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Music Alive: Marta Zabaleta
Music Alive: Marta Zabaleta
17 Jun 2019Basque pianist, Marta Zabaleta calls her programme 'Chopin in Mallorca', combining music Chopin wrote during a near-disastrous holiday on that Spanish island in the Mediterranean, with music by Spanish composers.
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Murchison 1929 earthquake: Survivors and descendants remember
Murchison 1929 earthquake: Survivors and descendants remember
17 Jun 2019It was 90 years ago today the small township of Murchison, between Nelson and the West Coast, was torn apart by New Zealand's third-deadliest earthquake on record. Video
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Heavy metal makes happy adults
Heavy metal makes happy adults
16 Jun 2019A study by a heavy metal groupie-turned-developmental psycho-pathologist Dr Tasha Howe explores the experiences of 1980s heavy metal groupies, fans and musicians vs other music fans. Turns out the kids are alright! Audio
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Life or death under Pharmac
Life or death under Pharmac
17 Jun 2019Watch - Many New Zealanders are desperately pleading for Pharmac to fund life-saving medication for them or their families. Video, Audio
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Search for new anti-cancer drugs underway in Samoa
Search for new anti-cancer drugs underway in Samoa
Scientists in Samoa are hoping a new collaboration with New Zealand researchers will help them discover new cancer medicines from native plants and marine organisms.
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Cook Islands looks to join Samoa in censoring 'Rocket Man'
Cook Islands looks to join Samoa in censoring 'Rocket Man'
17 Jun 2019The Cook Islands is likely to follow Samoa in banning the biopic about the international pop star, Elton John.
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Vanuatu political rollercoaster continues with cabinet reshuffle
Vanuatu political rollercoaster continues with cabinet reshuffle
17 Jun 2019The Vanuatu Prime Minister has reshuffled his cabinet in the wake of yet another failed motion of no confidence brought against him.
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Declaring war on art jargon
Declaring war on art jargon
16 Jun 2019Instead of helping people connect with art, the language that's used to describe it often shames and alienates them, says Vanessa Crofskey. Audio
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Smashing pumpkin soup
Smashing pumpkin soup
17 Jun 2019Recipe - A classic, nourishing pumpkin soup is just the thing for these cold winter evenings, and if you hate chopping and peeling, then roasting the pumpkin whole first saves a lot of effort.
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Pacific academic trailblazer recognised for her work
Pacific academic trailblazer recognised for her work
15 Jun 2019An expert in Pacific development issues has been recognised by Victoria University in Wellington as one of six Distinguished Alumni in its 2019 Awards.
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Polls apart: Media cops it over contrary polling
Polls apart: Media cops it over contrary polling
Mediawatch - Two contrary political opinion polls this week raised big questions about their quality and the purpose. Is it time the media confronted contradictions in its reporting? Audio
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Is vaping the answer to New Zealand’s ‘smoke-free by 2025’ campaign?
Is vaping the answer to New Zealand’s ‘smoke-free by 2025’ campaign?
17 Jun 2019The Detail - Is the government swapping one bad habit for another by encouraging smokers to move to vaping, as a way of curing their addiction? Audio
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What's next for McClean's Mansion?
What's next for McClean's Mansion?
17 Jun 2019Watch - New Zealand in 1900 had seen nothing like it - a mega-mansion, the largest wooden house in the land. It’s survived earthquakes, vandals and squatters. Frank Film asks, what next for McLean’s Mansion?
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Tales of Offenbach
Tales of Offenbach
18 Sep 2005This week RNZ Concert celebrates the life and music of Jacques Offenbach for his 200th birthday. Here, Elric Hooper and Des Wilson look at the life, times and music of one of Europe's more colourful characters. Audio
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Nisa – the Wellington underwear brand employing former refugees
Nisa – the Wellington underwear brand employing former refugees
15 Jun 2019Former lawyer Elisha Watson first met refugee families as a volunteer. Then got the idea of creating an underwear business to employ some of them. Audio
- New Music Dreams: Vampyr (1932)
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Louis Theroux: 'I’m just a three-dimensional person'
Louis Theroux: 'I’m just a three-dimensional person'
15 Jun 2019Incurably curious filmmaker Louis Theroux speaks to Noelle McCarthy about his "semi-fictional" onscreen self and the man who'll appear on an Auckland stage next January. Audio
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Opera on Sunday: Dialogues of the Carmelites
Opera on Sunday: Dialogues of the Carmelites
16 Jun 2019Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Poulenc’s devastating story of faith and martyrdom. Listen to the final Met Opera of the season on RNZ Concert from 6pm.
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Review: Sportsman of the Year by Jan Hellriegel
Review: Sportsman of the Year by Jan Hellriegel
16 Jun 2019On her new album, Kiwi songwriter Jan Hellriegel serves up "suburban philosophy" with a candour that is totally refreshing, writes William Dart. Video, Audio
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Pacific reefs a 'barren underworld' due to coral bleaching
Pacific reefs a 'barren underworld' due to coral bleaching
13 Jun 2019When NZ-based scuba diver Kristine Zipfel jumped into the ocean off Mo'orea she expected to open her eyes to life and colour – instead she found little life apart from seaweed.
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The Musical Omnivore
The Musical Omnivore
16 Jun 2019David Morriss is all at sea this week with music by Ireland, Mendelssohn, Beethoven and more. All smooth sailing, we hope!
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Smashing pumpkins: the dairy farmer turned seed-grower
Smashing pumpkins: the dairy farmer turned seed-grower
Rangitikei farmer Tom Welch thinks he may be the only person in New Zealand producing pumpkin seeds commercially. Audio
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Pick and Mix with Eva Radich
Pick and Mix with Eva Radich
16 Jun 2019This week, Pick and Mix celebrates La Vie Parisienne in honour of Jacques Offenbach's 200th birthday. Listen on RNZ Concert from 12 noon.
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Indira Stewart: 'Songwriting was healing for me'
Indira Stewart: 'Songwriting was healing for me'
15 Jun 2019Indira Stewart hosts RNZ's new 5am show First Up, and she's also an accordian player and former NZ Idol contestant. She talks to Tony Stamp about five of her favourite songs. Video, Audio