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Obituary: organist Betty Black
Obituary: organist Betty Black
19 Sep 2018Betty Stewart (Black) was a significant figure in New Zealand music, advocating for harpsichord and organ, doing solo performances and accompanying some of the country’s top choirs, including Wellington’s Orpheus Choir.
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Keeping track of Māori taonga in the world's museums
Keeping track of Māori taonga in the world's museums
18 Sep 2018Historian Ngarino Ellis has a dream that one day the approximately 18,000 Māori artefacts held in international museums will be documented, even if they're not returned. Audio, Gallery
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Meet the Rotorua songwriter who's about to make the big time
Meet the Rotorua songwriter who's about to make the big time
14 Sep 2018You might not have heard of Rotorua-born musician Alayna Powley, but the rest of the world has. At just 25, she’s worked with some of the world’s biggest pop producers and clocked up over 9 million streams on Spotify. Video, Audio
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Suffrage: Pao Pao Pao, by Tina Makereti
Suffrage: Pao Pao Pao, by Tina Makereti
19 Sep 2018An extract from Te Papa's book of essays Women Now: The Legacy of Female Suffrage: "It is the stories we believe about ourselves that matter. The stories we give light to. But also the stories we refuse. The stories I choose to believe are the ones that make us strong."
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Health tips from the All Blacks conditioning coach
Health tips from the All Blacks conditioning coach
Dr Nic Gill has written a book of advice, recipes and health hacks called Health Your Self. He talks to Jesse Mulligan about sleep, accountability, kiwifruit and the importance of squats. Audio
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Call Me 'Madam Maestro'
Call Me 'Madam Maestro'
19 Sep 2018For Suffrage Day, Amanda Brown profiles women who have blazed a trail in the highly competitive world of international orchestral conducting.
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China courts Pacific over Belt and Road
China courts Pacific over Belt and Road
19 Sep 2018Pacific island countries are being urged to look at debt and infrastructure offerings from China as long term investments. Audio
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Mit Eldnar: the Manurewa High School band everyone's talking about
Mit Eldnar: the Manurewa High School band everyone's talking about
15 Sep 2018Mit Eldnar are heading for the national finals of both Smokefree Rockquest and Smokefree Tangata Beats this year. We meet a talented young group of South Auckland musicians. Audio
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Collection: Composing Women of Aotearoa
Collection: Composing Women of Aotearoa
18 Sep 2018A diverse collection of music by New Zealand women composers. Create a playlist and enjoy the work of women working in music in Aotearoa, for Suffrage Day.
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Minimum: 'I couldn't go to my own brother's tangi'
Minimum: 'I couldn't go to my own brother's tangi'
18 Sep 2018Episode 7: Rest home worker Roszanne recalls how she ran out of petrol on the way to her brother's tangi and couldn't afford to buy more, and reveals the moment that changed her life. Video
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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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Why do we snore and can we stop?
Why do we snore and can we stop?
17 Sep 2018Although snoring can cause a lot of embarrassment and frustration it's really quite normal, says sleep physician Dr Andy Davies. He talks to self-confessed snorer Jesse Mulligan about what causes and treatments. Audio
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Pacific sees only rise in undernourishment globally
Pacific sees only rise in undernourishment globally
18 Sep 2018The Pacific is the only region in the world where undernourishment has increased in the past 12 years.
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How women still have to sell music based on their looks
How women still have to sell music based on their looks
18 Sep 2018Three of New Zealand's leading musicians - Moana Maniapoto, Victoria Kelly and Cherie Mathieson - talk with Karyn Hay about the role of women in the music industry.
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Laneway Auckland: 2019 lineup announced
Laneway Auckland: 2019 lineup announced
18 Sep 2018Auckland's Laneway festival is returning to Albert Park on Monday 28 January with acts including Florence + The Machine, Courtney Barnett and Parquet Courts.
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Sport: Pacific Rugby Players want World Rugby audience
Sport: Pacific Rugby Players want World Rugby audience
18 Sep 2018The Pacific Rugby Players welfare group says the sport's governing body, World Rugby, will not engage with it over its Seats at the Table campaign.
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Bird whisperer shares his secrets
Bird whisperer shares his secrets
17 Sep 2018Tim Lovegrove could give Morning Report's birds a run for their money after a lifetime speaking to many of our native species. Video
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NZ Live: The Warratahs
NZ Live: The Warratahs
14 Sep 2018Wellington band The Warratahs are one of the grand old mainstays of New Zealand music, celebrating 30 years of recording under the name. They join us in the Wellington studio to play some pared-back, acoustic versions of their most beloved tunes and chat about music and life on the road. Video, Audio
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Australia delays controversial agriculture visa
Australia delays controversial agriculture visa
18 Sep 2018Australia's government has delayed the announcement of a new agriculture visa, which Pacific leaders feared could have spelled the end of two workers' visas unique for the region.
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What's behind NZ's $10m Pacific TV deal
What's behind NZ's $10m Pacific TV deal
Mediawatch - Is Winston Peters' surprise announcement that NZ would spend $10m over three years to broadcast more TV content in the Pacific a bid for 'transparent media', a soft-power propaganda move, or a Pacific Reset bandaid? Video, Audio
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Hiding mental illness while working for minimum wage
Hiding mental illness while working for minimum wage
17 Sep 2018Episode 6: Call centre operator Jadwiga's employer limited her work opportunities, so when she became seriously mentally ill she felt she couldn't be honest about what was happening. Video
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Florence + The Machine, Courtney Barnett among Laneway 2019 acts
Florence + The Machine, Courtney Barnett among Laneway 2019 acts
18 Sep 2018Auckland's Laneway festival is returning to Albert Park on Monday, January 28th with acts including Florence + The Machine, Courtney Barnett and Parquet Courts.
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NZ has much to learn from the Pacific about generosity of spirit
NZ has much to learn from the Pacific about generosity of spirit
17 Sep 2018Opinion - It is encouraging to hear the pushback against Heather du Plessis-Allan's comments that Pacific Islands "don't matter" and that Pacific people are "leeches" on New Zealand, writes Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban.
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Fiji Times editor-in-chief wins regional media award
Fiji Times editor-in-chief wins regional media award
Fiji Times editor-in-chief Fred Wesley has won news media executive of the year at a presitigous Asia-Pacific media awards.