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Inside the NZ School of Dance
Inside the NZ School of Dance
“It’s nerve-wracking and scary and sometimes you want to vomit, but the attention from hundreds or thousands of people gives you such a rush.”
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Traditional Pacific storytelling 'deserves a home in NZ'
Traditional Pacific storytelling 'deserves a home in NZ'
16 Nov 2017The instigator of Moana Pacific Storytelling says she saw a need for traditional Pacific tales to be told in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Lorde wins six Tuis at the New Zealand Music Awards
Lorde wins six Tuis at the New Zealand Music Awards
16 Nov 2017Sharon O'Neil, Aldous Harding, Teeks, SWIDT and Opetaia Foa'i are among the other musicians honoured at tonight's ceremony.
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Live updates: Vodafone NZ Music Awards 2017
Live updates: Vodafone NZ Music Awards 2017
17 Nov 2017RNZ is reporting live on the awards from Spark Arena in Auckland tonight.
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Natural born fibbers
Natural born fibbers
15 Nov 2017Join Duncan Smith on a journey from the trainer-wheels fibs of toddlers through to our peak period of dishonesty – the teen years – in episode two of Pants on Fire. Audio
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World Philosophy Day
World Philosophy Day
16 Nov 2017Through reflective questions like ''Do I get satisfaction from my life?' and 'How can I be good?' we are all connected to the heart of philosophy, says Massey University professor Adriane Rini. Audio
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Could Winston Peters hold the key to persuading North Korea to dump its nukes?
Could Winston Peters hold the key to persuading North Korea to dump its nukes?
As North Korea’s nuclear weapons program strengthens, mainstream media outlets are reporting the US could take the NZ First leader there as part of a liaison visit.
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'That taste of freedom and autonomy, we must hold on to that'
'That taste of freedom and autonomy, we must hold on to that'
16 Nov 2017It's only in the great outdoors that children can learn crucial life lessons like resilience and respect, says scholar and child advocate Tim Gill. Audio
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VIDEO: Tui-nominated hip hop artist Kings at his marae and studio
VIDEO: Tui-nominated hip hop artist Kings at his marae and studio
16 Nov 2017Music 101's Alex Behan visits, Kingsdon Chapple-Wilson, aka Kings, at his family's marae – Northcote's Awataha, where he records and produces all his music.
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At The Movies
At The Movies
15 Nov 2017Simon Morris gets on board a well-known train, discovers that social media can lead to narcissism and is reminded real-life heroism isn’t, in itself, particularly dramatic. Video, Audio
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'Every time we waste money, we count it as wealth'
'Every time we waste money, we count it as wealth'
15 Nov 2017We spend money we don't have, to buy things we don't need, to impress people we don't know. To stem this tide of waste we need to become more – not less – materialistic, an Australian economist says. Audio
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Frazey Ford: folk roots and Memphis soul
Frazey Ford: folk roots and Memphis soul
14 Nov 2017On the eve of her first New Zealand visit, Be Good Tanyas singer talks to Nick Bollinger about her soulful solo turn. Audio
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Sarah Wilkins: an illustrator's life
Sarah Wilkins: an illustrator's life
15 Nov 2017Sarah Wilkins is the only New Zealand illustrator involved in the wildly successful Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls book series. Audio, Gallery
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POLL: how many NZ Music Awards will Lorde win?
POLL: how many NZ Music Awards will Lorde win?
16 Nov 2017Lorde is nominated for five Tuis – how many do you think she'll take home tonight?
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What makes us mammals
What makes us mammals
14 Nov 2017With our fellow members of the mammal club – including tiny shrews and giant blue whales – human beings share lactation, warm blood and sometimes body hair, backbones and scrotums. Audio
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Review: Christchurch Symphony Orchestra with Simon Tedeschi
Review: Christchurch Symphony Orchestra with Simon Tedeschi
14 Nov 2017Gershwin was the main draw card in the final major performance for the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra. Audio
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Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
15 Nov 2017You can download your own copy of our National Youth Orchestra playing Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra from our Podcast Classics page.
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Nashville Babylon 13 November, 2017
Nashville Babylon 13 November, 2017
13 Nov 2017New music from Margo Price, tour dates from Frazey Ford and Supersuckers, raucous blues from Lightning Hopkins and home-grown country from Eb & Sparrow. Audio
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How to grow a child's brain
How to grow a child's brain
15 Nov 2017Katy Gosset talks to parents and a clinical psychologist about the R&D of child rearing in Are We There Yet? Audio
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I tried out Matilda Rice’s lazy, beautiful life for a week - and it sucked
I tried out Matilda Rice’s lazy, beautiful life for a week - and it sucked
Katie Parker puts The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Living a Beautiful Life to the test - and finds that being lazy doesn’t come cheap.
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Why isn't there more collective action?
Why isn't there more collective action?
15 Nov 2017'Slacktivism' and, ironically, the belief that people power can change society undermine attempts at collective action, new research has shown. Audio
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Academic says bias in coverage of Tongan league fans
Academic says bias in coverage of Tongan league fans
An Auckland academic says he has seen an extraordinary race-based bias in the coverage of Pacific fans at the Rugby League World Cup.
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Kids help out a virtual kākā with new adventure app
Kids help out a virtual kākā with new adventure app
14 Nov 2017Visitors to Central Park in Wellington can use a new app to follow a virtual kākā named Kaia and help her set up a nest. The app, named Kākā, is aimed at young people and families. Audio
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'Too early to tell' impact of leak on Pacific tax havens
'Too early to tell' impact of leak on Pacific tax havens
An Australian academic says it is too early to say what impact the release of the Paradise Papers will have on the four Pacific nations so far involved.