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Critter of the Week - pāua
Critter of the Week - pāua
29 Sep 2017Pāua not only have highly colourful shells and make tasty fritters, they're also one of the fastest moving snails in the world. DoC's endangered species ambassador Nicola Toki tells us more. Audio
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Editing our genes: medical issues
Editing our genes: medical issues
2 Oct 2017Should we do something just because we can? It was once science-fiction fantasy, but the power to engineer DNA is now within reach. With that power comes complex and contentious questions
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Whose Scrolls are they anyway?
Whose Scrolls are they anyway?
2 Oct 2017“Where are the Silver Scrolls we deserve?” asks a story on The Wireless. This question begs another: Who are “we”, and who are the Silver Scrolls for anyway? Nick Bollinger responds.
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Insight: Immigration and Pacific Quotas
Insight: Immigration and Pacific Quotas
RNZ Pacific reporter, Sara Vui-Talitu looks into the Pacific quota immigration scheme and whether it's living up to the ideals behind its establishment. Audio
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Party leaders picking on the media
Party leaders picking on the media
Mediawatch: Winston Peters took a big swing at the media and other party leaders also criticised the media's election coverage, but some politicians and the media seemed to get along just fine. Video, Audio
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Old dogs, new homes
Old dogs, new homes
29 Sep 2017In the past five years, Retired Working Dogs Adoption has re-homed hundreds of huntaways, eye dogs and beardies that are too old to work, have been injured or are just not up to the job. Audio, Gallery
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'We spend most of our money on water'
'We spend most of our money on water'
30 Sep 2017Sudan water crisis: When Jimmy's parents finally pulled their son out of the churning river, his body was already lifeless and limp, heavy in the arms of his father.
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Is the 'NZ dream' living up to Pacific expectations?
Is the 'NZ dream' living up to Pacific expectations?
Applications going in the ballot to emigrate to New Zealand from the Pacific far outnumber the places available. Is the 'New Zealand dream' living up to expectations
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Working Style part of a 'perfect storm'
Working Style part of a 'perfect storm'
29 Sep 2017A rising interest in menswear is a global trend and New Zealand label Working Style have experienced the ebbs and flows of what it means to be in the suit game. Audio
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Opera on Sunday
Opera on Sunday
1 Oct 2017Manon Lescaut is too young to really know who she is. Sadly, she learns that her charms are a commodity that can be bought and sold like any other. Puccini's breakthrough opera is sung by an international cast with the Auckland Philharmonia.
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Kingi Kiriona's koha
Kingi Kiriona's koha
1 Oct 2017Kapahaka tutor and composer Kingi Kiriona believes in the law of attraction – if you put out passion for the Māori language, it will come back to you. Audio
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Shayne Carter on re-imagining Silver Scroll finalists
Shayne Carter on re-imagining Silver Scroll finalists
30 Sep 2017One of the highlights of the Silver Scroll awards is the re-imagining of the finalists' songs by different performers. This year Shayne Carter was asked to curate the evening's performances. Video, Audio
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How Amadeus Changed Everything
How Amadeus Changed Everything
1 Oct 2017In his series Composers on Camera Thomas Goss looks at the genre of composer films and what they add to our appreciation of classical music. Audio
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Treasure Chest
Treasure Chest
1 Oct 2017Reptiles rule! The weather is warming up so the reptiles are on the move. Our Treasure Chest pick for this week is Snake and Lizard ll by Joy Cowley. Check it out here
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Sensing water quality
Sensing water quality
30 Sep 2017A farmer and fisherman living in the Wairarapa and saw first hand the impact that polluted water had on his local stream. So he developed a solar-powered, portable tester to measure water quality. Audio
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RNZ's top podcasts: Trees, stars and Winston
RNZ's top podcasts: Trees, stars and Winston
29 Sep 2017It's been a week since the election so to help you fill in the time until someone makes a decision, here's RNZ's top podcast episodes for this week. Audio
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New Zealand Live: Jasper Hawkins
New Zealand Live: Jasper Hawkins
29 Sep 2017Jasper Hawkins spent the first half of this year creating his debut album. It's not out until December but we get a sneek peek. Audio
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Behind the music: Shayne Carter
Behind the music: Shayne Carter
30 Sep 2017One of the highlights of the Silver Scroll songwriting awards is the re-imagining of the finalists songs by different performers. This year Shayne Carter was asked to curate the evening's music performances. Video, Audio
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Māori thrash metal trio win big at the Silver Scrolls
Māori thrash metal trio win big at the Silver Scrolls
30 Sep 2017Haka metal trio Alien Weaponry have taken home the APRA Maioha award for their te reo Māori song ‘Raupatu’, edging out Maisey Rika and Kingi Kiriona.
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2017 Adam Chamber Music Festival
2017 Adam Chamber Music Festival
30 Sep 2017The refurbished Theatre Royal in Nelson makes a handsome venue for the first programme in our new series from this year's festival. Music for marimba and for cello feature today at 3pm on RNZ Concert.
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Extra Time
Extra Time
29 Sep 2017Our weekly podcast on the world of sport. This week New Zealand ponders protocols for the next America’s Cup, the New Zealand Women’s Golf Open and and Shane Bond joins up with the England Ashes squad. Audio
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'If I can still have my hot rod, I'm super cool'
'If I can still have my hot rod, I'm super cool'
Gas Monkey Garage's Richard Rawlings loves 'gasoline breathing, fire breathing dragons'. Video, Audio, Gallery
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Dunedin's tech girl superheroes
Dunedin's tech girl superheroes
29 Sep 2017Eleven-year-old Neva Bertram and ten-year-old Iris Gallagher have made the finals in this year's Next Tech Girl Superhero Competition with their app GIRLS – Girls in Real Life Situations. Audio
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Peter Godfrey - Icon
Peter Godfrey - Icon
30 Sep 2017Winner of an Arts Foundation Icon Award, Peter Godfrey has passed away at the age of 95. Peter inspired hundreds of singers in the many choirs he conducted and leaves a lasting legacy in the healthy choral music scene of NZ. Audio