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Pacific Music Awards: Aaradhna and Kings on top
Pacific Music Awards: Aaradhna and Kings on top
3 Jun 2017R'n'B singer Aaradhna and rapper Kings were the big individual winners this year, while Opetaia Foa’i was recognised for his musical contributions to the Disney film Moana.
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Music 101 for Saturday 3 June 2017
Music 101 for Saturday 3 June 2017
3 Jun 2017This week: Stan Walker live in session, Sgt. Pepper's 50th anniversary, Tony Ruins choosing music for the Mixtape, a Pacific Music Awards roundup, and heaps more!
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Free classical podcast
Free classical podcast
3 Jun 2017Our free classical podcast this month is Richard Strauss's Suite from Der Rosenkavalier played by the Auckland Philharmonia and recorded by RNZ Concert.
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Red’s in the hood and giving Hairy a run
Red’s in the hood and giving Hairy a run
3 Jun 2017Yvonne Morrison’s whacky take on Little Red Riding Hood has overtaken Hairy Maclary in our Children’s Treasure Chest. Check out why Red is ruling the hood.
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At The Movies
At The Movies
31 May 2017In At The Movies Simon Morris looks at: Norman with Richard Gere, The film version of Stephen Fry's novel The Hippopotamus and The Passion of Augustine. Video, Audio
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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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Salmonella Dub and the NZSO
Salmonella Dub and the NZSO
Salmonella Dub performing live with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra at Auckland's Aotea Centre in 2008. Audio
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'His graffiti was unlike anybody else’s - it was poetry'
'His graffiti was unlike anybody else’s - it was poetry'
31 May 2017Jean-Michel Basquiat was a unique, unruly talent whose ‘perfect storm’ of a career defined the downtown 1980s New York celebrity art scene. Audio
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Respect: the songs of Aretha Franklin
Respect: the songs of Aretha Franklin
6 Jan 2018Annie Crummer, Aaradhna, Bella Kalolo and Esther Stephens perform the songs of Aretha Franklin in 'Respect', part of the Auckland Arts Festival 2017. Audio
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Lions tour: Stressful schedule could see All Blacks clean up
Lions tour: Stressful schedule could see All Blacks clean up
2 Jun 2017The British & Irish Lions are unlikely to win one test on their upcoming NZ tour, writes Joe Porter.
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Pacific Music Awards 2017: Aaradhna and Kings on top
Pacific Music Awards 2017: Aaradhna and Kings on top
9 Jun 2017R'n'B singer Aaradhna and rapper Kings were the big individual winners this year, while Opetaia Foa’i was recognised for his musical contributions to the Disney film Moana.
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One-armed Kiwi tennis player holds nothing back
One-armed Kiwi tennis player holds nothing back
2 Jun 2017Alex Hunt from Nelson – who was born without a left arm – is starting to make his name on the international circuit. Video, Audio, Gallery
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'There is a momentum that is coming from our people'
'There is a momentum that is coming from our people'
Inside a nondescript building in central Wellington, Kahu Kutia finds a creative hub of Māori and Pasifika performers.
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The Last Man of Mahana
The Last Man of Mahana
1 Jun 2017VICE's Tess McClure meets the lone original resident of the '70s commune Mahana in a new documentary. Audio
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In pictures: Pacific Music Awards 2017
In pictures: Pacific Music Awards 2017
2 Jun 2017The Pacific Music Awards took place at Manukau's Vodafone Events Centre last night with Kings and Aaradhna coming out on top. The night was filled with electrifying performances and galvanising speeches.
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'They have the potential to be far greater than you and I'
'They have the potential to be far greater than you and I'
28 May 2017Hoani Jeremy Lambert, tamariki advocate at Oranga Tamariki - talks about his vision to put children at the centre of the new ministry. Audio
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Wonder Woman: wake-up call for superhero movies
Wonder Woman: wake-up call for superhero movies
Superhero origins and kick-butt girl power are two of the tiredest tropes in cinema. Wonder Woman is here to bring them back to life, writes Katie Parker.
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Is prejudice a habit that can be broken?
Is prejudice a habit that can be broken?
1 Jun 2017Our unconscious biases operate like habits so we can break them like habits, says Patricia Devine of The Prejudice Lab. Audio
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One Love festival features stellar lineup of local and international reggae legends
One Love festival features stellar lineup of local and international reggae legends
1 Jun 2017The amazing lineup includes Herbs, Ardijah, UK veterans Aswad, Black Uhuru, Shaggy, the Marley NZ Allstars featuring Tiki Taane, Laughton and Fran Kora, Boh Runga, Logan Bell, Ria Hall and Annie Crummer, and so many more.
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Coconut oil – miracle cure or marketing hype?
Coconut oil – miracle cure or marketing hype?
Kate Pereyra Garcia investigates coconut oil in part one of Healthy or Hoax, a new podcast series looking at the facts behind current health trends. Audio
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Are pop lyrics getting more repetitive?
Are pop lyrics getting more repetitive?
31 May 2017Unemployed computer programmer Colin Morris recently confirmed that the answer is yes. Audio
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Meet the woman who's watched over 2,000 NZ On Air-funded music videos
Meet the woman who's watched over 2,000 NZ On Air-funded music videos
In 2011 Robyn Gallagher set out to watch every NZ On Air-funded music video ever made. Six years later and she doesn't know if it's changed her, but she admits - she did get sick of it.
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German vets and the fight for gay rights
German vets and the fight for gay rights
30 May 2017When you think of the gay rights movement, you’re more likely to think of New York and Stonewall than the German army during World War I, and the Weimar Republic that followed. Audio
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What makes a psychopath?
What makes a psychopath?
29 May 2017You don't have to be a sadist or a criminal mastermind to have elements of psychopathology in your personality, says psychologist Devon Polaschek. Audio