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Hymns on Sunday, 2 February 2025
This week’s listener requests include a Brendan Taaffe’s contemporary folk hymn To the hills, a harvest anthem by English composer John Rutter, and Isaac Watt’s well-loved hymn When I survey the… Audio
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New food, music festival to showcase farming and soil in North Canterbury
New food, music festival to showcase farming and soil in North Canterbury
The inaugural Underground Festival will be held at Greystone Wine's regenerative organic vineyard in mid-February.
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Unexploded WWII bombs plague Palau amid US military build-up
Unexploded WWII bombs plague Palau amid US military build-up
UXOs contaminate the Pacific but there's little clean-up funding despite hundreds of millions of dollars being spent on new defense infrastructure.
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Rubbish or 'a good idea'? Rotorua residents weigh in on kerbside collection changes
Rubbish or 'a good idea'? Residents weigh in on collection changes
Rotorua Lakes Council will introduce weekly food and green waste kerbside collection from July 2026, while its general rubbish collection will reduce to one fortnightly pick-up.
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How to responsibly recycle a real Christmas tree
How to recycle your Christmas tree
If you bought your live tree in the first flush of festive spirits, chances are it'll be looking past its use-by date by now. Here's how to get rid of it without causing an eyesore.
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2024 in review: A challenging year for New Zealand’s Chinese community
2024 in review: A challenging year for NZ's Chinese community
High-profile criminal cases and concerns about public safety overshadow a parliamentary milestone and some success in expanding business operations.
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Tasmania's southeast coast 'glows' with bioluminescent algae, pointing to imbalance in marine ecosystem
Tasmania's coast glows with algae - a sign of environmental imbalance
The state's southeastern ocean is experiencing a rare bioluminescent red algal bloom that bursts into vibrant blue at night.
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Why you shouldn't be ashamed to drink cask wine this summer
Don't be ashamed to drink cask wine this summer
Traditionally, "box wine" has been synonymous with "bad wine" for Kiwi consumers.
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Bird poop may be the key to stopping the next flu pandemic. Here's why.
Why bird poop may be key to stopping the next flu pandemic
The project is the brainchild of Dr. Robert Webster, a New Zealand virologist who was the first to understand that flu viruses come from the guts of birds.
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RNZ Concert: Summer Season
RNZ Concert sounds good this summer. Here are some of our holiday season highlights for you to enjoy on the radio or online in coming days.
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Leading NZ craft chocolate producer expanding Pacific footprint
Leading NZ craft chocolate producer expanding Pacific footprint
Wellington Chocolate Factory (WCF) which pioneered ethical bean-to-bar chocolate, has announced it's sourcing more of its cacao supply from the Pacific.
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Carrot and stick for ag in new emissions plan
Carrot and stick for ag in new emissions plan
Emissions Reduction Plan rewards tech uptake but starts pricing livestock emissions in five years' time.
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Syria's rebels work to form government, restore order
Syria's rebels work to form government, restore order
The lightning overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad has left Syrians, countries in the region and world powers nervous about what comes next, as the rebel alliance takes its first steps in a…
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Country Life: What could be in the farm toolkit for curbing methane emissions?
How pills for cows and 'light recipes' may help slow global warming
A range of tools are not too far off to knock back greenhouse gases from livestock burps.
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Bird flu: Extent of outbreak may not be apparent for weeks
Extent of bird flu outbreak may not be apparent for weeks
Scientists have now tested about 1000 samples, but with symptoms taking up to 21 days to develop, there is plenty more testing to come.
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Cost of losing GE-free label on primary exports unknown - report
The cost of losing GE-free labelling on primary exports
A new report suggests they could be reduced by up to $10-20 billion in revenue each year.
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Oil, gas fields leaking more methane than reported, satellite shows
Oil, gas fields leaking more methane than reported, satellite shows
The findings may help explain why planet-heating methane emissions are soaring, even as countries grapple with expensive climate-change fuelled disasters.
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Indonesia: Survey warning on Papua mega project appears to go unheeded
Survey warning on Papua mega project appears to go unheeded
Land clearance was underway even before the feasibility study was completed.
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Country Life: Scientists discuss the pros and cons of nitrogen use
Nitrogen: Friend or foe?
Scientists look at the details underpinning nitrogen and its use in agriculture and horticulture and its impacts on the environment
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Here Now: Sri Lankan Food Documentary
How two Dunedin foodies ended up looking for spices on a Sri Lankan mountain
There are light-hearted wild goose chases for elusive spices, hilarious scenes with Baghya trying her hand at making local dishes, wide-eyed wanderings through ancient food forests but also instants…
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More than 1 in 3 tree species are at risk of going extinct, new analysis shows
More than 1 in 3 tree species are at risk of going extinct, new analysis shows
A new report found a staggering number of tree species are teetering on the brink of extinction.
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Recreational boaties asked to stay vigilant for marine pests
Recreational boaties asked to stay vigilant for marine pests
Minister Andrew Hoggard launched the Protect our Paradise campaign in Picton on Monday.
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Should councils be helping more with wild rabbits?
Should councils be helping more with wild rabbits?
It's spring - and wild rabbits are doing what they excel at - breeding.
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Gardening: How to grow potatoes at home in time for Christmas
How to grow potatoes in time for Christmas
Spuds are one of the easiest crops for home gardeners, so why don't more of us grow them? Audio
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Dubai chocolate, Tokos Tacos, Baby G Burger and Fankery: Kiwi food businesses that started off as stalls
Behind NZ's version of the 'viral Dubai chocolate bar'
Nikita Joel only started selling her pistachio chocolate bars three weeks ago. Now, people queue in their hundreds and thousands sell online.