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KIAN: the young Aussie singer with a surprise hit
KIAN: the young Aussie singer with a surprise hit
9 Mar 2019Kian Brownfield wrote the song 'Waiting' two years ago when he was just 14 and last year it went viral. He talks to Yadana Saw about his unexpected success and how he chose a record label to sign with. Video, Audio
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Rhye: pillow-talk soul with sweet sensuality
Rhye: pillow-talk soul with sweet sensuality
7 Mar 2019The seductive sounds of Canadian musician Mike Milosh (aka Rhye) inspire fans to share with him some pretty intimate details of their lives. Rhye chats to Kirsten Johnstone ahead of his Tuesday Auckland Festival show. Video, Audio
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Dame Annette King: Her life in politics
Dame Annette King: Her life in politics
9 Mar 2019When Dame Annette King quit politics in 2017 she was New Zealand’s longest serving female MP with 33 years in parliament, a new book looks at her long career in public life. Audio
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Trevor Reekie talks us through five of his favourite songs
Trevor Reekie talks us through five of his favourite songs
9 Mar 2019This week's RNZ mixtape is from Trevor Reekie – a pivotal figure in the NZ music scene who can now be found showcasing trans-global artists on RNZ's Worlds of Music. Video, Audio
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NZ Live: Beat Rhythm Fashion
NZ Live: Beat Rhythm Fashion
8 Mar 2019Beat Rhythm Fashion were the darlings of the post-punk music scene in Wellington in the late '70s and early '80s. Now, over 30 years later, they're back together with a new album Tenterhook. They perform live in the RNZ studio. Video, Audio
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Brexodus - The Brits leaving Britain behind
Brexodus - The Brits leaving Britain behind
Voices looks at the growing number of British citizens migrating to New Zealand because of Brexit, Clare Crofton reports that the number of migrants from the UK has doubled. Audio
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Tongan singer Emily Muli on why Pasifika youth are misunderstood
Tongan singer Emily Muli on why Pasifika youth are misunderstood
Emily Muli speaks to Yadana Saw about her YouTube success, and the 1970s immigration raids that left a mark on NZ's Pacific communities – including her own family. Video, Audio
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Finn Andrews ‘One By The Venom’
VIDEO PREMIERE: Finn Andrews ‘One By The Venom’
11 Mar 2019British/Kiwi musician Finn Andrews plays us an exclusive live version of a sweet song from his forthcoming solo album One Piece at a Time.
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'Leaving Neverland' should not stop Jackson's music
'Leaving Neverland' should not stop Jackson's music
10 Mar 2019The documentary's director Dan Reed says his aim was to explain how paedophiles work, and that people have to make their own choices about how to approach Michael Jackson's music. Audio
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Music Alive: NZSO's Music from the Movies
Music Alive: NZSO's Music from the Movies
11 Mar 2019The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich plays some of the most popular themes in movie history.
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At The Movies: Everybody Knows
At The Movies: Everybody Knows
6 Mar 2019Everybody Knows is a Spanish kidnap drama, starring Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Ricardo Darin and is directed by Iranian Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi. Video, Audio
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Review: The Magic Flute at Auckland Arts Festival
Review: The Magic Flute at Auckland Arts Festival
Peter Hoar says the Komische Oper production is a vibrant, funny, and fast-moving show that had the audience laughing and gasping with wonder. Audio
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About 200 fake Six60 tickets presented at concert's gates
About 200 fake Six60 tickets presented at concert's gates
11 Mar 2019About 200 concertgoers were refused entry to the Six60 concert at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Saturday night when they tried to enter with "fraudulent tickets".
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Inside Out with Nick Tipping
Inside Out with Nick Tipping
9 Mar 2019This week, Nick plays jazz standards with identical or near-identical names, including two ‘Moanin’s, two ‘Milestones’, a ‘Lazy Bird’ and ‘Lady Bird’, and ‘Sunday’ alongside ‘Come Sunday’. Audio
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The people fusing technology with the body
The people fusing technology with the body
7 Mar 2019The thought of having technological implants inside your body might make your skin crawl, but a group of 'grinders' are already doing it and say it'll be the norm soon. Video, Audio, Gallery
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Plato in the playground? The benefits of teaching kids philosophy
Plato in the playground? The benefits of teaching kids philosophy
7 Mar 2019Opening up children's minds to the central questions that most adults "put aside while we rush around" can help them learn better, concentrate longer and develop social skills, says Dr Vanya Kovach. Video, Audio
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Dan Reed: Jackson doco should not stop his music
Dan Reed: Jackson doco should not stop his music
10 Mar 2019Dan Reed directed one of this year's most talked about documentaries, Leaving Neverland. He tells Jim Mora he doesn't believe the film should stop Michael Jackson's music being played. Audio
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Brahms' Fourth Symphony
Brahms' Fourth Symphony
27 Oct 2012He said his best melodies came to him naturally when he was wiping his boots after a morning walk. He added that he then had to work hard to make real music out of these natural gifts. Inge van Rij looks into the background of Brahms' final symphony. Audio
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Growing Demand - NZ's budding cannabis businesses
Growing Demand - NZ's budding cannabis businesses
Insight - With a cannabis referendum on the horizon Teresa Cowie talks to NZ's businesses gearing up for a possible law change. Audio
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The Mixtape: Trevor Reekie
The Mixtape: Trevor Reekie
9 Mar 2019Trevor Reekie has been a pivotal figure in the NZ music scene throughout his career, from helping discover Bic Runga and Shihad, to performing in The Greg Johnson Set and Trip To the Moon. He shares five important songs. Video, Audio
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Pussy Riot in New Zealand
Pussy Riot in New Zealand
11 Mar 2019"The audience swings their hips to techno-punk backing music, torn between paying attention to the political sentiment and the impulse to let loose and bang heads to anarchical punk music."
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Alana Scott: low-FODMAP recipes for gut health
Alana Scott: low-FODMAP recipes for gut health
5 Mar 2019Hamilton woman Alana Scott says a gluten-free, low-FODMAP diet has improved the symptoms of her IBS and coeliac disease by 95 percent. She's just released The Gut Friendly Cookbook. Audio
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Neko Case: Finding Beauty In Destruction
Neko Case: Finding Beauty In Destruction
9 Mar 2019Singer, songwriter and producer Neko Case is returning to New Zealand. She talks about the creation of her latest album Hell-On, learning to write for her voice and finding comfort after the devastation of a house fire. Video, Audio
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Masterful in Masterton: 59 years of Golden Shears
Masterful in Masterton: 59 years of Golden Shears
8 Mar 2019The winner of the Golden Shears Open section is considered the crème de la crème of the shearing world. This year, for the sixth time, it was Rowland Smith of Hawkes Bay. Video, Audio, Gallery