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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
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Rising CO2 adds carbs to crops
Rising CO2 adds carbs to crops
Crops like rice, wheat, barley and potatoes now contain more sugars and less protein than ever before due to increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Audio
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Peter Godfrey dies aged 95
Peter Godfrey dies aged 95
29 Sep 2017Conductor, composer and educator Peter Godfrey, known as the 'father' of choral music in New Zealand has died. Audio
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The app that maps happiness
The app that maps happiness
27 Sep 2017Many of us are at our happiest in a natural environment on a sunny day far away from work, according to ratings provided to the smartphone app Mappiness. Audio
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A Magical Musical Tour of Dunedin
A Magical Musical Tour of Dunedin
Southern man, music fan, poet and journalist Richard Langston takes us on a personal journey through Dunedin and its music. Video, Audio
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Will Brexit break Britain?
Will Brexit break Britain?
28 Sep 2017Economist Shamubeel Eaqub details the ongoing economic impacts of the UK's slow withdrawal from the European Union – aka Brexit. Audio
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Pacific quota access emigrants seek more support
Pacific quota access emigrants seek more support
29 Sep 2017Moving to live a life in New Zealand has become tougher for Pacific people who aspire to a brighter future under the quota scheme. Audio
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Coalition negotiations, THAT press conference & the supermarket dash
Coalition negotiations, THAT press conference & the supermarket dash
28 Sep 2017In the 13th Caucus it's negotiation time. We look at Winston Peters' post-election posturing and 'constitutional conventions'. Plus, we unpack the election results and what they mean for the parties. Audio
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Māori Metal Maioha Winners at the Silver Scrolls
Māori Metal Maioha Winners at the Silver Scrolls
29 Sep 2017Haka metal trio Alien Weaponry have taken home the trophy for their te reo Māori song ‘Raupatu’, edging out fellow finalists Maisey Rika and Kingi Kiriona for the 2017 APRA Maioha Award.
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The SOUNZ Contemporary award winner 2017 is...
The SOUNZ Contemporary award winner 2017 is...
29 Sep 2017Composer Salina Fisher has won the SOUNZ Contemporary Award 2017, New Zealand's premier composition prize, for her work for string quartet 'Tōrino'. Video, Audio
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New Zealand's best song writers for 2017 named
New Zealand's best song writers for 2017 named
28 Sep 2017The winners of the 2017 Silver Scrolls for song writing in the areas of pop, classical, Māori, film and television music have been announced. Video, Audio
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Are robots going to kill us all?
Are robots going to kill us all?
How worried should we be about Terminator-like robots? The Wireless takes a deep dive into artificial intelligence.
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How parents can support kids who struggle to learn
How parents can support kids who struggle to learn
28 Sep 2017Speech and language therapist Christian Wright shares some insight. Audio
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Silver Scrolls: All the winners
Silver Scrolls: All the winners
28 Sep 2017The winners of our premier song writing in the areas of pop, classical, Māori, film and television music have been announced! Video, Audio
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Neil Cross: exploring our darkest fears
Neil Cross: exploring our darkest fears
28 Sep 2017Wellington-based, British-born crime writer, Neil Cross, has a knack for creating twisted characters that are loved and loathed by TV audiences across the globe. Audio
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German Masters
German Masters
28 Sep 2017Scottish conductor Douglas Boyd directs the Auckland Philharmonia in tonight's live broadcast from the Town Hall. Music by Mendelssohn, Schumann and Beethoven. Audio
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Alien Weaponry: A history lesson with added headbanging
Alien Weaponry: A history lesson with added headbanging
27 Sep 2017A thrash-metal band of headbangers from Northland's Waipu are using their haka and te reo skills to teach a history lesson from the stage, writes Mihingarangi Forbes. Video
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At The Movies
At The Movies
27 Sep 2017Simon Morris laments the closing of Wellington's Paramount Cinema, grits his teeth at two noisy comedy sequels and revisits a favourite from the last film festival. Video, Audio
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Are there steroids hidden in your supplements?
Are there steroids hidden in your supplements?
27 Sep 2017A new study found 1 in 20 sports supplements contained anabolic steroids – and many didn't declare it on their labels. Audio
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Is happiness really the be-all and end-all?
Is happiness really the be-all and end-all?
27 Sep 2017Despite our quest for happiness (and all those smiley face emojis) depression, anxiety and suicide are on the rise in the western world. What's really missing from our lives is meaning, says writer Emily Esfahani Smith. Audio
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Perfect storm of sorcery-related violence in PNG's Highlands
Perfect storm of sorcery-related violence in PNG's Highlands
26 Sep 2017A Lutheran missionary in Papua New Guinea's Highlands says a perfect storm of traditional spiritual beliefs mixed with local interpretations of Christianity have resulted in a marked increase in violence in which the victims are accused of sorcery. Audio
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Britain refuses to accept its Pacific nuclear testing legacy
Britain refuses to accept its Pacific nuclear testing legacy
28 Sep 2017The author of a new book on Pacific nuclear testing says he hopes it will shed more light on Britain's little known role in this controversial chapter of the region's history. Audio