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Bookmarks: Brazillian Jazz singer, Alda Rezende
Alda Rezende is a Brazilian singer, living in Wellington and bringing her music to a whole new community. Recently she collaborated with a local Maori group to produce a fusion of music styles in a… Audio
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Music with Diane Swann
Dianne Swan talks about Humphreys and Keen - formerly of Flying Nun Band The Able Tasmans. Audio
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The benefits of not showering
James Hamblin has stopped washing. At first he got very smelly. But then things started to change. James Hamblin is a senior editor at The Atlantic - he'd been working on a series about the… Audio
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London Bombing survivor, Dr Gill Hicks
Dr Gill Hicks could be forgiven for choosing not to forgive the terrorists who carried out the bombings on the London Underground in 2005, killing 52 people and injuring 700 others. She lost her legs… Audio
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Clint Hill: Protecting Presidents
Clint Hill was the secret service agent charged with protecting Jackie Kennedy, and was there on that fateful day her husband, President John F Kennedy was assasinated in Dallas. He details his 17… Audio
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Reviewing the country's public toilets
If you're heading to a restaurant it's probably second nature for you to go online and read a couple of reviews. Likewise most of us will find out what the critics think before spending money on a… Audio, Gallery
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Masterpieces with Peter Fraser of Auckland Zoo
Peter Fraser, the Programmes coordinator for the Auckland Zoo Conservation Trust, talks about his favourite animal. Audio
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Money with Mary Holm
Financial columnist and author and educator, Mary Holm has some answers to some of the questions we've been sent from you about kiwisaver. Audio
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Avocado time machine
A Queensland-based company has come up with a machine that keeps avocados from going brown once they are cut or mashed. Audio
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Bookmarks with Lee Tamahori
Our guest on today's edition of Bookmarks is a film maker. Perhaps one of our best known. He began his working life as a commercial artist and photographer before a brief career in Television led him… Audio
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Sound Archives on Ali's visit to Auckland in 1979
With the passing of Muhammad Ali in the weekend, you have probably seen archival footage of his fights and legendary interviews all over the media, but you might not have heard anything yet about the… Audio
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Mega telescope to map the stars
It could be one of the most ambitious astronomy projects, and it's underway, with the help of a team of New Zealanders. The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), is being built in northern Chile… Audio, Gallery
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Sky TV and Vodafone in merger talks
Pay TV operator Sky Television has confirmed it is in merger talks with telecommunications giant Vodafone. Speculation has been rife over the past few weeks, and a trading halt was been placed on Sky… Audio
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Muhammad Ali on the Big Screen
Widescreen’s Dan Slevin chats to Jesse Mulligan on Afternoons about the big screen portrayals of the boxer who was larger than life. Video, Audio
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The man who brought down FIFA
Disgraced former FIFA executive Chuck Blazer had a flat in Trump Tower just for his cats. He had a bank account padded with bribes from countries desperate to host the World Cup. Audio
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Great New Zealand Album: Drive
It was one of 1997's biggest hit albums, and it came out of the blue from a little-known Christchurch artist. Briolette Kah Bic Runga was fledgling 20 year old singer-songwriter and… Audio
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Storm and king tides batter Sydney's coast
Three people remain missing and three people are known to be dead, as the storm that hammered parts of Australia's east coast, causes record flooding in Tasmania. The king tide produced waves of up to… Video, Audio, Gallery
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World pays tribute to Muhammad Ali
Tributes have poured in from across the world for boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who has died at the age of 74.
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Will Shortz - New York Times crossword maestro
For more than 20 years, New York Times Crossword Puzzle editor Will Shortz has challenged people to fill in the empty black and white grids in with all the right words. He clues us in on his view of… Audio
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Bookmarks: Ian Christie
The former head of Saatchi & Saatchi and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Ian Christie loves jazz. He's combined his love of music and business expertise in a book "In the Groove: Applying the Principles… Audio
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#MenStartTalking - Lance Burdett
Men's Health Month kicked off today, with a breakfast at the Auckland Museum, to talk about how much or how little, men talk about their health. It was a fundraiser for the Men's Health Trust New… Audio
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Gems from the Sound Archives, with Sarah Johnston
Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision is here today for our weekly dip into the sound archives - and today, we have two recordings by young men. Two broadcast recordings which both relate to… Audio
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Whale survey canned due to loss of funding
The Department of Conservation's annual whale survey in Cook Strait has had to be canned after it lost private funding for the survey. For the past 8 years, the oil and gas company OMV has paid for… Audio, Gallery
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From Refugees to Kiwis
"I never had an ethnic background until I moved here, you see: that is just a matter of reference." One of the quotes from former refugees who have made their home in Auckland, for a new photography… Audio, Gallery
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Music review with Colin Morris
Colin Morris reviews releases from Jesse Wilde and Gregory Porter. Audio