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A time to shine for Tonga's silenced leitis
A time to shine for Tonga's silenced leitis
The struggle for more acceptance and tolerance of transgender and LGBT communities within largely religious and conservative Pacific communities has been highlighted in a new film winning the hearts of global audiences. Video
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Classical Chart
Classical Chart
26 May 2018What are the most popular classical albums at the moment? Find out which are this week's top ten on RNZ Concert at 12 noon.
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Review: Number One
Review: Number One
23 May 2018French film Number One tackles sexual politics in today’s big business boardrooms. Video, Audio
Video, Audio
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A lifetime award for the soundtrack of generations of Samoans
A lifetime award for the soundtrack of generations of Samoans
Generations of Samoans have grown up listening to the music of Punialava'a, a sextet that has churned out many hit songs over 50 years.
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Sexism in music: 'What guitar does your boyfriend have?'
Sexism in music: 'What guitar does your boyfriend have?'
How hard is it for New Zealand women to rock the music world? Ahead of a Music Month Summit on issues in the industry, The Wireless explores sexism in song.
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NZMM: Ko te tātai whetū
NZMM: Ko te tātai whetū
13 Jun 2015Philip Brownlee and Ariana Tikao collaborated to create this Concerto for taonga pūoro and orchestra which was premièred at the Airforce Museum in Wigram in 2015. #NZMM Video, Audio
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Sally Wainwright: from Coro to Happy Valley
Sally Wainwright: from Coro to Happy Valley
24 May 2018Sally Wainwright is one of Britain's foremost screenwriters. She cut her teeth writing for The Archers and Coronation Street before creating hits such as The Last Tango In Halifax and Happy Valley. Audio, Gallery
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Tackling rugby's 'boys and others' culture
Tackling rugby's 'boys and others' culture
24 May 2018A rugby dispensation form that puts “female player” in the same category as “physical” and “developmental” conditions has been pulled by the WRFU. Audio
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Collection: NZ Concertos
Collection: NZ Concertos
25 May 2018Check out RNZ Concert's new Collection for New Zealand Music Month. Quite a remarkable variety of concertos by New Zealand composers. #NZMM
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Winners: Pacific Music Awards 2018
Winners: Pacific Music Awards 2018
25 May 2018Pacific talent was celebrated at last night's Pacific Music Awards, which included awards for Ladi6, Kings and General Fiyah, and a performance from Lifetime Achievement winners Punialava’a.
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Review: Deadpool 2
Review: Deadpool 2
23 May 2018Deadpool 2 sees Ryan Reynolds return as foul-mouthed superhero Wade Wilson, saving Kiwi Julian Dennison from an assassin of the future. Video, Audio
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Sexism in music: 'What guitar does your boyfriend have?'
Sexism in music: 'What guitar does your boyfriend have?'
How hard is it for New Zealand women to rock the music world? Ahead of a Music Month Summit on issues in the industry, The Wireless explores sexism in song.
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VIDEO: Backstage with the Pacific Music Awards winners
VIDEO: Backstage with the Pacific Music Awards winners
Ladi6, General Fiyah, Tomorrow People, and Poetik were among the winners we got to speak to after their Pacific Music Awards wins at last night's ceremony in Auckland. Video, Audio
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Cannabis, cash and a community’s dream
Cannabis, cash and a community’s dream
They’re poor and scarred by drug use, but tiny East Coast communities are pouring their savings into a company’s plans to grow medicinal marijuana.
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NZMM: Into the Garden
NZMM: Into the Garden
Christopher Marshall's piece from his larger work 'For what can be more beautiful?' was commissioned for the City Choir Dunedin's 150th anniversary. #NZMM Audio
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How language can change the way you think
How language can change the way you think
23 May 2018Language is more than a way to express thoughts and feelings – it’s a guide book to seeing the world, and may be what shapes the way we think. Audio
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Australia’s first people planned their voyage
Australia’s first people planned their voyage
New research suggests it was no accident that the Aboriginal people found Australia. Audio
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Music Alive: Isabelle van Keulen with APO
Music Alive: Isabelle van Keulen with APO
24 May 2018The Dutch violinist plays Mendelssohn's evergreen concerto and the orchestra plays Beethoven and Schumann in this Auckland concert conducted by Giordano Bellincampi.
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Citizens' jury: two thirds support euthanasia
Citizens' jury: two thirds support euthanasia
A citizens' jury on whether or not to legalise euthanasia and assisted dying in New Zealand resulted in two thirds of jurors supporting and one third opposing a law change. Audio
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From a brush with death a new album is born
From a brush with death a new album is born
19 May 2018Singer songwriter Bernie Griffen has had a number of brushes with death, but two years ago on a plane headed to Europe things weren’t looking good. Video, Audio
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Why NZ made fashion is hanging by a thread
Why NZ made fashion is hanging by a thread
World provoked outrage when it was caught selling foreign-produced T-shirts as New Zealand made. But has it become too hard to manufacture in this country? Katie Ruscoe investigates.
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Heart-on-sleeve sincerity to high camp
Heart-on-sleeve sincerity to high camp
22 May 2018Nick Bollinger reviews Sassafrass! A brassy, gaudy - and at times surprisingly restrained - set from Tami Neilson. Video, Audio
Video, Audio
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Pacific Music Awards: five acts you should know about
Pacific Music Awards: five acts you should know about
With the Pacific Music Awards this week, Kirsten Johnstone introduces some of the new names who might join previous winners such as Adeaze, Savage, Aaradhna, Ladi 6, Te Vaka, Nesian Mystik, and David Dallas. Video, Audio
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Video: Kiwifruit ‘crisis’ – how hard is picking really?
Video: Kiwifruit ‘crisis’ – how hard is picking really?
The kiwifruit industry remains at a loss as to how to solve its self-described worker crisis. Watch Zac Fleming find out just how hard picking is. Video, Audio