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'The Man With No Name' returns to Blu-ray
3:18 pm todayWidescreen - Physical media is now almost entirely aimed at collectors but luckily there are some special packages being put together to keep us interested, says Dan Slevin.
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Celebrating the ceramic arts at Whanganui's Quartz Museum
12 May 2024Ten years ago acclaimed potter Rick Rudd sold his house, together with its unique native and sculpture garden in Castlecliff, Whanganui to establish the Quartz Museum of Studio Ceramics in downtown Whanganui. He's lived there ever since. Audio
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City couple's mushroom venture sprouts from pandemic
On the rural outskirts of Taupō a young couple have started a mushroom venture far removed from their previous life in Auckland.. Audio
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Sleep position secrets: How you sleep may affect your health
12 May 2024Sleep positions can affect how you sleep and cause or aggravate some health issues, a sleep scientist says. Audio
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What we're watching: Patrick Melrose
11 May 2024Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the wealthy, dissipated Patrick Melrose in this adaptation of the acclaimed semi-autobiographical Edward St Aubyn novels. Graham Smith explains why it's worth a watch.
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Angus and Julia Stone: Live at Roundhead Studio
11 May 2024Chart-topping, critically acclaimed, indie siblings Angus and Julia Stone perform live at Roundhead studio for Music 101. Audio
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Success for giant wētā breeding programme at new lab
13 May 2024The critically-threatened Mahoenui giant wētā has been bred in captivity for the first time in decades - at a new centre especially set up for the task.
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Movie review: The Idea of You
8 May 2024Anne Hathaway's new romantic comedy glitters with star quality, says Simon Morris. Video, Audio
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Aaron Hawkins on his favourite Dunedin venues
11 May 2024Tony Stamp visits Dunedin for a guided tour of some of the former mayor's favourite venues, in the second part of this four part series. Audio
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What kids eat for lunch around the world
10 May 2024Samantha Mythen explores some international school lunch programmes that New Zealand could learn from.
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The Mixtape: Liv Sisson on Fungi, Food and Music
Come mushroom foraging with Liv Sisson, a fungi enthusiast and writer at the Spinoff. Liv shares the local music and mushroom discoveries she’s made since moving to New Zealand. Audio
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Angus and Julia Stone: Live at Roundhead Studios
11 May 2024WATCH - The Australian brother-and-sister singing duo perform tracks from their new album Cape Forestier. Audio
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The not-so-lame story of a country vet
After 50 years as a vet in Taranaki, Neil Chesterton has a deep understanding of why pasture-fed dairy cows lose leg power. Audio
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Movie review: Back to Black
8 May 2024This new biopic of British singer Amy Winehouse is everything you were expecting and less, says Simon Morris. Video, Audio
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'I reveal very true parts of myself each time I perform'
11 May 2024Kiwi soprano Madison Nonoa will use an "absolutely life-changing" $50,000 grant to develop her professional opera-singing career in Europe. Video, Audio
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Feeding time at the Wellington Zoo
WATCH - Have you ever wondered where all the food for Wellington Zoo's 500 animals comes from? The answer might surprise you... Video, Audio
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New Horizons: The Taite Music Prize
12 May 2024For his second NZ Music Month programme, William Dart looks back at the history of the Taite Music Prize as well as the hopefuls and winner of this year's big prize. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 12 May 2024
12 May 2024Hymns with the theme of mercy feature in this week's programme, and there are some hymns to Mary to mark Mother's Day. Audio
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NZ Live: Wurld Series
10 May 2024Internationally acclaimed indie rock band Wurld Series perform live in our Christchurch studio. Video, Audio
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Inside Out: Eight Kiwi jazz women you need to hear
11 May 2024Nick Tipping plays tracks from eight NZ women leading their own jazz bands, including pianists Charmaine Ford and Anita Schwabe, saxophonist Louisa Williamson, singer Alannah Goldsmith, and drummer Lauren Ellis. Audio
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Supertonic turns 10
10 May 2024It started out as group of friends who wanted to continue singing together after 'ageing out' of Wellington Youth Choir. Ten years later, Supertonic choir is still going strong. RNZ Concert's Andrew Clark talks with the choir's founder and co-musical director, Isaac Stone. Video, Audio
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Movie review: The Moon is Upside Down
8 May 2024This star-studded comedy by Loren Taylor features three linked stories of love, loneliness and death. Video, Audio
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Recipe: Lemon & Coconut Raw Balls
11 May 2024Fresh lemon zest and juice make Jess Daniell's high-protein bliss balls POP.
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'I'm really lucky I wasn't one of those girls who grew up wanting desperately to have children'
8 May 2024New Zealand women share their experiences of being child-free and childless in the new essay collection Otherhood. Audio