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Child Poverty: young people, and other experts
We take a look at the always controversial topic of child poverty in New Zealand.
Three year-13 students at Wellington East Girls College tell Jeremy Rose about their experiences of child poverty… Read more Audio
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How will controversial education reforms raise achievement?
The 360 million dollar policy, dubbed Investing in Educational Success, will see the creation of communities of schools, with new roles of Executive Principal, and expert and lead teachers who will be… Read more Audio
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Me Myself and Why: Searching for the Science of Self
Our DNA can be identified, our brains scanned, our personalities assessed, yet still the question of who we are and where our sense of self comes from, remains unresolved. It's a question which has… Read more Audio
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From the psychiatric ward to the United Nations
Former Mental Health Commissioner, Mary O'Hagan on her memoir, 'Madness Made Me'. Read more Audio
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Tony Taylor: John Lennon and Beatlemania
Emeritus Professor at Victoria University's School of Psychology, interviewed John Lennon during the group's 1964 tour of New Zealand, and surveyed local fans for a paper about Beatlemania. Read more Audio
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Things We Said Today: The Beatles influence on New Zealand songwriters
In Things We Said Today, music journalist Nick Bollinger talks to New Zealand songwriters Tim Finn, Lawrence Arabia and Princess Chelsea about the influence of The Beatles on their work, and the… Read more Audio