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John Minto's Springbok Tour helmet
John Minto's Springbok Tour helmet
Ours: Treasures from Te Papa. The 1981 Springbok tour woke and divided New Zealand, this week's object, a humble scooter helmet, symbolises New Zealand's history of activism. Audio
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Nine acts not to miss at WOMAD 2018
Nine acts not to miss at WOMAD 2018
8 Mar 2018The WOMAD festival is in its 14th year at New Plymouth’s Bowl of Brooklands and it’s set to be a very special weekend. Trevor Reekie gives us the lowdown. Video, Audio
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Review: Cécile McLorin Salvant and the Aaron Diehl Trio
Review: Cécile McLorin Salvant and the Aaron Diehl Trio
15 Mar 2018Nick Bollinger caught the profound musicality and eclectic songbook of visiting American jazz diva Cécile McLorin Salvant this week.
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Glaciers in trouble after marine heatwave
Glaciers in trouble after marine heatwave
The summer’s marine heatwave has left Southern Alps glaciers in “sad shape”. Audio
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The Sampler: Historian by Lucy Dacus
The Sampler: Historian by Lucy Dacus
13 Mar 2018Literate lyrics and memorable melodies define the second album by 22-year-old North American Lucy Dacus. Nick Bollinger discusses. Audio
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Nashville babylon: the very best in country, soul & rock 'n' roll
Nashville babylon: the very best in country, soul & rock 'n' roll
12 Mar 2018On tonight's show Mark plays new sounds from Delaney Davidson, Joan Baez and the Hanging Stars, spins classic country from the Louvin Brothers, a song from the Bads' Taite Music Prize nominated album and some lightning blues from Otis Rush. Audio
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Daniel Ellsberg: US nuclear planning 'insane'
Daniel Ellsberg: US nuclear planning 'insane'
14 Mar 2018Daniel Ellsberg, best known for leaking the Pentagon Papers, has revealed his life as a nuclear war planner in his memoir The Doomsday Machine, and says US war policy is “insane”. Audio
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Review: Cécile McLorin Salvant
Review: Cécile McLorin Salvant
14 Mar 2018The Grammy Award winning jazz singer performed at the New Zealand Festival on Tuesday night. Nick Bollinger went along. Audio
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Making cash from a slippery pest
Making cash from a slippery pest
13 Mar 2018Alex Pressman is turning an invasive marine pest into a business. His company takes wakame and turns it into fertiliser, food and even bee food. Audio
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The Sampler - Modern Lore by Julian Lage
The Sampler - Modern Lore by Julian Lage
13 Mar 2018Nick Bollinger reviews a jazz guitar album - with hints of folk tunes, spirituals and early rock'n'roll - from accomplished fretsman Julian Lage. Audio
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World's largest Polynesian festival underway in Auckland
World's largest Polynesian festival underway in Auckland
15 Mar 2018Close to 100,000 people are expected to attend the largest secondary school Polynesian festival on the planet this week in Auckland.
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Good posture: experts back flexible approach
Good posture: experts back flexible approach
6 Mar 2018The conventional wisdom that slumping leads to back pain is being questioned – along with the idea that there’s one ‘good’ posture for everyone. Audio
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Exotic milk a winning formula
Exotic milk a winning formula
10 Mar 2018Milking a rhino, giraffe or a bat wouldn’t be an easy job – so the Australian company making ‘baby food’ for the young of all these, and more, is in demand. Audio, Gallery
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Star Wars gets symphonic treatment
Star Wars gets symphonic treatment
Star Wars fans flocked to the capital to see the NZSO perform the score of Star Wars A New Hope, with the film playing on a big screen. So did it live up to the hype? Audio
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Don't dis the slang sleuth's hard yakka
Don't dis the slang sleuth's hard yakka
12 Mar 2018Jonathon Green’s slang dictionary has about 800 words for madness, 1700 for having sex and 4500 for getting drunk. Audio
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Review: NZSO plays Star Wars
Review: NZSO plays Star Wars
Star Wars fans flocked to Wellington's TSB Arena to watch Star Wars: A New Hope accompanied by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra performing the score live. RNZ Concert's resident Star Wars fan Hadyn Green gives his verdict. Audio
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Superorganism: an unholy mashup of squelching Moog and slide guitar
Superorganism: an unholy mashup of squelching Moog and slide guitar
13 Mar 2018Nick Bollinger discusses the mad, hook-filled debut of a trans-national eight-piece pop conglomerate - with a lot of New Zealanders in it. Audio
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'We don't have revolutions in the UK, we have jokes'
'We don't have revolutions in the UK, we have jokes'
11 Mar 2018Master satirist Armando Iannucci's latest film, The Death of Stalin, is a comedy about the power struggle immediately following the death of the Soviet dictator in 1953. Video, Audio
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Fabulous at 50
Fabulous at 50
7 Mar 2018Gareth Farr still has what it takes, but acknowledges the pressure of living up to his own reputation. "The terrifying thing is I think most artists start the day [thinking] ‘I hope I can still do this.'" Video, Audio
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Superorganism: nutty, hooky, charming
Superorganism: nutty, hooky, charming
13 Mar 2018Nick Bollinger discusses the mad, hook-filled debut of a trans-national eight-piece pop conglomerate - with a lot of New Zealanders in it. Audio
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Trees of a different nature
Trees of a different nature
12 Mar 2018The cabbage tree is still fighting back from the ‘sudden decline’ disease, and remains one of the most widely cultivated trees in New Zealand, but what are its prospects? Audio
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Beck interview: 'Sort of like Michael Jackson meets Sgt. Peppers'
Beck interview: 'Sort of like Michael Jackson meets Sgt. Peppers'
10 Mar 2018The genre-agnostic Grammy-winning musical chameleon that is Beck sits down for a frank exploration of his humble beginnings and his musical legacy. Video, Audio
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Voices - A Life Like This
Voices - A Life Like This
12 Mar 2018Isiah Tour’s critically acclaimed animated documentary A Life Like This about his father surviving the Khmer Rouge, has won attention back in Cambodia and is now heading ‘home’. Video, Audio, Gallery
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How are tropical cyclones named?
How are tropical cyclones named?
Every year, across the globe, cyclones, typhoons or hurricanes with human names - Pam, Katrina, Bob, Winston - cause immeasurable damage. The Wireless looks at how the end up with the names they're given.