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US midterm elections: Key races to watch
US midterm elections: Key races to watch
Congressional races, Senate races, gubernatorial races, it's all happening. Here's some of the more interesting election battles to follow, and a few of the coin tosses that could turn the tide. Video
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The joy of wild swimming in NZ
The joy of wild swimming in NZ
Kiwi conservationist Annette Lees says she's never had a bad swim. She explores why open water swimming is such a deep part of our culture in the new book Swim: a year of swimming outdoors in New Zealand. Audio, Gallery
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Spin king Shane Warne sets the record straight
Spin king Shane Warne sets the record straight
4 Nov 2018When Shane Warne emerged as a rare cricketing talent in the early 1990s, he single-handedly made the mysterious art of leg spin bowling fashionable again. Video, Audio
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More refugee families leave Nauru for Australia
More refugee families leave Nauru for Australia
Eight children were flown to Australia from Nauru on Monday for medical treatment, refugee advocates say.
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NZ to send Defence Force personnel to APEC
NZ to send Defence Force personnel to APEC
6 Nov 2018New Zealand will deploy a patrol vessel, a surveillance aircraft and more than 120 Defence Force personnel to assist with the APEC summit in Papua New Guinea next week.
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Joni Mitchell turns 75
Joni Mitchell turns 75
9 Nov 2018Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell celebrates her 75th birthday this week. Here's an overview of her career from our Collections corner.
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RNZ music counts down NZ music's best moustaches
RNZ music counts down NZ music's best moustaches
7 Nov 2018To celebrate Movember, the RNZ Music team is counting down our favourite local music mo’s... and a couple of beards.
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Inside New Zealand’s unregulated sperm donor network
Inside New Zealand’s unregulated sperm donor network
Why are New Zealand women eschewing fertility clinics and looking for sperm donors online? Amy Nelmes Bissett uncovers a world of hope and risk.
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'Competitive tree climbing is like ballet'
'Competitive tree climbing is like ballet'
3 Nov 2018New Zealanders are world-class tree climbers, so if you're in Dunedin next weekend, check out the national champs, says Zane Wedding. Video, Audio
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Art, Life, Music: Hannah Beehre
Art, Life, Music: Hannah Beehre
Lyttelton artist and musician Hannah Beehre talks to Charlotte Wilson about her fascination with the magical, sublime and monstrous. Audio, Gallery
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Student Flat Reunion by Superturtle: looking back without nostalgia
Student Flat Reunion by Superturtle: looking back without nostalgia
30 Oct 2018Auckland band Superturtle seem to exist in a place where it's always the early '80s. Nick Bollinger stops by for a listen to their new album. Audio
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Music Alive: A New Zealand Partita
Music Alive: A New Zealand Partita
6 Nov 2018In this special recital from NZ Festival 2018, pianist Stephen de Pledge plays pieces by seven NZ composers, preceded by the Bach movements that inspired them.
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The curious case of the West Papua desk in Auckland
The curious case of the West Papua desk in Auckland
Except for the Morning Star flag above it, the 'West Papua solidarity' desk' in Onehunga blends in with the surrounding office furniture. But to indigenous Papuans like filmmaker Wensislaus Fatubun, this desk carries a lot of weight. Audio
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Dr Rachel Buchanan: 'The shame of Parihaka is so great it can never end'
Dr Rachel Buchanan: 'The shame of Parihaka is so great it can never end'
4 Nov 2018On 5 November 1881, a small Māori settlement in Taranaki was ransacked by colonial troops. Dr Rachel Buchanan has written a history of the Parihaka people woven into her own family story – Ko Taranaki te Maunga. Audio
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Headquarters: Orchestra Of Spheres
Headquarters: Orchestra Of Spheres
3 Nov 2018With their colourful costumes and trance inducing sounds, Orchestra Of Spheres have built a loyal audience both here and overseas. They show us around their Wellington base The Pyramid Club, and play a couple of new songs from the album Mirror. Video, Audio
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Beyond Kate: Sure to rise
Beyond Kate: Sure to rise
Mathematics, science and English are considered key to a good education today, but when women won the right to vote, learning to bake the perfect scone was considered an essential. Audio
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Art, Life, Music
Art, Life, Music
The next stop on our 'Art, Life, Music' road trip finds us in Lyttelton with artist and musician Hannah Beehre. Audio, Gallery
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'Ikale Tahi players out to secure World Cup spots
'Ikale Tahi players out to secure World Cup spots
Tonga rugby coach Toutai Kefu says this month's Northern Hemisphere tour is a chance for fringe players to force their way into World Cup consideration.
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China asks Australia to drop 'Cold War attitude'
China asks Australia to drop 'Cold War attitude'
5 Nov 2018China has called on Australia to drop their 'Cold War attitude' to its growing role in the Pacific Islands and recognise that no one country has a "sphere of influence" in the region.
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Headhunter: the story of Horatio Robley
Headhunter: the story of Horatio Robley
5 Nov 2018The story of Horatio Robley continues. How did a man once dubbed a "predator of culture" for his collection of Maori heads become better known as a 'friend of the Maori'? Audio
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'Trump worst President ever' - Republican strategist
'Trump worst President ever' - Republican strategist
31 Oct 2018Donald Trump is pouring acid into America's national dialogue, a long time Republican strategist, says. And his brand of populism is destroying the GOP. Audio
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Māori media under review
Māori media under review
4 Nov 2018The government has announced a major review of Māori broadcasting and around 18 jobs are on the line. Colin Peacock talks to an executive who hopes the review will confront 25 years' worth of unresolved issues. Video, Audio
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Marlon Williams' self-directed 'Vampire Again' video wins at 2018 NZ Music Artisan Awards
Marlon Williams' self-directed 'Vampire Again' video wins at 2018 NZ Music Artisan Awards
10 Nov 2018Marlon Williams continues his great run of awards, winning the Tui for the Best Music Video at this year's NZ Music Artisan awards. Video, Audio
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US midterm elections: A carnival of Trump
US midterm elections: A carnival of Trump
5 Nov 2018As the US prepares to vote in its crucial midterm elections, RNZ's Tim Watkins goes to one of Donald Trump's rallies and discovers it isn't about facts and figures, it's about tribes and theatre.