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Remembering Darcy Clay, twenty years on
Remembering Darcy Clay, twenty years on
22 Sep 2018It's been twenty years since the death of cult Kiwi musician Darcy Clay. Tony Stamp talks to three of the people behind the scenes of his brief but bright career. Video, Audio
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What was health camp like for Kiwi kids?
What was health camp like for Kiwi kids?
The radical idea of a 'health camp' was dreamed up by paediatrician Dr Elisabeth Gunn after she served in WWI. At the first ever such camp in 1919, 55 malnourished children spent three weeks at a rural settlement near Whanganui. Audio
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Undie FiveHundy: Why Waimamaku?
Undie FiveHundy: Why Waimamaku?
Waimamaku is a tiny town just south of the Hokianga Harbour with a Four Square store, a cafe, a health centre, a hall, a takeaway shop, a garage and a play centre. "What more do you want?" as one local says. Audio
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New Horizons: Gender fluidity with Christine and the Queens (and Bob Dylan)
New Horizons: 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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'What has it got us?' - 125 years of women's suffrage
'What has it got us?' - 125 years of women's suffrage
19 Sep 2018Aotearoa has had three women Prime Ministers and our parliament has 38 percent women, but some MPs say equality in the House is still a way off. Daniela Maoate-Cox investigates. Audio
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'We called them The Pictures'
'We called them The Pictures'
23 Sep 2018In the 1950s, going out to the movies was a highlight of the week for most people, writes John Bluck in the sixth instalment of his memoir Nuhaka Dreaming.
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The Mixtape: 30 Years of Smokefree Rockquest
The Mixtape: 30 Years of Smokefree Rockquest
15 Sep 2018Rockquest was founded 30 years ago in Christchurch and still going strong. The competition's founders join us to share some of their favourite artists that have been through the competition and discuss why Rockquest is still thriving. Video, Audio
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School students' fertiliser business saves mussel habitat
School students' fertiliser business saves mussel habitat
21 Sep 2018Mussels are a staple food in the Far North community of Panguru, but under threat from an invasive sea squirt known as titi kuri. Allen Karena is one of the local high school students who've started a business removing titi kuri from the rocks and converting it into a potent fertiliser. Audio
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Today's teens less fit than parents at same age
Today's teens less fit than parents at same age
21 Sep 2018New Zealand teenagers are less fit and weigh more than their parents did at their age, according to a University of Otago study.
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NZ Live: The RNZAF Band
NZ Live: The RNZAF Band
21 Sep 2018A five-piece dance ensemble from the Royal New Zealand Airforce Band play some Motown and Latin-infused numbers in our Wellington studio. Audio, Gallery
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The remote Marshall Islands atoll planning to become the "next Hong Kong"
The remote Marshall Islands atoll planning to become the "next Hong Kong"
21 Sep 2018The mayor of Rongelap has unveiled a grand design for the future of his remote coral atoll – a new city rising out of a former nuclear wasteland.
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The Sampler: Egypt Station by Paul McCartney
The Sampler: Egypt Station by Paul McCartney
18 Sep 2018Paul McCartney can't seem to stop writing songs. Nick Bollinger considers what his latest ones add to the best known songbook in pop. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday
Hymns on Sunday
23 Sep 2018Hymns from across the centuries today, from Jerusalem the Golden written by 12th century Benedictine monk Bernard of Cluny to Michael Perry's 1980s hymn Like a mighty river flowing.
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Sound Lounge
Sound Lounge
22 Sep 2018Tonight in Sound Lounge Rosie Langabeer talks about the creation of her Silver Scroll nominated Occulmente, and 'Relevant Tones' uncovers why composers enjoy creating mini-masterworks under three-minutes long. RNZ Concert from 9pm.
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How to help a teenage girl 'skip the drama'
How to help a teenage girl 'skip the drama'
20 Sep 2018Anxiety, self-harm, social media, homework, partying, curfews, respect… It's not easy being a teenage girl and it's not easy parenting a teenage girl. Australian child psychologist Sarah Hughes shares some advice from her new book. Audio
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Australian director Bruce Beresford on his new film 'Ladies in Black'
Australian director Bruce Beresford on his new film 'Ladies in Black'
19 Sep 2018Bruce Beresford talks to Simon Morris about his sweet-natured adaptation of the best-selling novel The Woman in Black, set in a Sydney department store in the late 1950s. Video, Audio
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What Women Want: conversations about domestic violence and healthcare
What Women Want: conversations about domestic violence and healthcare
22 Sep 2018Protection orders fail to shelter abused women from the risk of further domestic violence, says the co-founder and CEO of the Waikato Women’s Refuge Roni Albert.
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Live at WOMAD 2018: Noura Mint Seymali
Live at WOMAD 2018: Noura Mint Seymali
22 Sep 2018A selection of live recordings from Taranaki's WOMAD World Music Festival 2018. This week it's Noura Mint Seymali, a Mauritanian singer-songwriter and instrumentalist
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Inside Out with Nick Tipping
Inside Out with Nick Tipping
22 Sep 2018Music from Tommy Potter on his 100th birthday, a look at the African-influenced jazz of the late Randy Weston, and a new track from Liam Ryan and Rodger Fox. Inside Out from 5pm on RNZ Concert.
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Is Anne Dredge "the first New Zealander to come back from end-stage Alzheimer's"?
Is Anne Dredge "the first New Zealander to come back from end-stage Alzheimer's"?
21 Sep 2018This time last year Peter Dredge was told his wife Anne had no more than six months to live. He tells Jesse Mulligan that since Anne has been on a treatment programme developed by Dale Bredesen her condition has improved hugely. Audio
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Open letter: Pacific 'leeches' comments show gross misunderstanding
Open letter: Pacific 'leeches' comments show gross misunderstanding
20 Sep 2018Opinion - Heather du Plessis-Allan's recent comments on the radio that the Pacific islands are leeches on New Zealand is dangerously ignorant, insulting, and undermines New Zealand itself.
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The Great Kererū Count has begun
The Great Kererū Count has begun
22 Sep 2018Over ten days last September, New Zealanders counted more than 15,000 native pigeons around the country. How many will we see this year?
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Imani Winds in concert
Imani Winds in concert
22 Sep 2018Imani Winds bring their unique blend of fun and festivity to a serious programme, including a Natalie Hunt première.
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Silika Isaia and Gabby Faapuea perform 'Canvas'
Silika Isaia and Gabby Faapuea perform 'Canvas'
20 Sep 2018Award-winning 17-year-old singer Silika Isaia is back in the studio, this time with a different keyboardist, Gabby Faapuea, to perform their song about racial prejudice, Canvas. Audio