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Belfast rap trio Kneecap announce New Zealand gigs
Belfast rap trio Kneecap announce New Zealand gigs
3 Oct 2024The group is garnering worldwide attention for their use of the Irish language intermixed with English. They also star in a semi-fictional film about their rise to prominence, alongside leading Irish actors Michael Fassbender and Simone Kirby. Video, Audio
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Rosemary oil, rice water and supplements - What actually helps hair to grow
Rosemary oil, rice water and supplements - What actually helps hair to grow
3 Oct 2024A dermatologist, a hairstylist, a scientist and an alopecia sufferer all talk hair loss treatments - what sounds promising, what there is proof for, and what is probably too good to be true. Audio
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I don't like beauty pageants, so why did I enter one?
I don't like beauty pageants, so why did I enter one?
3 Oct 2024It came as a surprise when 27-year-old engineer Vandna Patel decided to put her hand up for Miss India NZ 2024.
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Gen Alpha doesn't want you using their slang
Gen Alpha doesn't want you using their slang
2 Oct 2024Nothing screams 'how do you do, fellow kids?' quite like trying to use slang that's just not for you.
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Why everyone wants to move to Christchurch
Why everyone wants to move to Christchurch
2 Oct 2024The Garden City has shed its staid image and is solidly on the up. How did this happen?
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Hüsker Dü's Bob Mould on touring alone
Hüsker Dü's Bob Mould on touring alone
28 Sep 2024Ahead of his New Zealand shows - his first in 22 years- the legendary Bob Mould talks to RNZ's Elliot Child's about the experience of making solo work. Audio
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Rose Carlyle back with follow up to best-seller Girl in the Mirror
Rose Carlyle back with follow up to best-seller Girl in the Mirror
1 Oct 2024Girl in the Mirror was life-changing for author Rose Carlyle. Her second book makes her feel it wasn't a "fluke". Audio
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How 1994 birthed a brand new genre of music
How 1994 birthed a brand new genre of music
29 Sep 2024The Sampler - Tony Stamp looks back at two landmark trip hop albums released 30 years ago. Video
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How to grow potatoes in time for Christmas
How to grow potatoes in time for Christmas
28 Sep 2024Spuds are one of the easiest crops for home gardeners, so why don't more of us grow them? Audio
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Watch: Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders perform new song
Watch: Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders perform new song
28 Sep 2024The singer-songwriters joined Music 101 for a live session from the Futuna Chapel in Karori. Audio
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Hope out of hate
Hope out of hate
30 Sep 2024Singers from the Wellington Youth Choir talk about their upcoming concert where they'll be performing a work composed in response to the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay American man. Video, Audio
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Why did George Clooney and Brad Pitt's film go straight to streaming?
Why did George Clooney and Brad Pitt's film go straight to streaming?
2 Oct 2024Review - Wolfs is a crime caper that attracted Hollywood A-listers and a US$200m budget but the movie's biggest mystery, and perhaps biggest crime depicted, is where all that money went, writes Jamie Tram. Video
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Five local albums to listen to this week
Five local albums to listen to this week
30 Sep 2024These five local albums are well worth your time, from joyous power pop to ambient instrumentals inspired by native flora.
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Who wants to see a play about menopause? Lots of people
Who wants to see a play about menopause? Lots of people
All three dates of Piss Off Peri, a play about the lead into menopause, sold out at the Whangarei Fringe Festival.
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Dam Native: 'Our tupuna wrote that record. I just held the pen’
Dam Native: 'Our tupuna wrote that record. I just held the pen’
28 Sep 2024Danny Haimona (aka Danny D) takes us back to the moment in 1997 when the Dam Native crew knew they had made a hit record. Audio
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Dai Henwood: 'Optimism won't cure me, but pessimism will kill me'
Dai Henwood: 'Optimism won't cure me, but pessimism will kill me'
30 Sep 2024The comedian likens the brutal regime of chemotherapy he has undergone to "keeping a classic car on the road".
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Chelsea Winter returns with 'Tasty' cookbook for 'every style of eater'
Chelsea Winter returns with 'Tasty' cookbook for 'every style of eater'
29 Sep 2024Have you tried banana blossom or whipped chickpea liquid? Chelsea Winter reckons they can make for "heavenly" dishes. Audio
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The Wild Robot will make you laugh - and cry
The Wild Robot will make you laugh - and cry
29 Sep 2024Dreamworks' latest movie has a stellar cast, gorgeous animation and a heart-warming story at its core. What's not to love? asks Sam Rillstone.
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Legacy of K Road food court explored in new album
Legacy of K Road food court explored in new album
29 Sep 2024An album is the menu and songs are the dishes. It's the Lim Chhour food court - but not as you know it.
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'I’ve never been to a small Māori funeral': Kristyl Neho plays 30 characters at her dad’s tangi on stage
'I’ve never been to a small Māori funeral': Kristyl Neho plays 30 characters at her dad’s tangi on stage
29 Sep 2024Hawke's Bay theatre maker Kristyl Neho (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahungunu) grew up with more death around her than most people. Audio
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Peter Pan actor's childhood dream to fly comes true
Peter Pan actor's childhood dream to fly comes true
29 Sep 2024The 22-year-old Kiwi filmmaker used to jump off the edge of his bed to try and fly after watching the classic tale. He hopes to inspire the next generation with his mainstage debut. Video, Audio
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The Wild Robot will make you laugh - and cry
The Wild Robot will make you laugh - and cry
29 Sep 2024Dreamworks' latest movie has a stellar cast, gorgeous animation and a heart-warming story at its core. What's not to love? asks Sam Rillstone.
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Judy Bailey on being ‘Mother of the Nation’ and the minefield of ageing
Judy Bailey on being ‘Mother of the Nation’ and the minefield of ageing
28 Sep 2024Almost 20 years after her final TVNZ news bulletin, the beloved broadcaster writes about the "minefield" of healthy ageing in her new book, Evolving.
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Can you rescue your abandoned barbecue from winter?
Can you rescue your abandoned barbecue from winter?
29 Sep 2024My old Weber has been sitting out on the deck all winter. Uncovered, unloved, untethered from a gas bottle and a safe winter refuge for all manner of critters.