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Cry me a river
With plenty of non-soul-destroying stuff in this week’s episodes, let's focus on the good parts.
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Spiritual Outlook for 15 March 2015
How a ceramic garden is providing comfort to the whanau of Mercy Hospice in Auckland. Audio
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Off on O.E.
For many New Zealanders, the big OE is a rite of passage. A new exhibition at the Auckland City Library pulls together a range of photographs, mementos, and diaries that document the way that our… Audio
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Roysten Abel - Cooking up a Drama
Director Roysten Abel serves up drama and food in The Kitchen - a story about cooking as a metaphor for life, playing at the Auckland Arts Festival. On stage a couple cook up steamy vats of payasam, a… Audio
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Mocking the news
Failed sports journalist turned comedian on the news, satire, and his beloved English cricketers.
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Nuku - symbols of mana
Bridget Reweti is the 2014 Blumhardt/Creative New Zealand Intern, at the tail end of her internship at The Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt she curated the recently opened exhibition Nuku: Symbols of… Audio
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Insight for 8 March 2015 - Blurred Lines - Changing Journalism
Kim Vinnell explores how targetting journalists is affecting reporting in the Middle East Audio
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Best longreads
This week: The Bachelor NZ, Parris Goebel, and Wu-Tang's one-of-a-kind album.
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What's up this weekend?
Where to go, what to see and what to do this weekend: The Courtneys, Parquet Courts and more.
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Te Matatini off to flying start
Hundreds of performers in 45 kapa haka groups are competing to become the national Maori performing arts champion at Te Matatini in Christchurch.
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Rowley Habib - Māori Writer
Rowley Habib grew up in Oruanui on the outskirts of Taupo, he attended Te Aute Boys College where his writing was encouraged by his peers. A writer, poet and playwright Rowley was the first maori… Audio
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Alan Gibbs - life and influences
Alan Gibbs, businessman, amphibious motorcar inventor, founding member of the ACT Party, and creator of the world-class Gibbs Farm sculpture park, is the latest guest in our occasional Influential… Audio
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Matatini - A few thoughts
Attending a couple of summer festivals is a good way to record a wide range of opinions on a certain topic, Justine Murray asks a few people which Kapa Haka group will get their support at this year's… Audio
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TV Reviewer, Lara Strongman
Sunday night dramas about missing children, Better Call Saul on Lightbox. Audio
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DJ LeFtO
Belgian tastemaker DJ Lefto has often been described as the DJ's DJ. Yadana Saw sits down with fresh-of-the-plane Lefto to talk about the art and the ears of DJing. Audio
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Best longreads
This week: Jon Stewart, Fifty Shades of Grey, the Best Picture race, and smartphone dating.
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Maori performing arts veteran dies
A Ngati Kahungunu man at the forefront of the renaissance of Maori Performing Arts has died.
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Experiencing Te Ra o te Raukura
Kurt Komene is the tutor of the kaumatua kapahaka group Te Roopu Taikura o Te Kahui Herekawe, this year the group performed on stage at Te Ra o te Raukura. Kurt talks about the iwi connections and why… Audio
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Summer Star Trek
One of this summer's outdoor theatre highlights could be Summer Star Trek. It's the second annual outing for this fresh-air rendition of a classic Star Trek episode, with venues in Lower Hutt and… Audio
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What's up this weekend?
Where to go, what to see and what to do this weekend: Shonen Knife, Flying Lotus and more.
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Richard Ford - Frank's Back
Let me be Frank with you, is Richard Ford's latest book - a series of four interlocking stories, heralding the return of Frank Bascombe on the universal subjects of ageing, loss, faith, marriage, and… Audio
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Birdman flying high ahead of Golden Globes
The race to the Oscars begins in earnest Sunday when Hollywood's A-listers gather for the Golden Globes, with dark comedy "Birdman" leading the pack in the quest for awards glory.
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Twang!!
Lionel Bart shot an arrow into the air with his 1965 musical Twang!! The show was based on the story of Robin Hood and has gone down in history as one of the greatest flops ever. Elric Hooper and Des… Audio
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Gays in leis
Queer culture and religion don't often easily coexist, but a group in South Auckland is challenging stereotypes.
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Continuing the conversations that need to be had
Continuing to focus on the Māori Pākehā relationship without considering the dynamic between other indigenous peoples does a disservice to Māori according to Indigenous Arts Curator and commentator… Audio
