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Recipe: Fragrant Brown Rice Porridge
20 May 2023This delicious savoury dish is more like a nourishing soupy risotto with an Asian vibe, says chef Gretchen Lowe.
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High school music students release a soul ballad
19 May 2023Will Luhrs chats to Jesse Mulligan about 'Our Masquerade' – a sleepy, saxophone-rich track he wrote with his Burnside High classmate Monet Schutte. Video, Audio
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At The Movies: Close
17 May 2023Close is the Cannes Film Festival winner, and Oscar nominee about two best friends whose first year at high school causes friction between them. Written and directed by Lukas Dhont (Girl). Video, Audio
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How to survive your teenager learning to drive
18 May 2023Watching your teenager get behind the wheel can be nerve-wracking for any parent, but it doesn't have to be scary, says neuroplasticity educator and parenting expert Nathan Wallis. Audio
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Classical:Pop
19 May 2023LISTEN: Nigel Collins explores the intersection between popular and classical music. This week he features music from Sigur Ros, Barry Manilow, Rhian Sheehan and Esperanza Spalding.
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Nashville Babylon
13 May 2023Mark Rogers has a birthday tune for Stevie Wonder, reggae from Steel Pulse, blues courtesy of Big Maybelle and Doc Pomus, plus some Specials, Graham Nash and Shawn Colvin. Audio
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On the dating apps? Steer clear of vulnerable narcissists
18 May 2023Highly insecure and emotionally volatile people are more likely to be inauthentic on dating apps, Australian researchers have found. Audio
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Music Alive: Orchestra Wellington - Transfigured Night
19 May 2023Music by Bach and Beethoven, with a cadenza by Brahms completes this trio from three of the great 'Bs' of classical music. Beloved pianist Diedre Irons, one of the personalities of NZ classical music for over forty years, is the soloist.
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Sure to Rise: The story of Edmonds
18 May 2023A Kiwi kitchen isn't really complete without a copy of the timeless Edmonds Cookbook. The family behind the iconic Christchurch baking powder company Edmonds lovingly shares its history in the new book Sure to Rise. Audio, Gallery
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Creating mechanisms to get Pacific youth involved in policy-making
18 May 2023The University of the South Pacific Students' Association (USPSA) has launched a Youth Advisory Board on Governance in partnership with the United Nations' Development Programme.
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First Impressions: VMAX at Queensgate
19 May 2023Widescreen - Theatrical exhibition is bouncing back and there’s no better evidence than the new seven-screen Event complex at Queensgate in Lower Hutt, writes Dan Slevin.
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"It's unbelievably fantastic music - it shakes the hall"
17 May 2023Scottish accordion player James Crabb and the Auckland Philharmonia are giving the New Zealand premiere of Lyell Cresswell's 'Dragspil'. Audio
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Freshwater friends at Zealandia
18 May 2023Our Changing World visits Zealandia in Wellington to learn about the humble freshwater fauna living their quiet lives amongst their boisterous feathered brethren. Audio
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Lessons from Bola unheeded: 'We created a false sense of security'
16 May 2023New Zealand has had decades of warnings about the effects of deforestation of hillsides, draining of wetlands and building behind stopbanks, a freshwater expert says.
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At The Movies: Hypnotic
17 May 2023Hypnotic is the new film by low-budget thriller maestro Robert Rodriguez. Ben Affleck stars as a burnt-out cop on the search for a bank robber who uses hypnotism to get strangers to do his dirty work. Video, Audio
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Coming out in a black jersey
NZ Rugby has put "a stake in the ground" to make clear its support for the rainbow community, two openly gay national representatives say.
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Liv Sisson: Aotearoa’s fascinating and freaky fungi
13 May 2023Aotearoa’s fungi are fascinating, freaky and fantastical according to Ōtautahi based forager and food writer Liv Sisson. Audio
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Move or improve? How to sort out problems with the people next door
15 May 2023When Jesse Mulligan invited listeners to send in their neighbourly disputes recently, there was no shortage of material. Litigation expert Nathan Tetzlaff answered some common problems. Audio
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Opera trailblazer Sid Chand
9 May 2023Young tenor Sid Chand is the first person of Fijian-Indian ancestry to take part in NZ Opera's Artist Development Programme. Audio
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Read all about it: A beginner’s guide to the 2023 Ockham Book Awards
17 May 2023Not yet read the contenders for Aotearoa’s big-deal book awards? Here’s a cheat sheet to help you sound like you have.
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Goodnight, citizen
17 May 2023Barry Jenkin, aka Dr Rock, the legendary radio and Radio With Pictures broadcaster and staunch supporter of alternative music in New Zealand has died at the age of 75.
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Budget '23: the ceremonial nature of a big day
16 May 2023The House - The Minister of Finance talks us through the ceremonial nature of the delivery of the Budget in Parliament. Audio
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"Music needs people"
15 May 2023In New Zealand to play all five Beethoven Piano Concertos with the NZSO, Paul Lewis talks about the uniqueness of a live music performance experience. Audio
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Music: Where the money comes from
The Detail - Touring, funding, streams, royalties, merch - making a living as a local musician can be a rollercoaster. Audio