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10:20 Taika's wins his first Oscar

Taika Waititi is the toast of the town having just scooped an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay

In Los Angeles  the Oscars after-parties are well underway and Karyn speaks with Taika's mum, Robin Cohen, who finds a quiet corner of the Variety party.

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: Taika Waititi accepts the Writing - Adapted Screenplay - award for 'Jojo Rabbit' onstage during the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California.   Kevin Winter/Getty Images/AFP

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10:30 RNZ Concert's fate sparks loud backlash

RNZ announced it's new music strategy last week and since then there has been a loud backlash from far and wide across New Zealand, and plans to take RNZ Concert from FM to the AM band and focus on a new youth music station.

Karyn speaks with media commentator from Public Address, Russell Brown.

Russell Brown

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10:45 I Didn't Know That: Swimming with Dolphins

Tracy Cooper is an environmental scientist who switched careers to work as a guide for Dolphin Kaikoura.  Now she swims with dolphins most days. She's also a skipper and an expert on all kinds of other sealife. She talks to Karyn about swimming with wild dolphins.

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Photo: Dennis Buurman Photography