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Remembering past police dogs
Remembering past police dogs
15 Mar 2017Today the police are unveiling a Wall of Remembrance, in honour of the 24 Police dogs who have been killed on duty since 1972. Audio
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75 years of frock and roll
75 years of frock and roll
14 Mar 2017Richard O’Brien is the god-parent of combining frocks and rock and roll and The Rocky Horror Show creator is celebrating being 75 with a musical fundraiser. Audio
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Aboriginal elder determined to keep advocating for West Papua
Aboriginal elder determined to keep advocating for West Papua
15 Mar 2017An Aboriginal artist says she will continue advocating for West Papua's independence despite a mural she created being destroyed without explanation. Audio
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Celebrating WOMAD: “a weekend of discovery"
Celebrating WOMAD: “a weekend of discovery"
14 Mar 201715,000 people are expected to attend this weekend’s WOMAD festival in New Plymouth. WOMAD Veterans Trevor Reekie and Jeremy Ansell discuss the program ahead, and share their highlights from WOMAD's past. Audio
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English Tapas: irony and outrage on a platter
English Tapas: irony and outrage on a platter
14 Mar 2017Nick Bollinger discusses the anger and humour of East Midlands punk-rap duo Sleaford Mods. Audio
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Nashville Babylon
Nashville Babylon
13 Mar 2017Host Mark Rogers spins new music from the Hot 8 Brass Band and Nadia Reid and plays classics from the Scud Mountain Boys, Lambchop and Bo Diddley. Audio
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Breaking down Auckland's Tower of Babel
Breaking down Auckland's Tower of Babel
Is Auckland changing the way the rest of the country speaks? A three-year study aims to find out. Video, Audio
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'If you were 20, you were old'
'If you were 20, you were old'
Rebecca Perrott had an outstanding swimming career which began when she was picked at the age of 12 for the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch. Audio
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The lost city of the Monkey God
The lost city of the Monkey God
14 Mar 2017An American novelist who travelled to a lost city deep in the Honduran jungle contracted a flesh eating disease as a result – but says it was all worth it. Audio, Gallery
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Podcast Classics
Podcast Classics
15 Mar 2017Twelve moody piano preludes by Debussy, played by ex-pat Kiwi Read Gainsford are still available for free download from our Podcast Classics page.
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All ages journalism at WOMAD
All ages journalism at WOMAD
Welsh band 9Bach is one of the acts lined up to be interviewed by 14-year-old music journalist, McKenzie Jennings-Gruar at WOMAD this weekend. Audio, Gallery
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Sampha steps out solo
Sampha steps out solo
11 Mar 2017Sampha's slow-build career collaborations make impressive reading: Solange, Drake, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and Beyonce. His debut album sees personal stories brought to the fore. Video, Audio
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Producing hip hop's biggest names
Producing hip hop's biggest names
12 Mar 2017Mike Elizondo has worked with some of the biggest names in hip hop, including Dr Dre, Eminem and Snoop Dogg. Audio
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Music in the round
Music in the round
13 Mar 2017The history of band rotundas - in big towns and small - takes centre stage as we discuss why the ornamental rotunda is an important part of our national identity. Audio
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Marathon woman returns to Boston
Marathon woman returns to Boston
14 Mar 2017Having revolutionised running for women during the Boston Marathon in 1967, Katherine Switzer is preparing to run the same route again, at 70-years-old. Audio
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Ply in the sky: wooden buildings on the rise
Ply in the sky: wooden buildings on the rise
13 Mar 2017High rise wooden buildings are economic to build, environmentally friendly and much more earthquake resilient than their concrete and steel counterparts, an industry player says. Audio, Gallery
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Must we be miserable to make music?
Must we be miserable to make music?
11 Mar 2017Timothy Showalter was sick of being the sad guy with a guitar. As Strand of Oaks, he determined to make an album that celebrates his new life motto ‘loosen up’. Video, Audio
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The story of the last true hermit
The story of the last true hermit
13 Mar 2017Christopher Knight spent 27 years living alone in a forest in Maine on the US east coast, his story is now told in a new book. Audio, Gallery
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Steve Bell: drawing dissent
Steve Bell: drawing dissent
Steve Bell cartoons have outraged, entertained and provoked readers of The Guardian since 1981. Audio
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The Mixtape: Lee Prebble
The Mixtape: Lee Prebble
11 Mar 2017Lee Prebble has produced and engineered albums for The Phoenix Foundation, The Black Seeds, and Trinity Roots. He joins Melody Thomas for The Mixtape. Audio
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Producer to the Stars
Producer to the Stars
12 Mar 2017Mike Elizondo works with some of the biggest names in music. So what does it take to produce a hit song? And can you tell while you're making it? Audio
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Naked girls reading
Naked girls reading
9 Mar 2017The body is art, and that’s what is celebrated when a group of women take to the stage in the capital regularly, carrying nothing but a book. Audio
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All-ages journalism at WOMAD
All-ages journalism at WOMAD
Welsh band 9Bach is one of the acts lined up to be interviewed this weekend by veteran WOMAD Music festival journalist, McKenzie Jennings-Gruar, who is 14 years old. Audio, Gallery
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The Kiwi beat-maker quietly making it in America
The Kiwi beat-maker quietly making it in America
11 Mar 201722-year-old music producer Jono Schnell a.k.a. Quix has swapped moving lawns in Auckland for DJing and producing in Los Angeles. Audio