Marcus Lush Nights

Marcus Lush Nights

Marcus Lush engages Kiwis from all walks of life, discussing the issues that matter most on Newstalk ZB.

Episodes

March 28, 2025 115 mins

If a hotel cancels or "loses" your booking, can they charge you more to rebook it for the same time?

Also, who's got a duck story?!

Plus, Marcus covers the 7.7 magnitude quake in south-east Asia.

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Auckland Council has made their decision on a stadium, and Marcus acknowledges the arrival in 1883 of the first Salvation Army officers to our shores.

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Should Auckland's second harbour crossing be a bridge or a tunnel?

Should Napier open 'Pandaland'?

And will you boycott Red Bull if they drop Liam Lawson?

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Plenty of songs have lyrics you've misunderstood or misheard, Marcus thinks the stadium conversation isn't worth having, and mascots really shouldn't be pushing kids over.

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Something pretty significant happened on this day four years ago, something very significant happened at Eden Park tonight, and Marcus talks about knives for a bit.

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What food isn't worth the effort? Plus a TON of sport on tonight, and people are still giving up on movies at the cinema part way through!

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March 20, 2025 122 mins

What do you think is New Zealand's most hated car? And why is it the Nissan Cube?

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Marcus covers the incredible run by Sam Ruthe in Auckland, and then talks about the JFK files, trade with India, and things that haven't got more expensive over time.

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March 18, 2025 116 mins

Marcus tries to understand people who don't like feijoas, commiserates with those who tried to pay for things at Farmers today, and opens up the conversation about what might (but probably won't) be in the JFK files being released in a few hours.

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Marcus has a question perfect for Saint Patrick's Day and also wants to know about the near-constant maintenance on the southern parts of Auckland's motorway network.

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March 12, 2025 127 mins

Marcus gets into truck driving signals, the rising cost of Sky Sport, and when Wednesday got its special name.

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Marcus hears about lost TV remote controls and incredible stories of other things lost and then found.

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Marcus runs a little mid-term political prediction, and talks gold reserves and the Warriors' first game in 1995.

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Marcus talks about having chickens (because eggs aren't getting any cheaper!), and learns about NZ's inaugural slot race at Ellerslie.

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March 6, 2025 119 mins

Aucklanders have called today 'cold', Queenstown is looking to fast-track a new transport option, and people aren't happy about the closure of a much-loved speedway.

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March 5, 2025 122 mins

Marcus has issues with a chocolate bar he used to love, and wants to know what computer was the first to get to your place and what you used it for.

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March 4, 2025 118 mins

Marcus has questions about Panda Mart, whether you'd be up for congestion charges, and who should replace on of the world's most-loved TV hosts.

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March 3, 2025 113 mins

Marcus asks about intersections and marks the 60th anniversary of the release of one of the most well-known musical films. Also, the Warriors didn't have a great start to the 2025 NRL season...

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We're eating a LOT of KFC as a country, plus Marcus has determined the kind of crime he'd like to see citizen's arrests enabled for.

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February 26, 2025 130 mins

Marcus talks about how terrible the Hamilton fountain is and why, of all the solutions to retail crime, citizen's arrests is the dumbest.

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