easy is it to teach a bird to speak?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The President of the Parrot Society of New Zealand tells us everything we need to know. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:30:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>How easy is it to teach a bird to speak?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[The President of the Parrot Society of New Zealand tells us everything we need to know. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[The President of the Parrot Society of New Zealand tells us everything we need to know. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:15:30</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019035057/how-easy-is-it-to-teach-a-bird-to-speak</link>
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<item>
  <title>Jet fuel shortages taking a toll on Air New Zealand </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[The airline said its cutting 5 percent of routes and consolidating others - with a full-year pre-tax loss of almost 400 million dollars.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Jet fuel shortages taking a toll on Air New Zealand </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[The airline said its cutting 5 percent of routes and consolidating others - with a full-year pre-tax loss of almost 400 million dollars.
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  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[The airline said its cutting 5 percent of routes and consolidating others - with a full-year pre-tax loss of almost 400 million dollars.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:13:32</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>business,travel</itunes:keywords>
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  <title>Ockham Book Awards 2026 winners announced </title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[There were nine prize categories up for grabs tonight the country's premier literary honours for books written by our very own New Zealanders. 
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:30:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Ockham Book Awards 2026 winners announced </itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[There were nine prize categories up for grabs tonight the country's premier literary honours for books written by our very own New Zealanders. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[There were nine prize categories up for grabs tonight the country's premier literary honours for books written by our very own New Zealanders. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:03:45</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>books</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019034898/ockham-book-awards-2026-winners-announced</link>
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<item>
  <title>Julia de Bres on email signoffs</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[It's time for our fortnightly chat with Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor Julia de Bres.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:20:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Julia de Bres on email signoffs</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[It's time for our fortnightly chat with Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor Julia de Bres.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[It's time for our fortnightly chat with Nights' resident sociolinguist, associate professor Julia de Bres.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:08:13</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>language</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019034892/julia-de-bres-on-email-signoffs</link>
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  <title>European correspondent Christian Smith</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>European correspondent Christian Smith</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.
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  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Christian Smith dials in from London with news from the other side of the world.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:16:11</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019034891/european-correspondent-christian-smith</link>
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<item>
  <title>Could Crypto be in its flop era?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Freelance journalist Dan Bruskill reckons crypto seem to be struggling to find its purpose. 
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 20:10:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Could Crypto be in its flop era?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Freelance journalist Dan Bruskill reckons crypto seem to be struggling to find its purpose. 
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Freelance journalist Dan Bruskill reckons crypto seem to be struggling to find its purpose. 
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:17:02</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:keywords>business</itunes:keywords>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019034890/could-crypto-be-in-its-flop-era</link>
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<item>
  <title>Found in translation: Daniel Hahn at the Auckland Writers Festival</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Daniel Hahn is an award-winning literary translator who works in French, Spanish and Portuguese with over 100 books to his name.
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  </description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:25:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Found in translation: Daniel Hahn at the Auckland Writers Festival</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[Daniel Hahn is an award-winning literary translator who works in French, Spanish and Portuguese with over 100 books to his name.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[Daniel Hahn is an award-winning literary translator who works in French, Spanish and Portuguese with over 100 books to his name.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:22:15</itunes:duration>
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  <link>https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019034733/found-in-translation-daniel-hahn-at-the-auckland-writers-festival</link>
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<item>
  <title>Shower Thoughts: Can extinct volcanoes still erupt?</title>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[New research from Greece is suggesting that “extinct” volcanoes might not be completely out for the count after all.
]]>
  </description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:40:00 +1200</pubDate>
  <itunes:title>Shower Thoughts: Can extinct volcanoes still erupt?</itunes:title>
  <itunes:subtitle>
    <![CDATA[New research from Greece is suggesting that “extinct” volcanoes might not be completely out for the count after all.
]]>
  </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[New research from Greece is suggesting that “extinct” volcanoes might not be completely out for the count after all.
]]>
  </itunes:summary>
  <itunes:duration>00:08:32</itunes:duration>
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    <![CDATA[Swedish documentary maker Ragnhild Ekner travelled to eight countries following what are known as ultras groups.
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    <![CDATA[Swedish documentary maker Ragnhild Ekner travelled to eight countries following what are known as ultras groups.
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    <![CDATA[Dr Carolyn King has spent more than 50 years studying stoats and weasels.
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    <![CDATA[Dr Carolyn King has spent more than 50 years studying stoats and weasels.
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    <![CDATA[Dr Carolyn King has spent more than 50 years studying stoats and weasels.
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    <![CDATA[Journalist, premier cricketer and commentator Ben Strang with the latest sports news. 
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    <![CDATA[Journalist, premier cricketer and commentator Ben Strang with the latest sports news. 
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    <![CDATA[Journalist, premier cricketer and commentator Ben Strang with the latest sports news. 
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    <![CDATA[This week, she's here to talk about some of our weirdest inventions and achievements.
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    <![CDATA[This week, she's here to talk about some of our weirdest inventions and achievements.
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    <![CDATA[The median dwelling price in New Zealand is now almost 30 per cent less than in Australia.
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    <![CDATA[The median dwelling price in New Zealand is now almost 30 per cent less than in Australia.
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    <![CDATA[The idea is starting to gain some traction despite skeptics. 
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    <![CDATA[The idea is starting to gain some traction despite skeptics. 
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    <![CDATA[The idea is starting to gain some traction despite skeptics. 
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