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What Would Xena Do?
7:00 AM.Once upon a time, a TV show changed the way people around the world saw New Zealand, ushered in a new way for fans to get together and made a permanent impact on one fan's life. Produced by Justin… Read more Audio
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"A policeman yelled at me to stay in our quarters"
7:00 AM.The 1972 Munich Olympics was meant to be a festival of sport. But that's not how it turned out. Produced by Sonia Sly. Read more Audio
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Never again? The case of James Whakaruru
7:00 AM.On Eyewitness - it's been 20 years since the killing of a child shocked the country. We said it must never happen again. So why has it? Produced by Katie Doyle. Read more Audio
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When Doctors Were Gods
7:00 AM.On Eyewitness - a look at the drug that affected the lives of 10,000 babies…the story of Thalidomide. Produced by Sonia Sly. Read more Audio
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The Polynesian Panthers
7:00 AM.When the police started cracking down on Pasifika overstayers, a group of young people called the Polynesian Panthers started pushing back. Produced by Jamie Tahana. Read more Audio
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Brent Hansen: 'Live Aid was 16 hours of guessing what happened next'
7:00 AM.The 1985 Live Aid concert was broadcast all around the world. But it very nearly wasn't seen here. Produced by Katie Scotcher. Read more Audio
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A Very Bright Idea
7:00 AM.Timaru man Colin Murdoch was one of the world's great inventors. Produced by Justin Gregory. Read more Audio
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The Rugby War
7:00 AM.In 1995 rugby dropped its amateur ethos and went openly professional - but not before nearly tearing itself in two. Produced by Justin Gregory Read more Audio
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S.O.S
7:00 AM.When restrictive new abortion laws were passed in this country, a grass roots group of women immediately mobilised. Produced by Claire Crofton. Read more Audio
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"That's when I grabbed the barrel of the gun"
7:00 AM.When a routine search warrant goes suddenly wrong, an ordinary man becomes a hero. Produced by Anneke Smith. Read more Audio
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Tumblin' Down
7:00 AM.Not that long ago, the New Zealand economy was built on sheep, sheep and more sheep. We were asking for economic trouble and in the late 1960s, we got it. Produced by Justin Gregory. Read more Audio
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Dialling up the past: the evolution of telecommunications in NZ
7:00 AM.In the last century we have seen a massive revolution in telecommunications. Technological advances have brought the world closer together, but we have lost something too. Liz Garton looks at the… Read more Audio
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Niue and Niu Silani
7:00 AM.For over a century, Niueans have been moving to New Zealand in search of a better life. Did they find it? Read more Audio
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Nana and the Napier Earthquake
3:32 PM.Isobel was 14-and-a-half when the Napier earthquake hit. Decades later, her grand-daughter interviewed her about it for a school project. Read more Audio
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The New Zealand food revolution
7:00 AM.Did you know that the tomato only became popular locally about 1920? Or that brussels sprouts and silverbeet didn't catch on until the 1930s? Our national diet has undergone massive changes in the… Read more Audio
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Are You Y2K OK?
7:00 AM.In last year of the old millennium, governments and businesses warned us all of the dangers of the Y2K Bug. So did the hype help? Or was this bug never going to bite? Read more Audio
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The Lions of Lawrence
7:00 AM.Two lions escape from a circus in small town New Zealand. Who you gonna call? Produced by Justin Gregory. Read more Audio
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"The Experience of a Lifetime"
7:00 AM.Why is a Soviet ship lying on the bottom of the Marlborough Sounds? Produced by Justin Gregory. Read more Audio
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Under the Gunn
7:00 AM.Health camps have been helping sickly Kiwi kids get better for a century now. What was it like to be at one? And why are the camps today failing to thrive? Read more Audio
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He aha te ingoa o tēnā maunga? What is the name of that mountain?
7:00 AM.A famous mountain gets two new names. Was this a messy compromise or a farsighted decision? Or is it still too early to tell? Produced by Justin Gregory. Read more Audio
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The Strap
7:00 AM.Getting the strap at school - a harmless rite of passage or an awful abuse of power? Produced by Justin Gregory. Read more Audio
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A carpet of dead bodies: a Hiroshima survivor's story
7:00 AM.At thirteen Taeko Yoshioka Braid survived a moment of history that changed the world forever; the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Produced by Lynda Chanwai-Earle. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Behind the Iron Curtain
7:00 AM.Moscow, near the end of the Cold War; paranoia, politics and perestroika. An embassy guard recalls life behind the Iron Curtain. Produced by Justin Gregory. Read more Audio
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The Only Way to Pay?
3:30 PM.EFTPOS and ATMs changed not just the way we bank, but arguably, the way we live. But was that a good thing? Produced by Justin Gregory. Read more Audio
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It'll never catch on
3:30 PM.Trade Me - buyers sending money to people they've never met for goods they've never seen? It'll never catch on! Produced by Justin Gregory. Read more Audio