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Spinal Tap: 35 years of turning it up to 11
Spinal Tap: 35 years of turning it up to 11
Michael McKean says the band recently played at the Beacon Theatre in LA to celebrate the band’s 35th anniversary but the last time they played in “full war paint, wigs and spandex” was 2009. Video, Audio
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Spinal Tap: 35 years of turning it up to 11
Spinal Tap: 35 years of turning it up to 11
Writer, comedian, musician and actor Michael McKean says the band recently played at in LA to celebrate the band’s 35th anniversary but the last time they played in “full war paint, wigs and spandex” was 2009. Video, Audio
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Mediaworks kills the video star
Mediaworks kills the video star
Mediawatch - Edge TV has dropped off the air and New Zealand no longer has a local music TV channel. Audio
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Song Crush: Hot new music
Song Crush: Hot new music
13 Jul 2019In this episode you can dabble in disco, flirt with funk, and indulge in some capital 'P' pop. Tony Stamp hosts, along with 95bFM programmer Sarah Thomson and RNZ Worlds Of Music presenter Trevor Reekie. Video, Audio
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Three Women: exploring female desire and sex
Three Women: exploring female desire and sex
13 Jul 2019Described as putting sex in the mirror, Three Women explores our complicated relationship with sex through the stories of teenager Maggie, who is in a relationship with her high school teacher, Lina whose husband won't kiss her on the lips and Sloane who is a swinger. Audio
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Music Alive: National Youth Orchestra's Summer Camp
Music Alive: National Youth Orchestra's Summer Camp
15 Jul 2019Matthias Balzat plays Elgar's Cello Concerto with the National Youth Orchestra conducted by Guy Noble, and the orchestra plays Beethoven and Dvořák .
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Global secrets of happiness
Global secrets of happiness
13 Jul 2019What makes people happy and does it matter where in the world you live? The journey to find out began for journalist Helen Russell when she moved from England to Denmark - thought of as one of the happiest countries in the world. Audio
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Live: The Black Seeds at WOMAD
Live: The Black Seeds at WOMAD
16 Mar 2019This highly competent group have been delivering their smooth rock-steady sound for two decades now and their confidence and back-catalogue of songs shone as they performed before a massive crowd at WOMAD 2019. Audio
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Indonesia making progress on West Papua with press junket - Peters
Indonesia making progress on West Papua with press junket - Peters
15 Jul 2019New Zealand's Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, says Indonesia is making progress in West Papua with the welcoming of a press pack.
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Comforting chicken pot pie
Comforting chicken pot pie
12 Jul 2019In need of comfort after the tribulations at Lord's? This pie is comfort food at its best and not too complicated to make, says chef Josh Emett. He shares the recipe – from his book The Recipe. Audio
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Ed Waaka: ‘War on the Street’
Ed Waaka: ‘War on the Street’
15 Jul 2019The new video from Auckland singer-songwriter Ed Waaka was shot in his childhood neighbourhood of Belmont. ‘War on the Street’ is a reminder that “love and empathy are the way forward” in challenging times.
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Lavendia Padarath, former Fiji minister, dies at 74
Lavendia Padarath, former Fiji minister, dies at 74
The president of the Fiji Labour Party, Lavenia Padarath, has died at the age of 74.
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PNG health workers confident they're reining in polio
PNG health workers confident they're reining in polio
15 Jul 2019After a mammoth cross-country vaccination effort, health authorities in Papua New Guinea are confident they've reined in the polio outbreak.
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New bids sought for stalled Tahitian Village project
New bids sought for stalled Tahitian Village project
15 Jul 2019The French Polynesian government said new bids would be taken for the Tahitian Village tourism project after a previous arrangement with a New Zealand consortium fell over last month.
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House prices are down but still out of reach
House prices are down but still out of reach
The Detail - House prices are dropping, but they're still a long way off from being affordable. Audio
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Growing up at Kaiwhaiki Pā on the Whanganui River
Growing up at Kaiwhaiki Pā on the Whanganui River
"We loved eeling and whitebaiting. The pleasures of the river. It is a huge part of who we are... I am the river and the river is me" – Kahurangi Simon. Audio
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Girls Rock! Camp: Showcase
Girls Rock! Camp: Showcase
15 Jul 2019Over six days, the 42 young people attending Girls Rock! Poneke developed their skills in vocals, guitar, bass, keyboard and drums, formed bands and wrote original songs. On Saturday they performed for their friends and family. Video, Audio
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Call to lower voting age from Youth MP
Call to lower voting age from Youth MP
14 Jul 2019As Youth MPs prepare for the ninth Youth Parliament, Annabel McCarthy asks whether lowering the voting age once again would address democratic disengagement among the country’s youth. Audio
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Ed Waaka - ‘War on the Street’
VIDEO PREMIERE: Ed Waaka - ‘War on the Street’
15 Jul 2019The new video from Auckland singer-songwriter Ed Waaka was shot in his childhood neighbourhood of Belmont. ‘War on the Street’ is a reminder that “love and empathy are the way forward” in challenging times.
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Broadcasting watchdog targets ‘harm’
Broadcasting watchdog targets ‘harm’
14 Jul 2019Mediawatch – ‘Freedom in Broadcasting without Harm’ is the newly-stated mission of New Zealand's most powerful media overseer. Colin Peacock investigates. Audio
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The Planets
The Planets
24 Jul 2017In honour of the moon landing anniversary, this week we're 'Reaching for the Skies' on RNZ Concert. Explore Gustav Holst's famous orchestral work 'The Planets' with images from NASA and ESA missions. Video, Audio
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How closed adoption robbed Māori children of their identity
How closed adoption robbed Māori children of their identity
14 Jul 2019Insight - Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll was one of thousands of Māori babies handed over to Pākehā families who later had no way of accessing their ancestral roots. Audio
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The Mixtape: Paddy Free of Pitch Black
The Mixtape: Paddy Free of Pitch Black
12 Jul 2019Paddy Free is half of pioneering NZ electronic act Pitch Black, producer of albums like Salmonella Dub's Inside The Dub Plates, and has collaborated with prominent musicians from Moana Manipoto and Neil Finn to the NZSO. Video, Audio
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Working smarter, not harder - the lean approach to dairying
Working smarter, not harder - the lean approach to dairying
When former Toyota business consultant Jana Hocken first moved to a NZ dairy farm, she couldn't believe the inefficiencies. She and husband Mat are now introducing 'lean manufacture' strategies on their farms. Audio