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Farmer's fight with depression: 'We lost Wayne bit by bit'
28 Jun 2024As Tyler Langford's husband succumbed to mental illness, she watched him "disappear before her eyes". Video
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New Horizons: Andrew Bird Sings Standards
about 6 hours agoToo often, when the rock or pop artists investigate the Great American Songbook, it's cause for groaning disappointment. Not so with American musician Andrew Bird according to William Dart. His new album Sunday Morning Put-On is in fact a double treat ... for voice and violin. Audio
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Bringing kiwi back to Wellington - 'It comes down to maths and a bit of sex'
27 Jun 2024Paul Ward, leader of the Capital Kiwi project, gives Country Life a tour of Terawhiti Station. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 30 June 2024
4:15 am todayCelebrating the season of Matariki this week, with hymns in te reo Māori and hymns of remembrance. And we mark the Feast of St Paul. Audio
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An obit for Canterbury Draught
29 Jun 2024Denise Garland pays tribute to a "sweet, slightly bitter" beer brand that shaped her family story.
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Indonesia’s hijab-wearing metalheads play Glastonbury
The three members of ground-breaking metal band Voice of Baceprot first met as restless schoolgirls. Video
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The benefits and risks of sunlight
Dermatologist Dr Leona Yip recommends applying sunscreen every morning - even if you spend most of the day indoors.
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'I see myself as a kaitiaki'
Sandra Heihei and her husband Alfonso live off-grid in her ancestral home of Taemaro Bay. Audio
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'Being away from my family gave me the freedom to pursue art'
24 Jun 2024Portrait photographer Abhi Chinniah returned to Christchurch from Malaysia as a teenager.
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'I was really frightened to listen to music after that injury'
21 Jun 2024Classical guitarist Jane Curry is still regaining the use of her legs after an accident at Raglan Beach in 2019. Video, Audio
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Matariki Concert: Troy Kingi with the Auckland Philharmonia
28 Jun 2024In a performance full of fun songs, beautiful orchestrations, and infectious beats, Troy Kingi and the Auckland Philharmonia perform Kingi's psychedelic-soul album, Shake That Skinny Ass All The Way To Zygertron.
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Kara Rickard: 'Matariki is being home and being on our whenua'
27 Jun 2024There was only one place that an RNZ presenter wanted to be this Matariki: her hometown of Whāingaroa Raglan.
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Dreaming of a happy retirement? Draft up a plan
26 Jun 2024Detailed planning is the best way to set yourself up for a fulfilling retirement, say mother and daughter and authors of a new book, Di Murphy and Kristin Sutherland. Audio
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Maree MacLean: Staying sober without being a 'dry drunk'
26 Jun 2024Are you a 'dry drunk'? If you're sober but sitting on your hands when someone pops a drink, you fit the description, an author says. Audio
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Jess Cornelius processes pregnancy and heartache on new album
21 Jun 2024The Sampler - The always-candid LA-based expat processes pregnancy, heartache and ecological fears via expert, invigorating songcraft. Video, Audio
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Matariki holiday: What's open, what's not, and when you have to pay a surcharge
26 Jun 2024Like Easter, the date of Matariki changes from year to year, but it will always fall in June or July.
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Tiki Taane on scoring new film Ka Whawhai Tonu: 'We shed DNA on that battlefield'
Composers Arli Liberman and Tiki Taane "went deep" for the film score. For Taane, whose ancestors fought in the 1864 battle the film depicts, the subject matter was very personal. Video, Audio
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Easy Eats: Sam Parish's crack & pop fish and cauliflower pie
26 Jun 2024Not sure what to eat tonight? Christchurch-based chef, author and busy mum Sam Parish knows the feeling. This week Sam shares a wonderfully noisy dish that is as tasty as it is entertaining.
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Five biggest revelations from the new Celine Dion doco
26 Jun 2024Poet Laureate and Celine Dion super fan Chris Tse shares key moments from this behind-the-scenes look at the Canadian superstar singer who was diagnosed with stiff person syndrome in 2022.
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Low mood in winter? How to spot and treat seasonal affective disorder
25 Jun 2024Many of us will get the winter blues, but seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a mental illness and should be treated accordingly, clinical psychologist Jacqui Maguire says. Audio
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Music 101 on Charlie XCX: How to become a BRAT
Charlotte Ryan speaks to Sam Robinson about Charli xcx’s Brat, one of the biggest albums of year. Audio
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Music Alive: NZTrio - Homeland 3, 'Dumky'
25 Jun 2024Prepare to be swept away by heartfelt melodies, staggering impressionistic beauty, a rambunctious journey through Irish melodies, an exciting new NZ work by Ross Harris, and the joy and nostalgia of village songs and Czech country dances.
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South Korean DJ Peggy Gou cops a lot of hate. But is it just sour grapes?
21 Jun 2024South Korean DJ Peggy Gou is phenomenally successful. Her social media feed can blur into a montage of beaches, restaurants, fashion shows, and adoring crowds. Video, Audio
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Review: Brooke Fraser with the Auckland Philharmonia at Spark Arena
24 Jun 2024Katie Fitzgerald is an easy mark for an orchestral reinvention of popular music. She found Brooke Fraser's work is well-suited to it when joining the venue's biggest crowd ever for a solo New Zealand artist.