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Live session: Estère
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
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
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: 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
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!
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?
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
'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'
'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
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
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Revolution is in the air
Revolution is in the air
7 Aug 2017The BBC Proms this week waves a few flags to mark the centenary of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution. The music of Shostakovich makes some strong statements at the Royal Albert Hall.
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'They call me the crazy chicken lady'
'They call me the crazy chicken lady'
Kathleen Bayliss' children often roll their eyes at their chook-loving mother... especially when she's in the shower with the birds. Audio
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Live session: Sons of Zion & Aaradhna
Live session: Sons of Zion & Aaradhna
5 Aug 2017Auckland six-piece Sons Of Zion perform 'Is That Enough' with special guest Aaradhna. Video, Audio
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'"Obesity epidemic" makes me feel like my body is a disease'
'"Obesity epidemic" makes me feel like my body is a disease'
5 Aug 2017Medical student and writer Isabelle Lomax-Sawyers talks to Kim Hill about living in a body "patients are warned not to have" while training to be a doctor. Audio
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Howie Morrison Jnr: music and whanau
Howie Morrison Jnr: music and whanau
6 Aug 2017For 40 years kapahaka has taken Howie Morrison Jr around the world. This year he released his first solo album Howie. Audio
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Passionate protest against oppression
Passionate protest against oppression
6 Aug 2017Beethoven's powerful tale of political oppression and female heroism is our Opera on Sunday from the BBC Proms.
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'There's something sexy about genealogy'
'There's something sexy about genealogy'
"For the first time, you spit in a tube or swipe your cheek and suddenly you have all this information not just about you, but your ancestors" – Michelle Patient, who helps people trace their heritage via DNA testing. Audio, Gallery
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LIVE: NZCT chamber music contest
LIVE: NZCT chamber music contest
6 Aug 2017The NZCT Chamber Music Contest is the longest running youth music competition in New Zealand. Watch New Zealand's only nationwide chamber music competition live here.
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Artificial light = pollination peril
Artificial light = pollination peril
5 Aug 2017Light created by humans is having a huge impact on our pollinators, with knock-on effects for crops and plant productivity. A new study has measured the extent of the problem. Audio
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Wishing for a bit of the 'J' effect
Wishing for a bit of the 'J' effect
4 Aug 2017The media coverage being enjoyed by Labour's new leader Jacinda Ardern will likely have Prime Minister Bill English wishing for more of his predecessor's charm, observes Toby Morris.
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Still crazy – Floyd’s 'Piper' fifty years on
Still crazy – Floyd’s 'Piper' fifty years on
6 Aug 2017It’s half a century since the release of The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, the first album by Pink Floyd and, to Nick Bollinger's ears, still the best record they made
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'Vets love the challenge of calving'
'Vets love the challenge of calving'
Calving's an incredibly busy time for farmers. When Country Life caught up with vet and farmer Steve Harkness this week he was vaccinating bulls, taking blood tests and de-horning an animal. Audio
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An embryonic heart defect was fixed with gene editing – so what now?
An embryonic heart defect was fixed with gene editing – so what now?
5 Aug 2017Peter Griffin looks at how the week's big science story could affect New Zealanders. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday
Hymns on Sunday
6 Aug 2017You can enjoy a selection of traditional and modern hymns from RNZ each Sunday. This week we mark the transfiguration of Christ. Audio