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Marcus Lush Nights
8pm-11:59pm Weekdays
MARCUS LUSH NIGHTS
8pm–Midnight weekdays
Gather round New Zealand’s largest watercooler – Marcus Lush Nights.
If you’ve always wanted to join a movement now’s your chance.
Marcus Lush engages Kiwis from all walks of life, discussing the issues that matter most.
His sharp wit, depth of knowledge and crazy idiosyncrasies create what has become one of New Zealand’s most loved programmes.
Just as much at home in the metropolis as he is in the Deep South, Marcus has the ability to relate to everyone, no matter their background.
Email him at Marcus@newstalkzb.co.nz, and give him a call on 0800 80 10 80.
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Two talking parrots (24 October 2025)
Marcus takes a few riddles, and then talks the closure of another RSA! LISTEN ABOVE
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You can put a line under that (23 October 2025)
Well the weather definitely turned up like it was forecast! LISTEN ABOVE
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Nothing in the microwave. Nothing (22 October 2025)
Marcus preps for tomorrow's wind events in the Canterbury and Wellington regions. Also, chocolate is expensive, eggs are getting smaller, and people are still fans...
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It's got a nice furry texture (21 October 2025)
Marcus wraps the nasty weather in the middle of the country, and talks to folks who've got themselves prepared for more wild weather with generators. LISTEN ABOVE
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Cops in a duvet (20 October 2025)
Marcus starts the week talking Halloween (who can be bothered), the start of another asparagus season is upon us, and then most of the internet shut off for an hour...
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Different track (18 October 2025)
Marcus talks KISS (following the death of guitarist and co-founder Ace Frehley), and discusses what can be done about dangerous driving around freight trucks and...
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The frappe was at Bombay (16 October 2025)
Marcus talks Jim Bolger, GrabOne, and then things take a turn with Jan (as often happens!)... LISTEN ABOVE
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The best summer job you had (15 October 2025)
Marcus talks the shortage of student summer jobs, and hawks of all things! LISTEN ABOVE
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F.U.O.T. (14 October 2025)
Marcus gleans your best (and not-so-best) life advice, while covering albino wildlife and trips to the Chatham Islands. LISTEN ABOVE
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You don't sound like an Anne (13 October 2025)
Marcus reviews the dismal turnout of the local elections, before turning to the woes of having a common name. And should you keep a ram as a pet? LISTEN ABOVE
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The hand fulcrum (10 October 2025)
Marcus talks duplicated place names, driving with your high beams on, and whether you should still be able to pay for parking with coins. LISTEN ABOVE
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A _____ of geese (9 October 2025)
Marcus talks about the bird strike that grounded a flight to Fiji from Christchurch earlier today. LISTEN ABOVE
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I'm the airport side (8 October 2025)
Marcus talks 501s, terrible advice, what makes an airport an airport, and what to do with the abundance of avocados. LISTEN ABOVE
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Can NZ Post still deliver? (7 October 2025)
Marcus gauges reaction to the news that NZ Post will be allowed to lower the number of delivery dates per week. LISTEN ABOVE
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Or just intolerant (6 October 2025)
Marcus covers off restaurants that do birthdays well, author Dame Jilly Cooper dies aged 88, and how would you go about communicating a boil water notice to the...
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They slide down the bank endlessly (3 October 2025)
A Friday free-for-all with ice cream, cricket (and then no cricket), Chinese cars, hospital mattresses, and mouth taping. LISTEN ABOVE
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Who keeps colour? (2 October 2025)
Marcus talks the cost of maintaining New Zealand's giant sculptures, foot warts, and Jane Goodall. LISTEN ABOVE
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I say nice things to people (1 October 2025)
Marcus talks baby names, GST, licence accreditation, and why you can't trust people with certain haircuts. LISTEN ABOVE
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That's my day ruined (30 September 2025)
Marcus talks flight diversion disasters, tourism spots you wish you'd missed, 65 years of The Flinstones, and puts out an important reminder for a task for this...
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I'm not a prune (29 September 2025)
It's the dreaded day after the Daylight Saving switch... and Marcus is talking about clearing your gutters, and whether workers should be allowed to drink water...
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Jeff's gone viral (26 September 2025)
Marcus nearly broke his car keys, but that's not the worst mistake you can make with a vehicle is it? LISTEN ABOVE
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The size of a man's leg (25 Sep 2025)
Tonight Marcus chatted with callers about the new dog tethering laws and eels! We love an animal show.
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Like soil erosion (24 September 2025)
Marcus talks volcanic eruptions, in particular the 1995 eruption of Mt Ruapehu. LISTEN ABOVE
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A lot of things I don't expect (23 September 2025)
Marcus talks having red hair, expensive pies, restless legs, and what you've done with your pet when they've died. LISTEN ABOVE
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Done ten years sitting down (22 September 2025)
Marcus talks cruises, teaching young kids to drive, and getting lining on your curtains. LISTEN ABOVE
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Everyone should have one (19 September 2025)
The Friday free-for-all sees Marcus cover heavy trucks, potentially outgoing Finance Ministers, and the rules around pedestrian crossings. LISTEN ABOVE
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There's a chip war on at the moment (18 September 2025)
Marcus notes yet another factory closure announced for Nelson, questions whether you truly can support two teams at the same match, and chats with a few local body...
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You can just be (17 September 2025)
Marcus covers the wild wind hitting Canterbury and the lower North Island, the death of Robert Redford, and words you've had mixed up for a while. LISTEN ABOVE
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Not even an egg cup (16 September 2025)
Marcus talks the new speed camera trailers, the NZer who dominated the 3000m steeplechase at the World Champs, the 49th anniversary of the final Lyttelton-Wellington...
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Slimy little things (15 September 2025)
Marcus checks in on the wild sport over the weekend, bemoans the proposed axing of locally-grown peaches in cans, and hears about 24/7 hospital visits. LISTEN ABOVE
