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New Horizons: Sailing down 13 Rivers with Richard Thompson
New Horizons: Sailing down 13 Rivers with Richard Thompson
16 Sep 2018William Dart turns again to a regular favourite, British folk-rock veteran Richard Thompson, and reviews his new album 13 Rivers. Video, Audio
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Goodbye, John Campbell – thank you for being so marvellous
Goodbye, John Campbell – thank you for being so marvellous
14 Sep 2018We look back on some highlights from John Campbell's time with Checkpoint, including laugh-out-loud moments and scenes you've never seen before. RNZ staff even sing a song for him... Video, Audio
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'McQueen': Fashion bad boy's tale all too familiar
'McQueen': Fashion bad boy's tale all too familiar
12 Sep 2018Review - The story of unlikely East End fashion designer Alexander McQueen - aptly titled McQueen - is, like so many documentaries about tortured artists, predictable and sadly unenlightening, Simon Morris writes. Video, Audio
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Julie Biuso's eggplant and date salad
Julie Biuso's eggplant and date salad
14 Sep 2018Fresh dates are good for us, says Julie Biuso. She shares a recipe for an "assertive" Middle Eastern-style eggplant and date salad that's good with lamb or on a vegetarian plate. Audio
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Not all Razzle-Dazzle for kiwi musical thespians
Not all Razzle-Dazzle for kiwi musical thespians
16 Sep 2018It’s theatre month, and musical theatre week. While crowds are flocking to see the international production of Chicago in Wellington, Kiwis trying to make a living in the industry are struggling.
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'The culture of the [1950s] was to give kids freedom'
'The culture of the [1950s] was to give kids freedom'
16 Sep 2018John Bluck looks back at a Hawke's Bay childhood of tree huts, fort-building and fishing in episode five of Nuhaka Dreaming.
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Alayna Powley, the Rotorua-born singer about to hit the big time
Alayna Powley, the Rotorua-born singer about to hit the big time
14 Sep 2018After getting her music degree in NZ, Alayna Powley moved to NYC to discover herself. Still just 25, she’s already 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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Latayvia, 20, wants more Pasifika in politics
Latayvia, 20, wants more Pasifika in politics
Video - Latayvia Tualasea-Tautai talks about how growing up in poverty motivated her to empower Pacific people.
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'I talk to the landscape' - Michael Kenna's ethereal photography
'I talk to the landscape' - Michael Kenna's ethereal photography
12 Sep 2018The landscapes in Michael Kenna's unusual black & white photographs glow with an unearthly light the Englishman achieves by shooting at dawn or at night. Audio, Gallery
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Smokefree Rockquest finalist Gretel performs live
Smokefree Rockquest finalist Gretel performs live
11 Sep 2018Top musicians from high schools around New Zealand will perform their original songs at the Smokefree Rock Quest National Final next weekend. Rangitoto High School student Gretel Donnelly is one of the finalists. Video, Audio
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Different cultures deliver an ode to the moon
Different cultures deliver an ode to the moon
13 Sep 2018Nearly 200 singers of all ages, along with Aroha String Quartet joined together this weekend for Ode to the Moon., performing songs from China and New Zealand, including 'Hine e Hine', Gareth Farr's 'Mondo Rondo' and 'The Moon Represents My Heart' – a Chinese folk song. Video, Audio
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BBC Proms - Week Seven
BBC Proms - Week Seven
16 Sep 2018This week's dazzling array of Proms concerts from the BBC includes Gypsy rhythms from Budapest and sunny Mahler from the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Hymns on Sunday: Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
Hymns on Sunday: Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
16 Sep 2018Hymns on Sunday celebrates Maori Language Week with a song to the Holy Spirit by Ngapo Wehi - Wairua tapu. Audio
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The Warriors 2018 season - reviewed
The Warriors 2018 season - reviewed
11 Sep 2018Opinion - So who picked all that from the New Zealand Warriors this year? Certainly not Jamie Wall.
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Live: Pat Thomas & The Kwashibu Area Band at WOMAD 2018
Live: Pat Thomas & The Kwashibu Area Band at WOMAD 2018
15 Sep 2018Ghana's Pat Thomas and The Kwashibu Area Band hail perform live at WOMAD.
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Tāringa: a funny, bilingual podcast about "all things Te Ao Māori"
Tāringa: a funny, bilingual podcast about "all things Te Ao Māori"
15 Sep 2018Tāringa gets over 21,000 listens a month from all over the world. Cohost Te Puaheiri Snowden talks to Richard Scott about its beginnings and signature style. Audio
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What will Harry and Meghan do in the Abel Tasman?
What will Harry and Meghan do in the Abel Tasman?
11 Sep 2018Prince Harry and his wife Meghan visiting Abel Tasman National Park next month will raise the profile of the "iconic but secondary visitor destination", says local tour operator Darryl Wilson. Audio
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Inside Out with Nick Tipping
Inside Out with Nick Tipping
15 Sep 2018This week: jazz inspired by the rain, including Wes Montgomery with ‘Come Rain or Come Shine’, Paul Motian with ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’, and Dee Dee Bridgewater singing ‘Here’s That Rainy Day’.
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Go To School by The Lemon Twigs: an outrageous achievement
Go To School by The Lemon Twigs: an outrageous achievement
11 Sep 2018Precocious Long Island siblings Michael and Brian D’Addario have written a musical. Nick Bollinger takes a front row seat. Audio
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Music Alive Matinée: Masaaki Suzuki & Juilliard415
Music Alive Matinée: Masaaki Suzuki & Juilliard415
15 Sep 2018The legendary Masaaki Suzuki brings an ensemble of 19 players from New York's Juilliard School to New Zealand to play Bach and Handel.
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Music 101 for Saturday 15 September 2018
Music 101 for Saturday 15 September 2018
15 Sep 2018Rob Ruha checks in post-Waiata Maori Music Awards; Martin Phillips of The Chills talks their new album; The Beths perform live at their home studio; we visit Manurewa High ahead of the Rockquest and Tangata Beats finals; and heaps more!!
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'Our tamariki will be the revitalisers of te reo'
'Our tamariki will be the revitalisers of te reo'
14 Sep 2018Te Kura o Waikare is one of two Kura-ā-Iwi in Te Tai Tokerau electorate, and the school's remote location is proving the perfect environment to strengthen the dialect of Ngāpuhi iwi, John Boynton writes.
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Composer Michael Norris on throat singing as high art
Composer Michael Norris on throat singing as high art
12 Sep 2018Michael Norris blended the sounds of a throat singer, a new music ensemble and electronica for his SOUNZ Contemporary Award-nominated composition Sygyt. Video, Audio
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Rob Ruha, Ria Hall and Alien Weaponry among winners at the Waiata Māori Music Awards
Rob Ruha, Ria Hall and Alien Weaponry among winners at the Waiata Māori Music Awards
14 Sep 2018Rob Ruha won four awards, Ria Hall was named Best Female Artist, Alien Weaponry took out Best Music Video, Troy Kingi won Best Pop Album, and Seth Haapu won Best Songwriter at the 11th Annual Waiata Māori Music Awards in Hastings. Video, Audio