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The Mixtape - Songwriter Holly Arrowsmith
25 Jan 2025Born in the Santa Fe desert, New Mexico, and then raised in the mountains of southern New Zealand, Holly Arrowsmith’s Americana-tinged folk & country sound has been awarded APRA's 'Best country song' award twice. Her latest album Blue Dreams has been critically acclaimed. We asked Holly to curate this week's RNZ Mixtape. Audio
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'Turn it into a retirement village': Inside the war of words over Eden Park
28 Jan 2025A battle has broken out between the two stadium visions vying for Auckland's future. Ahead of a crucial decision due in March, Chris Schulz enters the fray. Video
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I made my 7-year-old watch seven films I saw when I was 7
28 Jan 2025It was a big ask, not to mention a big task, but over the course of the summer we (almost) made it through my carefully curated line-up of kid classics. Video
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Head lice frustrations driving some parents to risky treatments
28 Jan 2025iSpyNits founder Kate Ricketts says she's heard of parents resorting to drastic measures to get rid of nits, including kerosene, fly spray and flea treatment.
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Cher: 'This is who I am. This is what I've got'
27 Jan 2025Singer and actor Cher's stellar career spans six decades. She talks to RNZ's Jesse Mulligan about looking back in her new The Memoir, Part One. Audio
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I got rhythm: How Gene Kelly revolutionised dance in film
A stage show coming to the Auckland Arts Festival, created by his widow, pays tribute to the legendary song and dance man. Audio
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The summer of... great expectations
26 Jan 2025Out in Paris to cover the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Glen Scanlon meets a wanted man, a numerologist who makes eerie predictions, and a wild Australian housemate in one place.
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How decades of effort brought kōkako song back to the forests
26 Jan 2025Twenty-five years ago the fate of kōkako looked bleak, but concerted efforts have turned the tide. Audio
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'I'm an aspirational poet - it's a terrible thing to be'
26 Jan 2025Musician Finn Andrews talks about the difference between songwriting and poetry, overcoming impostor syndrome and using ChatGPT for song blurbs. Video, Audio
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How Sir Sam Neill is spending his summer
25 Jan 2025International news is so "uniformly bleak" that Sir Sam Neill feels better for not following it too closely these days. After filming two TV shows last year, the 77-year-old is enjoying a low-key summer on his farm. Video, Audio
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22-year-old becomes first Māori to own a Pizza Hut
25 Jan 2025"It's pretty cool, like I'll put that on my CV for sure" - Caitlyn Lewin.
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Take your tissues for We Live in Time
25 Jan 2025Lead actors Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh trigger all sorts of emotions without being too manipulative about it, writes Dan Slevin.
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Hymns on Sunday, 26 January 2025
26 Jan 2025Charles Wesley’s hymn Love divine, all loves excelling is the choice of not one but three listeners in this week’s programme of Summer Hymn Requests. You can also hear Honour the dead, Shirley Murray’s hymn for Anzac Day, and a beautiful a cappella rendition by the Tapestry Chamber Singers of It is well with my soul. Audio
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'If I wasn't a musician I would cut all ties with social media'
25 Jan 2025Christchurch folk singer Holly Arrowsmith is carving out a music career that isn't internet-dependent. Video, Audio
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Do I have to pay tax on my inheritance?
25 Jan 2025RNZ's money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions.
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Sing Sing - a deeply authentic prison drama
22 Jan 2025Colman Domingo summons deep wells of pain and pride as a maximum security inmate, writes Dan Slevin. Video, Audio
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Wētā FX nabs three Oscar nominations
24 Jan 2025The Wellington visual effects company was recognised for world-class work on Alien: Romulus, Better Man and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
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'Oh my god, I've made the news'
24 Jan 2025Who was it that dropped a stack of racy romantic novels into random mailboxes in a Wellington harbourside suburb? Local painter Richard Dalziel has owned up.
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What the science says about the 'five-second rule'
24 Jan 2025What the experts say about eating food after you've dropped it.
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Review: Chalamet hits right notes in Dylan biopic
23 Jan 2025Timothée Chalamet shines in his portrayal of the protean Bob Dylan in director James Mangold's A Complete Unknown, writes Dan Slevin.
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Sol3 Mio singer debuts at the 'Olympics' of opera
23 Jan 2025Tenor Pene Pati says it was such a far-fetched dream to be able to make this debut. He's proud to represent Samoa and Aotearoa New Zealand. Audio
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Is your return-to-work dread really job trauma?
23 Jan 2025Who doesn't like holidays more than work? But for some, the dread of returning to work can be a sign of something deeper.
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Last chance to see once-in-a-lifetime comet
22 Jan 2025It last passed nearby 180,000 years ago and the next few nights could be your last chance to ever see it as it drifts over New Zealand skies.
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In the loop: Five of NZ's best circular walks
22 Jan 2025If you're looking for some beautiful loop walks this summer, travel writer Peter Janssen has you covered. Audio