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Music 101 for Saturday 10 February 2018
Music 101 for Saturday 10 February 2018
10 Feb 2018We chat to Dizzee Rascal ahead of Splore; visit South Auckland music exhibition Volume South; speak to Coco Solid about her Waitangi Day mixtape; and we ask the question 'are we listening to too much misc?' with NPR's James Toth.
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Weekly reading: Best of the web
Weekly reading: Best of the web
Our friends at The Wireless weekly recap of the best long read stories from around the internet.
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The drive for hydrogen cars
The drive for hydrogen cars
10 Feb 2018Will hydrogen-powered cars drive us into the future? Some of the automotive industry's biggest hitters think so and are putting billions of dollars into the technology. Audio
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Safe houses for Kaikoura's baby paua
Safe houses for Kaikoura's baby paua
8 Feb 2018NIWA is testing small 'safe houses' for baby paua, with the idea of boosting the population on the earthquake-damaged Kaikōura coast. Audio
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US soul merchants The Internet try NZ lollies
US soul merchants The Internet try NZ lollies
3 Feb 2018Yadana Saw met US soul merchants The Internet at laneway last week and she made them try NZ lollies. Audio
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Björk by Blackbird
Björk by Blackbird
9 Feb 2018How can you do Björk if you’re not Björk? Claire Cowan and her Auckland-based Blackbird Ensemble took up the challenge, with remarkable results.
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Introducing: Fever Party
Introducing: Fever Party
3 Feb 2018Auckland-based musician Gareth Shute introduces his new two-piece Fever Party, and their song 'Working Love'. Video, Audio
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‘They say tragedy plus timing equals comedy’
‘They say tragedy plus timing equals comedy’
7 Feb 2018Absurd, unpredictable and downright funny. Auckland-based comedian Angella Dravid talks to Kathryn Ryan about what makes her laugh and how she turned a spell in a British prison into award-winning comedy. Audio
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The Comet is Coming
The Comet is Coming
10 Jun 2017Fusing jazz, Afro-beat and electronica these futuristic space-jazz pioneers blasted off at the 2017 Wellington Jazz Festival. Audio
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This year's Halbergs: An opportunity missed
This year's Halbergs: An opportunity missed
9 Feb 2018Sports Call - Surely even the most pale, male and stale of our sports administrators noticed this year's awards failed to reflect the societal shift in attitudes towards women's sport, writes Stephen Hewson.
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PNG to host rugby league 'Super Nines'
PNG to host rugby league 'Super Nines'
9 Feb 2018A rugby league nines tournament will be held in Goroka next weekend, giving local players the chance to press for selection in the Papua New Guinea team defending their title at the Commonwealth Championship in Australia.
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Japan cremates remains of WW2 soldiers' bodies
Japan cremates remains of WW2 soldiers' bodies
9 Feb 2018The first formal cremation ceremony of the remains of Japanese soldiers killed in the Northern Marianas during World War II was held on Tuesday.
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At the Movies
At the Movies
7 Feb 2018Dan Slevin, filling in for Simon Morris, reviews Molly’s Game , Phantom Thread and Kiwi drama Broken. Video, Audio
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Peggy Seeger: First Time Ever
Peggy Seeger: First Time Ever
3 Feb 2018Peggy Seeger has had a lifetime as a folk musician, singer songwriter and activist and inspired one of popular music's most-loved ballads - 'The First Time Ever I Saw Her Face'. Audio, Gallery
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The Mixtape: Pride Festival
The Mixtape: Pride Festival
3 Feb 2018To celebrate Pride Festival 2018 The Topp Twins and Possum Plows from the band Openside share stories, experiences and choose some songs for the RNZ music mixtape. Video, Audio
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Window closing on Solomons' environment - Pikacha
Window closing on Solomons' environment - Pikacha
8 Feb 2018Time is running out to save the natural habitat of Solomon Islands wildlife, a scientist who spent the last 13 years documenting it says.
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Pacific needs to rethink tertiary education strategy - academic
Pacific needs to rethink tertiary education strategy - academic
8 Feb 2018A renowned Pacific academic says countries in the region need to rethink their tertiary education strategies.
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Who Owned the Puketoi Kete?
Who Owned the Puketoi Kete?
9 Feb 2018The fifth of a five-part series of stories developed from Tangata Whenua: An Illustrated History looks at the discovery of a woven flax kete that was placed in a cave at Puketoi in Te Waipounamu.
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PNG govt defends vote againt US recognition of Jerusalem
PNG govt defends vote againt US recognition of Jerusalem
8 Feb 2018Papua New Guinea's foreign minister has defended the country's UN vote against Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
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Samoa continues to find ways to manage plastic litter
Samoa continues to find ways to manage plastic litter
8 Feb 2018With a number of Pacific countries banning plastic bags in response to the pollution in the ocean, Samoa continues to face a dilemma on how to manage its waste. Audio
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As if the jig saw puzzle wasn't hard enough ...
As if the jig saw puzzle wasn't hard enough ...
5 Feb 2018The Long Way Home - Bruce Hopkins fills in more of the bits he has missed on the Te Araroa trail. Audio
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The Sampler: Culture II by Migos
The Sampler: Culture II by Migos
6 Feb 2018Nick Bollinger considers why Atlanta hip-hop trio Migos might be this generation's Beatles. Audio
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New Horizons: nine great banjo tracks
New Horizons: nine great banjo tracks
4 Feb 2018English banjo player and songwriter Dan Walsh is currently touring NZ: he’s playing 21 small venues across the county, so William Dart thought this week’s New Horizons just had to be... Banjo week. Video, Audio
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A Hero's Life
A Hero's Life
21 Apr 2016Rachel Hyde introduces Strauss' tone poem 'Ein Heldenleben / A Hero's Life', ahead of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's performance of the work tonight. Audio