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Toby & Toby on... post-truth politics
Opinion - Some say we're in a new era of post-truth politics. Others say that's overblown. Some say "he said, she said" reporting is to blame. Toby Morris and Toby Manhire weigh in.
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School donation helps foreigners buy Queenstown land
Prime Minister John Key is "comfortable" with a $100,000 donation to Wakatipu High School in return for the Overseas Investment Office's approval of a land sale, he says.
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David Stuckler: health and austerity
Professor of Political Economy and Sociology at Oxford University, where he researches how social policy and economic changes influence health across the globe, and co-author of The Body Economic: Why… Audio
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Sonnet No 42: That thou hast her it is not all my grief
Read Stuart Devenie. Music details: Tobias Hume-The Duke of Holstone's Almain (AliaVox AV 9837) Audio
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Sonnet No 39: Oh how thy worth with manners may I sing
Read by Elizabeth McRae Music details: Dowland-Mrs Nichols' Almain (Naxos 8.557586) Audio
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Sonnet No 36: Let me confess that we two must be twain
Read by Susan Curnow. Music details- Peter Philips: Pavan (Virgin Classics 91216) Audio
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Marika Hodgson
Marika Hodgson started playing guitar as a kid, but picked up a bass so she could joined a band. Now it's all she plays.
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South Island stations under covenant
An area of land covering almost all of four South Island high country stations has been placed under a conservation covenant, thanks to the generosity of its overseas owner.
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Feature Album - Come On Over
Audio 10 Jul 2014We're going a bit country pop for today's feature album. 'Come On Over' from 1997 is the third studio album from Canadian singer Shania Twain. Audio
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Laneway: Need to know
Seasoned festival-goers share their tips for St. Jerome's Laneway Festival in Auckland on Monday.
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US comedian Jonathan Winters dies
Comedian Jonathan Winters who starred on dozens of TV shows and movies has died at the age of 87.
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Cheque written by Lincoln discovered
A personal cheque written by US President Abraham Lincoln the day before he was assassinated has been found by a bank in Ohio.
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Part 4 - The Trouble Begins At Eight
Audio 1 Nov 2011For Mark Twain, talking wasn't just a pleasure; it was a moral imperative, and a necessary financial boon. He was, of course, a renowned wit and raconteur. But it' s what he didn't say about New… Audio
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Part 3 - The Trouble Begins At Eight
Audio 1 Nov 2011Not knowing what he was talking about never stopped Mark Twain. He opened fire on racism and sexism wherever he thought he found it. It's fair to say that while he was here in New Zealand, he had… Audio
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Part 2 - The Trouble Begins At Eight
Audio 1 Nov 2011The tyranny of distance didn't stop American writer Mark Twain from visiting New Zealand in 1895. He had lectured to packed houses all over the world, but only here were dogs allowed to attend. And… Audio
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Part 1 - The Trouble Begins At Eight
Audio 1 Nov 2011Mark Twain braved sinking ships, angry dogs and rabid reviewers to bring his lucrative lecture tour to New Zealand. But neither the funny man's reasons for coming nor his time here were much of a… Audio
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New TV network launched by Oprah
Oprah Winfrey has launched her own TV network, which will offer round-the-clock lifestyle programmes.
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Tune Your Engine - Dr Robyn Silverman
Audio 7 Dec 2010It was Mark Twain who said "a habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time." While most would agree girls are being sexualised from an increasingly early… Audio
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Mark Twain play has rerun in Wellington
A play about a lecture tour of New Zealand by American writer Samuel Clements, better known as Mark Twain in 1985, is back for a repeat season in Wellington.
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Audiences and performers drawn to Maori works
Taki Rua artistic director James Ashcroft says Maori playwrights and actors have hit a purple patch. He says a growing pool of talent is drawing audiences and more performers.
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Mark Twain's autobiography
Audio 2 Jun 2010After being stored in a vault for the past century, the autobiography of America's literary giant, Mark Twain, is about to be published in full for the first time. Audio
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Mark Twain - autobiography
Audio 25 May 2010Exactly 100 years after his death, his Autobiography is about to be published. Audio
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NZIAF Theatre Reviews
Audio 15 Mar 2010Jonathan Hendry reviews NZ International Arts Festival productions of 360, T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T and Mark Twain and Me in Maoriland. Audio
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David Geary
Audio 16 Feb 2010NZ playwright - David Geary has written about Mark Twain's visit to New Zealand in 1895 - he tells us how Twain incurred the wrath of the English with his outspoken views on race relations. Audio
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Tommy Honey’s Eggnog Recipe
Recipe by Tommy Honey
From Nine To Noon on Tuesday 22 December 2009