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Are you being gaslighted?
Are you being gaslighted?
14 Sep 2016Best of 2016 - Have you ever been in a relationship where your partner did little things to make you think you're going crazy? Audio
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Galina Vishnevskaya
Galina Vishnevskaya
13 Dec 2015This Russian soprano survived childhood poverty, disease, the siege of Leningrad, political persecution and even exile to become a celebrated international performer and recording artist. Audio
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An Upbeat summer playlist
An Upbeat summer playlist
7 Jan 2017The lazy summer days are perfect for catching up on some holiday listening. Upbeat asked music world identities and RNZ Concert staff alike to pick their Summer playlist.
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Weekly Reading: The best longreads in one place
Weekly Reading: The best longreads in one place
A weekly recap highlighting the best feature stories from around the internet.
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'Clear link' between concussion and cognitive problems
'Clear link' between concussion and cognitive problems
Best of 2016 - A New Zealand study found support for a clear link between concussion and cognitive difficulties in rugby players later in life. Audio
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Ferret eau de parfum
Ferret eau de parfum
5 Jan 2017Summer Days - A team from Landcare Research has made a pongy discovery in the fight against pests. Audio
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Saluting the women of rock
Saluting the women of rock
18 Oct 2016Best of 2016 - RNZ Music's Kirsten Johnstone paid tribute in October to the key figures of female rock; including Janis Joplin, Patti Smith, Suzi Quatro, Grace Slick, Debbie Harry and Chrissie Hynde. Audio
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'Tell the story, tell it true - charm it crazy'
'Tell the story, tell it true - charm it crazy'
Best of 2016 - In July, at the time of his 70th birthday, Sam Hunt sat down with Wallace Chapman and talked about his life and influences. Video, Audio, Gallery
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'I got out of jail with $25 and a dream'
'I got out of jail with $25 and a dream'
10 Jul 2016Best of 2016 - A Wellington marae built from scavenged materials by homeless youth, ex-cons, and gang members in the 1970s is struggling to keep its whare open. Video, Audio, Gallery
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Curtain Raiser
Curtain Raiser
6 Jan 2017Curious about the differences between Sibelius and Shostakovich? Curtain Raiser gives some background and what to listen for in the major works of classical music.
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Why adjectives have set the internet ablaze
Why adjectives have set the internet ablaze
4 Oct 2016Best of 2016 - Did you know when you describe something your adjectives should go in a certain order? That's why we're the land of the long white cloud, not the white long cloud. Audio
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Play On: Honouring The Bard at the Globe
Play On: Honouring The Bard at the Globe
Best of 2016- Play On was a performance at Auckland's Pop-up Globe of Shakespeare's soliloquies set to music, listen to highlights from the performance. Video, Audio, Gallery
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Mose Allison: the original 'hipster' of cool
Mose Allison: the original 'hipster' of cool
17 Apr 2010Best of 2016 - Blues and Jazz pianist-singer and songwriter Mose Allison died in November, aged 89, RNZ spoke to him in 2010 about a life in music. Video, Audio
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Mountaineering widow Jan Arnold on the film Everest
Mountaineering widow Jan Arnold on the film Everest
16 Sep 2015Best of 2016 - For Jan Arnold, watching the last days of her husband's Rob Hall's life portrayed in the film Everest brought back feelings of loss and helplessness. Video, Audio
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Sufjan Stevens: illness, death and faith
Sufjan Stevens: illness, death and faith
23 Jan 2016Best of 2016 - American songwriter Sufjan Stevens spoke to Kim Hill in January about the death of his mother and the album it inspired. Audio
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A brief history of everyone who ever lived
A brief history of everyone who ever lived
20 Sep 2016Summer Days - Everyone who has ever lived has something completely unique that can never be naturally repeated - their DNA. It is the epic poem of our cells. Audio
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Summer listening: The Brian Eno Story
Summer listening: The Brian Eno Story
5 Jan 2017Enjoy this overview of the life and music of Brian Eno - Roxy Music and glam, the beginnings of ambient music, rock collaborations, film soundtracks and production.
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NZ Live - Nadia Reid
NZ Live - Nadia Reid
11 Mar 2016Best of 2016 – Folksinger and songwriter Nadia Reid is a master of achingly sad but beautiful songs. She dropped by RNZ studios in March. Video, Audio
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100 percent pure or 60 percent polluted?
100 percent pure or 60 percent polluted?
2 Sep 2016Best of 2016 – NZ relies on its clean green image, but could this become hard for tourists to swallow after the Havelock North water contamination crisis? Video
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Home sweet rental home
Home sweet rental home
4 Jan 2017With Auckland house prices rising and more people renting and for longer, Ellen Falconer looks at what needs to be done to better protect tenants.
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Is New Zealand really a sporting nation?
Is New Zealand really a sporting nation?
3 Jan 2017Outspoken - New Zealand prides itself on its sporting prowess, but is this just a romantic myth? Audio
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The Surrey-born school principal fluent in Te Reo
The Surrey-born school principal fluent in Te Reo
4 Sep 2016Best of 2016 - How did someone who came to New Zealand to improve his rugby end up becoming fluent in te reo Māori? Audio
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Summer listening: Concert Hall
Summer listening: Concert Hall
4 Jan 2017Sublime classical music highlights from RNZ Concert's live recordings of New Zealand's most accomplished performers. Create a playlist to soundtrack to your day.
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NZ Live: Aaradhna
NZ Live: Aaradhna
30 Sep 2016Best of 2016 - Porirua-born R&B artist and chart-topper Aaradhna performs live and talks ambitions and Asian tours with Jesse Mulligan. Video, Audio