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Rebecca Mead: The metal detectors who struck gold, and trouble
In 2015, a metre under English soil, two metal-detector enthusiasts (or detectorists) literally struck gold . They discovered an underground Viking treasure trove: a bangle, pendant and a ring, with a… Audio
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Cruise ship denial doesn't make sense - travel group manager
A travel company who has a charter cruise ship held off the New Zealand coast with most of the crew denied visas says the government has let it down.
The boat Le Laperouse was granted an exemption to… Video, Audio
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Music 101 - Yadana Saw
Yadana Saw tells us what's coming up on Music 101 tomorrow and picks a track to play. Audio
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Predator free by 2050 - Is it achievable?
New research warns that New Zealand is at risk of failing to achieve its goal of going predator free by 2050. Audio
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A 'roaming ballet' on scooters
Choreographer Malia Johnston joins us in the Wellington studio to tell us about her new 'roaming ballet' on scooters! Audio
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Mid East Correspondent Kamahl Santamaria on US & Iran
Joining Nathan Rarere from Doha, is our man in the Middle East, Kamahl Santamaria who talks about quarantining after a trip to the US and Israel's warning to the new US President about re-engaging… Audio
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The value of community gardens
Summer students from Victoria University of Wellington have been helping the Innermost community gardens in Wellington put numbers on their social and environmental values. Audio
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A trans-Tasman bubble in 8 weeks? AUS-NZ forum chair is hopeful
Eight weeks to a trans-Tasman bubble is the hope for of the Australia-New Zealand leadership forum, despite New Zealand's latest Covid-19 community cases.
The forum has been working for ten months on… Video, Audio
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LDR Wairarapa: dog detective sniffing out invasive plants
We're all too aware that the news can be a bit too Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch focused, so this year we're incredibly grateful to have access to the marvellous Local Democracy Reporting… Audio
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Banks’ blurts bring boot from broadcaster
MediaWorks has replaced former politician John Banks as a talkback host and apologised for his comments condemning "stone age" Maori culture and warning "these people will be coming through your… Audio
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Northland Covid-19 checkpoints to go ahead without police
Community-run Covid-19 checkpoints will be operating in Northland from Thursday, without police support.
Te Tai Tokerau is expecting an influx of Aucklanders ahead of the long weekend, and some… Video, Audio
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Bookmarks with Chloe Gong
Chloe Gong is a Kiwi author who had her first adult novel published just last year, at 19 - and it made the New York times best sellers list! She talks to Jesse about her favourite books, movies… Audio
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A public toilet designed in Auckland is making waves in US
A public toilet designed and manufactured in West Auckland is making waves in the US, including on social media. Exeloo managing director, Craig van Asch, talks to Jesse about their success. Audio
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Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
This week, Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles tells us about a new documentary about New Zealand’s COVID-19 genome-sequencing efforts and explains what a new study has learned about baby dinosaurs… Audio
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Nate's Mates in the States:Tammy Lyn Newton
This week on First Up, we are bringing you a mini-series of interviews where we pose the same four questions to three everyday Americans about their reflections of life over the final month of the… Audio
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'Dumb good luck' no outbreak after Covid-19 community case - health expert
It is "dumb good luck" rather than good management that no one else has so far tested positive for Covid-19 following the latest community case, a health expert says.
Auckland University Professor of… Video, Audio
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Freeing communities from 'Big Food's' control
Former New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman says Big Food marketers and politicians thrive on a food system that isn't good for us and isn't good for the planet. He talks to Jesse about trying… Audio
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How to write: A jingle
For this week's 'How to Write' session Larry Killip joins Jesse talk about writing jingles. Audio
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Why we need sleep
Sleep researcher and UCLA Evolutionary Biology Professor Van Savage on the importance of sleeping well. Audio
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Bikes in Schools: primary school kids get pedalling
Mass bike-riding is the best thing that's ever happened to Titahi Bay School, says its principal Kerry Delaney. Thanks to the national initiative Bikes in Schools, more than 1,300 students from six… Audio, Gallery
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Nate's Mates in the States: Daniel Corbin Garcia
The images of the Washington Capital building being stormed by a mob of Donald Trump supporters felt an absolute world away from us here in New Zealand. Not to mention the 25 million cases and… Audio
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Covid-19 isolation at the Pullman Hotel, described
A returnee in managed isolation at the Pullman Hotel believes the system is robust and well policed, with guest restricted to their rooms unless they're sporting a wristband that shows they've tested… Video, Audio
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Writing fiction in the pandemic era
Writer and associate professor Paula Morris, who is the director of Auckland University's Master of Creative Writing talks to Jesse about novelists tackling books set in the 'now'. Audio
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Understanding albatross
Dr David Thompson has spent years studying the habits of New Zealand species of albatross in order to try and keep the iconic seabirds out of danger from becoming bycatch of commercial fishing boats… Audio, Gallery
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How Twitter took QAnon from America to the world
Donald Trump may have gone, but could his legacy live on in the form of conspiracy theories that have spilled beyond America's border? An analysis of tweets rooted in the US-originated QAnon theory in… Audio
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Scooped: The history of ice cream in New Zealand
New Zealanders are among the biggest consumers of ice cream in the world - each eating an incredible 23 litres per annum on average. And we have a surprisingly long relationship with ice cream in this… Audio
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Tasty taewa: how to grow Māori potatoes
Taewa - the umbrella term for Māori potatoes - have been a staple food crop in Aotearoa for over 200 years. They are an easy vegetable to grow and cook, says ethnobotanist Dr Nick Roskruge of Tāhuri… Audio
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Nomi Cohen gives the classic pub quiz a twist
Audio 24 Jan 2021Christchurch actor and producer Nomi Cohen has created a quiz with a musical twist for this year's Bread and Circus buskers festival. She joins The Weekend to tell us more about it, and put our music… Audio
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Bye bye buzzy bee: Is kiwiana outdated?
Most of us are familiar with buzzy bees, jandals and hokey pokey icecream as signifiers of our national identity. But is kiwiana outdated? Audio
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Andy and Brotha D on the new Dawn Raid film
Dawn Raid - the new film directed by Oscar Kightley - follows the story of two Manukau Polytechnic students, Andy Murane and Tanielu Leaosavai'i (aka Brotha D) who turned a bootleg T-shirt business… Video, Audio
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