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Mavis Staples - Livin' on a High Note
Wallace speaks to civil rights activist and singing legend Mavis Staples, ahead of her concert in Auckland later this month. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday for 26 March 2017
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In today's programme we have some communion hymns, there's a psalm paraphrase from the Scottish Psalter, and we'll hear from some hymn writers who prove… Audio
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Adele concert 'best ever', say fans
The British star made an emotional tribute to the victims of the Westminster terror attack and "sang her heart out" at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium last night.
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How to save The Bachelor NZ from intolerable mediocrity
Six easy steps to bring the bach back from the dead
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NZ50 - New Directions
As the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 70th anniversary, we look back on the first 50 years. Des Wilson introduces the third of three documentaries featuring musical highlights and… Video, Audio, Gallery
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WOMAD Day 2: Pink Panthers and hardcore polka
Nick Bollinger reports from the 2nd day of WOMAD 2017.
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Bill Frisell - Jazz Virtuoso
Grammy award winning guitar legend Bill Frisell joins Wallace to talk about how he has forged his own musical path in the world of jazz. Bill Frisell is coming to Aotearoa for the Wellington Jazz… Audio
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Tre' Packard - Stunning SeaWalls
Tre' Packard is the Hawaii-based founder and director of PangeaSeed, which uses art, science and education to further ocean conservation. Tre' Packard is in Napier, where this weekend the street art… Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 19 March 2017
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. In this programme we've two settings of Psalm 130 to mark the Third Sunday in Lent, as well as some Irish hymns to for St Patrick's Day (17 March). Audio
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Criminals pay their dues at Womad
Offenders are setting up the Womad festival site in Taranaki as part of their community service work.
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Offenders pay their dues at Womad
WOMAD kicks off in New Plymouth this evening with thousands of revellers flocking to the festival to relax and enjoy music, art and food from around the globe. In the lead-up, more than 100 low-level… Audio
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Indigenous film festival: 'These are our stories'
A global film festival being held on Wellington's Kapiti Coast is a chance to tell stories from an indigenous perspective and no one else's..
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Introducing the first generation of Wireless Docs filmmakers
Late last year we asked for passionately told stories from filmmakers across the nation. Here are the seven projects that made the cut.
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Removal of West Papuan mural 'clandestine'
An Aboriginal elder and artist says she's upset a mural she created in support of West Papua has been destroyed but it won't stop her, or her community, from advocating for the region's independence…
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NZ50 - Themes, progression and development
As the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 70th anniversary, we look back on the first 50 years. Des Wilson introduces the second of three documentaries featuring musical highlights and… Video, Audio
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Martin Langdon - TEMP Festival
Auckland's first TEMP festival, bringing together artists and scientists for a month of installations and events around climate change, begins next week. One of the five projects is led by artist… Audio
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Liz Rowe - Chocolate
Wallace talks to Dunedin artisan Liz Rowe about the art of making chocolate. Audio
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NZ50 - Overture and beginners, please
As the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 70th anniversary, we look back on the first 50 years. Des Wilson introduces the first of three documentaries featuring musical highlights and… Video, Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 5 March 2017
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. It's the first Sunday in Lent, and our hymns with a Lenten theme include Forty days and forty nights. We're also marking St David's Day (1 March) with a… Audio
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US actor Bill Paxton dies aged 61
Actor Bill Paxton, who was best known for his role in the sci-fi classic Aliens, has died at the age of 61, due to complications from surgery.
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Politics could rain on La La Land's glitzy parade
Protests and boycotts are set to make today's Oscars ceremony the most politically-charged in recent history. Audio
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Kapahaka - the pinnacle of Māori performing arts
Te Ahi Kaa celebrates Te Matatini 2017 with an insight into kapahaka. Audio
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Kingsley Baird - 1917
Professor Kingsley Baird, from the School of Art at Massey University's College of Creative Arts, says 1917 was one of the most influential years of the 20th century. While 100 years later in New… Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 26 February 2017
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. It's a bit of a classical composers' Who's Who this week, with texts set to tunes by the likes of Handel, Holst and Haydn as well as some by composers… Audio
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Ngā Taonga Mai Tawhiti prepare for Te Matatini
Yadana Saw and Kirsten Johnstone witness kapa haka group Ngā Taonga Mai Tawhiti prepare for Te Matatini - the biggest event in the Māori performing arts calendar. Audio, Gallery
