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Plotting the Palestinian timeline
This week on Voices, a group of young activists get together to present an interactive timeline on the history of Palestine. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar.
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Windows of Opportunity - the Story of Sky
2 Aug 2021One of Auckland's orginal squeegee stars, Sky, talks to Kadambari Raghukumar reflecting on his life growing up in the States to arriving in Auckland in the early 90s.
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"They don't see an end to this" : Businesses on ongoing worker shortage
In Voices today, several businesses in South Auckand serving mainly Indian diaspora clients are struggling to find workers of the right profile to help at their shops.
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A refining moment: Seung Yul Oh on painting
19 Jul 2021Going between painting, installation and sculpture, Korea-born artist Seung Yul Oh talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about his practice.
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Breaking the homogeneity of 'Asian': Report on inequities among students
A new report paints a pretty detailed picture on youth well-being amongst East and South Asian students - and some of the stats are not pretty. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar
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Umar Zakaria and Fearless Music
5 Jul 2021This week on Voices, Umar Zakaria, Wellington-based jazz composer and double-bassist talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about his interpretations of Malay music through jazz improv.
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Asylum-seeker to refugee: Jose Tombe's journey
28 Jun 2021Arriving in New Zealand seeking refuge to finally officially becoming one - Kadambari Raghukumar talks to Colombian, Jose Tombe about what compelled him to leave his hometown of Cali.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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Olive's garden
1 Mar 2021Bringing her vast farming knowledge from Africa to West Auckand, Olive Minani's organic garden is a cause to go green with envy.
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Myanmar - a former child soldier looks back
22 Feb 2021As Myanmar continues to be under the grip of the latest coup, we look at the impact of military rule on the life of a former refugee who now lives in Wellington. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar.
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Myanmar coup - NZ diaspora speaks out
15 Feb 2021After nearly 50 years of military rule, the recent coup of 1 February has brought an end to Myanmar's 10 year experiment with democracy. What has the NZ diaspora been doing in response to the coup and…
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Covid19 Curveball for Central Interceptor’s Italian Crew
1 Feb 2021The specialist Italian workforce building Auckland’s 1.2 billion dollar Central Interceptor have met with unexpected hardships in the past year.
Liz Garton heads out to Mangere to meet some of the…
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To spray or not to spray - from cotton fields to codling moth
For an American scientist in Hawkes Bay, his experience on working with pest management on cottonfields lent itself to research in NZ's orchards. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar
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The One Lamington to Rule Them All
21 Dec 2020In Voices this week, we meet the Auckland couple who smashed the Guinness World Record for baking the world's biggest lamington.
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