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Campaign aims to starts a youthquake
9 Aug 2017The biggest student body in the country has launched a campaign across 20 campuses to get young people voting.
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Worlds of Music
5 Aug 2017Hear music from Angola, a new album exploring the links between Indian raga and Spanish flamenco and the founder of the Analog Africa label, who's passion is saving music that could have been lost. Audio
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'“When we landed I was like ‘Can we go back to New Zealand, Mama?'
4 Aug 2017One Wellington family take their children on an educational holiday back to their mother's homeland of Sri Lanka, but family holidays never go as planned. Audio, Gallery
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BANG! Sex and Sensibility
In episode two, we explore teen sexuality. Listen to famous Kiwis deliver sex advice to their teenage selves. Audio
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Navigating the seas of my culture
8 Aug 2017Following Cook Islands language week last week, Daniela Maoate-Cox reflects on it as a time to connect with her culture.
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A cocktail with a Samoan twist
Ray Letoa is one of New Zealand's top bartenders, working at CoCo at the Roxy in Wellington. As part of this year's Wellington On a Plate he is championing Samoan cuisine. Audio, Gallery
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Incoming Pacific Forum chair wants tighter focus
8 Aug 2017The incoming chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum says the regional body tries to deal with too many issues and needs to become more focussed. Audio
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'The Polynesian-Melanesian divide is ridiculous'
6 Aug 2017Actor and writer Oscar Kightley explores his Solomon Island ancestry and the untold story of workers shipped to Samoa against their will over 100 years ago in a new documentary. Audio
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Live session: Estère at Blue Barn
5 Aug 2017Wellington beat-maker and songwriter Estère Dalton is playing with other humans for the first time. They play a couple of new songs with potent messages about technology and migration. Video, Audio
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Andrew Cameron: taking nursing to the extreme
7 Aug 2017NZ-born nurse and midwife Andrew Cameron has worked in some of the world's most dangerous locations, but spends most of his time serving the remote Queensland community of Birdsville. Audio
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The mysterious man behind ‘Twist and Shout’
Bert Berns is one of the greatest songwriters you’ve never heard of. yet he compiled a considerable songbook, became a respected producer, record label boss and associate of the mob. Video, Audio
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Reporting the unreportable outburst from The Mooch
The full fury of the abusive, career-ending tirade unleashed by Donald Trump’s former communications director proved a challenge for reporters. Audio
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The genre-busting Kronos Quartet turns to folk
6 Aug 2017The Kronos Quartet's foray into folk music is a very classy outing on all musical counts, according to William Dart. Audio
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NZers' sugar intake six times daily recommendation
6 Aug 2017"If you sought out six teaspoons of sugar in what you're eating [the World Health Organisation's recommended daily intake] you probably wouldn't finish breakfast before you'd hit the mark." Audio
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Live session: Estère
5 Aug 2017Watch Wellington beat-maker Estère Dalton perform her latest single 'Pro Bono Techno Zone' at Blue Barn studios. Video, Audio
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Miriama McDowell: what moves me
6 Sep 2017The actor, director and writer talks about weighing up spontaneity with stability and the treasured op-shop chair which connects her to a beloved auntie in the latest episode of Just One Thing. Audio
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Navigating the seas of my culture
8 Aug 2017First Person - Following Cook Islands Language Week last week, Daniela Maoate-Cox reflects on it as a time to connect with her culture, but also as a reminder of what has been lost.
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Bert Berns: the man behind a string of pop classics
Bert Berns is one of the greatest songwriters you’ve never heard of, but a new film shines a light on a man who penned numerous soul and pop standards. Video, Audio
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Media make a drama out of Labour leadership crisis
Did intense reporting about opinion polls play a role in the Labour Party's last-minute leadership shuffle? Audio
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Tuatua Mai! - Speak it!
6 Aug 2017For the past six years, one week has been set aside to celebrate the language of the Cook Islands. Audio
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How can Southshore live with the sea?
7 Aug 2017Residents in Christchurch's Southshore enjoy enviable access to both the estuary and the ocean, but what does the future hold for this special spit?
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'Jacinda effect' in full effect in the media
The ascent of Jacinda Adern set the news agenda this past week, even if it was in part due to unwanted questions about babies. But how long will the media honeymoon last, asks Colin Peacock. Audio
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'We were lost, we were nothing'
6 Aug 2017After 14 years and more than $3 billion in support from Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific partners, what are the chances of lasting peace in the Solomon Islands? Audio, Gallery
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Binnie: Bain case tarnished NZ's reputation
5 Aug 2017"New Zealand is famous, certainly in the sporting world and beyond, as people who believe in fair play, and I think what happened here is not fair play." Audio