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Fiji 'humbled and grateful' for 7s hosting opportunity
Fiji 'humbled and grateful' for 7s hosting opportunity
The Fiji Rugby Union says while it's disappointing their bid to host a new World Sevens Series tournament was unsuccessful, they are humbled and grateful that New Zealand Rugby has offered to alternate the hosting of the Hamilton leg.
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Call for PNG seabed mining licences to be cancelled
Call for PNG seabed mining licences to be cancelled
15 Mar 2019Groups opposed to sea bed mining in Papua New Guinea want the government to cancel licences given to embattled miner Nautilus.
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UPNG interim chancellor resigns - report
UPNG interim chancellor resigns - report
14 Mar 2019The interim chancellor of the University of Papua New Guinea has reportedly resigned.
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$NZ10 billion dollar carrot for new competition
$NZ10 billion dollar carrot for new competition
15 Mar 2019World Rugby's dangling a $10 billion dollar carrot in front of national unions as they try to get the new Nations Championship plans across the line.
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Music Alive: Bach Cantata Vespers
Music Alive: Bach Cantata Vespers
19 Nov 2017It's 'Choirs on Fridays' on Music Alive at the moment. This week, St Paul's Cathedral choir in Wellington celebrates the music of the Reformation. Audio
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Classical podcasts
Classical podcasts
15 Mar 2019Two great classical works are currently available for free download from RNZ's Podcast Classics page. Berlioz beauty and Mahler magnificence, both feature the NZSO with Edo de Waart.
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Review: Silkroad Ensemble live in Auckland
Review: Silkroad Ensemble live in Auckland
15 Mar 2019Silkroad Ensemble's world fusion feast delighted the Auckland audience last night, but did it go too easy on the spice?
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Opera director shares some favourites
Opera director shares some favourites
14 Mar 2019Jacqueline Coats' current project is to bring The Barber of Seville alive for Capital E, with the hope of engaging with the next generation of opera fans. Video, Audio
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'As long as I’m near the ocean, I’m all right'
'As long as I’m near the ocean, I’m all right'
14 Mar 2019Eyewitness - For over a century, Niueans have been moving to New Zealand in search of a better life. Did they find it? Audio
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At the Movies: If Beale Street Could Talk
At the Movies: If Beale Street Could Talk
13 Mar 2019The Academy Award-winning If Beale Street Could Talk is based on the novel by distinguished writer James Baldwin and directed by Barry Jenkins. Video, Audio
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Six reasons to get excited about the Warriors this year
Six reasons to get excited about the Warriors this year
14 Mar 2019Opinion - With the 2019 National Rugby League season kicking off this week, Jamie Wall believes Warriors' fans have a multitude of reasons to be excited. Video
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Songs for the environment and the spirit of protest
Songs for the environment and the spirit of protest
15 Mar 2019As school children across New Zealand strike to draw attention to climate change, RNZ Music shares a playlist of New Zealand songs that speak to a spirit of resistance and a strong sense of place.
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Hope for a Generation: Songs for the environment and the spirit of protest
Hope for a Generation: Songs for the environment and the spirit of protest
15 Mar 2019As school children across New Zealand strike to draw attention to climate change, RNZ Music shares a playlist of New Zealand songs that speak to a spirit of resistance and a strong sense of place.
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Why privacy scandals don't scare us off social media
Why privacy scandals don't scare us off social media
15 Mar 2019Facebook knows who we message, the calls we make and the contacts in our phones, so why aren't we all closing our accounts? Max Towle investigates. Video
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Music Alive: Outraged
Music Alive: Outraged
14 Mar 2019Not all the classics were well-received at first. New Zealand violinist Benjamin Baker joins the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra for a concert featuring some shocking music!
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Young leaders on climate strikes and disengagement
Young leaders on climate strikes and disengagement
14 Mar 2019Tomorrow, teenagers around the country will protest against climate change. So today we decided to talk to a couple of students who are deeply interested in the issues facing them and the country. Audio
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Contemplating the end of the world with Extinction Rebellion
Contemplating the end of the world with Extinction Rebellion
14 Mar 2019Take urgent action on climate change or face mass, worldwide death - that's the stark message of a new global protest movement that calls itself Extinction Rebellion. By Alex Braae for The Spinoff. Video, Audio
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Niue and Niu Silani
Niue and Niu Silani
14 Mar 2019For more than a century, Niueans have been exercising their right as citizens of New Zealand to move here in search of a better life. Audio
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How Silicon Valley's miserable culture took over our offices
How Silicon Valley's miserable culture took over our offices
11 Mar 2019If you're working insane hours, stressed and exhausted, thank the tech industry. It changed work culture says Dan Lyons, tech journalist and former staff writer for Silicon Valley. Audio
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Worlds of Music
Worlds of Music
9 Mar 2019Trevor Reekie features some favourites from WOMADS past, and an American archivist who's curated an album about the 78rpm era in Southeast Asia. Audio
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Can young blood benefit the elderly?
Can young blood benefit the elderly?
9 Mar 2019Taking blood transfusions from the young has been decried as a very expensive snake oil, but a doctor says there are some promising signs it could curb diseases associated with aging. Audio
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Review: Alita- Battle Angel
Review: Alita- Battle Angel
14 Mar 2019Widescreen - Timed to slip in under cover of the multiple Captain Marvel reviews appearing in outlets big and small, here’s Dan Slevin’s review of another female-led superhero film.
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New Caledonia restates France's claim on Matthew, Hunter islands
New Caledonia restates France's claim on Matthew, Hunter islands
Three of New Caledonia's four members of the French legislature have come out strongly against Vanuatu's claim to two uninhabited islands also claimed by France.
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Pacific peoples fight to find themselves in NZ's Far North
Pacific peoples fight to find themselves in NZ's Far North
13 Mar 2019The New Zealand charitable trust Fale Pasifika says Pacific people in New Zealand's far north need spaces where they can practice their culture.