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The Roots frontman Black Thought gets back to essentials
The Roots frontman Black Thought gets back to essentials
10 Sep 2022Album review - Black Thoughts proves he's one of the world's best MCs on Cheat Codes - his new album with Danger Mouse Audio
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The 2022 Nine to Noon Short Story Competition is now open
The 2022 Nine to Noon Short Story Competition is now open
11 Sep 2022Our annual short-story writing competition will be judged by New Zealand writers Harry Ricketts and Rebecca K Reilly. Entries close on 30 September.
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'I'm interested in being a good person with the least inconvenience possible'
'I'm interested in being a good person with the least inconvenience possible'
Comedian Alice Snedden explores fatphobia, toxic masculinity, meat-eating and other morally contentious issues in the new series of her hit documentary show Bad News. Video, Audio
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Auckland City, oh what a pity
Auckland City, oh what a pity
11 Sep 2022With more road cones than people, central Auckland is looking shabby and unloved. But architect Julie Stout believes Tāmaki Makaurau still has magnificent potential. Audio
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Canterbury sheep farmers roll out woollen exercise mats
Canterbury sheep farmers roll out woollen exercise mats
Jane and Mark Schwass are producing exercise mats with wool from their crossbred sheep. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 11 September 2022
Hymns on Sunday, 11 September 2022
11 Sep 2022It’s hymns ancient and modern this week. We’ve a setting of Hail, gladdening light (a hymn from the 3rd or 4th century), and In You we live written in 2010 by Sue Mepham from Flagstaff Community Church in Dunedin. Audio
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A day out whitebaiting - 'It's just what we've always done'
A day out whitebaiting - 'It's just what we've always done'
9 Sep 2022Country Life spends a morning with a couple of long-time whitebaiters dipping their nets into Lake Onoke. Audio
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Inside Out: Darren Pickering Small Worlds
Inside Out: Darren Pickering Small Worlds
10 Sep 2022Nick Tipping checks out the Christchurch ensemble Darren Pickering Small Worlds, and their debut release Volume One - a collection of intense, almost crystalline tracks, which convey a real late night vibe. Audio
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Did Titanic Sink?
Did Titanic Sink?
In episode two, comedian Urzila Carlson joins Carlo and Tim in uncovering a tale of jealousy, greed, villainy - and, possibly, nonsense. Audio
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What other planets could be habitable?
What other planets could be habitable?
8 Sep 2022If we can develop the technologies for human survival, the Martian surface might not be a bad place to live, says planetary scientist Ravi Kopparapu. Audio
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At the Movies - Northspur
At the Movies - Northspur
7 Sep 2022This low-budget indie action film stars the late Marshall Napier, Delaney Tabron and Josh McKenzie. Video, Audio
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How to talk to kids about pain
How to talk to kids about pain
8 Sep 2022Teaching children about the nature of pain when they're young can help them be more resilient to it when they're older, according to new research. Audio
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Vince: the award-winning vegetable-based mince
Vince: the award-winning vegetable-based mince
5 Sep 2022A small Northland company is getting attention for a plant-based mince product made from dehydrated vegetables. Audio
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'Exercise is the one thing that really, really taps into brain change'
'Exercise is the one thing that really, really taps into brain change'
6 Sep 2022Regular exercise is the best thing we can do for a healthy brain, says world-renowned neuroscientist Selena Bartlett. Audio
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Three Kiwi women get real about infertility in new book
Three Kiwi women get real about infertility in new book
7 Sep 2022The authors of When Sex Is Not Enough say people experiencing infertility need to band together instead of feeling alone and ashamed. Audio
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At the Movies - Three Thousand Years of Longing
At the Movies - Three Thousand Years of Longing
7 Sep 2022Actors Idris Alba and Tilda Swinton and director George Miller are a dream team in this fantastical film banquet. Video, Audio
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Celebrating Tongan Language Week with a mukbang
Celebrating Tongan Language Week with a mukbang
WATCH - Agnes Tupou and Robb Nai tuck into a mukbang-style Tongan feast.
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Fascinating fungi and pesky pathogens
Fascinating fungi and pesky pathogens
In a room in the Manaaki Whenua building in Auckland are rows and rows of shelves, with cardboard boxes containing an array of weird and wonderful dried fungi. Our Changing World visits to learn how and why these specimens are kept. Audio
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Watch: Party People
Watch: Party People
6 Sep 2022Shane Jones joins Mihingarangi Forbes and Shane Te Pou to discuss the latest poll results, the two biggest mayoral races, Oranga Tamariki, Kiwi Saver and Tame Iti’s latest work. Video, Audio
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Human collaboration key to avoiding catastrophic future, says academic
Human collaboration key to avoiding catastrophic future, says academic
7 Sep 2022Humanity's propensity for creativity and ability to collaborate will save it from catastrophe as the future of our planet seems increasing precarious, Professor David Christian says in a new book. Audio
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Silver Scroll composition finalists announced
Silver Scroll composition finalists announced
8 Sep 2022The APRA Maioha Award recognises songwriters using te reo Māori, while art music composition is celebrated by the SOUNZ Contemporary Award. Finalists for best original music in a feature film, and for a TV series, were also announced today.
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PTV: Bringing Parliament to the people
PTV: Bringing Parliament to the people
4 Sep 2022The House - In keeping up with the general business of parliament, we’d all be a little lost if it weren’t for Parliament TV. Audio
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At The Movies: Muru
At The Movies: Muru
7 Sep 2022Muru is a thriller based on the notorious Tūhoe raids of 2007. Starring Cliff Curtis and Simone Kessell and directed by Tearepa Kahi, it is a brilliant and powerful piece of storytelling, says Simon Morris. Video, Audio
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Glenorchy at risk of severe liquefaction in quake, also flooding, study finds
Glenorchy at risk of severe liquefaction in quake, also flooding, study finds
7 Sep 2022Glenorchy is a small, idyllic settlement just down the road from a place called Paradise. But its residents face an uncertain future after a study detailed significant natural hazards.