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'This guy must have been up 24 hours a day'
'This guy must have been up 24 hours a day'
Bruce McLaren was a legendary NZ Formula 1 driver and race car designer whose 'McLaren' brand lives on 47 years after his death at just 32. Roger Donaldson tells his story in the new documentary McLaren. Video, Audio, Gallery
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Moving past "Afro-pessimism"
Moving past "Afro-pessimism"
The world's media are slowly getting past the stereotypes of poverty, disease and corruption that have characterised coverage of Africa in the past but there's still a way to go, says a media scholar. Video, Audio
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A high country way of life
A high country way of life
4 Jun 2017Fiona and Guy Redfern tell Insight about bringing up a family on New Zealand's most isolated mainland farm. Video, Audio
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The Mixtape: Hollie Fullbrook
The Mixtape: Hollie Fullbrook
3 Jun 2017Many have fallen in love with the music of Hollie Fullbrook aka Tiny Ruins, including filmmaker David Lynch. Hollie shares with us some of the music that most moves her. Video, Audio
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Games fans fund their own fun
Games fans fund their own fun
Fans have pledged NZ$800 million towards the development of board games, role-playing games and card games via the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. Audio
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Hanslip plays Mozart
Hanslip plays Mozart
23 Feb 2017Violinist Chloë Hanslip enchants with her performance of Mozart's Violin Concerto known as The Turkish. Audio
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NZ techno: the man behind Micronism on the 20th anniversary of his masterpiece
NZ techno: the man behind Micronism on the 20th anniversary of his masterpiece
3 Jun 2017A NZ techno album that originally came out in 1998 has just been re-released. Why? According to local label Loop Recordings, this artist's 'impact on electronic music circles cannot be overstated'. Audio
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Stellar line-up of collaborators on Beth Orton's new album
Stellar line-up of collaborators on Beth Orton's new album
3 Jun 2017British singer-songwriter Beth Orton is returning to NZ in June to play three shows in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. Audio
For Music 101 Trevor Reekie talks to Beth Orton about her new album Kidsticks and her creative journey. Audio
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NZ Live: The Nukes
NZ Live: The Nukes
2 Jun 2017The Nukes have so far played their unique blend of folk, bluegrass, reggae and post-punk at 60 live shows this year. The hard-working ukulele trio join us for a session. Audio
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A Flying Dutchman at The Met
A Flying Dutchman at The Met
4 Jun 2017A mysterious sea-captain sails the oceans under a curse, allowed ashore only once every seven years to look for the true love which can redeem him.
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'Google got such a pass under the Obama administration, it's absurd'
'Google got such a pass under the Obama administration, it's absurd'
3 Jun 2017Facebook, Google and Amazon have not just cornered culture, they're undermining democracy, says Jonathan Taplin, author of the new book Move Fast and Break Things. Audio
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A life catching crays
A life catching crays
2 Jun 2017As a child, Dennis Burkhart pulled up crayfish pots by hand with his brother Trevor. In 1975, the pair bought a small processing factory and now their company is one of NZ's leading exporters of live crayfish to China. Audio
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How much longer can our milk keep its clean, green image?
How much longer can our milk keep its clean, green image?
4 Jun 2017As Chinese tourism and social media expands, visitors from China will increasingly form their own views of the NZ dairy industry, an expert says . Audio
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Cooking with pests
Cooking with pests
2 Jun 2017How NZ distinguishes between pests and game animals is a mystery to wild foodie Mawera Karetai. She talks about the pleasures of peacock meat – yes, it's not unlike chicken – and shares a recipe for pheasant enchiladas. Audio
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NZ board game set to go big-time
NZ board game set to go big-time
3 Jun 2017Shem Phillips' Viking-themed board game Raiders of the North Sea has just been nominated for an international award that could change his life forever. Audio, Gallery
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RNZ's top podcasts
RNZ's top podcasts
6 Jun 2017With a long weekend kicking off, now's the time to put your mind at rest about all those things weighing heavy on your mind. Like volcanoes, vaccinations… whether coconut oil is good for you and how the Lions will go.
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A Flying Dutchman at The Met
A Flying Dutchman at The Met
4 Jun 2017A mysterious sea-captain sails the oceans under a curse, allowed ashore only once every seven years to look for the true love which can redeem him.
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The Mixtape: Tiny Ruins
The Mixtape: Tiny Ruins
3 Jun 2017Hollie Fullbrook - aka Tiny Ruins - picks tunes and spins yarns including one about David Lynch, one of the many people to have fallen in love her music. Video, Audio
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'This is probably the strongest I’ve ever been'
'This is probably the strongest I’ve ever been'
3 Jun 2017Stan Walker says he wanted to go to war in the video for this new song – a powerful statement which showcases Maori as beautiful, composed and powerful. Video, Audio
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Commercial farming meets conservation on Motutapu
Commercial farming meets conservation on Motutapu
2 Jun 2017When city boy Rick Braddock put in a tender to lease land on Motutapu Island 25 years ago, it was infested with weeds and pests. Now his 3,000 Angus cattle live alongside brown kiwi, saddlebacks and takahe there. Audio, Gallery
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Gershwin and the piano
Gershwin and the piano
9 Aug 2015When a piano arrived in their apartment, 12-year-old George just sat down and played a song. Not a single member of his family had any idea that he could play. Audio
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Is gene editing getting too much hype?
Is gene editing getting too much hype?
Some say CRISPR Cas9 will change medicine, farming and genetic science forever. Biochemist Ian Hayden has been looking at where DNA editing is at and where it's heading. Audio
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The Michael Hill International Violin Competition - a quick guide
The Michael Hill International Violin Competition - a quick guide
3 Jun 2017One of NZ’s most prestigious music competitions kicks off in Queenstown this weekend. You can watch it online at RNZ Concert and vote for your favourite performer.
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'One of the lowest points in Lions history'
'One of the lowest points in Lions history'
1 Jun 2017Ahead of their first game in NZ this weekend, Matt Richens looks back at the 2005 match the British & Irish Lions would rather forget.