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Tackling homelessness in Tauranga
Tackling homelessness in Tauranga
4 Mar 2018Delwyn Rowan has lived in Tauranga for fifty years, she's a social worker and says homelessness in the area is only going to get worse. Audio
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Comedy inspired by the #MeToo movement
Comedy inspired by the #MeToo movement
Can toxic masculinity, a dead father and a debilitating genetic disorder be funny? The Wireless reports.
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U.S. Girls' Meghan Remy is Mad As Hell
U.S. Girls' Meghan Remy is Mad As Hell
24 Feb 2018Meghan Remy has been making music as U.S. Girls for the past decade, specialising in lo-fi pop tunes that rage against the patriarchy, politicians, and society in general. Her latest album In A Poem Unlimited is her first polished studio recording, but it retains her lyrical fury. Video, Audio
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L'Arpeggiata in Auckland
L'Arpeggiata in Auckland
17 Apr 2017Christina Pluhar and her jazz ensemble draw inspiration from the music of Henry Purcell. Audio
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Unique state housing high-rise to be demolished
Unique state housing high-rise to be demolished
2 Mar 2018An imposing, architecturally unique state housing high-rise in central Auckland is slated for demolition. Number 139 Greys Ave was built in 1957 to house 87 tenants.
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A Tumble in the Tararuas
A Tumble in the Tararuas
26 Feb 2018Long Way Home - At last Bruce finishes off the North Island section of Te Araroa Trail - but not without a close shave in the tops of the Tararuas. Audio
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NZ Festival Review: Thundercat
NZ Festival Review: Thundercat
3 Mar 2018Nick Bollinger caught the melodic motifs, deep funk grooves and furious jazz improvisations of LA's Thundercat last night at Wellington's Festival Club, as part of the NZ Festival.
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Music 101 for Saturday 3 March 2018
Music 101 for Saturday 3 March 2018
3 Mar 2018We speak to Lorde's producer Jack Antonoff, Grace Jones documentarian Sophie Fiennes, funk-soul-jazz bass virtuoso Thundercat, and French indie-poppers Phoenix. We've got a live broadcast of Aaradhna's Auckland City Limits set from 3, and from 4 95bFM's outgoing station manager Hugh Sundae joins us for the Mixtape.
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Review: Grace Jones in Queenstown
Review: Grace Jones in Queenstown
3 Mar 2018Grace Jones, pop icon, Disco Queen, model and actress took a 1900 strong Queenstown Crowd into Grace-land last night, with an all consuming performance. Our reviewer was blown away.
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Chasing the blue whales
Chasing the blue whales
28 Feb 2018Warmer sea temperatures this summer changed the behaviour of blue whales around New Zealand. Audio
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The Wireless made an Auckland City Limits scavenger hunt
The Wireless made an Auckland City Limits scavenger hunt
Our friends at The Wireless made a handy, fun Auckland City Limits scavenger hunt ahead of today's festival.
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Spiral by NZTrio
Spiral by NZTrio
2 Mar 2018Having been together for 15 years, you'd have thought that NZTrio had covered all the standard repertoire, especially the piano trios of Beethoven. But they'd somehow overlooked the Trio in E flat, Op 70 No 2. So, they now make amends, in their Loft Series concert, called Spiral.
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'Rolling Stone was always an expression of Jann Wenner’s world'
'Rolling Stone was always an expression of Jann Wenner’s world'
1 Mar 2018A child of the late '60s counter culture, Rolling Stone is 50 years old and a new book charts its founder Jann Wenner's turbulent relationships with some of rock n roll's biggest stars. Audio, Gallery
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A school for teen parents
A school for teen parents
3 Mar 2018He Huarahi Tamaraki (HHT)is a school for teenage parents set up in Linden, north of Wellington, more than 20 years ago. Audio, Gallery
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NZ Festival Review: Arabia-Buda-Scott
NZ Festival Review: Arabia-Buda-Scott
2 Mar 2018Phoenix Foundation frontmen Luke Buda and Sam Scott team up with Lawrence Arabia for a stripped-down stroll through their extensive catalogues.
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NZ to increase aid to the Pacific-Peters
NZ to increase aid to the Pacific-Peters
1 Mar 2018New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has signalled moves for increased engagement with the Pacific region.
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Grace Jones: 'She’s her own Svengali'
Grace Jones: 'She’s her own Svengali'
Years in the making, the documentary Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami shows the fierce singer and supermodel we know, and the vulnerable moments. Video, Audio
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NZ Festival Review: Thundercat
NZ Festival Review: Thundercat
2 Mar 2018Nick Bollinger caught the melodic motifs, deep funk grooves and furious jazz improvisations of L.A.'s Thundercat last night at Wellington's Festival Club, as part of the NZ Festival.
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Why hunting accidents happen
Why hunting accidents happen
26 Feb 2018Personality type, dehydration and pupil dilation influences the accuracy of deer hunters’ shooting or how likely they are to fire, research has found. Audio
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Sky's battle to keep model alive
Sky's battle to keep model alive
2 Mar 2018Sky's medium-term future remains in the hands of those who love sport-on-screen so much they’re also prepared to pay for channels they don't watch, writes Colin Peacock.
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Stutter no impediment to stand-up act
Stutter no impediment to stand-up act
26 Feb 2018Ally Baharoon has been living with his stutter for more than 20 years. Now he's telling the story in his standup comedy act. Audio
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German cellist plays French concerto
German cellist plays French concerto
1 Mar 2018Wolfgang Schmidt plays a delicate cello concerto by Saint-Saëns, ahead of the full-on defiant Tenth Symphony by Shostakovich, in this concert from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.
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New Horizons: Tribute to Tom Rapp of Pearls Before Swine
New Horizons: Tribute to Tom Rapp of Pearls Before Swine
25 Feb 2018William Dart pays tribute to singer-songwriter Tom Rapp, most well-known for leading the late '60s-early '70s band Pearls Before Swine, and who died recently. Video, Audio
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Dogs that sniff out pest fish
Dogs that sniff out pest fish
1 Mar 2018Dogs have a great sense of smell. And koi carp are a pest fish in Waikato Lakes. Those two facts might not seem to have much in common, but they turn out to have a surprising connection. Video, Audio