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Pacific students blind-sided by closure of tertiary provider
Pacific students blind-sided by closure of tertiary provider
6 Dec 2017Students, staff and contractors have been left bewildered, shocked and out of pocket with the sudden closure of a Pacific college in Auckland - with many now struggling to find work and pay the bills just before Christmas.
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Owners ignoring 'no dogs' signs on Northland beaches
Owners ignoring 'no dogs' signs on Northland beaches
6 Dec 2017The signs are there for a reason – it doesn't take much for a mutt to get wind of a kiwi bird, says a predator control operator in Whale Bay. Audio, Gallery
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Revisiting 1970s New Zealand soul, funk and disco
Revisiting 1970s New Zealand soul, funk and disco
5 Dec 2017Alan Perrott helped compile a collection of NZ funk, soul an disco from 1973 to 1983. He takes Jesse through a tour of the funky music scene from 40 years ago featuring artists like Dalvanius, Collision and Tina Cross. Audio
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The Sampler: Phases by Angel Olsen
The Sampler: Phases by Angel Olsen
5 Dec 2017Nick Bollinger dips into a disc of out-takes and ephemera from Amer-indie artist Angel Olsen. Audio
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Sia review: 'There was no room for spontaneity'
Sia review: 'There was no room for spontaneity'
6 Dec 2017Sia's anthemic pop songs and pre-recorded videos didn't quite come off in the half-empty Mt Smart Stadium last night, writes Ellen Falconer.
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Tawaki - the mysterious forest penguin
Tawaki - the mysterious forest penguin
7 Dec 2017Milford Sound's tawaki, or Fiordland crested penguins, are breaking all the penguin rules. Audio
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Philip Bagshaw: why doctors need to speak out
Philip Bagshaw: why doctors need to speak out
3 Dec 2017New Zealand is stuck in an austerity model for health and it's about time doctors spoke out about it moving to an investment model, the founder of the Canterbury Charity Hospital says. Audio
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Afternoon Delight
Afternoon Delight
6 Dec 2017Before they created Transparent, writer-director Jill Soloway made an indie film about an upper-middle class woman tiptoeing into a world of sexual transgression. Dan Slevin found it intriguing but not essential.
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Parenting a 'procreational Ponzi scheme'
Parenting a 'procreational Ponzi scheme'
5 Dec 2017Life is an "affliction" so it's best not to have children, says 'anti-natalist' philosopher David Benatar. Audio
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Liberation Movement to remain voice of West Papuans - Wenda
Liberation Movement to remain voice of West Papuans - Wenda
6 Dec 2017The new head of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, Benny Wenda, says the organisation's agenda will not change.
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'The conversation still goes on'
'The conversation still goes on'
5 Dec 2017It's been 45 years since Rawiri Paratene delivered a petition to Parliament aimed at saving te reo Māori. Video
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REVIEW: Sia at Mt Smart Stadium
REVIEW: Sia at Mt Smart Stadium
6 Dec 2017The Australian pop star delivers an interesting, fresh concept for a pop concert, but it would have been better suited to somewhere more intimate like Spark Arena, than a half-empty Mt Smart Stadium.
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A celebration of graffiti
A celebration of graffiti
3 Dec 2017The "visual cleansing" of Auckland city for the 2011 Rugby World Cup obliterated a lot of street culture that hasn't been seen since, say two graffiti artists who are part of a live painting event in Avondale this weekend. Audio, Gallery
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Our growing Filipino community
Our growing Filipino community
4 Dec 2017Our Filipino communities are surprisingly diverse and the third fastest growing Asian population in the country. Voices talks to some who have made New Zealand home. Audio
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A hive of activity behind prison walls
A hive of activity behind prison walls
5 Dec 2017This week, four inmates from Auckland's Paremoremo prison will graduate with a certificate in apiculture – or beekeeping. Their instructor is Brian Alexander, a volunteer and veteran bee-whisperer. Audio, Gallery
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Low In High School by Morrissey
Low In High School by Morrissey
28 Nov 2017Nick Bollinger listens to Morrissey's latest and wonders who the singer is taking revenge on now. Audio
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The Mixtape: Ian Magan
The Mixtape: Ian Magan
2 Dec 2017In the '60s, Ian Magan and his fellow 'Good Guys' started pirate radio broadcasts from a small ship in the Hauraki Gulf – a station which became Radio Hauraki. Audio
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When gaming becomes gambling
When gaming becomes gambling
5 Dec 2017"That heady rush when it lands on the colour that you bet on and the low gut-punch feeling you feel when you lose your bet … I didn't really care about much else." Audio
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'They feel like pieces to us when we play'
'They feel like pieces to us when we play'
30 Nov 2017Sax and pedal steel duo Peter Brötzmann and Heather Leigh are serving up 'mind-melting' improvisation to New Zealand audiences. Video, Audio
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Can the 'Four Horsemen' be reined in?
Can the 'Four Horsemen' be reined in?
4 Dec 2017Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google aren't just four of the biggest companies on the planet, they are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, according to an American academic. Audio
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US Senator moves to keep US control of Bikini trust fund
US Senator moves to keep US control of Bikini trust fund
5 Dec 2017A move by the United States Interior Department to give islanders displaced by US nuclear weapons tests complete control of a multi-million dollar trust fund has sparked a leading US Senator to intervene to reverse the decision.
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Heed The Call! Soul, Funk & Disco from Aotearoa, 1973-83
Heed The Call! Soul, Funk & Disco from Aotearoa, 1973-83
5 Dec 2017Nick Bollinger dives into a collection of local soul, funk and disco - including some delicious obscurities Audio
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Kawerau – a town counting on the jobs Shane Jones is promising
Kawerau – a town counting on the jobs Shane Jones is promising
“There are hardly any jobs … we can apply to New World, but they’re quite picky.”
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Orient Express-style luxury train plan unveiled
Orient Express-style luxury train plan unveiled
4 Dec 2017An ambitious plan has been unveiled to run an Orient Express-style luxury train through New Zealand. Video