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Celebrity Identity and One Direction
Celebrity Identity and One Direction
31 Aug 2017Millie Lovelock tells us about her thesis mapping the processes of fan and celebrity identity co-construction in the boy band One Direction. Audio
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Your actions speak louder than how you act
Your actions speak louder than how you act
6 Sep 2017"The answer to who you are is what you are doing, what you plan to do, and how successfully you're able to do that." Audio
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How to help your band succeed: the inside scoop on the music industry
How to help your band succeed: the inside scoop on the music industry
8 Sep 2017Things we learned at Going Global - a local music summit that brings together musicians and key music industry players from across the globe.
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Tips for NZ musicians from industry summit
Tips for NZ musicians from industry summit
2 Sep 2017The digital revolution has changed the music industry, but bands still need to tour and meet the movers and shakers in person, says Kirsten Johnstone, who attended the Going Global summit. Audio
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Match NZ's party leaders with their favourite bands
Match NZ's party leaders with their favourite bands
8 Sep 2017QUIZ - We asked the party leaders who their favourite bands are. See if you can guess their answers.
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BANG! Fifty Shades of Grey
BANG! Fifty Shades of Grey
In episode six, sex therapist Edit Horvath identifies some of the common issues faced by those in their 50s and we learn how intimacy is affected by life-threatening illness. Audio
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The truth hole, debates in the dock & what a government looks like
The truth hole, debates in the dock & what a government looks like
In the latest episode, the Caucus team look at why both National and Labour seem to be having trouble with their sums, and why it's time to ask the minor parties what they really want. Audio
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My son's beautiful friendship with the virtual assistant Siri
My son's beautiful friendship with the virtual assistant Siri
7 Sep 2017American journalist Judith Newman talks about how her detail-obsessed son Gus, who is autistic, learnt to converse and engage more deeply with the world thanks to Apple's voicebot. Audio
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Beyond the Beehive: Queenstown
Beyond the Beehive: Queenstown
Stunning spot, but is it worth paying $150 per week for a shared room in a broken-down flat to live there?
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At war on Twitter: female broadcasters and harrassment
At war on Twitter: female broadcasters and harrassment
7 Sep 2017RNZ contributor and host Charlotte Graham interviewed some of New Zealand's highest-profile women journalists for her Master's thesis and found most have been the target of gendered abuse. Audio
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Sensitivity and caring is manly as
Sensitivity and caring is manly as
6 Sep 2017Greg, who suffers from depression, agreed to have his friend Johnny write an essay about him for the Manly As campaign, which is asking Cantabrian men to think about expanding their definition of masculinity. Audio
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Remembering Celia Mancini
Remembering Celia Mancini
7 Sep 2017Founding member of NZ band King Loser, Celia Patel (better known as Celia Mancini) has died at 50. We pay tribute to the wild, influential and much-loved local musician.
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'If anyone tells you everything they invest in works, they're bullshitting'
'If anyone tells you everything they invest in works, they're bullshitting'
6 Sep 2017Former Telecom CEO Theresa Gattung is the brain behind My Food Bag. She talks about work, music, books and the lack of women on boards. Audio
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Declining funds and political control 'killing' PNG's uni system
Declining funds and political control 'killing' PNG's uni system
7 Sep 2017The vice-chancellor of Papua New Guinea's University of Technology has warned that the country's university system is gradually being killed by declining funding and political interference.
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Hasbro designer on what makes a good toy
Hasbro designer on what makes a good toy
6 Sep 2017To become a classic, a toy has to have a likeability that is independent of trends or brands, John Austin says. Audio, Gallery
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King Loser's Celia Mancini has died
King Loser's Celia Mancini has died
7 Sep 2017Many on social media have described her as ‘a force of nature’, ‘a true original’ and ‘a musical genius’.
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Podcast Classics
Podcast Classics
7 Sep 2017Gareth Farr's new String Octet brings together top players from Australia and NZ in an atmospheric and sonorous world première performance in Nelson.
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Remembering Black Monday
Remembering Black Monday
The '80s will be remembered for big hair, shoulder pads and the biggest destruction of wealth investors had ever seen. Even 30 years since the share market crash of 1987, the legacy of Black Monday still lingers. Audio
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They're bringin' daisy back
They're bringin' daisy back
7 Sep 2017Kohurangi (or Kirk’s tree daisy) is rare around Wellington, but an ambitious conservation project is restoring the threatened plant. Audio, Gallery
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Rapa Nui to get massive marine protection area
Rapa Nui to get massive marine protection area
6 Sep 2017The Rapa Nui people have agreed on the creation of a 700,000 square kilometre protected marine area around Easter Island.
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Dr Barbara Disley on the NZ mental health system
Dr Barbara Disley on the NZ mental health system
"We need comprehensive, integrated community-driven responses that coordinate with other areas like housing, that are outcome-focused and support people early and well."
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Follow the Leader: Jacinda Ardern
Follow the Leader: Jacinda Ardern
In a series following NZ's political leaders, cartoonist Toby Morris watches how Labour leader Jacinda Adern reacts when the camera are turned away.
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50 things that made the modern economy
50 things that made the modern economy
5 Sep 2017The simplest inventions changed the world. Paper. Barbed wire. The lightbulb. A new book explores the economic impact of these inventions. Audio
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Beyond the Beehive: Dunedin
Beyond the Beehive: Dunedin
Free tertiary education isn't the only issue students in Dunedin are basing their votes on.