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Fiji throws support behind Nelson Mandela declaration
Fiji throws support behind Nelson Mandela declaration
Fiji has thrown its support behind the Nelson Mandela Political Declaration at a peace summit in New York.
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WOMAD 2019: Top acts announced
WOMAD 2019: Top acts announced
27 Sep 2018WOMAD has just made the first artist announcement for its 2019 festival, which is taking place in Taranaki in March.
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The Mixtape: Adam McGrath
The Mixtape: Adam McGrath
22 Sep 2018This week's RNZ Music mixtape selector is The Eastern's Adam McGrath. He shares tales of his rugged Southern upbringing with Kirsten Johnstone. Video, Audio
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Last few days to download this Podcast Classic
Last few days to download this Podcast Classic
27 Sep 2018Angelo Xiang Yu gives a stunning performance of Vivaldi's Four Seasons with the NZSO. It's available for download just until the end of the month.
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WOMAD 2019: Teeks, Angelique Kidjo and Silkroad Ensemble to perform
WOMAD 2019: Teeks, Angelique Kidjo and Silkroad Ensemble to perform
27 Sep 2018WOMAD has just made the first artist announcement for its 2019 festival, which is taking place in Taranaki in March.
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The world-saving science of humble salt water
The world-saving science of humble salt water
25 Sep 2018Salt water is a building block of the human body, essential to the planet’s temperature regulation, could help mitigate climate change, but is not very well understood, a researcher says. Audio
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Kool & the Gang, The Jacksons, Village People to play Mt Maunganui in January
Kool & the Gang, The Jacksons, Village People to play Mt Maunganui in January
27 Sep 2018The Jacksons, Kool & the Gang, The Pointer Sisters, Village People, Sister Sledge and The Sounds of the Supremes will perform at Mt Maunganui’s ASB Baypark in January.
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Veteran Aussie pub rockers The Johnnys are back on the road
Veteran Aussie pub rockers The Johnnys are back on the road
22 Sep 2018Australian pub rockers The Johnnys are playing five New Zealand shows next week, knocking out their high-energy repertoire and paying tribute to their bandmate Spencer P. Jones who passed away in August. Video, Audio
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'It was one hell of a ride, I can tell ya'
'It was one hell of a ride, I can tell ya'
22 Sep 2018Relentless touring is a punishing experience and can take a physical and mental toll on a band but veteran Australian pub rockers, The Johnnys, thrived on it. Video, Audio
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Doomsday architecture: Building resilient cities
Doomsday architecture: Building resilient cities
24 Sep 2018Measures to protect cities from the intense storms and rising sea levels caused by climate change should consider projects which also enhance life in the city, an expert says. Audio
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The Realness: how a blood disease shaped hip hop history
The Realness: how a blood disease shaped hip hop history
22 Sep 2018The rapper Prodigy and his collaborator Havoc came to fame in the 1990s as the influential US rap duo Mobb Deep. But Prodigy also suffered from sickle cell anaemia, dying from complications related to the disease in June 2017. 'The Realness' from WNYC looks at the impact of sickle cell on Prodigy's life and music. Audio
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Eclectic shirts and dreadlocks - U.S. pianist Awadagin Pratt
Eclectic shirts and dreadlocks - U.S. pianist Awadagin Pratt
In the conservative world of classical music, Pratt broke stereotypes by turning up for concerts in eclectic outfits rather than a tuxedo and tails. It’s part of his desire to engage with and promote classical music to contemporary audiences. Video, Audio
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Funding demands threaten Pacific Super Rugby bid
Funding demands threaten Pacific Super Rugby bid
26 Sep 2018Enormous funding demands could trip up a proposed Pacific-based Super Rugby team before it gets off the ground.
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Lost to ice for 169 years: The HMS Erebus
Lost to ice for 169 years: The HMS Erebus
One of the greatest exploratory ships in history - which disappeared in 1845, only to be found 169 years later under Canadian ice - is now the subject of a book by Michael Palin. Video, Audio
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Explosion of 'unashamedly feminist' writing just the start
Explosion of 'unashamedly feminist' writing just the start
24 Sep 2018Opinion - For many reasons women's rights, concerns and experiences are currently of great urgency and that's inevitably going to show up in our writing and reading behaviour, writes Claire Murdoch.
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Gender fluidity with Christine and the Queens (and Bob Dylan)
Gender fluidity with Christine and the Queens (and Bob Dylan)
23 Sep 2018William Dart reviews the new album by the artist known as Christine and the Queens simply titled Chris, and takes a little look at some classic standards performed in a gender-switched way. Video, Audio
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The Eye of the Liger
The Eye of the Liger
A Pacific island wrestler with a half lion-half tiger alter ego has carved a career out of his childhood love of comics and wrestling. Audio, Gallery
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Why it's hell to spell in English
Why it's hell to spell in English
24 Sep 2018The English language needs some spelling revision so it makes more sense and is more consistent, a Monash University linguistics professor says. Audio
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'Half lion and half tiger but full Samoan'
'Half lion and half tiger but full Samoan'
Comic book artist and wrestler Michel Mulipola, with his liger alter ego, has carved a career out of his childhood passions. Audio, Gallery
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Parliament's to do list: Equal pay for women, freeze for MPs
Parliament's to do list: Equal pay for women, freeze for MPs
25 Sep 2018Check in with Parliament's priorities this week, also including waka jumping, drugs on the high seas, and not forcing kids into school until the age of five. Audio
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The Sampler: Flow State by Tash Sultana
The Sampler: Flow State by Tash Sultana
25 Sep 2018"Check out just about any of the now numerous videos of Sultana online and it’s a thing to behold: this raggle-taggle dancing Aussie imp creating the sound and energy of a full band with just a guitar, sampler and a bunch of pedals. And that is essentially what you get on Sultana’s first album." Audio
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'What women want': Health, domestic violence panels
'What women want': Health, domestic violence panels
25 Sep 2018To mark the 125th anniversary of Women's Suffrage, broadcaster Alison Mau hosted 'What Women Want' – a series of panel-style conversations about domestic violence, healthcare, the equality that women still seek and how to achieve it.
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Countering NZ's workplace ageism
Countering NZ's workplace ageism
23 Sep 2018New Zealand has a problem with ageism in the workplace, management professor Jarrod Harr says, and many of the prejudices against older workers are not based on fact. Audio
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Strawberry crisis: How NZ can prevent 'crisis contagion'
Strawberry crisis: How NZ can prevent 'crisis contagion'
24 Sep 2018Opinion - The reputation of New Zealand's strawberry industry could be contaminated by the needles found in Australian fruit, but our growers can still minimise the damage, writes Daniel Laufer.