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Hope for a Generation: Seven Kiwi protest songs
Hope for a Generation: Seven Kiwi protest songs
27 Sep 2019New Zealand has a long history of protest songs, from anti-nuclear anthems to Māori empowerment jams.
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Alternative travel options: Cyclist's trip from UK to NZ
Alternative travel options: Cyclist's trip from UK to NZ
27 Sep 2019More and more people are trying to find alternatives to flying due to the environmental cost of air travel. Cody Moir says he was struck by a "crazy idea" for an enviro-friendly trip to New Zealand from Britain, across 20 countries. Audio
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Are Kiwi slices getting out of control?
Are Kiwi slices getting out of control?
20 Sep 2019"We're being supersized," says culinary anthropologist Helen Leach. Audio
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Taking on the mistreatment of women one headline at a time
Taking on the mistreatment of women one headline at a time
25 Sep 2019The media often goes to astounding lengths to remove the responsibility for violence from men, says journalist Jane Gilmore. She's on a mission to call out headlines that label, blame and shame women. Audio
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Pico Iyer: why I love Japan
Pico Iyer: why I love Japan
25 Sep 2019Japan is a country of beauty and depth where harmony is prized over 'winning', Iyer tells Wallace Chapman. Video, Audio
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NZ Music Awards 2019: here are the finalists
NZ Music Awards 2019: here are the finalists
26 Sep 2019This year, alternative artists including Aldous Harding, The Beths, Troy Kingi and Avantdale Bowling Club lead the pack.
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Marie Ross: why I love the clarinet
Marie Ross: why I love the clarinet
24 Sep 2019"You can be beautiful or expressive or angry or shrill, all these different sounds.” Audio, Gallery
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Corey White: 'A little bit of rock-bottom is good for a person'
Corey White: 'A little bit of rock-bottom is good for a person'
24 Sep 2019Comedian and writer Corey White talks to Kathryn Ryan about trauma, addiction, comedy and connection. Audio
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Why Kiwi farmers are down in the dumps
Why Kiwi farmers are down in the dumps
The Detail - Farmers are feeling under siege over environment issues - and it’s dragged their confidence down to the lowest point in three years. Audio
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New music we're loving
New music we're loving
20 Sep 2019The Song Crush team veer wildly between old-school hip-hop, orchestral bombast and Chinese opera-meets-Jamaican rocksteady from the '60s. Video, Audio
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Child activists take legal case on climate to UN
Child activists take legal case on climate to UN
26 Sep 2019Pacific Islanders are among a group of children petitioning the UN Committee on the rights of the Child about the lack of government action on the climate crisis. Video, Audio
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Movie review: Carnival Row offers nothing new
Movie review: Carnival Row offers nothing new
26 Sep 2019This new Amazon Prime series has a bit of everything – except good dialogue, flavour and wit, writes Dan Slevin.
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Nauru's leader says UN has key role fighting climate crisis
Nauru's leader says UN has key role fighting climate crisis
The President of Nauru, Lionel Aingimea, has told a meeting at the United Nations the Pacific views the climate crisis as the defining security issue of the century.
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Bougainville vote to be of a high standard, says Ahern
Bougainville vote to be of a high standard, says Ahern
25 Sep 2019The head of the body running Bougainville's independence referendum says it has done its best to raise the standard of the upcoming vote.
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Rugby World Cup: Uruguay stun Fiji in Kamaishi
Rugby World Cup: Uruguay stun Fiji in Kamaishi
25 Sep 2019Uruguay delivered the first upset of the Rugby World Cup with a stunning 30-27 victory over an error-prone Fiji in a Pool D match at the Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium.
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Model sheep designed to test the health of our homes
Model sheep designed to test the health of our homes
24 Sep 2019Mr Humfreeze's nose turns blue at 18 degrees and his horns go up when humidity is 65 percent and over. Video, Audio, Gallery
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The call to scrap NZ's 'racist' refugee policy
The call to scrap NZ's 'racist' refugee policy
23 Sep 2019Currently, our government prevents refugees from Africa and the Middle East from resettling in Aotearoa unless they already have family living here. Former Somali refugee Guled Mire tells Sara Vuitalitu why that's unfair. Audio
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Baby Buddies: fun & connection for young and old
Baby Buddies: fun & connection for young and old
24 Sep 2019VIDEO - An Auckland rest home is winning hearts with a programme that teams up dementia patients with babies. Video, Audio
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Aldous Harding, The Beths, Troy Kingi and Avantdale Bowling Club among finalists for 2019 NZ Music Awards
Aldous Harding, The Beths, Troy Kingi and Avantdale Bowling Club among finalists for 2019 NZ Music Awards
26 Sep 2019The finalists for the 2019 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards have just been announced, with alternative artists including Aldous Harding, The Beths, Troy Kingi and Avantdale Bowling Club leading the pack.
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WOMAD 2020: first announcement
WOMAD 2020: first announcement
27 Sep 2019WOMAD has just made the first artist announcement for its 2020 festival, which takes place in Taranaki in March.
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Collection: Summer Songbooks
Collection: Summer Songbooks
25 Sep 2019Get in the mood for summer with Nick Tipping's collection of classic jazz, inspired by Ella Fitzgerald's albums.
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How do we teach New Zealand history?
How do we teach New Zealand history?
NZ history will be taught as a compulsory subject in schools by 2022 – but there are concerns about how schools will make the change so quickly. Audio
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Former PM O'Neill hits out at new PNG govt's economic policy
Former PM O'Neill hits out at new PNG govt's economic policy
25 Sep 2019Papua New Guinea's former prime minister Peter O'Neill has hit out at the new government's leadership over the economy.
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Tahitian va'a brings spirit of Tupaia to Tuia voyage
Tahitian va'a brings spirit of Tupaia to Tuia voyage
24 Sep 2019Tahitian va'a Fa'afaite has arrived in New Zealand to join the Tuia 250 fleet on its three-month voyage around Aotearoa. Audio