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Software for the birds
Software for the birds
2 Dec 2017Machine learning software could be an important tool in monitoring the survival of native birds once they leave the protection of wildlife sanctuaries. Audio, Gallery
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Sugar: a cereal offence
Sugar: a cereal offence
1 Dec 2017You might be able to argue Cocoa Pops – which is 36.5 percent sugar – is better than nothing for breakfast, but it's not going to give your body much to go on, food writer Niki Bezzant says. Audio
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The Wireless – top 10 stories of November
The Wireless – top 10 stories of November
Katie Parker puts Matilda Rice's guide to a beautiful life to the test; Max Towle investigates a comical complaint about the 'If it's not gay, it's gay' ad campaign and eight other stories you might have missed.
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'Show business? I don’t care'
'Show business? I don’t care'
Lucy Lawless talks about art, activism, sexual misconduct in Hollywood and the Hobbit Law. Video, Audio
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The fully recycled cycle
The fully recycled cycle
1 Dec 2017Wishbone Design won in the new 'Going Circular' category at this week's Sustainable Business Awards with a children's bike entirely made of recycled carpet. Audio
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Extra Time
Extra Time
1 Dec 2017We give the All Blacks a report card for their 2017 efforts, the Kiwi Ferns try and wrest the women's Rugby League World Cup from Australia and Jeetan Patel discusses life in Birmingham as a county cricketer. Audio
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Lucy Lawless: 'I’m more of an activist than an artist'
Lucy Lawless: 'I’m more of an activist than an artist'
Lucy Lawless is outspoken. Zoe George visits her on the set of the stage show Pleasuredome to talk about art, activism, sexual misconduct in Hollywood, the Hobbit Law and what she wants her legacy to be. Video, Audio
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The Lost: 'All I want is my daughter and to bury her'
The Lost: 'All I want is my daughter and to bury her'
1 Dec 2017Bob Martin has spent all of his savings and much of his pension looking for his daughter Francesca. She was last seen at a Hamilton petrol station in 2005. Video, Audio
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Yasmine Ryan: a passionate Kiwi journalist remembered
Yasmine Ryan: a passionate Kiwi journalist remembered
1 Dec 2017Yasmine Ryan reported from some of the world's most dangerous regions for organisations like Al Jazeera and The New York Times. After news of her death in Istanbul, a former colleague pays tribute. Audio
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Saving lives on The Africa Mercy
Saving lives on The Africa Mercy
1 Dec 2017Deborah Adesanya's life was transformed by a stint aboard the world's largest civilian hospital ship. The New Zealand nurse features in a new documentary, The Surgery Ship. Audio, Gallery
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Little Island Press celebrates a decade of publishing Pacific books
Little Island Press celebrates a decade of publishing Pacific books
1 Dec 2017An Auckland based Pacific publishing house celebrates a decade of its business operation this month and is already looking towards the future.
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Taxi DJs share the music they love
Taxi DJs share the music they love
25 Nov 2017Wellington taxi drivers played sounds from around the globe at an event in Wellington earlier this month – Yadana Saw was there. Video, Audio
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What to flush and what not to flush
What to flush and what not to flush
30 Nov 2017An Aucklander was hit with a huge clean-up job this week after a neighbour flushed a nappy down the toilet. Watercare's Peter Rogers reminds us what wastewater pipes can handle. Audio, Gallery
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Tahiti athletes under neutral banner at Mini Games
Tahiti athletes under neutral banner at Mini Games
1 Dec 2017An official Tahiti team will not be part of the Pacific Mini Games, with the territory's athletes to compete under a neutral banner, following the French Polynesia's government's decision to boycott the event. Audio
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Strategies to help kids learn
Strategies to help kids learn
Whether at school or on the sports field, structure your child's learning so there's lots of success and make yourself seem fallible and relatable, says speech and language therapist Christian Wright Audio
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The Mixtape: Dick Frizzell
The Mixtape: Dick Frizzell
New Zealand artist Dick Frizzell reflects on his life and talks us through five of his favourite songs – which all happen to be homegrown. Video, Audio
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New classical podcast
New classical podcast
1 Dec 2017Michael Houstoun and Orchestra Wellington play an audience favourite - the darkly mysterious Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor K466 by Mozart. You can download your own copy from our Podcast Classics page.
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The urban lizards of Wellington
The urban lizards of Wellington
30 Nov 2017It’s not much to look at, but a small area of rubbish-strewn, scrubby vegetation sandwiched between Wellington Harbour and a busy road is a surprisingly rich lizard hotspot. Audio
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SoccerPractice discuss their excellent debut
SoccerPractice discuss their excellent debut
25 Nov 2017There's a lot going on in the debut album from Soccer Practise. Twisted beats, powerful vocals and surging guitars combine with both English and te reo Māori lyrics, to create something truly unique. Video, Audio
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'We'll still be using the F word in 200 years'
'We'll still be using the F word in 200 years'
29 Nov 2017Frankenstein has remained in our culture since its creation 200 years ago. A gothic scholar and historian says the tale is now a myth, and one which will endure. Audio
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Eyewitness: On Any Other Day
Eyewitness: On Any Other Day
An emergency signal sparks a desperate search for a missing air force helicopter. Produced by Justin Gregory. Audio
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'The reality of our community is much more complex than these stereotypes reflect'
'The reality of our community is much more complex than these stereotypes reflect'
New identification technology could put LGBTQIA+ people at risk, rainbow groups say.
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David McNally: socialism for a new age
David McNally: socialism for a new age
29 Nov 2017Despite signs of a rightward shift in world politics, a new left is emerging in some countries with the launch of a new socialist party in the US imminent, says a Canadian academic. Audio
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An atlas of coronary arteries
An atlas of coronary arteries
Susann Beier hopes the hundreds of coronary arteries she's mapped using MRI scans will improve the treatment of heart disease. Audio