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Writer, poet and critic Stephen Burt
Writer, poet and critic Stephen Burt
10 Dec 2016"When something gives me pleasure or helps me understand myself or helps me be a better person, I want to share that thing." Video, Audio
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'I care about schools, people going hungry, mental health'
'I care about schools, people going hungry, mental health'
10 Dec 2016American rapper Vince Staples talks about his mum's fight to keep him out of trouble, those annoying requests to do 'funny' videos and his disdain for being labelled. Video, Audio
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Robotic rubbish rescue
Robotic rubbish rescue
10 Dec 2016One way to keep birds and other animals safe from plastic rubbish is to collect it before they have a chance to eat it – with the help of a robotic catamaran. Audio
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The Reading: The Party Line by Sue Orr
The Reading: The Party Line by Sue Orr
11 Dec 2016A widow and his 13 year old daughter arrive to work on a dairy farm in this story of bravery versus complicity.
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Amy Dibley, physio to the farmers
Amy Dibley, physio to the farmers
2 Dec 2016When Amy Dibley came back from her OE, she needed a job – so she bought a massage table and an EFTPOS machine and headed out into the country. Audio
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Wool and Wine
Wool and Wine
Central Otago's Bendigo Station is the home of our merino industry and the hermit sheep named Shrek. Now it's becoming a wine region. Audio
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Stravinsky and the Spanish 'flu
Stravinsky and the Spanish 'flu
One of the millions of people who caught the deadly disease in 1918 was thirty-six year-old Igor Stravinsky. In Interrupted Cadences, John Drummond explores critical moments in the history of Western music when things might well have turned out differently. Audio
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Robin Ince on turning science into jokes
Robin Ince on turning science into jokes
“What a pity if you don’t sometimes spend your nights lying on the grass looking up at the stars above you and thinking ‘I want to know a few more things about our place in the universe’.” Audio
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Infomercial products: do they work?
Infomercial products: do they work?
10 Dec 2016George Block from consumer.co.nz tests out the Genius Garlic Cutter, the Big Boss XHose expandable garden hose and The Renovator Paint Runner Pro. Audio
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Johan Norberg on positivity and progress
Johan Norberg on positivity and progress
10 Dec 2016Our species has never had it so good, according to Swedish writer Johan Norberg. He tells Kim Hill that longer lives and reduced poverty are signs we must be doing something right. Audio
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Science news: pandas in peril & detecting prostate cancer
Science news: pandas in peril & detecting prostate cancer
A better way of identifying and targeting prostate cancer could be on the way, plus some regions earmarked for panda conservation may be too small to sustain the beloved bears. Audio
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Heremaia Harawira on a mission in his community
Heremaia Harawira on a mission in his community
11 Dec 2016A community leader is tackling drug problems in his community in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. Audio
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'The sea’s alway been good to me'
'The sea’s alway been good to me'
Tess McClure meets crayfish caravan owner Rodney Clark on the otherwise deserted State Highway 1.
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NZ Live: Kaylee Bell
NZ Live: Kaylee Bell
9 Dec 2016At 26, South Canterbury country music star Kaylee Bell already has a stack of awards to her credit. She plays us a couple of new tracks. Video, Audio
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Trumpet supremo
Trumpet supremo
6 Dec 2015The astonishing Wynton Marsalis is this week's Legend of Brass. Video, Audio
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Keith Urban - satellite star
Keith Urban - satellite star
9 Dec 2016Multi-award winning, platinum-record selling pop country star Keith Urban talks about his eclectic music collection and the conundrum of his famous Hollywood marriage. Audio
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The Mixtape: Bernie Griffen
The Mixtape: Bernie Griffen
3 Dec 2016Singer-songwriter, rascal, and NZ folk and country music advocate Bernie Griffen talks about recovering from addiction, guided by some of the music that has played alongside him. Audio
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'Gisborne's going off'
'Gisborne's going off'
Forests planted on the East Coast of the North Island in the 1990s are now being harvested – and the local workforce is reaping the benefits. Audio
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We Got It From Here...
We Got It From Here...
6 Dec 2016A Tribe Called Quest has released it’s first - and last – album together in 18 years. Brad Warrington weighs in on We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service. Audio
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Keith Urban: I am a satellite
Keith Urban: I am a satellite
9 Dec 2016In New Zealand for his first ever show in his country of birth, Keith Urban speaks about his eclectic music collection and the conundrum of his famous Hollywood marriage. Audio
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Freetown Sound - The best of 2016?
Freetown Sound - The best of 2016?
7 Dec 2016Music critic Kate Robertson makes the call that Blood Orange's Freetown Sound is the best album of 2016. Audio
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Headquarters: The All Seeing Hand
Headquarters: The All Seeing Hand
6 Dec 2016Lurking in a lock-up in deepest Upper Hutt is The All Seeing Hand, a turntable/throat-singing/double-kick-drumming trio whose sound reflects the industrial wasteland around them. Video, Audio
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Why are our seabirds eating plastic?
Why are our seabirds eating plastic?
10 Dec 2016Hundreds of species of marine animals are eating constantly but starving to death because they mistake plastic debris for food. Audio
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Tiny settlement of Rakautara marooned after quake
Tiny settlement of Rakautara marooned after quake
8 Dec 2016While limited access has been achieved to and from Kaikōura, three weeks on from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake, many in surrounding settlements remain cut off. Video, Audio, Gallery