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Fears over deportations to cyclone-ravaged Tonga
Fears over deportations to cyclone-ravaged Tonga
15 Feb 2018Hundreds of Tongans could face being sent from New Zealand back to their cyclone-ravaged country before it has recovered from the storm's devastation, an immigration lawyer says.
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Pacific dance show pushes cultural boundaries
Pacific dance show pushes cultural boundaries
15 Feb 2018A Pacific LGBTQI dance collective in New Zealand has pushed cultural boundaries with its new show in this month's Auckland Pride Festival. Video
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America: the future looks broke
America: the future looks broke
14 Feb 2018The United States is broke and an intergenerational Ponzi scheme has taken the place of rational economic planning, a leading American economist says. Audio
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At the Movies - The Oscars
At the Movies - The Oscars
14 Feb 2018Simon Morris looks at next month's Academy Awards, assessing the chances of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, The Shape Of Water and Darkest Hour. Video, Audio
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VIDEO: voice of an angel - Marlon Williams
VIDEO: voice of an angel - Marlon Williams
11 Feb 2018Lyttelton-born singer-songwriter Marlon Williams' second album Make Way for Love is out on February 16. It's a lovelorn album written in the wake of his break-up with Aldous Harding. Video, Audio
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Open Here by Field Music: a rich offering
Open Here by Field Music: a rich offering
13 Feb 2018The latest offering from UK siblings Field Music is a big, nutty fruitcake of an album, Nick Bollinger writes. Audio
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Lava build-up from Kadovar volcano emerges from sea
Lava build-up from Kadovar volcano emerges from sea
14 Feb 2018A lava build-up has been observed emerging from the sea just off the Kadovar Island volcano in Papua New Guinea.
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Cyclone Gita 'worst in living memory' on Fiji's Ono-i-Lau
Cyclone Gita 'worst in living memory' on Fiji's Ono-i-Lau
A community leader on the Fiji island of Ono-i-lau says the damaging winds from yesterday's cyclone Gita were the most frightening and dangerous on living memory on the island.
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'Understand science, understand the world'
'Understand science, understand the world'
Damian Christie is fascinated by the "amazing stuff" researchers are doing. He'll use his PM's award prize money to set up the country's first science video news agency. Audio
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Boycrush - 'Holy Water'
VIDEO PREMIERE: Boycrush - 'Holy Water'
15 Feb 2018Alistair Deverick is perhaps one of our country's most underrated musicians. He's been making music under the Boycrush moniker since 2012 and RNZ Music is super stoked to present the first single off his upcoming album.
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Ticking along nicely
Ticking along nicely
14 Feb 2018Ian Young, at 86, is one of a small band of skilled clock and watch repairers. Semi-retired for more than a decade, he's still carrying out intricate repairs in his home workshop. Video, Audio
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She will move you: NZ female producers that rule
She will move you: NZ female producers that rule
15 Feb 2018If you paid attention to most festival lineups and top paid DJ lists, you’d be forgiven for thinking electronic music is only made by men... turns out it's not.
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Fletcher Building's own Valentines Day Massacre
Fletcher Building's own Valentines Day Massacre
14 Feb 2018Analysis: The profitability, economic value and reputation of New Zealand's biggest construction company have been gunned down today, writes Gyles Beckford.
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Speed dating goes up a gear
Speed dating goes up a gear
14 Feb 2018The wheels of love are being set motion today in Queenstown as Cycle Speed Dating is back. Audio
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Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre wins Mitchell Humanitarian Award
Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre wins Mitchell Humanitarian Award
The Fiji Women's Crisis Centre has won a humanitarian award from the Australian National University
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JS Bach was not always a superstar
JS Bach was not always a superstar
3 Aug 2014Peter Walls points out some of the reasons why Bach was not so well-loved in his own lifetime. Audio
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She will move you: NZ female producers that rule
She will move you: NZ female producers that rule
14 Feb 2018Melody Thomas meets some local producers and DJs who are part of a long, but often overlooked, tradition of female innovation in electronic music.
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Food allergies and personality types
Food allergies and personality types
A team from Otago University is investigating the challenges faced by food allergy sufferers and whether particular personality types make it worse. Audio
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Cyclone Gita: Samoa Red Cross appeals for more hygiene kits
Cyclone Gita: Samoa Red Cross appeals for more hygiene kits
The Samoa Red Cross is prioritising water and sanitation needs for communities affected by Cyclone Gita.
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Science speed dating leads to top award
Science speed dating leads to top award
A four minute conversation led to a revolutionary tooth decay treatment using silver nanoparticles and a PM's science award for the chemist who worked on it. Audio
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Pacific considers collective arbitration on trade and investment
Pacific considers collective arbitration on trade and investment
13 Feb 2018Pacific countries will have to work together on international arbitration reform is the aim of discussions this week in Fiji.
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Popular Samoan musician Ma'ilo Ben Vai dies
Popular Samoan musician Ma'ilo Ben Vai dies
A popular Samoan musician Ma'ilo Ben Vai has died after a long battle with cancer. Video
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Traffic congestion costing Fiji millions in productivity - Narube
Traffic congestion costing Fiji millions in productivity - Narube
A former governor of Fiji's Reserve Bank estimates traffic congestion is costing the economy almost $US200 million US dollars a year in lost productivity.
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Why your garden needs weeds
Why your garden needs weeds
The scruffy weed-filled corner of your yard could be the key to making a thriving garden. Eecologist Wendy Seabrook makes the case for weeds. Video, Audio