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Hate speech vs free speech
Hate speech vs free speech
Claims of hate speech and the right to free speech made the news this week in response to racially-charged commentary in the media. Audio
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Live: Jordie Lane and the Sleepers
Live: Jordie Lane and the Sleepers
17 Feb 2018Jordie Lane is an Australian singer-songwriter and storyteller. He and his band The Sleepers are touring New Zealand at the moment, playing diverse venues, from sitting rooms to music festival Coastella. Video, Audio
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Refugees in the driver's seat
Refugees in the driver's seat
19 Feb 2018The Open Road driver training programme for people from former refugee backgrounds is transforming lives, finds Lynda Chanwai-Earle. Audio, Gallery
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Art, Life, Music: Karl Maughan
Art, Life, Music: Karl Maughan
Karl Maughan is the best known garden painter in New Zealand and his works are held in major collections in the UK. Charlotte Wilson visits him in his studio. Audio, Gallery
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Pacific governments encourage local food production
Pacific governments encourage local food production
19 Feb 2018In some of the latest developments, Samoa's leader is pushing for local hotels to offer Samoa cuisine, while Vanuatu's government is urging farmers to meet the country's national target of food security.
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Michael Hill International Violin Competition
Michael Hill International Violin Competition
19 Feb 2018Sumina Studer is one of three semi-finalists playing Mozart Quintets, tonight in Music Alive at 7pm on RNZ Concert.
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The crazy success of Mrs Brown's Boys
The crazy success of Mrs Brown's Boys
18 Feb 2018Brendan O’Carroll on playing Mrs Brown, what he thinks of the critics and what makes people laugh. Audio
Audio
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Spirits revived in Tonga a week after Gita
Spirits revived in Tonga a week after Gita
It's been a week since Tonga's worst storm in decades, Cyclone Gita, hit the islands leaving hundreds homeless and others still struggling without power. Audio
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Victims of Solomons’ conflict urging government to finally act
Victims of Solomons’ conflict urging government to finally act
19 Feb 2018Victims of the Solomon Islands' bloody ethnic tensions in the late 1990s are still calling for action on reconciliation. Audio
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Papuan Liberation Movement hopeful over MSG process
Papuan Liberation Movement hopeful over MSG process
19 Feb 2018The United Liberation Movement for West Papua says its bid to be a full member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group is still alive.
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Cook Islands select 18 for Commonwealth Games
Cook Islands select 18 for Commonwealth Games
19 Feb 2018Sprinter Patricia Taea headlines an 18 strong Cook Islands delegation to compete at April's Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
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Bank calls on PNG to make health spending more effective
Bank calls on PNG to make health spending more effective
19 Feb 2018The World Bank says poor child and maternal health is hampering Papua New Guinea's long-term economic prospects.
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Chinese New Year: a family affair
Chinese New Year: a family affair
16 Feb 2018For the Li family, after two decades in New Zealand, Chinese New Year is more than just festivities, as reporter Jessie Chiang found out for Checkpoint. Video, Audio
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NZ Live: Salad Boys
NZ Live: Salad Boys
2 Feb 2018Christchurch band Salad Boys are currently on tour promoting their second album This is Glue. Video, Audio
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'Kapahaka brings out the best in us'
'Kapahaka brings out the best in us'
18 Feb 2018Kapahaka is about reconnecting on an iwi, hapū and whānau level, says Turi Ngatai, a senior participant at the Mataatua regional competition. Audio
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Flying high at Mt Murchison
Flying high at Mt Murchison
Country Life heads to Mount Murchison for the 2018 Hang Gliding Nationals where 60 gliders soared up to 9000 feet into the sky. Audio, Gallery
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Cheese rind: to eat or not to eat?
Cheese rind: to eat or not to eat?
Some people shun and avoid it at all costs but others love the rind, believing it's an integral and pleasurable part of any cheese-eating experience Audio, Gallery
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The Sampler: Open Here by Field Music - a rich offering
The Sampler: Open Here by Field Music - a rich offering
13 Feb 2018Nick Bollinger discusses the chamber pop of Sunderland siblings Field Music. Audio
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Opera from the Met - Cav & Pag
Opera from the Met - Cav & Pag
18 Feb 2018Roberto Alagna takes on the leading tenor roles in both parts of opera's favourite double bill. Opera on Sunday at 6pm on RNZ Concert.
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Best longreads on the web
Best longreads on the web
Silicon Valley billionaires prepping for the apocalypse in New Zealand, Vogue's take on Jacinda Ardern and the arrival of Timothée Chalamet.
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A love-letter from Béla Bartók
A love-letter from Béla Bartók
18 Feb 2018Michael Houstoun plays Bartók's final nostalgic piano concerto with Orchestra Wellington.
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Jazz in the 1920s: alcohol, dancing and sex
Jazz in the 1920s: alcohol, dancing and sex
The 1920s was an era of alcohol, dancing, sex and music, characterised for many by New York's prohibition with its flappers and the Charleston, but New Zealand was not untouched by the jazz age. Video, Audio
Video, Audio
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Rubbish runner keeps on plogging
Rubbish runner keeps on plogging
15 Feb 2018Keen runner Matt Akehurst set himself a challenge to pick up 7000 pieces of litter in 70 days – and it’s turning out to be depressingly easy. Audio
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Celia Mancini: bringing music back from the abyss
Celia Mancini: bringing music back from the abyss
17 Feb 2018The surprise release of a collection of songs by Celia Mancini is the result of a project between the musician and archivist Glen Brewer, who saw the project through to completion after Celia's sudden death last September. Video, Audio