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ADB launches $US5 billion ocean health initiative
ADB launches $US5 billion ocean health initiative
6 May 2019The Asian Development Bank has launched a $US5 billion action plan to improve ocean health.
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Manus Island refugee wins kickboxing title
Manus Island refugee wins kickboxing title
6 May 2019A refugee detained on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island has won a kickboxing title in Port Moresby.
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Marine protection areas in Cook Islands 'a model for the whole Pacific'
Marine protection areas in Cook Islands 'a model for the whole Pacific'
6 May 2019A Cook Islands marine conservationist who received a global environmental award says she hopes it will bring more attention to protecting the Pacific Ocean.
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Tapping readers for revenue
Tapping readers for revenue
Mediawatch - For years the New Zealand Herald has talked about making online readers pay, just as subscribers to the printed paper do. This week it finally did it. Audio
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Anniversary of Tjibaou's death commemorated in New Caledonia
Anniversary of Tjibaou's death commemorated in New Caledonia
6 May 2019Commemorations have been held in New Caledonia to mark the 30th anniversary of the assassination of the pro-independence leader Jean-Marie Tjibao
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Motorcycle madness: the 89 year old biker and possum-trapper
Motorcycle madness: the 89 year old biker and possum-trapper
Every fortnight or so, Phil Pearce takes his classic Kawasaki 650W for a 90-minute ride from Palmerston North to his family land in Rangitikei to check on the possum bait stations. Audio
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'I saw extraordinary people do extraordinary things on that day'
'I saw extraordinary people do extraordinary things on that day'
6 May 2019On March 15 two men ran into Christchurch Hospital claiming they’d witnessed a shooting and to expect patients. It was the first and only warning the hospital would receive.
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Filibustering for Jesus
Filibustering for Jesus
6 May 2019The End of Life Choice Bill is finally back on Parliament’s agenda. But its opponents aren’t about to roll over, so what tactics are available to them? Quite a few, Phil Smith discovers.
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Nadia Lim's breastfeeding cookies
Nadia Lim's breastfeeding cookies
3 May 2019While rehearsing six to seven hours a day for the TV show Dancing with the Stars, celebrity chef Nadia Lim is still breastfeeding her second child – with some help from these cookies. Audio
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Why we need 'elderhood'
Why we need 'elderhood'
30 Apr 2019Humans are living longer than ever before but we've lost the leadership and wisdom of elders, says Canadian author and activist Stephen Jenkinson. He tells Jesse Mulligan that becoming an elder is a skill we can teach by example. Video, Audio
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'Oh c'mon mate': five years of Guyon Espiner gems
'Oh c'mon mate': five years of Guyon Espiner gems
3 May 2019Alex Perrottet looks back at the highlights and unforgettable classic moments from Guyon Espiner's five years on Morning Report. Video
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WELLfed: teaching communities to cook one parent at a time
WELLfed: teaching communities to cook one parent at a time
29 Apr 2019East Porirua residents are learning to cook nutritious and affordable meals for their families via free classes. Audio
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Opera on Sunday: Die Walküre
Opera on Sunday: Die Walküre
5 May 2019Wotan’s wilful warrior daughter Brünnhilde loses her immortality in opera’s most famous act of filial defiance. And the Valkyries ride again. Listen on RNZ Concert from 6pm.
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National Party leadership speculation starts from the inside
National Party leadership speculation starts from the inside
3 May 2019Week in Politics – Peter Wilson reports on another week of speculation about Simon Bridges' leadership – this time from and it's coming from inside his own caucus.
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Fat Girls* Dance Club
Fat Girls* Dance Club
3 May 2019Wellington's Fat Girls* Dance Club is exactly what it sounds like – a safe space for women who love to dance but don't feel comfortable in traditional classes. Audio
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Sportsman of the Year - Jan Hellriegel
Sportsman of the Year - Jan Hellriegel
26 Apr 2019An album, a book and a podcast, Sportsman of the Year is a celebration of life, its foibles and its perfect imperfection, and tells a tale of grit and of never giving up by award-winning singer and songwriter Jan Hellriegel. Audio
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Busking violinist goes viral
Busking violinist goes viral
5 May 2019A video of 23-year-old Richard Taylor performing Bach outside a Kapiti Coast shopping centre has racked up more than 22,000 views in 36 hours.
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Hymns on Sunday
Hymns on Sunday
5 May 2019Hymns of thankfulness in today's selection, along with some season-appropriate harvest hymns, presented by Robyn Jaquiery. Audio
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Flesh is more: underwear in 2019
Flesh is more: underwear in 2019
5 May 2019When it comes to what you wear underneath your clothes, rules are a thing of the past. Sonia Sly finds out more in the latest episode of My Heels are Killing Me. Audio
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Sound Lounge: John Rimmer at 80
Sound Lounge: John Rimmer at 80
4 May 2019We celebrate John Rimmer's 80th year with a few handpicked works from his long and varied career as a composer.
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On the Farm: what's happening in rural NZ
On the Farm: what's happening in rural NZ
Confident sheep and beef farmers are out-bidding foresters for land on the North Island's East Coast, while in the South Island, apple harvesting is almost finished in the Nelson-Motueka region. Audio
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Music Alive: A New Zealand Partita
Music Alive: A New Zealand Partita
4 May 2019Pianist Stephen De Pledge premières short pieces by seven NZ composers inspired by JS Bach's Partita No 3.
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Opinion - Government running out of chances to be 'transformational'
Opinion - Government running out of chances to be 'transformational'
3 May 2019Jacinda Ardern's government is running out of chances to be the "transformational" administration it promised to be in the 2017 election campaign, writes Tim Watkin.
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Appointment: The Valkyrie
Appointment: The Valkyrie
Erica Challis takes us through the story and music of the second of Wagners' 'Ring Cycle' operas, ahead of tomorrow night's broadcast from The Met. Audio