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The rub between Work and Income and beneficiaries
The rub between Work and Income and beneficiaries
15 Oct 2017Insight - The Ministry of Social Development says its mission is to help people look after themselves - so why are there so many complaints about its lack of humanity? Video, Audio
Video, Audio
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Up to 10 tropical cyclones may hit Pacific before April
Up to 10 tropical cyclones may hit Pacific before April
16 Oct 2017Climate scientists say the Pacific could be battered by up to 10 tropical cyclones in the next six months.
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Sharon O'Neill joins NZ Music Hall Of Fame
Sharon O'Neill joins NZ Music Hall Of Fame
The trailblazing musician who paved the way for performers such as Jenny Morris will also receive this year's Legacy Award at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards in November. Audio, Gallery
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Turning away from toxic Twitter
Turning away from toxic Twitter
Broadcasters Duncan Garner and Sean Plunkett have recently quit Twitter. Plunkett tells Mediawatch that Twitter brings out the worst in people - including himself. Audio
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'We're not in a post-race, post-gender society at all.'
'We're not in a post-race, post-gender society at all.'
Green Party MP Golriz Ghahraman talks discrimination, hate and white dudes on Twitter
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Tonga needs to work together on mental health - academic
Tonga needs to work together on mental health - academic
New Zealand-based academic is promoting a more collaborative approach to addressing mental health issues in Tonga.
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Sharks aim to be Pacific's NRL 'club of choice'
Sharks aim to be Pacific's NRL 'club of choice'
The Cronulla Sharks National Rugby League team wants to become the "club of choice" for Pacific communities.
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Economist critical of data used to determine Cooks 'developed'
Economist critical of data used to determine Cooks 'developed'
16 Oct 2017A New Zealand economist is critical of the data the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has used to declare the Cook Islands a developed nation. Audio
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Tiny plastics cause big problems in Pacific food chain
Tiny plastics cause big problems in Pacific food chain
16 Oct 2017The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme says if nothing is done to stop the use of plastics some projections show there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050. Audio
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Dramatic drop in overstayer numbers to NZ
Dramatic drop in overstayer numbers to NZ
16 Oct 2017A New Zealand sociologist has reported a significant drop in Pacific overstayers to New Zealand. Audio
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A charm of cellists
A charm of cellists
16 Oct 2017Thirteen cellists gathered in Nelson for the Adam Chamber Music Festival this year. They enjoyed showing off the diverse repertoire of their versatile instrument.
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'You don't get your bank managers and your station managers like you used to'
'You don't get your bank managers and your station managers like you used to'
Country Life visits four country golf courses in the North Island to see how they are managing to keep the clubhouse doors open. Audio, Gallery
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The birthplaces of the 'Dunedin Sound'
The birthplaces of the 'Dunedin Sound'
14 Oct 2017Martin Phillips of The Chills revisits the iconic venues where Dunedin found its sound. Audio
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Tuhoe Iwi: Moving on from the Urewera Raids
Tuhoe Iwi: Moving on from the Urewera Raids
15 Oct 2017“To see such a strong network of solidarity build up for such a terrible kaupapa was actually quite heartening." Audio
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Your brain on music
Your brain on music
16 Oct 2017Why do the songs we loved in our late teens and early 20s trigger such powerful memories? The ability of music to prompt feelings, memories and even physical responses has led to it being used more and more in cognitive therapy.
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'When the last rabbit is gone from this land I’ll do something else'
'When the last rabbit is gone from this land I’ll do something else'
13 Oct 2017Dunedin designer Jane Avery is an unashamed advocate of fur. She understands the controversy but says using it sustainably and ethically is what matters most. Audio
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‘I don’t like to remember, re-enact or glorify war.’
‘I don’t like to remember, re-enact or glorify war.’
At the opening of the new gallery Pou Kanohi New Zealand at War, two poets reflect on the Māori and Pasifika soldiers who fought for an empire far from home.
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At The Movies
At The Movies
15 Oct 2017Blade Runner 2049 returns to Ridley Scott's dystopian future 35 years on, plus Stanley Tucci's tribute to Alberto Giacometti and a film set in the Nazi-occupied Channel Islands during WWII.
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'Everyone gets a shot of adrenaline and comes out to help'
'Everyone gets a shot of adrenaline and comes out to help'
9 Oct 2017Meet the volunteers behind NZ Eid Day, our second largest Islamic festival. Audio, Gallery
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Sharon O'Neill joins NZ Music Hall Of Fame
Sharon O'Neill joins NZ Music Hall Of Fame
The trailblazing musician who paved the way for performers like Jenny Morris will also receive this year's Legacy Award at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards in November. Audio, Gallery
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Dave Dobbyn, the pacifist at Passchendale
Dave Dobbyn, the pacifist at Passchendale
14 Oct 2017"I had to close my eyes, I couldn't open them because all I could see is 54,000 names on the walls of the Menin Gate - otherwise there would have been too many tears ... but I got through my song and did my duty." Audio
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Inside Out: Thelonious Monk
Inside Out: Thelonious Monk
7 Oct 2017This week Inside Out celebrates the 100th birthday of one of jazz's most unique and influential figures, Thelonious Monk. Video, Audio
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The Mixtape with Seminal '90s dub merchants Unitone Hifi
The Mixtape with Seminal '90s dub merchants Unitone Hifi
7 Oct 2017They've have been quiet in recent years, but they're re-energized and working on new material ahead of their appearance at Laneway 2018. Tony Stamp sat down with the trio for an hour of their favourite tunes. Audio
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NZ's top science award goes to a 'supervolcanologist'
NZ's top science award goes to a 'supervolcanologist'
12 Oct 2017Professor Colin Wilson, who studies supervolcanoes in Taupo, and Wyoming, has won the 2017 Rutherford Prize. When it comes to volcanoes “the bigger, the better”, he says. Audio