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What's gone wrong with the language of politics?
What's gone wrong with the language of politics?
15 Nov 2016Mark Thompson is the New York Times CEO and former director general of the BBC. His new book examines political rhetoric, spin and biased reporting. Audio
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Jean Wishart remembered as a 'wonderful boss'
Jean Wishart remembered as a 'wonderful boss'
Jean Wishart, the editor of the New Zealand Woman's Weekly from 1952 to 1985 has died. Audio
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'It’s like the ground has been re-formatted'
'It’s like the ground has been re-formatted'
16 Nov 2016RNZ's Simon Morton has been exploring some of the badly damaged parts of Kaikoura on his mountain bike and has been shocked at what he's seen. Audio, Gallery
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Mose Allison: the original 'hipster' of cool
Mose Allison: the original 'hipster' of cool
17 Apr 2010Mose Allison 'the William Faulkner of jazz' has died aged 89, hugely influential he was covered by artists as varied as The Who, Georgie Fame and The Clash. Video, Audio
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I've Always Kept A Unicorn
I've Always Kept A Unicorn
15 Nov 2016When Sandy Denny died aged 31, it seemed a tale of unfulfilled musical promise. That case is made strongly by a new two-disc set spanning the ten years in which she recorded. Audio
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The Pasifika mental health battle
The Pasifika mental health battle
16 Nov 2016Sufferers of mental illness are often encouraged to talk but Pacific people in New Zealand tell Koro Vaka'uta they feel trapped by a culture of silence. Video, Audio
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Is this the fashion of the future?
Is this the fashion of the future?
16 Nov 2016Nixi Killick was barely out of Melbourne fashion school, when her unique brand of quirky future-focused fashion caught the eye of the pop diva Lady Gaga. Audio, Gallery
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The Science Of ... snow
The Science Of ... snow
15 Nov 2016What, exactly, is snow? How - and where – is it made? Why is it white? What is an avalanche? Audio, Gallery
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Set the Boy Free
Set the Boy Free
13 Nov 2016Johnny Marr was guitarist in The Smiths, one of the biggest bands of the early 1980s. Since then he has forged a formidable musical career, and now he has written a book. Video, Audio
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'The kids are too scared to go in the house'
'The kids are too scared to go in the house'
16 Nov 2016Some quake-stricken settlements along the closed section of State Highway 1 are beginning their third day without water, power or a route out.
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Sandy Denny: ‘Ain’t life a solo?’
Sandy Denny: ‘Ain’t life a solo?’
15 Nov 2016Singer-songwriter Sandy Denny died at just 31 in 1978, Nick Bollinger looks over a new collection of solos and demos from her brief yet brilliant career. Audio
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Farmer flies in to help quake-trapped family in Kaikoura
Farmer flies in to help quake-trapped family in Kaikoura
15 Nov 2016Andrew Bowmar sums it up pretty simply: "It's just what you do when you need to help." Video
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What causes this 'earthquake lightning'?
What causes this 'earthquake lightning'?
15 Nov 2016Reports and footage of flashing lights during and before the huge earthquake on Monday have baffled many, a physicist, thinks he has the answer. Video, Audio
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Advice versus culture - the Pasifika mental health battle
Advice versus culture - the Pasifika mental health battle
16 Nov 2016Sufferers of mental illness are often encouraged to talk but Pacific people in New Zealand tell Koro Vaka'uta they feel trapped by a culture of silence. Video, Audio
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Marti Friedlander in conversation
Marti Friedlander in conversation
Marti Friedlander talked with Charlotte Wilson in 2013 about the place of music in her life and about why she felt a deep need to be a photographer. Audio, Gallery
Audio, Gallery
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Guitar Party At Uncle's Bach by Troy Kingi
Guitar Party At Uncle's Bach by Troy Kingi
15 Nov 2016Nick Bollinger discusses the influences and traditions celebrated in Troy Kingi's debut double-album Guitar Party At Uncle's Bach. Audio
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Newsreader doesn't flinch during earthquake
Newsreader doesn't flinch during earthquake
14 Nov 2016When the deadly magnitude 7.5 quake struck a little after midnight today, RNZ All Night presenter Vicki McKay was in the middle of reading a news bulletin. Video
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Political commentators
Political commentators
14 Nov 2016Stephen Mills and Matthew Hooton talk about the outcome of the US presidential elections and what impact Donald Trump's victory will have on New Zealand. Audio
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The Science Of... Earthquakes
The Science Of... Earthquakes
15 Nov 2016How does Monday's huge earthquake compare with others in our history? Alison Ballance looks at the powerful seismic forces that shape New Zealand.
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Is UBI an idea whose time has come?
Is UBI an idea whose time has come?
Over the coming decades technology will render millions of jobs obsolete, and a Christchurch councillor and economist says a universal basic income is the answer. Audio
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'They want to see that they've hurt you'
'They want to see that they've hurt you'
14 Nov 2016After Australian journalist Ginger Gorman was viciously attacked by internet trolls, she did something unusual - she went to meet them. Video, Audio
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Video premiere: The Nudge - Dark Arts
Video premiere: The Nudge - Dark Arts
15 Nov 2016RNZ Music is pleased to give you your first chance to see the video for 'Dark Arts' by Wellington psych-rock trio The Nudge. Be afraid.
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Alan Scott - Marlborough Man
Alan Scott - Marlborough Man
13 Nov 2016The wine-making trailblazer reflects on planting vines at the first-ever Marlborough vineyard, Kiwi ingenuity and why sauvignon blanc became our signature grape. Audio, Gallery
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Weed and the way forward
Weed and the way forward
Why is marijuana so popular here, what are the impacts and will we ever agree on it? Russell Brown looks at New Zealand's favourite illicit drug in the second episode of From Zero. Audio, Gallery