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"People are pleased to see you" - third-generation postie
Lee Pryor runs mail and packages along the Whakatāne coastline, like his mother and grandfather before him. Audio
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'I have this deep connection to the land - it’s part of my wairua'
9 Jul 2023Rising Star - Chloe Butcher-Herries is passionate about inspiring fellow wahine Māori to work as farmers.
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Double Life: the story of Judge Frederick Maning
7 Jul 2023Black Sheep - In part 2 of this series, we hear how from the 1840s onward, Frederick Maning would become an increasingly bitter and angry man who demonised Māori who opposed colonisation. Audio
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New Horizons: Pieces of Treasure from Rickie Lee Jones
9 Jul 2023The Duchess of Coolsville, Rickie Lee Jones, opts for a jazzy boulevard on her new album, Pieces of Treasure. William Dart hitches a ride. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 9 July 2023
9 Jul 2023We're marking 'Sea Sunday' in the programme this week. The second Sunday in July is designated in the liturgical calendar as a day of prayer for seafarers - it's a time to remember and celebrate those whose workplace is the sea. Audio
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A musical tribute to Katherine Mansfield
6 Jul 2023Released earlier this year, Janet Jennings' album The Earth Child includes settings of specially chosen poems to mark the centenary of Katherine Mansfield's death. Audio
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Collier Landry on becoming famous for his father's "heinous" crime
4 Jul 2023American podcaster Collier Landry was just 12 when he appeared as the lead witness in his mother Noreen's murder trial. Video, Audio
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Dangerous play focus of international rule changes
7 Jul 2023A crack down on dangerous play, overhauling a farcical short pass rule, and the ditching of some of the irksome international netball rules will be put to the vote in Cape Town later this month, writes Bridget Tunnicliffe.
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Recipe: Potato, Mascarpone and Lemon Hash Cakes
8 Jul 2023Creamy mascarpone meets zesty lemon and comforting spuds in this simple, anytime meal by Gretchen Lowe.
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Understanding the emotional lives of teenagers
4 Jul 2023Adolescents can enjoy the company of adults when they're not being assailed by "agendas and questions", says psychologist Lisa Damour. Audio
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"There is no sound like it in the entire world"
7 Jul 2023Tom Davoren, one of the Chief Adjudicators for this year's New Zealand Brass Band Championships, still gets goosebumps when the sound of a brass band is 'just right' , even after more than 20 years of brass band involvement. Audio
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Our city centres are becoming car-free zones - despite resistance
The Detail explores why so many people are against banning cars in downtown areas. Audio
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Rising star: Chef Lyall Minhinnick
7 Jul 2023At 14, Lyall Minhinnick looked like he was on the fast-track to trouble. At 28, he's one of Aotearoa's rising culinary stars.
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'This world of deliciousness that can happen between two pieces of bread'
30 Jun 2023Each week millions of viewers across the world watch California man Barry Enderwick prepare and then eat a different variety of sandwich. Video, Audio
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Why now's the time to break up with alcohol (not just for July)
6 Jul 2023It's July again: Cue lots of people being vocal about giving up booze for a month in the name of charity. But maybe it's time to make a change for good, as many new studies are starting to show, writes Niki Bezzant.
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Making waves with the ethereal Theremin
4 Jul 2023Theremin enthusiast Henika visited our Auckland studio this week to talk to Jesse Mulligan about this “otherworldly, ethereal” instrument. Video, Audio
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Musical medicine
5 Jul 2023The New Zealand Doctors' Orchestra is preparing for their next concert, which is in New Plymouth this year. Trumpet player Dr Tom Wilkinson is one of the organisers. Audio
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The puzzle of the silent mind
6 Jul 2023About 1 percent of people can't imagine sounds, a lack of auditory imagery called anauralia. Our Changing World meets a team of researchers investigating this newly-described phenomenon. Audio
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Can the FIFA World Cup help level the playing field for all women footballers?
5 Jul 2023Opinion - There's little doubt the FIFA Women's World Cup will deliver spectacle and significant financial rewards, however the longer-term rewards are harder to predict, Julie E Brice and Holly Thorpe write.
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Rising stars: Te Aorere Pewhairangi and Kimiora Kaire-Melbourne
6 Jul 2023Media producers Kimiora Kaire-Melbourne and Te Aorere Pewhairangi are proof that total immersion learning in te reo Māori can be a springboard to crafting great careers.
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At The Movies: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
5 Jul 2023Harrison Ford dons the hat and cracks the whip one last time in a series that's now 42 years old, so is there life in the old franchise yet? Simon Morris reports. Video, Audio
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How a family sailing trip became a nightmare
1 Jul 2023At seven years old, Suzanne Heywood set sail with her family on a three-year voyage around the world. Three years turned into a decade, with little formal schooling and many tensions between Heywood and her parents. Audio
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Shock visa decision could scupper Tongan basketballer's dream
4 Jul 2023A member of Tonga's men's basketball team may be forced to miss this year's Pacific Games after being classified as an overstayer in New Zealand, writes Finau Fonua. Audio
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Rising star: Ashlee Forsyth
5 Jul 2023Making the Tasman Mako's rugby team has taken a huge amount of commitment and sacrifice from 17-year-old Buller High School student Ashlee Forsyth and her whānau.