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Here Now
What do 27% of NZers all have in common? They were born overseas. Here Now is about the journeys people make to New Zealand, their identities and perspectives, all of which shape their life here. Here Now was previously titled Voices and is produced and presented by Kadambari Raghukumar.
Mondays 3:30pm. Repeats at 5:15am on Saturdays and 6:40pm on Sundays
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Polynesian Panther Party of Aotearoa - 50 years on
21 Jun 2021Commemorating their golden jubilee this month, Polynesian Panther member Tigilau Ness speaks to Kadambari Raghukumar about the significance of the groups activism over the years. Read more Audio
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'His only fault is he is Uighur'
14 Jun 2021Amnesty International's report on repression of Muslims in Xinjiang was released last week. Kadambari Raghukumar spoke to the Auckland-based sister of one detainee whose case features in the report.
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Claudia Kogachi - There’s No I in Team
31 May 2021Artist Claudia Kogachi talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about what it's been like exploring her personal family relationships and dynamics through creative work. Read more Audio
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This is not culture shock - it's more than this
24 May 2021An internationally-recruited doctor formerly based in provincial New Zealand, talks about professional isolation and racism that she and others like her face. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. Read more Audio
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We see a process of decolonisation in New Zealand - Behrouz Boochani
17 May 2021More than a year since he became a free man and has been living in New Zealand, Kurdish novelist, journalist and activist Behrouz Boochani talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about decolonial thinking and… Read more Audio
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Keeping a fast, staying fast - Muslim women athletes and Ramadan
10 May 2021This last week of Ramadan Kadambari Raghukumar talks to two women athletes observing the fast during the Holy Month. Read more Audio
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Border restrictions - Families kept apart
3 May 2021Travel restrictions between India and New Zealand have been loosened but thousands of Indian families are still separated. Katy Gosset hears how the situation has rocked one Christchurch household. Read more Audio
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Getting here
19 Apr 2021In this episode, a 23-year-old New Zealander shares her story - a poetic journey asking questions of identity, harm, and home, while revealing the realities of living as a child in the world’s refugee… Read more Audio
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The Most Dedicated - An Aotearoa Graffiti Story
12 Apr 2021What does 20 years of graffiti in Aotearoa look like? One graffiti crew decided to pull together as a collective to create an exhibition that looks at old and new works and the people involved in the… Read more Audio
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Conflict in Tigray - despair downunder
29 Mar 2021Since November 2020 thousands from Ethiopia's Tigray region have been caught in conflict and fighting. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. Read more Audio
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Proud and out - Ives Rose
22 Mar 2021What does celebrating Pride month mean to a former refugee whose journey coming out ended up even shaping their career? Kadambari Raghukumar talks to Ives Rose. Read more Audio
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From top hat to Black Cap - Ajaz Patel
15 Mar 2021When Ajaz Patel immigrated to New Zealand at the age of 10, he greeted his Kiwi cousins at Auckland airport dressed in a dinner suit and top hat. 20 years later he made his successful debut for the… Read more Audio
Here Now
A new episode every Monday on podcast platforms, at rnz.co.nz/here-now and as part of Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan on RNZ National at 3:30pm on Mondays.
Here Now was previously titled Voices and is produced and presented by Kadambari Raghukumar. In 2023 Voices won three bronze awards at the NZ Podcast Awards and was a finalist in Best Weekly Factual category in the NZ Radio Awards.
Mondays 3:30pm. Repeats at 5:15am on Saturdays and 6:40pm on Sundays
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Produced by Kadambari Gladding (Kadambari Raghukumar)
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