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Pick and Mix with Eva Radich
Pick and Mix with Eva Radich
22 Sep 2019Half a century after John & Yoko's heartfelt plea, peace remains a dream, but artists all over the planet are still working to promote peace and going the extra mile for the good of others.
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Earworms psychology and the chewing gum remedy
Earworms psychology and the chewing gum remedy
18 Sep 2019The main explanation for why we get certain songs stuck in our head is probably the simplest, but the remedy may be a surprise: chewing gum. Audio
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Careers to save the planet
Careers to save the planet
18 Sep 2019Increasingly people are becoming interested in climate change and care about taking action, and Prof Justin Hodgkiss says he’s noticed a lot of interest from students taking up career pathways in science. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday
Hymns on Sunday
22 Sep 2019Brighten your Sunday morning with some hymns about light, including John Henry Newman's 'Lead, kindly light' and the South African hymn 'Siyahamba'. Audio
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NZ Live: Tiny Ruins
NZ Live: Tiny Ruins
20 Sep 2019The beloved Kiwi band revisited our Auckland studio this week – with very special guest Jen Cloher. Video, Audio
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Inside Out with Nick Tipping
Inside Out with Nick Tipping
21 Sep 2019Nick checks out a new album from all-female Cuban band Maqueque, tracks from Jann Rutherford and Kirsten McKenzie, one from bass player Drew Gress, and violinist Regina Carter with pianist Kenny Barron. Audio
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Opinion: The Tonga Rugby League standoff is a shambles
Opinion: The Tonga Rugby League standoff is a shambles
19 Sep 2019International rugby league only exists because of sacked Tonga coach Kristian Woolf and players Andrew Fifita and Jason Taumalolo, writes Hamish Bidwell.
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Sex scandal and Ihumātao fallout lingers as PM heads overseas
Sex scandal and Ihumātao fallout lingers as PM heads overseas
20 Sep 2019Week in Politics - National Party leader Simon Bridges says he won't ease off personally attacking Jacinda Ardern.
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Music Alive Matinée: Imani Winds
Music Alive Matinée: Imani Winds
21 Sep 2019'Tradition and the Innovative' is a fun concert presented by touring group Imani Winds.
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NZ's first Uni-based esports centre
NZ's first Uni-based esports centre
17 Sep 2019The first dedicated esports space at a New Zealand university has been set up at Waikato, where the country's first esports scholarship recipient is plying his craft. Audio
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Liquids: The weird, the wonderful and the worrying
Liquids: The weird, the wonderful and the worrying
17 Sep 2019Liquids can kill you, save your life, or transform into a perfect cup of tea, and scientist Mark Miodownik has written a book extolling their dangers and delights. Audio
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Four ways music is good for you, your brain and your dog
Four ways music is good for you, your brain and your dog
21 Sep 2019It’s music therapy awareness week and to celebrate the amazing powers of music here are four things you might not know about how beneficial music is for everyone and anyone - including animals!
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Sparks fly over streaming the Rugby World Cup
Sparks fly over streaming the Rugby World Cup
Mediawatch - Spark took a gamble by buying the World Cup broadcast rights and offering live streaming to subscribers. It sparked a flood of scepticism, but the bigger picture is the future of sport on screen, writes Colin Peacock. Video, Audio
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Your Money: Mary Holm's tips for saving
Your Money: Mary Holm's tips for saving
19 Sep 2019Saving money for the here and now can be tricky but luckily, legendary personal finance journalist Mary Holm has a variety of tips for those looking to set something aside. Audio
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Collection: The Symphonies of Mahler
Collection: The Symphonies of Mahler
21 Sep 2019If you're looking for a diversion, distraction or dispensation from following the men in black ... there are hours of great listening here.
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How climate change will affect us, and how we affect it
How climate change will affect us, and how we affect it
19 Sep 2019Opinion - Hot on the heels of our last piece on some of the odder effects of climate change, here are four more things you hadn't realised climate change was bringing, Greg Roughan writes.
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Getting tough: How NZ could stop domestic violence
Getting tough: How NZ could stop domestic violence
Insight - New Zealand has one of the highest reported rates of domestic violence in the developed world. Kim Griggs investigates whether the government's tougher new laws it could make a difference. Audio
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Free classical download
Free classical download
20 Sep 2019Enjoy the sensuous melodies and searing drama of 'Romeo & Juliet' in ballet music by Sergei Prokofiev.
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The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw
20 Sep 2019Lindy Tennent-Brown started as the new NZO Head of Music only a few months ago and ‘The Turn of the Screw’ is her first big production with the company. But it’s an opera that goes back to her student days. Audio
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Shaped by the wind
Shaped by the wind
19 Sep 2019Our Changing World - The 20m-long wind tunnel at the University of Auckland is used to test the aerodynamics of objects as varied as Olympic cyclists and buildings, as well as drones, ancient building designs and tiny gas turbines. Audio
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Thalidomide survivor: 'We were used as guinea pigs'
Thalidomide survivor: 'We were used as guinea pigs'
19 Sep 2019Eyewitness - Around 10,000 babies around the world were affected by the drug, thalidomide. Barry De Geest sheds light on his experiences as the oldest thalidomide survivor in New Zealand. Audio
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Our early achiever obsession is misplaced
Our early achiever obsession is misplaced
16 Sep 2019We are obsessed with early achievers; the people who are millionaires, or Nobel Prize winners or Oscar contenders before the age of 25. But not all stars glow white hot from the start, says Forbes magazine publisher Rich Karlgaard. Audio
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New Zealand's rampant meth culture
New Zealand's rampant meth culture
20 Sep 2019The methamphetamine market in New Zealand is as lucrative as it is destructive. Audio
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Seven surprising facts about climate change
Seven surprising facts about climate change
18 Sep 2019Opinion - Climate change of some sort is here to stay, which means it's worth thinking about the effects it will have on our lives, both big and small, writes Greg Roughan.