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The Handmaid's Tale season two: the darkness deepens
The Handmaid's Tale season two: the darkness deepens
Elizabeth Moss is as captivating as ever, but don't expect any light relief from the second season of The Handmaid's Tale, writes Ellen Falconer.
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Opera from the Met - Turandot
Opera from the Met - Turandot
29 Apr 2018Puccini's last opera is given the full grand spectacle treatment in this production by Franco Zeffirelli at The Met.
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NZ Live: Amber Maya
NZ Live: Amber Maya
27 Apr 2018The Bajan-Kiwi musician performs three songs and she shares stories of growing up in her mother's homeland of Barbados. Video, Audio
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Modern skincare with traditional Māori remedies
Modern skincare with traditional Māori remedies
29 Apr 2018Lee Tane and his wife Trina create a range of plant-based skincare products that harness the native goodness of rongoā (traditional Māori medicine). Justine Murray visits their whānau kitchen, aka the NOA Essentials workshop. Audio
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Headless Chickens: "We were being described as two-chord punks who strangled kittens."
Headless Chickens: "We were being described as two-chord punks who strangled kittens."
13 Nov 2008Chris Matthews and Fiona McDonald of Headless Chickens talk to Trevor Reekie about the life and times of one of Flying Nun's most successful bands. Audio
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The history and politics of Eurovision with Jared Mackley-Crump
The history and politics of Eurovision with Jared Mackley-Crump
24 Apr 2018Songs that ended wars. Songs that sparked political coups. Songs that brought walls down and threw open the closet doors on celebrating gay culture. Audio, Gallery
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Movie review - Sherlock Gnomes
Movie review - Sherlock Gnomes
25 Apr 2018Simon Morris looks at the sequel to the successful animated romcom Gnomeo and Juliet. Video, Audio
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Review: Orquesta Akokan
Review: Orquesta Akokan
24 Apr 2018The most impressive example of a current band recreating the golden age of Cuban dance music wasn't even formed in Cuba, writes Nick Bollinger. Audio
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Are NZ road users – and laws – ready for driverless cars?
Are NZ road users – and laws – ready for driverless cars?
28 Apr 2018Many predict self-driving vehicles will be the biggest disruption to the New Zealand transport system since cars replaced horses. Audio
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Nashville Babylon: the best in americana, alt country and blues
Nashville Babylon: the best in americana, alt country and blues
23 Apr 2018On this week's show Mark spins tracks from JJ Cale, Willie Nelson, Stephen Stills and Thelonious Monk. He also says 'happy birthday' to Roy Orbison, marks the anniversary of Nina Simone's passing and plays more from Delaney Davidson's new album. Audio
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Everybody Eats: the pop-up restaurant tackling food poverty & food waste
Everybody Eats: the pop-up restaurant tackling food poverty & food waste
27 Apr 2018Every Monday night, volunteers cook and serve a three-course meal of rescued food to 250 diners at a pay-as-you-feel restaurant in central Auckland. Everybody Eats is now fundraising for a permanent location. Audio, Gallery
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ALBUM REVIEW: Cocoa Sugar by Afro-Scottish trio Young Fathers
ALBUM REVIEW: Cocoa Sugar by Afro-Scottish trio Young Fathers
24 Apr 2018When you think of music with ties to hip hop and the African diaspora, you probably don’t think of Edinburgh, Scotland. But when it comes to Young Fathers, we’re about five hundred miles from the likes of The Proclaimers. Video, Audio
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Period poverty: could menstrual cups be the answer?
Period poverty: could menstrual cups be the answer?
28 Apr 2018Wā Collective's Olie Body wants to tackle the problem of unaffordable menstrual products with a simple device patented 100 years ago. Audio, Gallery
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Ashkenazy and the APO
Ashkenazy and the APO
28 Apr 2018It was a star-studded night when Vladimir Ashkenazy took the podium to conduct the great oboist Gordon Hunt in Strauss's concerto with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.
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NZ artist shortlisted for prestigious Turner Prize
NZ artist shortlisted for prestigious Turner Prize
London-based Aucklander Luke Willis Thompson collaborated with the partner of a US police shooting victim on the 35mm film work Autoportrait.
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Perfect storm hits NZ fruit industry
Perfect storm hits NZ fruit industry
First, it was apples. Now, as kiwifruit hits peak harvesting time, growers are short of over 1,000 workers. If the current cap on RSE workers isn't lifted, millions of dollars worth of crop will be lost, one apple grower, says. Audio
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Music 101 for Saturday 28 April 2018
Music 101 for Saturday 28 April 2018
28 Apr 2018We go behind the scenes with the Muppets; the Topp Twins drop in for a yarn and some tunes; we speak to R&B star Kehlani; Estere chooses songs for the Mixtape and we review the new album from Scotland's Young Fathers.
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Review: Shining Day - Delaney Davidson
Review: Shining Day - Delaney Davidson
24 Apr 2018Delaney Davidson has been involved in the rise of music stars and worked with big names. Yet his solo persona is that of an odd tramp-like figure, writes Nick Bollinger. Audio
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Movie review - Peter Rabbit
Movie review - Peter Rabbit
25 Apr 2018The kids laughed at every pratfall, thought Peter Rabbit was the greatest character in fiction and had no problem with the barely coherent plot, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio
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Extra Time: Battling the blues
Extra Time: Battling the blues
27 Apr 2018Extra Time looks at the struggling Blues, the future of Hurricances captain Brad Shields, and hears Steve Hansen's view of the All Blacks' latest training camp. Audio
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First song: Stomp perform live
First song: Stomp perform live
26 Apr 2018The British percussion group, Stomp is in New Zealand for performances in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. They dropped into the RNZ studios to have a bash. Audio
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Neuroscientist tells of her journey through madness
Neuroscientist tells of her journey through madness
When tumours took hold of Barbara Lispka's brain and she lost her grip on reality, the American neuroscientist had a powerful opportunity to examine mental illness from the inside. Audio
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Movie review - I Feel Pretty
Movie review - I Feel Pretty
25 Apr 2018The Amy Schumer comedy is hardly a new idea - a blow on the head causing massive personality change - but that doesn't mean it's not groundbreaking, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio
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Money tips for teens
Money tips for teens
Too many young people are falling into debt traps and it's time for a 'fence at the top of the cliff', says Kelly Gay. He's part of a team developing a programme on money management for schools. Audio