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Dismay in Tahiti over changed nuclear compensation law
Dismay in Tahiti over changed nuclear compensation law
28 Jan 2019French Polynesia's nuclear test veterans organisations are dismayed to find out that a planned change to the compensation law for test victims was quietly altered last year.
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Composer wins major prize
Composer wins major prize
28 Jan 2019New Zealand composer Chris Artley has won first prize at a major international competition for organ music.
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'Tourists from hell' hog holiday headlines and spark media pile-on
'Tourists from hell' hog holiday headlines and spark media pile-on
Mediawatch - The so-called “unruly tourists” were called all the names under the sun in a media pile-on that entertained and angered New Zealanders in equal measure. Audio
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Survival mode: Why some rural emergency services are under threat
Survival mode: Why some rural emergency services are under threat
Insight: Rural GPs and nurses are thin on the ground and the pressure on those trying to provide life saving emergency help is even more evident over the summer. Tess Brunton reports. Audio
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'Enough is enough' - Catholic church condemns Manus detention
'Enough is enough' - Catholic church condemns Manus detention
26 Jan 2019More refugees detained on Manus Island will die in the coming days unless they are taken out of Papua New Guinea for medical treatment, the Catholic church says.
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PNG attorney-general warns about interference
PNG attorney-general warns about interference
25 Jan 2019Papua New Guinea's attorney-general has stressed the importance of public office-holders working within their mandated authority.
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'Girls Rock! Camp' aims to increase women in music
'Girls Rock! Camp' aims to increase women in music
24 Jan 2019A music camp designed to bring more women into the industry is about to start in the capital.
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The Kākāpō Files: Full House
The Kākāpō Files: Full House
26 Jan 2019Forty eight out of fifty kākāpō females on the southern islands have mated, nesting is well underway and the first AI has been carried out, all in episode 6 of the Kākāpō Files. Audio
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Farmer considers switch from organic to conventional
Farmer considers switch from organic to conventional
Marlborough Sounds farmer Noel Moleta is reluctantly considering a switch back to conventional farming because of the high cost of non-chemical fertiliser and no premium for his organic lambs at the meatworks. Audio
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The Frank Burkitt Band win the first NZ Music Award for 2019: Best Folk Artist
The Frank Burkitt Band win the first NZ Music Award for 2019: Best Folk Artist
27 Jan 2019The Frank Burkitt Band have won the 2019 Best Folk Artist Tui, which was presented at the Auckland Folk Festival this evening.
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UK criminologist David Best on addiction recovery in prisons
UK criminologist David Best on addiction recovery in prisons
David Best helped establish the UK's first recovery-focused prison. "Why should we support recovery?" he asks Kim Hill, "Because it will lead to massive reductions in crime and massive increases in engagement and effective citizenship." Audio
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Opera on Sunday: The Girl of the Golden West
Opera on Sunday: The Girl of the Golden West
27 Jan 2019Puccini's gun-slinging heroine is in love with a notorious outlaw. This Met Opera production stars Eva-Maria Westbroek, Jonas Kaufmann and Željko Lučić. Listen on RNZ Concert from 6pm.
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NZ government takes a hit as the political year kicks off
NZ government takes a hit as the political year kicks off
25 Jan 2019Analysis - Having to reveal a politically-damaging failure wasn't the best way for the government to start 2019, writes Peter Wilson.
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New Horizons: Rosanne Cash
New Horizons: Rosanne Cash
27 Jan 2019In the first new programme of New Horizons for the new year, a newly-refreshed William Dart features American singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash and her new album She Remembers Everything. Video, Audio
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LISTEN: Music of Idles, Kate Bush & Michael James Keane
LISTEN: Music of Idles, Kate Bush & Michael James Keane
25 Jan 2019Music reviewer Jeremy Taylor has some remastered LP reissues from Kate Bush's back catalogue, a soul searching solo debut from Michael James Keane and tracks from the second album of Bristol band, Idles. Audio
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Inside Health: the BBC podcast taking a close look at medical advice
Inside Health: the BBC podcast taking a close look at medical advice
How can health consumers separate reliable new advice from that based on bad science or spin from drug companies? Medical journalist and GP Mark Porter does his best to sort the wheat from the chaff on the podcast Inside Health. Audio
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'Would I Instragram island foods more than if I just had Weetbix?'
'Would I Instragram island foods more than if I just had Weetbix?'
27 Jan 2019Writer Lana Lopesi joins academic Damon Salesa for a discussion about Pacific life and culture in the digital age – the subject of Lopesi's new book False Divides.
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On the farm: what's happening around NZ
On the farm: what's happening around NZ
The weather in South Auckland has been good for potatoes and a hill farm near Blenheim that was green at Christmas is now brown. Find out how farmers are faring around the country in our Regional Wrap. Audio
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The Waikato couple walking the sustainability talk
The Waikato couple walking the sustainability talk
Vicky and Ruairi Kelly's kitchen splash-back is a bullet-ridden metal sign dug up from the garden... and an enormous willow branch serves as a light fitting in their lounge. Audio, Gallery
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NZ composer celebrates
NZ composer celebrates
7 May 2016Composer Christopher Blake celebrates a 'special' birthday this month. Here's a recording of one of his more recent works. Video, Audio
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Salmon set to surpass dairy, save the planet
Salmon set to surpass dairy, save the planet
25 Jan 2019Two Cents' Worth - New Zealand’s biggest salmon farmer has an audacious project to make aquaculture bigger than dairy. Audio
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What to do when your Kiwisaver balance falls
What to do when your Kiwisaver balance falls
24 Jan 2019Share markets have been volatile lately, and RNZ listeners have been sharing their concerns about their KiwiSaver with personal finance advisor Mary Holm. Audio
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How do the internet and people of the Pacific get on? It’s complicated
How do the internet and people of the Pacific get on? It’s complicated
26 Jan 2019Lana Lopesi talks with Associate Professor Damon Salesa about her book False Divides.