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A historic collection of classic World War Two aircraft - all in original condition - has been gifted to the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre near Blenheim. The collection, gifted by the family of… Audio

Professor Simon Mitchell is Head of the Department of Anaesthesiology at the University of Auckland's School of Medicine and Editor of Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. He joins us to talk about the… Audio

Like us all Parliament has been slowly, inexorably returning to normal service. This week included two quite novel events - at least novel recently. Video, Audio

New Zealand's earliest European-era star observatory on a farm near Featherston - built by an amateur astronomer/farmer in 1867 - could be saved in the nick of time. The Carkeek Observatory is now… Audio

A Waitomo Cave operator say they've lost 95 per cent of their visitors because of border closures, but have had no government support beyond the wage subsidy. It's as the Government begins dishing out… Audio

In April, the music world lost the great American producer Hal Willner to Covid-19. William Dart tributes a man whose various albums did the same for a panorama of musical heroes, stretching from Kurt… Video, Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses a solo set from in-demand producer Blake Mills; an instrumental evocation of the capital city from cellist and taonga puoro player Ruby Solly; and a homage to AM radio from… Audio

The Sydney Opera House just released this wonderful vid of Nick Cave and Warren Ellis (of the Bad Seeds) performing ‘Push The Sky Away’ with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia Choirs. Video

Waikato business Discover Waitomo is the first to benefit from a government plan to protect so called strategic tourism assets, with a $4 million grant to help it cushion the blow from Covid-19.

The… Video, Audio

Widely blamed for being a disease vector in the spread of the novel coronavirus, bats have a bit of a PR problem at the moment. It's resulted in overzealous individuals burning their colonies, and… Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses the truthful voice of Lucinda Williams; the flamenco pop fusion of Rosalía; and an unexpected love letter from gothic rocker Glenn Danzig. Audio

Nick Bollinger reviews a set of travellers’ testimonies from Reb Fountain; psych-rock space jams from The Dream Syndicate; and unashamed romanticism from Ron Sexsmith.

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Artist Dick Frizzell has been busy during lockdown putting the finishing touches on his new book Me, According To The History Of Art. The self-described 'habitual isolator' joins the show to discuss… Audio

A new book on the Battle of Okinawa looks at whether the losses led the White House to contemplate dropping the atomic bomb.