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Helping a Samoa village best cope with natural disasters
A pilot project to help the Samoan village of Sa'anapu cope better with natural disasters is now an exhibition.
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Neil Oliver - Life on the Coast
Scottish archaeologist, historian and author Neil Oliver is also the presenter of several BBC documentary series including 'A History of Scotland' and 'Vikings'. He is perhaps best known for the… Audio
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Judith Durham - Say Goodbye
Judith Durham - the golden voice of The Seekers - is on her last ever solo tour of New Zealand. She's singing all the big hits like Georgy Girl and The Carnival is Over, plus some later songs she's… Audio
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Review: Orphans & Kingdoms
Orphans & Kingdoms is a micro-budget mini-feature that deserves a big audience, according to Dan Slevin. Video
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Roger Hall - Life and Influences
At one point in his 40-year career as a playwright, one of Roger Hall's plays was being staged somewhere every 11 days. He's won many awards and packed out theatres with plays such as Glide Time,… Audio
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Peter Helliar - Making Laughter
One of Australia's best known and best loved comedians, Peter Helliar joins Wallace ahead of his International Comedy Festival appearance in Auckland. They talk about the similarities of 'Strayan and… Audio
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Widescreen’s best of the web (5 April)
Our pick of the best* and most interesting screen-related articles and features from around the web including Sad Ben Affleck’s conflicted relationship with class, the gay subtext in Batman, and an…
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Brian Flintoff - Tāonga Pūoro
Jerome Cvitanovich meets Brian Flintoff, a master bone carver who continues his work in the revitilisation of traditional Māori instruments. Audio
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'Boaty McBoatface' name could be overruled
The name of a new £200m polar research vessel will be chosen by a panel of UK experts, even if the public overwhelmingly votes to call it Boaty McBoatface.
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Sonia Sly - Dunedin Fashion Week
Sonia Sly is a RNZ fashion, culture and arts producer and writer. She's been watching the shows at iD Fashion Week. Sonia's Spectrum documentary on the emerging designers at iD Fashion Week will… Audio
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Sir David Hare - The Write Stuff
One of the finest playwrights of his generation, Sir David Hare has won many accolades for his stage and film work, including BAFTA's and Tony awards. His work includes plays: Plenty, The Blue Room… Audio
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Ngarino Ellis - Maori Art Transformed
In A Whakapapa of Tradition: 100 Years of Ngati Porou Carving, 1830 to 1930, Ngarino Ellis explores the rapid evolution of Maori art in the 100 years from 1830 when three dominant art traditions -… Audio
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Farewell to Chick’s Hotel
Reflections on the end of gigs at Chick's Hotel and what it means for the Dunedin music scene.
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Finn McCahon-Jones: ceramics, festivals and giving kids a voice
Auckland City Limits music festival is on this weekend with a big line up of bands and performers at Western Springs. For the first time there'll be a mini-festival called Kiddie Limits for young… Audio
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Review: Grimsby
Grimsby is another of Sacha Baron Cohen’s bait-and-switch comedies: if you can survive the (very) bad taste you get to see how big his heart is, says Dan Slevin. Video
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Bonnie Raitt - On Song
Ten times Grammy winner, and one of the most recognisable voices and guitarists of any musical artist to come out of the US, Bonnie Raitt joins Wallace to talk about her new album, her influences and… Audio
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Video: Hail, Caesar! review
Hail, Caesar! isn't the tightest Coen Brothers film ever but the hidden depths should make it pretty satisfying on multiple viewings, according to Dan Slevin. Video, Audio
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Sir Tom Jones - Still On Song
For half a century, Sir Tom Jones has been belting out the classics with his distinctive voice - winning him fans from all ages all around the globe. He's in New Zealand this month to play a show in… Audio
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Weekend RNZ highlights (29 February)
The best of this weekend’s film coverage on RNZ including Lee Tamahori meeting Kim Hill and Three Wise Cousins director Stallone Ioasa talking to Simon Morris. Audio
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Ngaa Rauuira Puumanawawhiti
Ngaa Rauuira Puumanawawhiti starred in the documentary film Māori Boy Genius released in 2011. Ngaa graduated with a Diploma from Te Wānanga o Raukawa when he was just 13 years old. In 2009 at just 15… Audio
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Jaz Coleman - Killing Joke
Killing Joke vocalist Jaz Coleman reflects on the secret of the band's success and shares his thoughts on the state of the world. Jaz Coleman is speaking at The Classic Comedy Club, Auckland, February… Audio
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Lisa Harrow and Benjamin Henson - Pop-Up Shakespeare
400 years after the death of William Shakespeare - the bard is in town. An exact replica of the famous Globe theatre has sprung up in Auckland, where a series of Shakespeare plays are being performed… Audio
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Roman Krznaric - On Empathy
Audio 28 Feb 2016Roman Krznaric is one of Britain's leading philosophers. He is a founding member of The School of Life, along with Alain de Botton, and is also the founder of the world's first empathy museum. He… Audio
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How the media responded when Christchurch shook once again
The media are preparing to mark the fifth anniversary of the earthquake which killed 185 people in Christchurch. But were they ready when the earth shook again on a sunny summer Sunday? Audio
