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The 9th Floor: Mike Moore - The Trader
The 9th Floor: Mike Moore - The Trader
This week on The 9th Floor Mike Moore discusses his short stint as Prime Minister in 1990, followed by his miraculous near-comeback in 1993. Video, Audio, Gallery
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Not just a squishy face
Not just a squishy face
As well as being cute, short nosed dogs like pugs and bulldogs are notorious for their health problems. Audio, Gallery
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NZSO's Elgar & Strauss now online
NZSO's Elgar & Strauss now online
13 Apr 2017Star American mezzo Michelle DeYoung sings Elgar's Sea Pictures, and the orchestra visits the outer Hebrides and the Swiss Alps.
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At The Movies
At The Movies
12 Apr 2017Simon Morris reviews the Oscar-winning Iranian film The Salesman, the wildly popular Lego Batman Movie and previews the New Zealand Film Festival's Autumn events. Video, Audio
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Jim Gaffigan: fatherhood, laziness and food
Jim Gaffigan: fatherhood, laziness and food
12 Apr 2017As a father of 5 who embraces laziness and the middle age spread that comes with that, Jim Gaffigan was destined to be a comedian. Video, Audio
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Squatting and the era of housing activism
Squatting and the era of housing activism
11 Apr 2017The squatting movement is a neglected chapter in the history of European and North American cities, according to a new book. Audio, Gallery
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The Coastwatcher legacy
The Coastwatcher legacy
13 Apr 2017The Coastwatchers were small groups of men posted to New Zealand's subantarctic islands during the World War II to watch for enemy shipping. Audio, Gallery
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Father John Misty: comedy or tragedy?
Father John Misty: comedy or tragedy?
8 Apr 2017“The terrifying reality is everything is chaos and no one is really in control of anyone or anything” says Joshua Tillman, better known as Father John Misty. So why has he called his new album Pure Comedy? asks Nick Bollinger. Audio
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Hate speech vs freedom of speech
Hate speech vs freedom of speech
10 Apr 2017Lynda Chanwai-Earle investigates what we mean by hate speech and hate crime and asks if policing it would have a negative impact upon free speech. Audio
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Trading geometry for comedy
Trading geometry for comedy
12 Apr 2017From teaching maths to British teens to being an acclaimed stand-up comedian, Romesh Ranganathan says following his comedy aspirations has not always been easy. Video, Audio
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Niue league scours region for talent
Niue league scours region for talent
Niue's rugby league coach is hoping that more players with Niuean heritage will be discovered now that an Emerging Nations World Championship has been confirmed.
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Pacific pins hopes on new declaration to save whales
Pacific pins hopes on new declaration to save whales
12 Apr 2017Eleven Pacific nations hope that new measures will help to conserve whales in the region's waters. Audio
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Antibiotic resistance: the end of modern medicine?
Antibiotic resistance: the end of modern medicine?
11 Apr 2017Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles explores the looming crisis of antibiotic resistance and how it will impact New Zealand in a new book. Audio
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Fashion from found materials
Fashion from found materials
In this podcast, My Heels Are Killing Me, meets a pair of fashion designers making use of the stuff we throw away. Audio
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Finding life after hate
Finding life after hate
11 Apr 2017Christian Picciolini was a founding member of a neo-Nazi skinhead gang but after seven years he left and now helps others leave far-right hate groups in the US and Europe. Audio
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National Concerto Competition now online
National Concerto Competition now online
12 Apr 2017Listen to interviews and stunning performances from the finalists of this year's National Concerto Competition.
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Is freedom of speech really at threat?
Is freedom of speech really at threat?
What does the right to freedom of speech really entitle us to? The Wireless mulls it over with University of Auckland academic Kathy Smits.
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Treating real world trauma with VR
Treating real world trauma with VR
11 Apr 2017A University of Southern California psychologist is using virtual reality to treat deeply ingrained fears - a technique showing benefits for soldiers with PTSD. Video, Audio
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Remembering a madcap genius
Remembering a madcap genius
Syd Barrett was a founding member of Pink Floyd, the lead singer, guitarist and principal songwriter in the band's early years. He died a virtual recluse in 2006. Video, Audio
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Students rate their home-owning chances
Students rate their home-owning chances
Students at Victoria University tell The Wireless home ownership is unlikely to happen any time soon - if at all.
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Christchurch's underground story
Christchurch's underground story
10 Apr 2017The author of a children’s book which explains the Christchurch rebuild is fundraising to have more copies printed after the first 1000 sold out in weeks. Audio
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Uncertainty over responsibility for Manus refugees
Uncertainty over responsibility for Manus refugees
10 Apr 2017A controversial visit by Australia's prime minister to Papua New Guinea has shed little light on how the hundreds of refugees stuck on Manus Island will be resettled.
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Shihad's loud made quiet
Shihad's loud made quiet
1 Apr 2017Ahead of a rare acoustic tour, rock singer Jon Toogood invites us into the home he shares with his wife and young child to find out how he's stripping back the layers of Shihad's biggest songs. Audio
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From pest to eco-fashion
From pest to eco-fashion
9 Apr 2017Dunedin designer Jane Avery makes clothing out of wild rabbit fur and she's on a mission to take her Lapin label to the world. Audio, Gallery