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Johnny Cooper - The Māori Cowboy
Johnny Cooper, who recorded New Zealand's first rock 'n' roll record, died this week. Chris Bourke, author of Blue Smoke, pays tribute to 'The Māori Cowboy'. Audio
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Quest for answers over jet downing
Both sides in the Ukraine conflict are accusing the other of shooting down the Malaysian airliner which crashed in eastern Ukraine. All 298 on board flight MH17 have been killed. Audio
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Luckless
In 2013, Luckless's Ivy Rossiter left her job and her home base of Auckland in exchange for a part time life on the road, touring the small towns of New Zealand and basing herself in Lyttelton in… Audio
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New warning on white asbestos risk
Canterbury's Medical Officer of Health has warned white asbestos is more harmful than previously realised, it was a common building material between 1940 and 1990.
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Mad Men: The end of an era
Judah Finnigan on the series giving an amber-tinted portrait of the shattered American dream of the 1960s
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Music with Marty Duda
Audio 5 Feb 2014Dolly Parton has a new album out entitled Blue Smoke, and is playing two shows at Auckland's Vector Arena on 7 and 8 February. She is as active as ever. Born the fourth of 12 children in rural… Audio
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What's the harm in a puff?
Most New Zealanders will try pot at some point in their lives. We look at what that could mean for their health.
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Dolly Parton: blue smoke and Miley
Country singer, songwriter, musician, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist who returns to New Zealand next year for the first time in over three decades. Audio
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Fears NSW bushfires will merge and spread
Australian firefighters battled high winds and hot temperatures on Monday, as they tried to stop three large bushfires from merging into one spanning hundreds of kilometres in the state of New South…
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Firefighters struggle as 300 NSW homes burn
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service has issued emergency warnings for fires burning near Light and Springwood, in the Blue Mountains 100 km west of Sydney.
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NSW wildfires out of control
Firefighters are battling a series of major wildfires in New South Wales, with fears that hundreds of homes have been destroyed.
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Bushfires sweep Sydney's west
Seven firefighters have been injured and two houses have been destroyed in bushfires around Sydney.
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Pixie Williams (1928 - 2013)
Audio 10 Aug 2013This week saw the passing of Pixie Williams, the singer of one of New Zealand's most enduring songs. 'Blue Smoke', written by Ruru Karaitiana and sung by Ms Williams in 1948, marked the beginning of… Audio
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Pixie Williams: In her own words
Jim Sullivan in conversation with early New Zealand singer Pixie Williams who, aged 18, featured on 'Blue Smoke', the first record to be composed, recorded, pressed and commercially released in New… Audio
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Pixie WiIlliams and Blue Smoke
Audio 6 Aug 2013Jim Sullivan tells the story of the making of the first fully recorded and processed New Zealand gramophone recording, TANZA-1 (a Label launched "To Assist New Zealand Artists"). Jim Talks to Pixie… Audio
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Blue Smoke singer dies
Audio 6 Aug 2013The singer of one of New Zealand's best known songs, Blue Smoke, has died. Pixie Costello, also known as Pixie Williams, was 85. Audio
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Blue Smoke songstress dies
Audio 5 Aug 2013The singer of one of New Zealand's biggest hits in the 1950s, Blue Smoke, has died. Audio
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Singer of NZ classic dies
The singer of one of New Zealand's best known songs, Blue Smoke, has died. Pixie Costello, also known as Pixie Williams, was 85.
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Australian crews brace for another fiery day
Thousands of Australian firefighters are once again on standby with dry westerly winds and temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius forecast for parts of New South Wales on Friday. Audio
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Market Fish with Ratatouille and Asparagus
Recipe by Zac Saunder
From Afternoons on Friday 5 October 2012
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Blue Smoke: Christchurch After Hours
Before Ray Columbus and Max Merritt, who were the musical legends in Christchurch? Which New Zealand musician was told by Frank Sinatra to “Come to Hollywood”?
Chris Bourke looks at the music that… Audio
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Blue Smoke: Golden Ears
Chris Bourke presents a tribute to one of the giants of New Zealand popular music, the blind Dunedin-born pianist, saxophonist, arranger and record producer Julian Lee, who would later work at Capitol… Audio
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Blue Smoke: Heartland Hootenany
After the release of ‘Blue Smoke’ in 1949 launched the local recording industry, the fledgling studios were busy capturing the sounds of New Zealand artists. Audio
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Blue Smoke: These Kia Ora Islands
New Zealand artists’ cover versions of overseas hits – and early original pop songwriting. Audio
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Blue Smoke: Beat Groups, Bobby Soxers and Bohemians
Rock’n’roll bands, teen pop and folkies... Chris Bourke looks at New Zealand’s pop scene in the early 60s. Audio
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