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Kamasi Washington: bridging the gap between jazz and pop
Kamasi Washington: bridging the gap between jazz and pop
3 Oct 2017Kamasi Washington has been confirmed as one of the artists who will perform in New Zealand at WOMAD 2018. Nick Bollinger discusses the ecstatic jazz of the Los Angeles saxophonist and how he's bridging the gap between jazz and pop. Audio
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'I'm still measuring the size of the hole'
'I'm still measuring the size of the hole'
30 Sep 2017King Loser's Chris Heazlewood pays tribute to bandmate Celia Mancini in a live session at Radio One in Dunedin. Video, Audio
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'If you feel your own writing going slack, spend a bit of time reading Dickens'
'If you feel your own writing going slack, spend a bit of time reading Dickens'
4 Oct 2017Literary legend CK Stead talks about his new novel, his favourite writers and how he put his early poetry to the test on the school soccer field. Audio
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Moa footprints - a rocky tale
Moa footprints - a rocky tale
5 Oct 2017After twenty years of puzzling, geologist Bruce Hayward reckons he has identified some mysterious patterns in a west Auckland roadside cutting as moa footprints. Audio
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Jason Taumalolo snubs NZ for Tonga
Jason Taumalolo snubs NZ for Tonga
Jason Taumalolo has turned his back on the Kiwis and will represent Tonga at the Rugby League World Cup.
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The NSW activists who stopped the frackers
The NSW activists who stopped the frackers
3 Oct 2017When the gas industry tried to stake a claim on small New South Wales community in 2010 the locals fought back. A documentary on the Bentley valley activists is currently touring New Zealand. Audio
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A fresh sound from Glaswegian post-rockers Mogwai
A fresh sound from Glaswegian post-rockers Mogwai
3 Oct 2017They've been around for 25 years, which must make it hard to keep things surprising, but Mogwai's latest album, Every Country's Sun might just have delivered. Audio
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Lorde to perform at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards
Lorde to perform at the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards
5 Oct 2017Fans who missed out on tickets to her intimate Powerstation shows will be jumping at the chance to get tickets when they go on sale tomorrow.
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Black pearl lagoon in Cook Islands being restored to health
Black pearl lagoon in Cook Islands being restored to health
5 Oct 2017A major clean up of the lagoon has been completed in the black pearl producing island of Manihiki in the northern Cook Islands, to improve pearl production and quality.
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New in the house: Fresh MPs on being 'inducted'
New in the house: Fresh MPs on being 'inducted'
As 32 newbie MPs complete their induction, they tell Max Towle it's all a bit like going back to school.
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VIDEO PREMIERE: 'Settle' by Eb & Sparrow
VIDEO PREMIERE: 'Settle' by Eb & Sparrow
5 Oct 2017A brand new track from alt-country darlings Eb & Sparrow, recorded live at Wellington's Avalon Studios.
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Cassava offers Pacific alternative to traditional plastic bags
Cassava offers Pacific alternative to traditional plastic bags
5 Oct 2017Plastic bags made from cassava starch are being considered as an alternative to traditional plastic bags in the Pacific.
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Red Dirt Boogie
Red Dirt Boogie
3 Oct 2017Nick Bollinger considers the legacy of Native American guitarist Jesse Ed Davis who in the 70s played with Taj Mahal, George Harrison, John Lennon, Gene Clark, and Leonard Cohen among many others. Audio
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Napalm Death: an extreme metal band with a humanist outlook
Napalm Death: an extreme metal band with a humanist outlook
3 Oct 2017They're as notorious for their outspoken views on social issues as they are for their unique brand of heavy metal, and they're playing a show in Auckland tonight following the release of their 15th full-length album. Audio
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The boy from the swamps with rock and soul in his veins
The boy from the swamps with rock and soul in his veins
4 Oct 2017I can still see him in his black and white checked shirt, long hair, and guitar slung around his neck, writes Richard Langston, about the late Tom Petty, the only musician to blow up his stereo. Video
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'There's a kind of spiral of silence'
'There's a kind of spiral of silence'
3 Oct 2017A battle is taking place on university campuses across the United States over free speech and academic freedom, and a veteran of the '60s free speech movement is worried we're going backwards. Audio
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Cooks govt enters into ocean mining agreement
Cooks govt enters into ocean mining agreement
4 Oct 2017The Cook Islands government has entered into an agreement with a company called Ocean Minerals to reserve 23,000 square kilometres of the country's exclusive economic zone for up to 18 months.
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Great Ideas: 'Find your niche'
Great Ideas: 'Find your niche'
4 Oct 2017Great Ideas looks at how technology and robotics might impact on the work we do, where we do it, and how we survive when we can't work. Audio
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Family of deceased detainee wants Australia to repatriate body
Family of deceased detainee wants Australia to repatriate body
4 Oct 2017The family of the refugee who died this week on Manus Island has been asked by the Australian government for $US6000 to return his body to Sri Lanka. Audio
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Did Synthony live up to the hype?
Did Synthony live up to the hype?
3 Oct 2017Electronic dance music got a symphonic twist in the hands of the Auckland Symphony Orchestra on Saturday night. Tony Stamp was in the glow-stick waving crowd. Video, Audio
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The value in pedestrian-led cities
The value in pedestrian-led cities
2 Oct 2017An estimated half a million people walk around the Auckland CBD every weekday, but until now there hasn't been a strategy for better serving pedestrians – or a dollar value placed on improving the city for them. Audio
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New classical podcast
New classical podcast
4 Oct 2017The sights and sounds of the River Nile inspired French composer Camille Saint-Saëns in his 'Egyptian' Piano Concerto. Played by Cédric Tiberghien with the Auckland Philharmonia - it's your free download for October.
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The boy from the swamps with rock and soul in his veins
The boy from the swamps with rock and soul in his veins
4 Oct 2017I can still see him in his black and white checked shirt, long hair, and guitar slung around his neck, writes Richard Langston, about the late Tom Petty, the only musician to blow up his stereo. Video
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Life on Muzzle Station
Life on Muzzle Station
3 Oct 2017It isn't easy living on New Zealand's most isolated high country station, but Fiona Redfern wouldn't have it any other way. Audio, Gallery