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Best song ever written - Joy to the World
1:08 PM.Andrew Jefferd from Ngatapa has chosen 'Joy to the world' by Three Dog Night. Audio
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The Panel pre-show for 3 November 2014
3:47 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
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Fleeting Beauty - Rangoli Sand Art
3:30 PM.The "Rows of Colours" - it's beautiful, intricate and only lasts a day. The Hindi word Rangoli is made up of two words; Rang - meaning "colour" and oli - meaning "rows", the rows of colours. This… Read more Audio
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A Deadly Wandering
3:09 PM.Eight years ago, 19-year-old Reggie Shaw was texting and driving on a mountain pass in the America State of Utah when he swerved and hit another car, killing two people. He is now a campaigner… Read more Audio
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Feature album - Muswell Hillbillies
2:47 PM.Our feature album is Muswell Hillbillies from English band, The Kinks. It came out in 1971 and is regarded as a masterpiece by many fans. There's been more written about the importance of Kinks' music… Read more Audio
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Melbourne Cup - Ron Taylor
2:21 PM.For some New Zealanders the Melbourne Cup just might be the one horse race they take an interest in all year. For Ron Taylor it's a race dear to his heart. Fifty years ago, Ron rode a horse called… Read more Audio
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Virgin Galactic - Dr John Dunn
2:10 PM.The crash of the Virgin Galactic spacecraft appears to have put the dream of private space travel on hold for a while. Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson said he had hoped to be ready to launch the… Read more Audio
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NZ Retro - The Year 2006
1:22 PM.In March of 2006 DoC staff were evacuated from Raoul Island after a 40 second volcanic eruption at the Green Lake. Thirty-three-year-old Mark Kearney was taking water temperature measurements at the… Read more Audio
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Best song ever written - On the Border
1:07 PM.Fergus Blakiston from Geraldine has chosen 'On the Border' by Al Stewart. Audio
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The Panel pre-show for 31 October 2014
3:32 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
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Film review with Sarah McMullan
3:27 PM.Sarah McMullan reviews The Dead Lands and Decoding Annie Parker. Audio
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Wine with Yvonne Lorkin
3:18 PM.Yvonne Lorkin talks about a wine innovation which takes out the Auckland Uni $100k Challenge - it's called the Wine Grenade. Plus the oldest charity wine auction in New Zealand coming up. The… Read more Audio
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Fresh fast food with Nadia Lim
3:08 PM.Celeb chef, author and dietitian, Nadia Lim of nadialim.com joins us. Audio
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Feature album - H2O
2:45 PM.Our feature album is 'H2O' by American music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates, (known as Hall & Oates), from 1982. It's one of their best records and features three top 10 US singles and has sold over 2… Read more Audio
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TONI's - Porirua's newest home-based educators
2:21 PM.Previously isolated, former refugees from the Burmese community are now Home Based Educators, trained by the Pacifica community in Porirua. The Pacifica and Burmese communities have teamed up under a… Read more Audio
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Embassy Theatre
2:20 PM.Wellington film critic and cinema historian Dan Slevin looks back at 90 years of Wellington's Embassy Theatre. Audio
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NZ Live - Jamie McDell
1:21 PM.With Auckland singer/songwriter Jamie McDell who is about to release her second album. Audio
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Best song ever written - Will You
1:08 PM.Andy Maloney of Wellington has chosen 'Will You' by Hazel O'Connor. Audio
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SOS for Soils
9:47 PM.Soil scientists warn that we'll need to produce more than 50 per cent more food by 2050, while large areas of fertile land disappear under cities. Read more Audio
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Killing Rats With Self Setting Traps
9:20 PM.Self setting traps that only need to be checked every few months are another tool in the fight against introduced predators such as rats and stoats Read more Audio
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The Panel pre-show for 30 October 2014
3:44 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
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Feature Album - The Lonesome Jubilee
2:47 PM.Today's feature album is American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp's 1987 release 'The Lonesome Jubilee'. The album was one of Mellencamp's most successful worldwide, charting in ten countries. Audio
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Golden Jubilee Tour - Judith Durham
2:09 PM.It's been more than 50 years since the Australian popular folk music group The Seekers was formed. The band has sold more than 60 million records, and was the first group ever, to reach number one on… Read more Audio
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New Zealand A to Z
1:27 PM.New Zealand is blessed with a myriad of fine places to pitch a tent, tow a caravan, or drive a motorhome. Through the 20th century most New Zealanders' summer vacations involved a camping holiday… Read more Audio
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Best song ever written - Every Time We Say Goodbye
1:09 PM.Lott Larsson from Oparau has chosen 'Every Time We Say Goodbye' by Dinah Washington. Audio