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Festival lights up Nelson
About 55,000 people turned out for the Light Nelson festival over its four-night run and it has secured a place on the mid-winter calendar, organisers say. Video
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Duncan Hope - Fundraising for Orlando
Performance poet Duncan Hope is organising two variety shows in Wellington, with every dollar raised going to the victims and the families of those who lost loved ones in the Orlando mass shooting… Audio
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Pusi Urale - Returning Gauguin's Gaze
Pusi Urale is a Samoan artist who didn't take up painting until she was well into her 50s. The 77-year-old painter's latest exhibition, Blond Maidens, is on show at the Whau Gallery, Great North Rd… Audio, Gallery
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Hymns on Sunday, 10 July 2016
A selection of traditional and modern hymns. There's a gentle start to this week's programme, with Eleanor Farjeon's hymn Morning Has Broken in an arrangement by John Rutter. The St Thomas Music Group… Audio
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The Lexus Song Quest 2016 begins
Celebrating its 60th Birthday this year, the Lexus Song Quest has launched the careers of Aotearoa’s finest international opera stars including Sol3 Mio’s Amitai Pati, Jonathan Lemalu, Dame Malvina… Gallery
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Sam Hunt @ 70
Sam Hunt shares his birthday with the United States of America. And there will be those who feel that the 70th birthday of New Zealand's best known poet is equally deserving of a public holiday. Sam… Video, Audio, Gallery
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Paul Millar - Marking a Nuclear Milestone
Political leaders, international law experts, diplomats and anti-nuclear campaigners will meet in Christchurch on Friday, 8 July, to mark 20 years since an historic judgement by the International… Audio
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Jason Te Kare and Rawiri Paratene
Audio 26 Jun 2016Twenty years ago Jason Te Kare was a nervous new actor making his debut in Hone Kouka's play, Waiora - Te-u-ko-pai. Also in the cast was the hugely experienced Rawiri Paratene. Fast forward to now and… Audio
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Christchurch Harmonic Society 1965 Tour
Fifty years ago, 150 members of the Christchurch Harmonic Society Choir and Chorale travelled to England to represent New Zealand at the Commonwealth Arts Festival. Clarissa Dunn talks to the Music… Audio, Gallery
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Rachel House - On Medea
Actress Rachel House joins Wallace to talk about the challenges of staging a modern-day play, Medea. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 5 June 2016
Audio 5 Jun 2016A selection of traditional and modern hymns. Some hymns by Frances Ridley Havergal this week, and the rather circuitous story of the origins of How great thou art. Audio
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Jingajik Guitar: The Māori Strumming Style
Dr Michael Brown, Curator of Music at Alexander Turnbull Library, talks about his research on the Māori strumming style. Audio
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Jaye glam Morgan - Africa Fashion Festival Review
The Africa Fashion Festival in Wellington on May 28 promises an evening of design and celebration of African art and culture in Aotearoa. Fashionista and stylist Jaye glam Morgan reviews the show. Audio
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The funny business of competitive tickling
Journalist turned documentary maker, David Farrier joins Wallace to explain his down-the-rabbit-hole experience making his film Tickled. Tickled began as a look at the world of competitive tickling… Audio
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Mark Houlahan - Shakespearian Aotearoa
Shakespeare's work first arrived in Aotearoa on Captain Cook's Endeavour in 1769. Waves of later migrants then brought with them Victorian double-column small-type copies of his writing, and… Audio
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Kapa haka: behind the scenes
There are many facets to kapa haka. It's a platform where traditional Māori arts can interpret the many issues of the day. Justine Murray goes backstage at the Mataatua Regional Kapa Haka Competition… Audio, Gallery
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Sarah Cordery - Meditation on the Middle East
Sarah Cordery discusses her documentary feature, Notes to Eternity - a meditation on the Israel-Palestine conflict which focuses on the lives of three Jewish intellectuals who have written widely on… Video, Audio
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Alex Taylor talks about his latest projects
Charlotte Wilson caught up with the Auckland composer to discuss his two new string quartets touring the country with the with the Enso Quartet, his Dido and Aeneas recomposed project and his new… Audio
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Poetry from a séance
A new collection of poetry by Gregory Kan brings together the past and the present.
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Sir David Hare: the desire to rebel
Sir David Hare has had many highlights in 45 years of writing for the stage. Here as a guest of the Auckland Writers Festival this weekend, he talks about how culture has changed since his… Audio
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George Henare: veteran of radio, stage & screen
George Henare is the veteran actor of radio, film and television. Now at the age of 70, he's preparing to leave New Zealand, bound for Sydney, after being hired by Disney to play the Sultan in the… Audio
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People of the Eye
Audio 8 May 2016"People of the Eye" is a play designed for the deaf and for hearing audiences. Created by Erin Siobhan Hutching it's based on her experiences growing up with her deaf sister, Sarah, in Christchurch… Audio
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Horomona Horo - Tāonga Pūoro
Horomona Horo is a musician, composer and practitioner of taonga puoro. His mentors were the late Dr Hirini Melbourne, Dr Richard Nunns and carver of instruments Brian Flintoff. He refers to the three… Audio
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Fiona Pardington
Photographer Fiona Pardington was named a Knight (Chevalier) in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Prime Minister on Sunday. The award is for Pardington's research into the collections held… Audio
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Kiwis honoured by French prime minister
Sir Peter Jackson and photographer Fiona Pardington have been given prestigious arts honours by the French prime minister in Auckland tonight.
