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Review: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Review: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
28 Oct 2020Sacha Baron Cohen's new Borat movie has already made headlines around the world. Dan Slevin checks in on whether it is also actually funny.
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Six iconic Kiwi acts to be inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame
Six iconic Kiwi acts to be inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame
28 Oct 2020Johnny Cooper, Max Merritt, Peter Posa, Dinah Lee, The Chicks and Larry’s Rebels will be inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame at the Aotearoa Music Awards in November.
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Kiwi leads ground-breaking sudden unexplained death research
Kiwi leads ground-breaking sudden unexplained death research
25 Oct 2020When a young person dies suddenly, doctors can save other family members from the same inherited condition, says the lead author of a new study on sudden deaths. Audio
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Translating Dr Seuss into te reo Māori
Translating Dr Seuss into te reo Māori
26 Oct 2020Ensuring the rhythm and rhyme of Dr Seuss survives "the leap" from English to te reo is difficult but specialist translator Dr Karena Kelly is proud of the results. Audio
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No silver bullet - what a Covid-19 vaccine will really mean
No silver bullet - what a Covid-19 vaccine will really mean
27 Oct 2020The Detail - Developing a Covid-19 vaccine is arguably the number one priority of humanity right now. So how does New Zealand fit in? Video, Audio
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Nashville Babylon: soul special
Nashville Babylon: soul special
26 Oct 2020This week's Nashville Babylon is a solid soul and R'n'B special featuring the likes of Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Candi Staton and Curtis Mayfield. Audio
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WATCH: Lisa Crawley 'See Me Soon'
WATCH: Lisa Crawley 'See Me Soon'
27 Oct 2020RNZ Music is thrilled to present the new single from Kiwi-born LA-based indie-pop singer Lisa Crawley. ‘See Me Soon’ comes with a heartwarming animated video, inspired by 1950’s Russian cartoon ‘Little Gray Neck’, a story about a female duckling on a journey, and the friends she makes along the way.
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Settling The Score 2020: The Top 100
Settling The Score 2020: The Top 100
27 Oct 2020A New Zealand composer has topped RNZ Concert's annual public poll of Aotearoa's 100 most popular pieces of classical music. Find out more, and listen to lots of the music here.
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The unsung heroes behind the hand-painted photos of NZ's past
The unsung heroes behind the hand-painted photos of NZ's past
26 Oct 2020The exquisite work of women who hand-painted black and white images of Aotearoa is being recognised in a new book, Wonderland. Audio, Gallery
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WATCH: Smashproof are back with new single ‘Broken Chains’ ft. Che Fu
WATCH: Smashproof are back with new single ‘Broken Chains’ ft. Che Fu
27 Oct 2020Inspired by Che Fu and DLT’s 1996 hit ‘Chains’, ‘Broken Chains’, is the trio’s first new music since 2014’s Forever.
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Is your music consumption clean and green?
Is your music consumption clean and green?
Listeners should question the natural imagery used to sell music streaming from virtual clouds as clean and green, says musicologist Kyle Devine. Audio
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Former inmate Jade Morgan on the right to whakapapa
Former inmate Jade Morgan on the right to whakapapa
24 Oct 2020Helping Dunedin prisoners reconnect with their Māori heritage through martial arts, kapa haka and oratory has earned Jade Morgan a national award. Audio
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New Horizons: Kronos Quartet Celebrates Pete Seeger
New Horizons: Kronos Quartet Celebrates Pete Seeger
25 Oct 2020William Dart looks at familiar Pete Seeger songs, inventively and resourcefully dressed up for 2020 by Kronos Quartet on its new album, Long Time Passing. Audio
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I AM: How music helped a young Tongan lawyer with anxiety
I AM: How music helped a young Tongan lawyer with anxiety
24 Oct 2020It took an anxiety attack for law graduate and creative artist John Paul Foliaki to finally acknowledge his mental health needed to be addressed.
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Matthew McConaughey on friendship, values and 'solo expeditions'
Matthew McConaughey on friendship, values and 'solo expeditions'
24 Oct 2020Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey talks to Kim Hill about his candid and philosophical new memoir Greenlights. Audio
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Imugi 이무기 ‘Somebody Else’
VIDEO PREMIERE: Imugi 이무기 ‘Somebody Else’
26 Oct 2020RNZ Music is proud to present the new single and video from Auckland Electronic duo Imugi 이무기. ‘Somebody Else’ is their first release for 2020 and is taken from their sophomore EP, Dragonfruit, which is due out this Friday.
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Man Enough: new TVNZ series explores men's mental health
Man Enough: new TVNZ series explores men's mental health
To reduce New Zealand's alarmingly high male suicide rate, we need to reinvent what it means to be a man in this country, says TV presenter Matt Chisholm. Video, Audio
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Kiwi singer Lévyne soars on self-empowerment anthem ‘Misconceptions’
VIDEO PREMIERE: Kiwi singer Lévyne soars on self-empowerment anthem ‘Misconceptions’
26 Oct 2020Up-and-coming New Zealand singer and songwriter Lévyne has released her new single ‘Misconceptions’ on Friday. It’s a self-empowerment anthem, with a warm summery vibe.
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How can parents help their kids have self-control?
How can parents help their kids have self-control?
22 Oct 2020Psychologist Sarb Johal tells Kathryn Ryan what's been revealed by new research findings from the Growing Up in New Zealand study. Audio
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Bruce Springsteen on the 'incredible experience' of songwriting
Bruce Springsteen on the 'incredible experience' of songwriting
24 Oct 2020As he reflected the death of an old friend, Bruce Springsteen found new songs pouring out. He talks to Charlotte Ryan about his latest album Letter To You. Video, Audio
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Recipe: Prawn Okonomiyaki
Recipe: Prawn Okonomiyaki
25 Oct 2020Celebrity chef Josh Emett shares his recipe for a Japanese pancake that's a great way to use up whatever vegetables you have.
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New DOC hut cost blows out to more than $3m
New DOC hut cost blows out to more than $3m
23 Oct 2020Due to Covid-19 and building challenges, the estimated construction cost for a new hut along the Milford Track in Fiordland has nearly doubled since work started on the design.
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NZ Live: Troy Kingi and The Clutch
NZ Live: Troy Kingi and The Clutch
23 Oct 2020Multi-talented musician Troy Kingi talks about the inspiration for his latest album The Ghost of Freddie Cesar, shares some deeply personal stories and plays new music. Video, Audio
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Farmers find niche in wool carding
Farmers find niche in wool carding
Country Life - Barb and Stuart Peel send wool fibre ready for spinning to customers as far away as Russia. Audio