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Review: Remember Me - Poems to Learn by Heart from Aotearoa New Zealand
Review: Remember Me - Poems to Learn by Heart from Aotearoa New Zealand
6 Nov 2023Anne Kennedy's new compilation of New Zealand poetry fills a much-needed gap for anyone who's ever needed a poem for a wedding, funeral, or other family occasion, writes Kete Books reviewer Erica Stretton.
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New Horizons: The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds
New Horizons: The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds
5 Nov 2023The world has waited 18 years for a Rolling Stones album featuring new and original material and now it's arrived in the form of Hackney Diamonds. William Dart checks it out. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 5 November 2023
Hymns on Sunday, 5 November 2023
5 Nov 2023Celebrating the Feast of All Saints this week, with hymns including For all the saints and Let saints on earth in concert sing. Audio
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NZ Live: Albi and the Wolves
NZ Live: Albi and the Wolves
3 Nov 2023Americana band Albi & The Wolves perform tracks from their new album Light After Dark and a "supercharged" cover of The Black Keys' hit 'Lonely Boy'. Video, Audio
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Inside Out: The Endless Way
Inside Out: The Endless Way
4 Nov 2023Nick Tipping checks out Sicilian bass player Giuseppe Millaci and his album 'The Endless Way, music from NZ guitarist Honey Boulton, and classics from the Jazz Messengers and John Coltrane. Audio
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Fifty best films: Stalker
Fifty best films: Stalker
4 Nov 2023Widescreen - Two entries in the Sight & Sound Top 50 greatest films of all time share 43rd place and while both are a challenge to track down, this Soviet classic rewards all the effort, according to Dan Slevin.
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New book puts cancel culture in spotlight
New book puts cancel culture in spotlight
31 Oct 2023If you've ever caught yourself before expressing an opinion about politics, good parenting or even your favourite place to eat, you'll know that censoring is humankind's natural inclination, says US author Greg Lukianoff. Audio
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TimProvise on interviewing: 'There's methods to the madness'
TimProvise on interviewing: 'There's methods to the madness'
4 Nov 2023Kiwi broadcaster TimProvise chats to TAHI about "nice cheap hood pies", the art of segue-ing and his former life as a school teacher.
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The Barber Shop Sessions
The Barber Shop Sessions
4 Nov 2023WATCH - The vibrant tapestry of waiata Māori is celebrated in this upcoming doco series.
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Matthew Hyde: 'Singing is the only freedom'
Matthew Hyde: 'Singing is the only freedom'
28 Oct 2023Although a 2017 cancer diagnosis made the last few years of his life "very hard work emotionally", Matthew Hyde is learning to relax. Audio
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Northland bespoke bootmaker still standing tall
Northland bespoke bootmaker still standing tall
2 Nov 2023Once upon a time, Aotearoa was home to 100 bootmakers, now there are fewer than 10. One is the small Northland business Lastrite Footwear which has been in Neville Brunker's family for over 70 years. Audio
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At The Movies: The Pigeon Tunnel
At The Movies: The Pigeon Tunnel
1 Nov 2023In The Pigeon Tunnel one of the great documentary interviewers, Errol Morris, takes on John le Carré, one of the great obfuscators. The film was made shortly before le Carré's death in 2020. Video, Audio
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Motupipi farm brings degraded wetland back to life
Motupipi farm brings degraded wetland back to life
After being encouraged to drain wetlands on their farm in the 1980s, a Golden Bay couple is already seeing the benefits of transforming the land back to its natural state. Audio
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'It’s constant work but it’s the greatest pleasure of my life'
'It’s constant work but it’s the greatest pleasure of my life'
28 Oct 2023Alison Mosshart speaks to Maggie Tweedie about the American English rock duo and the secret sauce to The Kills musical longevity. Audio
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Kitten yoga finds niche in Northland
Kitten yoga finds niche in Northland
2 Nov 2023Yoga and frisky felines might not seem an obvious combination, but for the owner of one yoga studio, they are a perfect match. Audio
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Local stars join Jennifer Connelly in 'Bad Behaviour'
Local stars join Jennifer Connelly in 'Bad Behaviour'
1 Nov 2023“Hilarious, shocking and profound” is how Vogue describes new film Bad Behaviour, which opens in New Zealand today. Video, Audio
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Suits you, madam: Waikato woman makes Melbourne Cup fashion finals
Suits you, madam: Waikato woman makes Melbourne Cup fashion finals
1 Nov 2023A Waikato doggy daycare owner who usually wears "old farm clothes" will be competing for best-dressed honours at the Melbourne Cup's Fashion On The Field event next week.
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At The Movies: Ms. Information
At The Movies: Ms. Information
1 Nov 2023In Ms. Information, Microbiologist and science communicator Dr Siouxsie Wiles suffers a pandemic backlash. Audio
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Weather forecasting in a changing climate
Weather forecasting in a changing climate
Our Changing World - Hurricane Otis hit southern Mexico with little warning and Cyclone Lola set a record for the earliest category five cyclone in the southern hemisphere. What might be in store for our upcoming El Niño summer? Audio
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'He had this enormous power to seduce'
'He had this enormous power to seduce'
31 Oct 2023Master spy novelist John le Carré had numerous clandestine affairs throughout his life, many of which have come to light after his death, says his biographer Adam Sisman. Audio
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Kiwi baritone a king among singers
Kiwi baritone a king among singers
30 Oct 2023Christchurch-raised baritone Chris Bruerton didn't find The King's Singers, they found him. That's how it works with the English a capella supergroup. Video, Audio
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The Mixtape: Matthew Hyde of Beastwars
The Mixtape: Matthew Hyde of Beastwars
28 Oct 2023On the Mixtape this week is Matthew Hyde - Lead singer of NZ metal band Beastwars who have just released their 5th album Tyranny of Distance. Audio
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How the crops we plant could help reduce the risk of wildfires
How the crops we plant could help reduce the risk of wildfires
31 Oct 2023Around 10 percent of all fires globally occur on agricultural land, but what if the properties of the plants grown could be harnessed to help mitigate fires? Video
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Wilco rekindle their experimental side on Cousin
Wilco rekindle their experimental side on Cousin
28 Oct 2023The Sampler - Tony Stamp reviews a reinvigorated collection from the alt-country veterans. Video, Audio