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Artist Lily Duval on her love of insects and efforts to conserve them
1 May 2024Artist and writer Lily Duval's latest book tells the stories of the insects of Aotearoa, in the hopes of changing attitudes towards them. Audio
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Why are musicians and fans wearing earplugs at gigs?
11:10 am todayThere is a cultural shift in the works when it comes to partying: Young people are thinking about their ears, writes Samantha Mythen.
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PM's Science Prizes 2023: corrosive soils, cancer tests and music language
5:00 am todaySunny Perry won the future scientist prize for mapping areas of corrosive soil, with the help of a home chemistry lab and a road trip with her dad. Audio
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At The Movies: The Fall Guy
1 May 2024The Fall Guy is a reboot of an old TV series about a stunt man which benefits considerably from the on-screen chemistry between stars Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio
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'It costs to be a musician'
1 May 2024Is money too tight to mention for Aotearoa's music makers? Seven local musicians at different stages of their careers tell us how they're making ends meet in 2024.
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Easy Eats: Sam Parish's one-pan, one-tray chicken fettuccine
Not sure what to eat tonight? Christchurch-based chef, author and busy mum Sam Parish knows the feeling. She shares a simple and super-tasty recipe for one pan, one tray chicken fettuccine. the whole whānau will love. Audio
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Pearl Jam are best when they stick to the basics on Dark Matter
27 Apr 2024The Sampler - Tony Stamp reviews the 12th album by the veteran rockers. Video, Audio
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At 85, Sir Roger Hall is still taking centre stage
28 Apr 2024Over half a century, Sir Roger Hall has chronicled the anxieties and follies of his Pākehā middle-class generation. His latest play, End of Summer Time, opens soon, and he talks to Culture 101's Mark Amery about it. Audio
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The Mixtape: Travelling pianist Mike Howie
27 Apr 2024Mike Howie has travelled the world playing the piano and now runs Auckland wine bar and treasured venue Freida Margolis. Audio
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Chewing over the South Asian fascination with paan in NZ
29 Apr 2024A specialty Indian digestive made from betel leaves is experiencing a surge in popularity nationwide.
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The secret ingredient behind Taylor Swift's songwriting success
Here's what the record-breaking singer has in common with the Beatles, Beyonce and Elton John, a music expert tells RNZ's Sunday Morning. Video, Audio
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What not to get mum this Mother’s Day
30 Apr 2024Stuck for a gift idea that represents how you feel about your mum? Mothers tell us what really matters.
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Peter Hook on playing bass with Joy Division and New Order
27 Apr 2024"What I hope is that people will see me and go, 'Oh my God, if he can do it, anybody can do it.'" Audio
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Doctor-turned-comedian Adam Kay on finding the funny in a job he found toxic
29 Apr 2024Adam Kay kept a diary throughout his medical career, which formed the basis of his wildly popular memoir called This is Going to Hurt - which was made into a hit TV series. Audio
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Stitching bling, satin & velvet into Toi Māori
28 Apr 2024The large wall hung quilts of takatāpui fabric artist and storyteller Maungaronga Te Kawa (Ngāti Porou) leap and sparkle as joyous dance. They are blankets of aroha for a world that needs it. Audio
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What we're watching: Home (Season One)
29 Apr 2024Beautiful and unusual buildings paired with fascinating human stories: Dan Slevin recommends a real estate show with a difference.
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How recording their latest album helped Sleater-Kinney work through 'incredible grief'
Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker say finishing their band's 11th studio delivered "a sense of purpose" in the face of sudden loss. Audio
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Sarah Watkins: "Music is to be shared"
24 Apr 2024Pianist Sarah Watkins, one of the original members of NZTrio, is joining the ensemble again for their 'Unquiet Dream' concert series. It's the first instalment of NZTrio's 2024 season. Audio
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'Nothing like it': Running, solving riddles around Canterbury high country
29 Apr 2024For 24 hours over the weekend, 500 people sprinted, ambled and wandered around the grassy plains of Canterbury's high country, searching for small markers and solving silly riddles in a rogaine-style event.
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Could your anxiety be a superpower?
Treating anxiety as a kind of superpower that can help you perform better is a powerful reframing tool, science writer and researcher David Robson says. Audio
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LIVE: The Phoenix Foundation play Horsepower at The Hollywood
25 Apr 2024Listen to The Phoenix Foundation in concert, performing songs from their celebrated debut album Horsepower, along with crowd favorites from their back catalogue, live at The Hollywood Cinema in Tāmaki Makaurau. Audio
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Independent Spirit winner is living with incurable brain cancer
28 Apr 2024Award-winning musician Teremoana Rapley has revealed she is living with inoperable brain cancer - and possibly has only months left to live. It comes days after she was recognised for her contribution to music and advocacy for Pacific artists.
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At The Movies: Challengers
24 Apr 2024Zendaya shines in this Luca Guadagnino-directed tale of tennis and romantic triangles, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio
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Much of NZ 'dotted' with little-known volcanoes, scientist reveals
27 Apr 2024Northland was built on a volcanic field while the Otago Peninsula is "one big volcanic complex", says geologist Graham Leonard Audio