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Should te reo Māori be compulsory in all NZ schools?
Should te reo Māori be compulsory in all NZ schools?
Eight young Māori working in education and te reo revitalisation programmes across Aotearoa give their honest opinions.
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Fact or Fiction: Superannuation
Fact or Fiction: Superannuation
14 Sep 2017"Here are the facts on NZ Super," New Zealand First leader Winston Peters declared at a rally in Auckland over the weekend. Fact or Fiction casts its beady eye Winston-ward.
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'Why are we calling death threats ‘trolling’?'
'Why are we calling death threats ‘trolling’?'
13 Sep 2017Zoë Quinn became the target of one of the most vicious online harassment campaigns in history – GamerGate – after her ex-boyfriend posted a hateful blog entry. Now she helps others on the receiving end of online abuse. Audio
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Bacteria versus virus
Bacteria versus virus
14 Sep 2017The arms race between the immune systems of bacteria and the viruses that attack them, was a feature of this year's Queenstown Research Week. Audio
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Caught between a war and a cricket tour
Caught between a war and a cricket tour
Eyewitness: It's Sri Lanka, 1992, and the Black Caps have dodged a suicide bomber but once again become caught up in a civil war - and contract disputes. Audio
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Scott Dixon's secret weapon from Taranaki
Scott Dixon's secret weapon from Taranaki
14 Sep 2017Mechanic and fellow New Zealander Blair Julian has been at almost every US start Scott Dixon has made for nearly 20 years, Ben Stanley writes.
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REVIEW: Neil Finn's Out Of Silence
REVIEW: Neil Finn's Out Of Silence
12 Sep 2017Finn assembled a small village of musicians to participate in the making of his new album. Nick Bollinger assesses the results. Audio
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Billie Eilish: 15 year old pop prodigy on fiction and family
Billie Eilish: 15 year old pop prodigy on fiction and family
16 Sep 2017The LA native is playing Laneway Festival in January. Her debut EP is rich with high drama storytelling, Video, Audio
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Time to come clean on coalition compromises
Time to come clean on coalition compromises
12 Sep 2017Analysis - Tax, tax and more tax. Jacinda Ardern has been fending off questions about tax nearly every day since she became Labour leader.
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Follow the Leader: Bill English
Follow the Leader: Bill English
Opinion - Cartoonist Toby Morris traces the National leader's visit to the people as part of his series on the campaign trail.
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The millennial millionaire
The millennial millionaire
When the bank balance reads $US2.26 it's enough to give anyone a fright. It gave American Grant Sabatier something else; the motivation to make a million dollars in five years. Audio
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Lawrence Arabia unplugged
Lawrence Arabia unplugged
12 Sep 2017Ahead of this year's APRA Silver Scroll Awards, James Milne (aka Lawrence Arabia) plays a couple of his own songs and shares some others he reckons are deserving of the songwriting prize. Audio
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Dance bangers with a symphonic twist
Dance bangers with a symphonic twist
12 Sep 2017Auckland Symphony Orchestra is teaming up with some of the best DJs and vocalists in the country to bring top EDM hits to life with an orchestral accent Video, Audio
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What does it mean to be Māori in Australia?
What does it mean to be Māori in Australia?
'Mozzies' are coming up with innovative ways to learn, share and hold onto their culture, writes Chev Hassett.
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High fives for high kicks
High fives for high kicks
12 Sep 2017High kicks, feathers, rhinestones and the sequins of the Moulin Rouge are now part of everyday life for Dunedin cancan dancer Glendene Regan. Audio, Gallery
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'Who is the hero? We are missing a hero'
'Who is the hero? We are missing a hero'
11 Sep 2017How well do candidates know their local ethnic communities? Voices was at a public forum in Wellington to hear candidates being grilled by a diverse mix of Wellingtonians. Audio, Gallery
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Is tough the same as strong?
Is tough the same as strong?
Psychologist Sam O'Sullivan is talking to people around the country about what it means to be tough on the inside. A diverse range of Kiwis share their own perspectives on the website Tough Talk. Video, Audio
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Scotty and Stacey Morrison: everyday te reo
Scotty and Stacey Morrison: everyday te reo
12 Sep 2017"We can be the generation who ensures the ongoing health of te reo Māori" says Stacey Morrison, who has written Māori at Home with her husband Scotty. Audio
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Lawrence Arabia unplugged
Lawrence Arabia unplugged
12 Sep 2017James Milne (aka Lawrence Arabia) won the APRA Silver Scroll in 2009 for his song 'Apple Pie Bed'. He joins Jesse Mulligan to play a couple of his own songs and share some others he reckons are deserving of the songwriting prize. Audio
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Dance bangers with a symphonic twist
Dance bangers with a symphonic twist
12 Sep 2017Auckland Symphony Orchestra is teaming up with the likes of Laughton Kora, MC Tali and DJ Greg Churchill to bring top EDM hits to life, with an orchestral accent. Video, Audio
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Te reo Māori: the mispronunciation Issue
Te reo Māori: the mispronunciation Issue
The butchering of Māori names has a damaging effect on many Māori people, write Te Aniwa Hurihanganui and Te Hana Goodyer.
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Turning ocean plastic into jandals
Turning ocean plastic into jandals
11 Sep 2017Plastic waste from the ocean is being turned into something most of us wear to the beach – jandals. Two New Zealand brothers came up with the idea for Subs 16 months ago. Audio, Gallery
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DJs in the concert hall
DJs in the concert hall
12 Sep 2017Electronic Dance Music meets the orchestra in a concert of music arranged by kiwi composer Ryan Youens for the Auckland Symphony Orchestra. Video, Audio
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'Beyond the Beehive' – looking back
'Beyond the Beehive' – looking back
Max Towle spoke to hundreds of rangatahi ahead of the election. Many care deeply about issues in their community, but switch off at the mention of “politics”, he writes.