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Fijians pay tribute to festival founder
Fijians pay tribute to festival founder
Fiji is celebrating the life of a local musician at this weekend's Kulture Beer and Music Festival in Lautoka.
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Region's ministers endorse major strategies
Region's ministers endorse major strategies
27 Jul 2019Senior government ministers have endorsed two major strategies heading into next month's Pacific Islands Forum summit in Tuvalu.
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NZ Live: Louis Baker
NZ Live: Louis Baker
26 Jul 2019Popular Wellington musician Louis Baker plays us tracks from his debut album Open – and a stunning cover of Prince's 'Purple Rain'. Video, Audio
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Collection: The Symphonies of Sibelius
Collection: The Symphonies of Sibelius
29 Jul 2019Finnish composer Jean Sibelius presents us with majesty and unique inspiration in his seven symphonies.
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Climate scepticism boosted by broadcasters
Climate scepticism boosted by broadcasters
28 Jul 2019Mediawatch - Last Friday New Zealand's biggest news publisher Stuff announced it was joining 60 other media outlets around the world "to reframe climate change coverage". Video, Audio
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How avocado became an underworld currency
How avocado became an underworld currency
Mexican drug cartels have fought over it, NZ orchards protect it with electric fences and eating it smashed on toast has became synonymous with millennial excess. Nikki Mandow looks at the ascent of the avocado. Audio
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Opera on Sunday: Aida
Opera on Sunday: Aida
28 Jul 2019A brutal war, an imprisoned princess torn between love and duty, and the desperate actions of a jealous rival. The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and guests present Verdi's Aida.
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Recipe: Swati's Indian Potatoes
Recipe: Swati's Indian Potatoes
26 Jul 2019Celebrity chef Simon Gault talks us through how to make a delicious spicy side dish. Audio
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On the Farm: what's happening in rural NZ
On the Farm: what's happening in rural NZ
26 Jul 2019King Country farmers are spreading out ewes into lambing paddocks, while farmers in Canterbury wait for things to dry out. Audio
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Simon Bridges: 'I'm popularly supported'
Simon Bridges: 'I'm popularly supported'
26 Jul 2019Power Play - The National Party leader was chortling when Jane Patterson arrived at his office for an interview this week.
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Tim Finn's son Harper continues the family legacy
Tim Finn's son Harper continues the family legacy
25 Jul 2019Harper Finn chats to Kirsten Johnstone about his songwriter dad, his own musical style and his hero – Spanish singer Rosalia. Audio
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Steve Hansen's big gamble with All Blacks old guard
Steve Hansen's big gamble with All Blacks old guard
26 Jul 2019The reputation of All Blacks coach Steve Hansen will be on the line if he perseveres with Kieran Read and Sonny Bill Williams, writes Hamish Bidwell.
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Hymns on Sunday
Hymns on Sunday
28 Jul 2019Back in the mid-18th century, London's Foundling Hospital chapel was the place to go for your Sunday sermon, with music provided by the likes of George Frederic Handel. Audio
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The extraordinary tragedy of Michael Hutchence
The extraordinary tragedy of Michael Hutchence
Family, friends and famous ex-girlfriends paint a tragic, intimate picture of Australian rock star Michael Hutchence in Mystify – a new documentary about the INXS frontman. Audio
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Ancient super ocean inspires new album
Ancient super ocean inspires new album
27 Jul 2019'Panthalassa' occupied almost 70% of Earth's surface in an age when algae, sponges, corals and crustaceans were recovering from a mass extinction. The Panthalassa album uses hydro-phonic recordings of today's migrating marine animals, made by NIWA in Cook Strait/Raukawa.
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Recipe: Volare's chocolate raspberry muffins
Recipe: Volare's chocolate raspberry muffins
27 Jul 2019We scored the recipe for these delicious, easy-to-make muffins from Waikato bakery Volare.
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Following in the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia
Following in the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia
22 Jul 2019"Bedouin don’t ride camels now… they’d drive up to us in old jeep type things and tell us we were going the wrong way" – National MP Andrew Bayly, who took a 22-day camel trip last year with son Dan. Audio
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Music Alive Matinée: Music of Harry Potter
Music Alive Matinée: Music of Harry Potter
27 Jul 2019The NZSO conducted by Christopher Dragon dress up and play selections from seven Harry Potter films.
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'I'd love to see gender-free sport'
'I'd love to see gender-free sport'
27 Jul 2019It's time sport reflected our rethinking of gender division, says sociologist Holly Thorpe.
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Sleepyhead workers to get new affordable town
Sleepyhead workers to get new affordable town
The bedding manufacturer Sleepyhead plans to build a town in North Waikato to house employees. Audio
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James Ellroy: 'My heart has always belonged to the past'
James Ellroy: 'My heart has always belonged to the past'
26 Jul 2019James Ellroy's novels paint vivid portraits of the seedier side of Los Angeles: its police, the underworld and postwar America, it is a period of US history that has always had a hold on him, he says. Audio
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The history of netball
The history of netball
24 Jul 2019From playing nine-a-side ‘basketball’ in gym slips and stockings, to this week’s Silver Ferns World Cup success. Our champion netball team has inspired a visit to the sound archives of Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Audio
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Can New Zealand's mental health crisis be cured?
Can New Zealand's mental health crisis be cured?
26 Jul 2019Mental health services are in line for the biggest shake-up they've had in half a century. Health Correspondent Karen Brown explores the pressure points and whether real change will happen. Video, Audio
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Pacific voices 'need to be reflected in UN language'
Pacific voices 'need to be reflected in UN language'
25 Jul 2019An indigenous Pacific view risks being lost among a global series of ocean science meetings.