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Bookmarks with Pete Rainey
2:32 PM.This Saturday Nelson will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their Opera in the Park. The person behind it all is Nelson City Councillor Pete Rainey. Read more Audio
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Easy Eats with Kelly Gibney: Mediterranean chickpea salad
2:25 PM.Kelly has a fresh and hearty salad for an easy midweek meal. Read more Audio
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Music Critic: Simon Joyner and Neive Strang
2:12 PM.Mathew Crawley joins Jesse with two brand spanking new music tracks. Read more Audio
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Heading Off: Fantastic Foxton
1:45 PM.Today Jesse visits Te Awahou, Foxton with John Girling, Chair of the Te Awahou Community Board. Read more Audio
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Devastating fire won't stop historic cinema showing films
1:35 PM.A bit of history was destroyed last week when the oldest continuously operating movie theatre in the southern hemisphere was razed by fire. Read more Audio
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Te Kuiti man takes home over $20,000 for sub 20 second shear
1:25 PM.Kiwi shearer Jack Fagan joined Jesse to discuss winning shearing's biggest cash prize. Read more Audio
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More female entrepreneurs needed
1:15 PM.Female entrepreneurs could be the catalyst for increasing economic productivity. Read more Audio
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Feature interview: swapping out the will to be ignorant
3:10 PM.Facts aren't fickle, but sometimes people are. We like to 'be in the know' but we also like to choose the facts we believe and those we don't says Mark Lilla is professor of the humanities at Columbia… Read more Audio
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Music feature: The Clean
2:30 PM.Today we'll be looking back at the career of one of the most formative rock bands in Kiwi music history, The Clean. Formed in the late 1970s, they were pioneers of the "Dunedin sound" and instrumental… Read more Audio
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Update on Oz with Brad Foster
2:20 PM.Our Aussie correspondent discusses North Sydney council voting last night to increase rates by 87% over two years because of a major budget blow out in redeveloping a pool, NFL coming to Melbourne… Read more Audio
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Book Critic: new books from Tania Roxborogh and Neville Peat
2:10 PM.Writer and founder of Verb Wellington, Claire Mabey, reviews some new books to replenish your reading pile after summer. Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War by Tania Roxborogh, Rural Hours by Harriet… Read more Audio
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Tech Tuesday: party gear and new scams
1:45 PM.Dan's been lumped with sorting out the entertainment options for his daughters 21st party. Learn from his research as he explains laser lights, smoke machines and projectors. Dan also has a PSA on… Read more Audio
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A tractor collection for the ages
1:35 PM.Imagine growing up with a full-size tractor collection, a dream for many kids, that was the reality for Leanne Hosking and her brother Jason. Their late father, Waikato farmer Paul Devcich was an avid… Read more Audio
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Bike crash no obstacle for Coast to Coast athlete
1:25 PM.Competing in the multi-sport Coast to Coast is gruelling enough but imagine trying to do it on a bike borrowed from a couple of spectators. Well, that's just what veteran competitor Ian Walsh did last… Read more Audio
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Podcast explores entrepreneurs in disabled community
1:15 PM.My Business Stars - a podcast that explores the diverse experiences of successful entrepreneurs in the disabled community - is back for a second season. Hosted by Julie Woods - the new season features… Read more Audio
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Redefining a "rich" life
3:10 PM.Money is not the key to living a good life. That's a lie we've been sold, says Sahil Bloom. By that standard, the entrepreneur and finance executive should have been happy, instead he was miserable… Read more Audio
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Expert: Animation with Andrew Kunzel
2:30 PM. For our Expert feature today, Jesse digs into the medium of animation: how is it done, how has it evolved over the past century, and where might it go in the future? Read more Audio
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Info Centre Cold Call: Hokitika
2:20 PM.Once a week Jesse cold calls one of our nation's many iSite centres to get the lowdown on their part of the country. We never know who will pick up the phone or what they will say. Read more Audio
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TV Critic: 'Prime Target', 'Paradise', and 'Severance'
2:10 PM.Afternoons TV critic Dom Corry returns to discuss the latest shows hitting your screens. Today he reviews 'Prime Target' on Apple TV+, 'Paradise' on Disney+, and the highly anticipated second seaon of… Read more Audio
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Indian Ink Theatre brings its show to Hamilton
1:35 PM.The Indian Ink Theatre company has built its reputation on original storytelling that reminds us how much we all have in common, no matter who we are or where we come from. Almost thirty years on it… Read more Audio
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Goodbye 3G
1:25 PM.New Zealand's 3G network will be retired at the end of the year , making room for more advanced technologies like 4G and 5G. Launching in 2006, 3G revolutionised communication, allowing users to make… Read more Audio
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The cost-effective solution to water impurity
1:15 PM.For a country that has been marketed as 100% pure, water quality has long been a concern in Aotearoa. But in Southland, they've identified one solution that is not only cost-effective but also… Read more Audio
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Critter of the Week: Intertidal spider
3:35 PM.Nicola Toki from Forest & Bird educates us on the intertidal spider, found around the world in the genus Desis, including one spider called Desis bobmarleyi, which lives in Queensland and is named… Read more Audio
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Weekend Stuff: Gardening with Lynda Hallinan
3:25 PM.If you're going to be in the garden this weekend, don't miss Lynda Hallinan's tips. Audio
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Food: Eggplant with Cucumber & Tomato Salad
3:09 PM.Julie Biuso is back with a summer veggie recipe that is sure to become a staple. Read more Audio