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New Horizons: Bill Direen's Ferocious
New Horizons: Bill Direen's Ferocious
31 May 2020Bill Direen of The Bilders fame is back with a new band and an album that bears its name, Ferocious. William Dart looks at some of Direen's new music, together with a few Bilders classics and a special preview of another upcoming release. Video, Audio
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Professor Elizabeth Loftus: how memory is made
Professor Elizabeth Loftus: how memory is made
30 May 2020Controversial memory expert Elizabeth Loftus gave evidence in the trials of Ted Bundy, Harvey Weinstein, and OJ Simpson. Audio
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How the tobacco industry targets teenagers
How the tobacco industry targets teenagers
29 May 2020Smoke-free Aotearoa 2025 can be achieved if we tackle the insidious tobacco marketing that normalises smoking for young people, says Otago of University professor Janet Hoek. Audio
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Anika Moa: 'Music is my rehab'
Anika Moa: 'Music is my rehab'
30 May 2020Writing and performing music for kids is the perfect way to lift spirits, the Tui award winner says. Audio
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Chook farmer egged on by rising demand
Chook farmer egged on by rising demand
Canterbury couple Troy Prendergast and Brogan White created a custom-built free-range poultry farm on their 11-hectare block of land. Audio
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NZ Music Month 2020: Fresh Music Daily
NZ Music Month 2020: Fresh Music Daily
31 May 2020The RNZ Music team is celebrating NZ Music Month with Fresh Music Daily - new music from a different Kiwi artist every day.
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Pick and Mix with Eva Radich
Pick and Mix with Eva Radich
31 May 2020Eva goes retro with Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee and Pixie Williams; plus a new release from Finn Andrews. Listen from 12 noon on RNZ Concert.
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The Sampler: new music worth your time
The Sampler: new music worth your time
30 May 2020Explore with Nick Bollinger the honey-voiced identity quest of Moses Sumney; a melancholy set from Lyttelton all-rounder Ryan Fisherman; and a new album from the '80s LA punk band X. Audio
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'I love the idea of a village farm where we grow food for ourselves'
'I love the idea of a village farm where we grow food for ourselves'
Former raw milk producer Laura Beck is now raising cattle with care on the Banks Peninsula. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday
Hymns on Sunday
31 May 2020Robyn Jaquiery plays hymns spanning 11 centuries in this week's programme to mark Pentecost Sunday. Audio
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Inside Out with Nick Tipping
Inside Out with Nick Tipping
30 May 2020Nick features some great New Zealand jazz from The Jac, Ashton Sellars and Leonardo Coghini. Audio
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Urbanites upskill for careers in dairy
Urbanites upskill for careers in dairy
Dairy NZ is running a training course free to people serious about learning how to work on a dairy farm. Enquiries have already come in from a former fly-fishing guide a couple of commercial pilots, a biologist and a welder. Audio
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Country music winners announced
Country music winners announced
30 May 2020Best Country Music Artist went to Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders, and Best Country Song went to Tami Neilson for ‘Hey Bus Driver!’. Video, Audio
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Rugby’s fight for survival
Rugby’s fight for survival
29 May 2020Two Cents' Worth - With million dollar losses and huge staff cutbacks, there are concerns that rugby is in its death throes. Audio
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Country Music winners announced
Country Music winners announced
30 May 2020Best Country Music Artist went to Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders, and Best Country Song went to Tami Neilson for ‘Hey Bus Driver!’. Video, Audio
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Celebrating the humble onion
Celebrating the humble onion
29 May 2020If you're hosting a brunch this Queen's Birthday weekend - Annabel Langbein, creator of A Free Range Life has an absolute winner for you - her Caramelised Onion And Feta Tart is perfect for any size gathering. Audio
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A week of upsets for both sides of political divide
A week of upsets for both sides of political divide
29 May 2020Analysis: Winston Peters rattles the coalition cage, National's new leader gets the sort of start he didn't want and the government's unemployment relief plan raises some serious questions.
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How to build a better New Zealand
How to build a better New Zealand
28 May 2020Smarter digital businesses and the mass introduction of a green technology base in New Zealand would help build a better New Zealand post-Covid, according to a new list of popular ideas currently being drawn up. Audio
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Tūtira mai ngā iwi boosts US, NZ military ties
Tūtira mai ngā iwi boosts US, NZ military ties
29 May 2020One of the country's best-known waiata has proven so catchy a US Defence Force musician says it's been "on a loop" in his head for weeks. Video, Audio
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Children’s Music Awards 2020: winners announced
Children’s Music Awards 2020: winners announced
29 May 2020Anika Moa has won Best Children’s Artist, Kath Bee and Doug Stenhouse have won Best Children’s Song for ‘I Love Life’ (feat. Joelle), and The Nukes have won Best Children’s video for ‘Worms’.
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NZ Music Month: Fresh Kiwi covers
NZ Music Month: Fresh Kiwi covers
29 May 2020We’re celebrating 20 years of New Zealand Music Month with some brand new covers of classic Kiwi songs. Today it’s former Goodshirt member and writer of hits, Gareth Thomas with his cover of Voom's 'Beautiful Day'.
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Quiz: NZ Music Month - how well can you score?
Quiz: NZ Music Month - how well can you score?
29 May 2020Our music team have put together a quiz for NZ Music Month Quiz 2020.
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After the Virus: The Environment
After the Virus: The Environment
29 May 2020After the Virus - Covid-19 has shrunk the window for addressing climate change from 10 years to 18 months, Paris Agreement UN lead negotiator Christiana Figueres says. Audio
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New funding for arts, music and creative sector
New funding for arts, music and creative sector
The government has announced a $175 million recovery package to boost the arts and creative sector in the wake of Covid-19.