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'It's an other-worldly state': Bill Callahan talks songwriting
31 Aug 2024Bill Callahan tells Charlotte Ryan about the thrill of improvisation, the "little sparks" which become his songs and rediscovering the glory of Genesis. Audio
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When does spring actually start? And what's in store?
3 Sep 2024Does spring begin on the first day of September? Or does it start on 23 September - the perfect middle point between the winter and summer equinox? Audio
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A night at the opera with Gyles Beckford
2 Sep 2024When he's not taking care of business for RNZ, Gyles Beckford loves opera. Video, Audio
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How can we get away with spending less on our cars?
3 Sep 2024Do you really need to get your car serviced? How often do you need an oil change? Do you know how to check your tyres?
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Breakfast is a playground for pretend-healthy food
3 Sep 2024Breakfast can be a repeat offender meal when it comes to the perils of ultra processed foods. Here's how to fix it.
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Rikki Morris: On being an 80s popstar and finding the perfect ballad
31 Aug 2024In 1988 New Zealand was riding the wave of 80s pop culture, and at the forefront was Rikki Morris. Audio
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Does hiding children's face on social media protect them?
Parents are getting increasingly creative with how they share images of their children on social media, but does it achieve what we think it does? Video
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Artist creates a world of handcut wonder in tiny dioramas
1 Sep 2024After a professional life as an architect, Antje Damm turned her skills to constructing cardboard dioramas to photograph, as illustrations for books she wrote for her four girls. Audio
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An oratorio, a requiem and a psalm
30 Aug 2024Bay of Plenty choirs The Edgecumbe Choir and Scholars Baroque Aotearoa are preparing for performances of some big choral works over the next couple of weekends. RNZ Concert's Bryan Crump talks with the man in charge, Chalium Poppy. Audio
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'My fans are not desiring me to put a picture of my face up every three days'
Bill Callahan tells Charlotte Ryan about the thrill of improvisation, the "little sparks" which become his songs and rediscovering the glory of Genesis. Video, Audio
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Mike Nock: a life in music
29 Aug 2024"It's either compose or decompose!" laughs Mike Nock, who hasn't stopped making music since he began his career back in the 1950s. The jazz musician will be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame at the APRA Silver Scrolls on 8 October this year. Audio
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'It was absolutely bizarre': The grisly Kiwi connection behind new BBC doco
2 Sep 2024The discovery of a plastic-wrapped body in South Wales was the end of a tragic story which began in Auckland 50 years earlier.
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A 'Noah's ark' for endangered native plants in Ruatoria
30 Aug 2024Graeme Atkins' garden in Gisborne is home to rare treasures like the beautiful ngutukākā or kakabeak flower. Audio
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New Horizons: Brian Eno – One Brain
1 Sep 2024In the wake of the recent showings of the documentary film Eno, each one unique to its particular screening, William Dart looks at the career of the barrier-demolishing musician and artist Brian Eno. Audio
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What it's like to be an asexual sex worker
31 Aug 2024Although her dating life is a "nightmare" Danielle* says experiencing zero sexual attraction is helpful at work. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 1 September 2024
1 Sep 2024Celebrating the beginning of the Season of Creation today with hymns including How great thou art, For the beauty of the earth, and Shirley Murray’s Touch the earth lightly. Audio
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Inside Out: Blue Note in my Suitcase
31 Aug 2024Nick Tipping features the recently released album from New Caledonian Hammond organist, Michel Bénébig. Audio
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Favourite dads on film to watch for Father's Day
30 Aug 2024Robert De Niro as undercover CIA interrogator and prospective father-in-law and Tom Hanks as a single father in Sleepless in Seattle make the list. Video
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'It's not as lucrative as people think' - what Kiwi influencers really earn
29 Aug 2024Most New Zealand social media influencers make less than the minimum wage, according to new income data.
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Recipe: Date & Orange Buttermilk Scones
31 Aug 2024Loaded with orange-kissed dates and topped with a sweet sugar crunch, this Julie Biuso recipe is for the certifiably scone-crazy.
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How your social media posts are training AI
29 Aug 2024Since last year, Meta has been using New Zealand social media content to train its AI models. Is there a way Kiwis can opt out?
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The two NASA astronauts stuck in space
29 Aug 2024This June, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore left Earth for a week-long mission. Now they won't be coming down until next year Audio
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The reasons why we fall out of love with our job
27 Aug 2024We should think about our careers the way we do our personal relationships, a psychologist says. Audio
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The magic of Lydia Ko and her 'fairytale fortnight'
30 Aug 2024After an eight-year performance lull, former child prodigy Lydia Ko is on top of the golfing world again. Audio