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Local band Hans Pucket on playing the SXSW festival in Texas
Local band Hans Pucket on playing the SXSW festival in Texas
8 Jul 2023"We saw lots of great music, but a highlight for me was just knowing how great the quality of bands are in New Zealand." Video, Audio
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How Norman Kirk still speaks to 21st century NZ
How Norman Kirk still speaks to 21st century NZ
9 Jul 2023Analysis - Denis Welch asks us to consider whether or not Labour's lost leader(s) might yet help us find a better future, Richard Shaw writes.
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The Sampler: new music to explore
The Sampler: new music to explore
8 Jul 2023Tony Stamp reviews Brooklyn indie-surf, British ambient electronica and a boisterous outing from Canada by way of Japan. Audio
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Christopher Luxon - the unknowable man
Christopher Luxon - the unknowable man
9 Jul 2023Mediawatch: Christopher Luxon has been the National Party leader for 18 months but what do we know about him? Audio
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Celebrating the wins after Cyclone Gabrielle
Celebrating the wins after Cyclone Gabrielle
7 Jul 2023Max Tweedie's Hawke's Bay farm suffered slips and sinkholes a-plenty after the cyclone, but he managed to rebuild it in time for their annual bull sale. Audio
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The history of the occult in Aotearoa
The history of the occult in Aotearoa
8 Jul 2023Historian Andrew Paul Wood explores New Zealand's homegrown spirituality groups – and their intriguing leaders – in his new book Shadow Worlds. Audio
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What Matariki means to me
What Matariki means to me
9 Jul 2023Four Māori New Zealanders talk about their personal relationships with the Māori New Year.
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At the Movies - The Last Rider
At the Movies - The Last Rider
5 Jul 2023Simon Morris enjoys watching a nice guy come first in this documentary about American cyclist Greg LeMond winning the Tour de France. Video, Audio
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"People are pleased to see you" - third-generation postie
"People are pleased to see you" - third-generation postie
Lee Pryor runs mail and packages along the Whakatāne coastline, like his mother and grandfather before him. Audio
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'I have this deep connection to the land - it’s part of my wairua'
'I have this deep connection to the land - it’s part of my wairua'
9 Jul 2023Rising Star - Chloe Butcher-Herries is passionate about inspiring fellow wahine Māori to work as farmers.
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Double Life: the story of Judge Frederick Maning
Double Life: the story of Judge Frederick Maning
7 Jul 2023Black Sheep - In part 2 of this series, we hear how from the 1840s onward, Frederick Maning would become an increasingly bitter and angry man who demonised Māori who opposed colonisation. Audio
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New Horizons: Pieces of Treasure from Rickie Lee Jones
New Horizons: Pieces of Treasure from Rickie Lee Jones
9 Jul 2023The Duchess of Coolsville, Rickie Lee Jones, opts for a jazzy boulevard on her new album, Pieces of Treasure. William Dart hitches a ride. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 9 July 2023
Hymns on Sunday, 9 July 2023
9 Jul 2023We're marking 'Sea Sunday' in the programme this week. The second Sunday in July is designated in the liturgical calendar as a day of prayer for seafarers - it's a time to remember and celebrate those whose workplace is the sea. Audio
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A musical tribute to Katherine Mansfield
A musical tribute to Katherine Mansfield
6 Jul 2023Released earlier this year, Janet Jennings' album The Earth Child includes settings of specially chosen poems to mark the centenary of Katherine Mansfield's death. Audio
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Collier Landry on becoming famous for his father's "heinous" crime
Collier Landry on becoming famous for his father's "heinous" crime
4 Jul 2023American podcaster Collier Landry was just 12 when he appeared as the lead witness in his mother Noreen's murder trial. Video, Audio
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Dangerous play focus of international rule changes
Dangerous play focus of international rule changes
7 Jul 2023A crack down on dangerous play, overhauling a farcical short pass rule, and the ditching of some of the irksome international netball rules will be put to the vote in Cape Town later this month, writes Bridget Tunnicliffe.
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Recipe: Potato, Mascarpone and Lemon Hash Cakes
Recipe: Potato, Mascarpone and Lemon Hash Cakes
8 Jul 2023Creamy mascarpone meets zesty lemon and comforting spuds in this simple, anytime meal by Gretchen Lowe.
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Understanding the emotional lives of teenagers
Understanding the emotional lives of teenagers
4 Jul 2023Adolescents can enjoy the company of adults when they're not being assailed by "agendas and questions", says psychologist Lisa Damour. Audio
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"There is no sound like it in the entire world"
"There is no sound like it in the entire world"
7 Jul 2023Tom Davoren, one of the Chief Adjudicators for this year's New Zealand Brass Band Championships, still gets goosebumps when the sound of a brass band is 'just right' , even after more than 20 years of brass band involvement. Audio
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Our city centres are becoming car-free zones - despite resistance
Our city centres are becoming car-free zones - despite resistance
The Detail explores why so many people are against banning cars in downtown areas. Audio
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Rising star: Chef Lyall Minhinnick
Rising star: Chef Lyall Minhinnick
7 Jul 2023At 14, Lyall Minhinnick looked like he was on the fast-track to trouble. At 28, he's one of Aotearoa's rising culinary stars.
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'This world of deliciousness that can happen between two pieces of bread'
'This world of deliciousness that can happen between two pieces of bread'
30 Jun 2023Each week millions of viewers across the world watch California man Barry Enderwick prepare and then eat a different variety of sandwich. Video, Audio
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Why now's the time to break up with alcohol (not just for July)
Why now's the time to break up with alcohol (not just for July)
6 Jul 2023It's July again: Cue lots of people being vocal about giving up booze for a month in the name of charity. But maybe it's time to make a change for good, as many new studies are starting to show, writes Niki Bezzant.
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Making waves with the ethereal Theremin
Making waves with the ethereal Theremin
4 Jul 2023Theremin enthusiast Henika visited our Auckland studio this week to talk to Jesse Mulligan about this “otherworldly, ethereal” instrument. Video, Audio