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New chart aims to keep music fresh
7 Jul 2018Paul Kennedy from Recorded Music New Zealand explains the rationale behind the new addition to the music sales charts, the Hot 40 and NZ Hot 20 and explains how it aims to freshen up the chart ecosystem. Audio
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The woman designing buildings for old age and dementia
10 Jul 2018New Zealand's elderly are part of a global push to build age-friendly and dementia-friendly spaces using new architectural design principals, Lesley Palmer of Stirling University's Dementia Centre says. Video, Audio
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In defence of trolls
They're thought of as the scourge of the internet, but Aimie Cronin finds trolls aren't always dangerous and, in fact, can sometimes be helpful.
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TOP demise shows fate of vanity parties
13 Jul 2018Opinion - Vanity parties, like the Opportunities Party, generally start with a bang and fizzle out quickly, writes Brigitte Morton.
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New classical music from Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood
12 Jul 2018Jonny Greenwood has released sheet music for his 2015 composition 88 (No 1) after being inspired by Glenn Gould’s performances of Bach's Goldberg Variations.
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New Horizons: Mid-year regrets
8 Jul 2018A regretful William Dart makes amends for some tracks that had to be left out of earlier programmes, and takes a side-excursion to explore diverse and glorious versions of 'Strangers in the Night'. Video, Audio
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Dry your eyes, mate - today belongs to Croatia
12 Jul 2018FIFA World Cup: England can hold their heads high after their semi-final loss this morning, but today belongs to Croatia, who are within touching distance of the greatest prize in sport, writes Jamie Wall.
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Keeping compostable cups out of landfill
9 Jul 2018You've bought a coffee that comes in a compostable cup but where do you then put it? An Auckland company is making sure they get processed properly by offering special collection bins. Audio
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Bringing Aboriginal voices to the world
19 Jun 2018Choral singing is the most wonderful thing that human beings can do, says Morris Stuart, conductor of the Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir. A documentary about his choir's historic performance in Germany The Song Keepers has been called Australia's answer to Buena Vista Social Club. Video, Audio
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Curtain Raiser: Beethoven's Seventh Symphony
6 May 2015Beethoven was in poor health when he went to Bohemia for a rest. On his return to Vienna, he composed one of his greatest symphonies. Indra Hughes tells the story. Audio
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Freedom of speech - the more you know, the less you fear
11 Jul 2018Opinion - Ideas cause reactions. An idea can incite or excite - either for or against what is being said. However, the result is debate - not hate, writes Craig Tuck.
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Interview: Avan Yu
11 Jul 2018The Wallace International Piano Festival opens in Auckland today with a recital from award-winning Canadian pianist Avan Yu. He talks with Upbeat about his affinity for the music of Liszt. Audio
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Top 20 announced for NZ's most coveted songwriting award
12 Jul 2018This year's APRA Silver Scrolls Top 20 songs have been announced and it's another strong and diverse showcase of local songs. Video, Audio
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Whaling in the Cook Strait
11 Jul 2018A southern right whale has been delighting camera-wielding onlookers hoping to get a shot in Wellington, but recordings from history show whaling was a very different hunt until quite recently. Audio, Gallery
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Review: Mary Shelley
11 Jul 2018At The Movies - Mary Shelley tells the story of an influential author and her relationship with two of England's greatest poets. It stars Elle Fanning, Bel Powley and Maisie Williams. Video, Audio
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Bringing the river into the lab
12 Jul 2018Engineers are creating miniature rivers and beaches in the Water Engineering Laboratory at the University of Auckland, to study how water flows and better understand how floods and tsunamis behave. Audio
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Women behind the camera: 'There is a real push for it'
11 Jul 2018Despite NZ's history of strong female directors and some "good, positive change", there still aren't a lot of women calling the shots behind the camera, says a young Kiwi filmmaker.
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New era in broadcasting - or more of the same?
11 Jul 2018The $15 million boost for public broadcasting, split between RNZ, New Zealand on Air and a new fund aimed at under-served audiences, is the biggest for a decade, but will it make a difference? Audio
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Kamasi Washington moves Heaven & Earth
10 Jul 2018Nick Bollinger spends some quality time with the latest epic from tenor sax titan Kamasi Washington. Audio
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Here are the best local songs of the past year
12 Jul 2018The Top 20 songs contending for this year's APRA Silver Scroll award have been announced. It’s another strong and diverse showcase of local song writing, spanning hip-hop, folk, reggae and pop. Video, Audio
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Boys Will Be Boys: Clementine Ford on toxic masculinity
10 Jul 2018Australian writer and feminist thinker Clementine Ford's new book Boys Will Be Boys targets toxic masculinity, and explains it's not a condemnation of men, but of society. Audio
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New Defence purchase deserves close scrutiny
11 Jul 2018Analysis - Monday's announcement that the government would be spending billions on surveillance planes was in stark contrast to the nurses' placards, writes Guyon Espiner.
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NZ kindy fighting to save Pacific languages bags prestigious award
10 Jul 2018A kindergarten in Porirua fighting to save Pacific languages has won a prestigious prime minister's award for engagement and service to its community. Video, Audio
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Pacific women artists with a mission in Aotearoa
10 Jul 2018Pacific visual artist Janet Lilo is a mother on a mission to create art and explore indigenous feminism but also raise good feminist men.