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Review: The Jim Henson Retrospectacle Live in Concert
Review: The Jim Henson Retrospectacle Live in Concert
27 Apr 2018Bret McKenzie was a hit as band leader, MC, stand-up comedian and presenter, writes Yadana Saw.
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Last few days to download this Podcast Classic
Last few days to download this Podcast Classic
27 Apr 2018Full of nostalgia for old Russia, Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances turned out to be his last work. Edo de Waart conducts the NZSO in this popular work.
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The Sampler: Orquesta Akokan - recalling the golden age of Cuban dance music
The Sampler: Orquesta Akokan - recalling the golden age of Cuban dance music
24 Apr 2018Nick Bollinger discusses a contemporary recording that recalls the golden age of Cuban dance music. Audio
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The Long Way Home: Going for the Record
The Long Way Home: Going for the Record
23 Apr 2018After five brutal days knee deep in snow from Lake Ohau over the mountains to Wanaka, Bruce Hopkins is going for the record of the slowest walk of Te Araroa. Audio
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South Invercargill: from 'poor cousin' to proud community
South Invercargill: from 'poor cousin' to proud community
23 Apr 2018A once-neglected Invercargill neighbourhood has come to life in recent years thanks to a volunteer-led rejuvenation project with the motto 'No complaints, only solutions'. Audio
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What my mother's Alzheimer's taught me
What my mother's Alzheimer's taught me
23 Apr 2018Canadian musician Jann Arden says caring for her mum Joan as her memory failed has given her an appreciation for each moment she could have learnt no other way. Audio
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Family meals for $60 a week
Family meals for $60 a week
23 Apr 2018A family of six can eat five healthy dinners, using the free meal planner from Easy Choice Family Kai, without blowing the budget. Audio
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Sir Richard Taylor and the wētā
Sir Richard Taylor and the wētā
24 Apr 2018The wētā doesn't have the prettiest mugshot, and its tusks, barbs and armour can be intimidating. But a Wellington film whizz was so enamoured by it he named his company after the nocturnal critter. Video, Audio
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British conductor, French pianist, German composers
British conductor, French pianist, German composers
27 Apr 2018French pianist David Fray's playing of the Schumann Concerto with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Douglas Boyd was described as impulsive, urgent and dazzling.
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Neil Finn says Fleetwood Mac role is long-term
Neil Finn says Fleetwood Mac role is long-term
26 Apr 2018Neil Finn has told CBS News he doesn't see his role as vocalist with Fleetwood Mac as temporary. In their first appearance together as a band, they announced an extensive North American tour and hinted at recording together.
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Avengers: Infinity War is an empty spectacle, until...
Avengers: Infinity War is an empty spectacle, until...
Crazed, dressed-up fans at one of the first showings cheered at every superhero appearance. They clearly didn't care the story made little sense, writes Max Towle.
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Mokhtar Alkhanshali: coffee has the power to uplift or exploit
Mokhtar Alkhanshali: coffee has the power to uplift or exploit
Five years ago, a casual text from a friend led a young Yemeni-American man to his calling – restarting the coffee industry in the poor, war-torn country his parents had emigrated from, which is also the birthplace of coffee-drinking. Audio
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The Kiwi King of Pop
The Kiwi King of Pop
21 Apr 2018Roy Irwin was seven years old when he saw Michael Jackson rocket onto the stage. The Aucklander says his own music – though not directly inspired by MJ – reflects his bizarre yet playful persona. Video, Audio
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The preschoolers helping with safe sleep for babies
The preschoolers helping with safe sleep for babies
Every year, 40 to 50 New Zealand babies die from Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI). Preschoolers educated about safe sleep through doll-play could help tackle this, says an Invercargill nurse. Video, Audio
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Kendrick Lamar announces shows in Auckland and Dunedin
Kendrick Lamar announces shows in Auckland and Dunedin
26 Apr 2018Grammy award-winning hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar has announced he’s coming to New Zealand.
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Rescuing waka: for iwi,' they are their ancestors'
Rescuing waka: for iwi,' they are their ancestors'
26 Apr 2018Conserving fragments of centuries-old waka found buried in water or mud, and sending them home to their marae, is a huge privilege for archaeologist Dilys Johns. Audio
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Why did Public Service Broadcasting make an album about Welsh coal mining?
Why did Public Service Broadcasting make an album about Welsh coal mining?
21 Apr 2018UK band Public Service Broadcasting's last two albums have been concept records based around archival footage of human progress and space exploration. Their third record is about the coal mining industry in South Wales and its collapse. Tony Stamp spoke to the band ahead of their NZ show. Video, Audio
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Economist Jeffrey Sachs on not being nasty to the poor
Economist Jeffrey Sachs on not being nasty to the poor
21 Apr 2018The United States is living through an inequality crisis which is distorting and weakening its society, says renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs. Audio
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Pet owners of the Otago Peninsula
Pet owners of the Otago Peninsula
22 Apr 2018A temporary photo studio in the Broad Bay community hall is capturing the "little intimacies" between local pets and their owners. Audio, Gallery
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'I have to leave the room when I watch basketball... 'cause I yell at the ref'
'I have to leave the room when I watch basketball... 'cause I yell at the ref'
The REAL Sex Talk breaks down myths and stereotypes.
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The myth of the Anzac biscuit
The myth of the Anzac biscuit
Women on the home front in WWI were supporting New Zealand troops overseas, but they weren't baking Anzac biscuits to send, says Carmel Cedro. Audio
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Music for Anzac Day
Music for Anzac Day
25 Apr 2018The NZ Army Band performs the Beating Retreat ceremony for us at sunset, and later the NZ Symphony Orchestra presents a concert called Spirit of Anzac, Voices from the Field.
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Bankrolling the big prizes for NZ journalism
Bankrolling the big prizes for NZ journalism
Internet company Voyager sponsored this year's media awards. Its head Seeby Woodhouse told Mediawatch he's been spooked by what he's seen in the US and wants New Zealand's media to up its game. Video, Audio
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Somme Parade
Somme Parade
25 Apr 2018Young poets and composers were called up for military service along with everyone else in World War One. Kate Kennedy and Roger Smith look at some of their stories. Audio, Gallery