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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 outbidding foresters for land on the North Island's East Coast... while apple harvesting is almost finished in the Nelson-Motueka region. Audio
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The autism employment conundrum
The autism employment conundrum
26 Apr 2019Two years ago, Jackson left school with NCEA Level 3 and started looking for work in the construction sector... he’s still looking. Nikki Mandow explores the problem of finding a job when you're autistic. Audio
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The Motherhood of Man: NZ's baby farming scandal
The Motherhood of Man: NZ's baby farming scandal
24 Apr 2019Back in 1953, a group called the Motherhood of Man Movement was found to be forcing pregnant women in their care to give up babies to rich donors – and pocketing the cash themselves. Audio
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At The movies: Red Joan
At The movies: Red Joan
24 Apr 2019Judi Dench plays a retired physicist accused of giving nuclear secrets to the Russians in Red Joan, reviewed by Dan Slevin. Video, Audio
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Hymns for ANZAC week
Hymns for ANZAC week
28 Apr 2019Today's selection includes hymns to mark Anzac Day on 25 April, there's a hymn tune by Arthur Sullivan (the music half of Gilbert and Sullivan) and a setting of 'Immortal, Invisible' that you don't hear too often. Audio
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Billie Eilish at Spark Arena: "a shared dream"
Billie Eilish at Spark Arena: "a shared dream"
25 Apr 2019When teen doom-pop sensation Billie Eilish played her first arena concert in New Zealand this week, RNZ Music sent two young fans along with concert veteran Yadana Saw. It was a night of much feels. Video, Audio
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Music Alive: NZ National Youth Orchestra in concert
Music Alive: NZ National Youth Orchestra in concert
27 Apr 2019James Macmillan conducts the NZSO National Youth Orchestra in Auckland, with music including his own Veni, veni, Emmanuel.
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Appointment: Music for Rostropovich
Appointment: Music for Rostropovich
27 Apr 2019Cellist Mstislav ‘Slava’ Rostropovich inspired and commissioned a who's who of 20th century composers to write for him. Audio
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How should you feel about magpies?
How should you feel about magpies?
23 Apr 2019Last week RNZ got an email from a listener called Richard Till. "I'm unsure", Richard writes, "of how to feel about magpies." Rebecca Stirnemann, central North Island manager for Forest & Bird, helps to clear things up. Audio
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The transgender men and cross-dressing women who went to war
The transgender men and cross-dressing women who went to war
24 Apr 2019Soldiers who were assigned female at birth and passed as men in order to go to war is often an invisible history. Their motivations and stories are varied, from women who dressed in drag to join the military, to people who in today’s language may have identified as transgender. Audio
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Music Alive Matinée: Dangerous Liaisons
Music Alive Matinée: Dangerous Liaisons
27 Apr 2019There’s a love theme running through this concert, be it forbidden love, unrequited love, or love fulfilled. Music by Beethoven, Bartók and Schumann is played by the New Zealand String Quartet.
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Re-homing racing Greyhounds
Re-homing racing Greyhounds
24 Apr 2019The Greyhound racing industry has faced a lot of scrutiny over the years for its treatment of dogs. Greyhounds as Pets is a charity created to ease these dogs into retirement and help find them a new home. Audio
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Insight: The new alt-right
Insight: The new alt-right
28 Apr 2019Gyles Beckford has been investigating the emergence of new alt-right groups and new causes that are attracting disaffected and disengaged people. Audio
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Instagram influencers reinvent its 'look'
Instagram influencers reinvent its 'look'
Instagram is fast becoming the go-to platform for the young and influential but are things about to dramatically change? Audio
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Scott Walker - from teen pop to avant-garde
Scott Walker - from teen pop to avant-garde
28 Apr 2019Legendary singer Scott Walker died recently. William Dart looks at a signer hailed as everything from existential chansonnier to avant-garde pioneer. Video, Audio
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The Mixtape: Tom Scott
The Mixtape: Tom Scott
16 Apr 2019Auckland rapper Tom Scott's collaborative project Avantdale Bowling Club won the 2019 Taite Music Prize. He joins Kirsten Johnstone to choose songs and share yarns for the RNZ Music Mixtape. Video, Audio
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Music Alive: King's Singers and Voices NZ
Music Alive: King's Singers and Voices NZ
26 Apr 2019Double the fun with this double act celebrating double anniversaries. Everything from Schubert to Billy Joel, Dave Dobbyn to Leonie Holmes.
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The evolutionary purpose of depression and anxiety
The evolutionary purpose of depression and anxiety
We live in an age of anxiety with rates of depression skyrocketing all over the world. But there may be an evolutionary purpose for all this suffering says Dr Randolph Nesse. Audio
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Decoding Aldous Harding’s new album Designer
Decoding Aldous Harding’s new album Designer
26 Apr 2019New Zealand songwriter Aldous Harding teases with cryptic lyrics and a feather-weight feeling on her third album Designer. Kirsten Johnstone speaks to the woman behind the songs. Video, Audio
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Beware the false narrative linking Christchurch to Sri Lanka bombings
Beware the false narrative linking Christchurch to Sri Lanka bombings
25 Apr 2019ISIS and a junior defence minister in the Sri Lankan government have claimed the terrorist attacks on churches and hotels were a response to the attack on mosques in Christchurch on 15 March.
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Lava Lab and drilling into a volcano's magma chamber
Lava Lab and drilling into a volcano's magma chamber
25 Apr 2019University of Canterbury's Lava Lab, plans to drill into a volcano's magma chamber and a Curious Mind volcano drilling game for schools. Audio
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Anti-vaccination message spreads to Pacific
Anti-vaccination message spreads to Pacific
25 Apr 2019Anti-immunisation sentiments that exist in parts of developed countries like New Zealand are being spread to more vulnerable Pacific nations, UNICEF says.
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Morauta calls PNG PM a 'desperate liar
Morauta calls PNG PM a 'desperate liar
26 Apr 2019Papua New Guinea MP and former prime minister, Sir Mekere Morauta, says Prime Minister Peter O'Neill's claims about the Sustainable Development Fund are lies.
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Victims of Sri Lanka terror attacks remembered in Fiji
Victims of Sri Lanka terror attacks remembered in Fiji
Hundreds of people from all walks of life gathered in Suva yesterday to remember the victims of the Sri Lanka terror attacks on Easter Sunday which killed more than 300 people.