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The Sampler: The White Album Turns 50
The Sampler: The White Album Turns 50
20 Nov 2018The Beatles 'White Album' is 50 years old and there's a new 6-disc edition to mark the occasion. Nick Bollinger takes a deep dive. Audio
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Pauline Hanson: 20 years of controversy
Pauline Hanson: 20 years of controversy
Pauline Hanson's political career has been so riveting to watch, and has so influenced the rest of the world's perception of Australia, that journalist Kerry-Anne Walsh "simply couldn't leave it alone". Audio
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Exclusive video: Kimbra unplugged
Exclusive video: Kimbra unplugged
20 Nov 2018New Zealand pop singer Kimbra performs an acoustic version of ‘Everybody Knows’ from her latest album Primal Heart, live at Neil Finn's Roundhead Studios.
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Music Alive: Bella and Michael play Beethoven
Music Alive: Bella and Michael play Beethoven
20 Nov 2018Bella Hristova and Michael Houstoun bring their shared love of Beethoven to the concert platform in the first of three concerts of the complete sonatas for violin and piano.
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Meet the NZSO's newest bassoon
Meet the NZSO's newest bassoon
21 Nov 2018The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Principal Contrabassoon player David Angus demonstrates the contraforte, a new radical redesign of the 250-year old instrument. David's very happy. But some others ... not so much.
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Digging into crosswords' cryptic mind powers
Digging into crosswords' cryptic mind powers
19 Nov 2018Crossword puzzles are a workout for the brain using both creativity and logic - and we're only just learning the mechanics of how they help maintain mental fitness, puzzle designer David Astle says. Audio
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The best movies new to streaming this week
The best movies new to streaming this week
20 Nov 2018A big selection of classics from the Australian New Wave of the '70s and '80s is Dan Slevin’s highlight of this week’s new-to-streaming feature films.
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Art, Life, Music - Kim Pieters
Art, Life, Music - Kim Pieters
Much of Kim Pieters' art work is inspired by philosophy, or poetry, or abstract concepts of language and knowledge. Charlotte Wilson visits her studio in the middle of the working port of Dunedin. Audio, Gallery
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Luke Buda and Don McGlashan's new protest song to get kids off Nauru
Luke Buda and Don McGlashan's new protest song to get kids off Nauru
Wellington musician Luke Buda talks to Yadana Saw about 'Children Don’t Belong in Jail' – a song he wrote with "storyteller songwriter” Don McGlashan about refugee children detained on the island of Nauru. Video, Audio
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We count down the top 15 TV themes as chosen by listeners
We count down the top 15 TV themes as chosen by listeners
13 Nov 2018Jesse Mulligan asked people to tell him their favourite TV theme, and was INUNDATED with suggestions. We've managed to narrow them down and counting down the top 15. Video, Audio
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Women in rugby: A 12-year-old girl's view
Women in rugby: A 12-year-old girl's view
19 Nov 2018Opinion - If I get to see the best women's rugby team in the world play I would be the happiest girl ever. When I am old enough I hope I can be a Black Fern rugby player and represent New Zealand, writes 12-year-old Sarah Jones.
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What's it like moving from South Africa to New Zealand?
What's it like moving from South Africa to New Zealand?
19 Nov 2018Veronica Turner is one of the 54,000 South Africans living in New Zealand. She says life here is not without challenges as many Kiwis view the South African character as arrogant and 'pushy'. Audio
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Brian Priestley: a pioneering media-watcher remembered
Brian Priestley: a pioneering media-watcher remembered
18 Nov 2018It’s 30 years since Brian Priestley last lashed the media on Fourth Estate, the TVNZ show that made him a household name. But he still had a lot to say about the media after that. Colin Peacock reflects on his legacy. Audio
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The Mixtape: DLT and MC B-ware of Upper Hutt Posse
The Mixtape: DLT and MC B-ware of Upper Hutt Posse
17 Nov 2018Wellington hip-hop pioneers Upper Hutt Posse were inducted into the Hall of Fame on Thursday at the Vodafone NZ Music Awards. Members Darryl Thomson aka, DLT and Bennett Pomana, aka MC B-Ware, joined Alex Behan to select songs and tell stories for the RNZ Music Mixtape. Video, Audio
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Baby's first year: advice from a hospital play specialist
Baby's first year: advice from a hospital play specialist
15 Nov 2018Once your baby's on the move, the easiest way to identify potential hazards around the house is to do a video tour with your phone held at knee height, says Nicola Woollaston, author of the new book Nurturing Your Baby’s Potential. Audio, Gallery
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Music Alive: NZSO plays Schumann and Barber
Music Alive: NZSO plays Schumann and Barber
19 Nov 2018German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott plays Schumann's romantic cello concerto with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Feddeck.
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MMP turns 25: more women, Māori and Asians in parliament
MMP turns 25: more women, Māori and Asians in parliament
18 Nov 2018Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) has changed what our government looks like and what it does, say politics experts Fiona Barker and Jack Vowles. Video, Audio
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Five composers from four countries go with the flow
Five composers from four countries go with the flow
19 Nov 2018NZ composer Martin Lodge's new CD links composers from four continents in a joint musical statement on the Taoist theme of ‘flow’. Audio
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NZ Live: Mimi & Rivers
NZ Live: Mimi & Rivers
16 Nov 2018Mimi (Aimee Belton) first met Rivers (Chris Baigent) during the aftermath of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The duo plays folky tunes with pop melodies and strong harmonies. Audio
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The Sampler : More Blood, More Tracks by Bob Dylan
The Sampler : More Blood, More Tracks by Bob Dylan
13 Nov 2018Bob Dylan's Blood On The Tracks is one of the most celebrated albums in popular music. An exhaustive new 6-disc set lets us eavesdrop on its construction. Nick Bollinger discusses the set, and his own long relationship with its contents. Audio
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Fake news cycle: Media skirmish over cycleways
Fake news cycle: Media skirmish over cycleways
Mediawatch - Hosts and journalists at NZME's flagship news brands calling each other out over Auckland cycleways reporting is not a great look for a company aiming to monetise its content, Colin Peacock writes. Audio
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Insight: Has the time come for Genetic Modification?
Insight: Has the time come for Genetic Modification?
Trees with red trunks and apples that are red right the way through and flower all year round: is it time to back NZ scientists' GM products? Charlie Dreaver reports. Audio
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Mohair, mo' money: farming Angora goats in Canterbury
Mohair, mo' money: farming Angora goats in Canterbury
16 Nov 2018Farmer Glenn Gamble says the fleece from his 400 Angora goats sells for a much higher price than the wool from his crossbred sheep. Audio
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RNZ Music counts down NZ music's best moustaches
RNZ Music counts down NZ music's best moustaches
19 Nov 2018To celebrate Movember, the RNZ Music team is counting down our favourite local music mo’s... and a couple of beards.