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Pension age debate: 'Big pants' needed
Pension age debate: 'Big pants' needed
10 Jan 2017Outspoken - The solution to the ageing workforce is more complicated than just pension pay-outs, Retirement Commissioner Diane Maxwell says. Audio
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A Lancashire Lad
A Lancashire Lad
12 Jan 2017Indra Hughes is sharing a personal selection of music and stories this week on Summer Sonic.
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The artist formerly known as Chet Faker
The artist formerly known as Chet Faker
7 Jan 2017When Nick Murphy released an ironic, downbeat cover as 'Chet Faker' in 2011 he had no idea he was about to become one of Australia's most successful music exports. Audio
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Music lovers seek authenticity in plastic
Music lovers seek authenticity in plastic
11 Jan 2017A researcher at the University of Auckland Business School has been following a growing trend for all things retro - from home gardening to vinyl records. Audio
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BookTube and the industry of YouTube authors
BookTube and the industry of YouTube authors
8 Jan 2017The Weekend delves into the BookTube community, a group that shares its love of letters on YouTube. Video, Audio
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A Classic Summer Playlist
A Classic Summer Playlist
12 Jan 2017Summer days are perfect for catching up on some holiday listening. We asked some music world notables and RNZ Concert staff to tell us what's on their Summer Playlist for 2017.
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'Tis the season for atonement
'Tis the season for atonement
11 Jan 2017It’s the season of atonement for many of us when the dues are paid for the holiday bacchanal. But this is a wrong-headed mind set according the Healthy Food Guide's editor. Audio
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Does New Zealand really have a porn problem?
Does New Zealand really have a porn problem?
11 Jan 2017A lack of confidence with intimacy is NZ's real problem with sex, not what we view on our devices, writes sex therapist Mary Hodson.
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Live: Hipstermatics
Live: Hipstermatics
31 Dec 2016The Hipstermatics' big-band funk sound has been translated into four original tracks, and it’s the live show that represents them the best. Video, Audio, Gallery
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Inside Out: Swing, Soul and Sass
Inside Out: Swing, Soul and Sass
7 Jan 2017Nick Tipping takes us back to the golden age of jazz, gets soulful, and channels the birthplace of jazz. Audio
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The artist formerly known as Chet Faker
The artist formerly known as Chet Faker
7 Jan 2017Nick Murphy, formerly know as Chet Faker, spoke to Alex Behan about the name change, new songs, and bringing the full band to Laneway 2017. Audio
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NZ’s history of ‘relentlessly Pākehā’ newsrooms
NZ’s history of ‘relentlessly Pākehā’ newsrooms
There are still too few Māori in New Zealand’s newsrooms, a media researcher says. Audio
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Calls for leaders' summit to tackle inequality
Calls for leaders' summit to tackle inequality
9 Jan 2017Outspoken - Calls have gone out for a summit to kick around ideas to ensure New Zealand is fit to cope with the pressures of globalisation and inequality. Audio
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Disability and job equity
Disability and job equity
1 Jan 2017Mike Gourley looks at the employment support available for New Zealanders with disabilities in part two of To Have an Ordinary Life. Audio
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Live: Tami Neilson Sings Songs of Sinners
Live: Tami Neilson Sings Songs of Sinners
6 Jan 2017Go "where soul and country meet the gospel truth and backwater blues", with Tami, her Hot Rockin' Band of Rhythm, and guests Anika Moa, Mel Parsons, Anna Coddington and Tama Waipara. Audio
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‘Love’s always fun to write about’
‘Love’s always fun to write about’
8 Jan 2017Lynn Freeman speaks with talented Wellington singer-songwriter and high school student Daisy van Wel. Audio, Gallery
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Seeking unusual vege varieties
Seeking unusual vege varieties
10 Jan 2017Tim Martin is an ecologist who in his spare time cultivates a magnificent fruit and vege garden at his Mt Wellington home in Auckland. Audio, Gallery
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Lashings of satire
Lashings of satire
8 Jan 2017Enid Blyton’s Famous Five are now all grown up and featuring in a series of new satirical novels. So what's become of Dick, Anne, George, Julian and Timmy? Audio
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Worlds of Music
Worlds of Music
7 Jan 2017Trevor Reekie introduces music from Serbia, Argentina, desert blues from Western Sahara, and talks to Turkish Oud virtuoso and vocalist Dhafer Youssef. Audio
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Should we teach children to drink the French way?
Should we teach children to drink the French way?
Is parents supplying their children with alcohol the best way to teach healthy drinking habits? Audio
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We love music... and also food
We love music... and also food
The Wireless is asking musicians to choose four ingredients and describe what they think they’d sound like. Then we prepare a feast using those ingredients. (VIDEO)
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'It is so basic to the human animal, love'
'It is so basic to the human animal, love'
14 Dec 2016Best of 2016 – Many of us judge potential partners on their teeth, grammar and self-confidence, says a biological anthropologist. Video, Audio
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E-cigarettes: benefits vs risks
E-cigarettes: benefits vs risks
27 Aug 2016Best of 2016 – How safe are vaping products and e-liquids? And what would a regulated vaping industry look like? This Way Up investigates. Audio, Gallery
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'They just think it's a funny kind of video'
'They just think it's a funny kind of video'
Best of 2016 - A New Zealand journalist has uncovered a network of sexual predators targeting children on YouTube, and he says the website is doing nothing to shut them down. Audio