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Supermarkets try to make you spend more - how to beat them at their own game
21 May 2024Huge screaming sale signs upon entry, bread and milk buried out the back - we know the tricks, but how can we avoid paying the price of falling for them? Audio
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How Bizarre by Reb Fountain
Listen - Reb Fountain this week released a cover of the 1995 track 'How Bizarre' by OMC. She joined Jesse Mulligan to debut the song and talk about why it means so much to her. Audio
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Untold Pacific History
23 May 2024A dynamic and often provocative account of NZ's relationship with the Pacific.
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At The Movies: IF
22 May 2024IF is about a girl who discovers a world of Imaginary Friends of children who've outgrown them. Can she find them new homes, and can they get her through some personal traumas? Video, Audio
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What is homesteading: A 'hard but appealing' lifestyle?
21 May 2024Fancy growing your own kai and living a life of self-sufficiency? You might want to give homesteading a try.
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Easy Eats: Sam Parish's pork miso ramen
22 May 2024Not sure what to eat tonight? Christchurch-based chef, author and busy mum Sam Parish knows the feeling. She shares a simple and super-tasty recipe for pork miso ramen that the whole whānau will love.
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Strewth, selfie, eshay: Aussie slang dictionary notches up 17k entries
22 May 2024'Straya is a country with a genius for the pithy phrase or shortened word, and etymologist Mark Gwynn has the job of recording the 17,000 and counting that make up the Aussie lexicon. Audio
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The 'itch to be offended' is undermining civil society, US writer says
22 May 2024The age of grievance is being fuelled by an "itch to be offended" in modern culture and it is undermining democracy, US writer Frank Bruni says. Audio
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Lyrics to NZ’s most misquoted song up for auction
18 May 2024The words to Supergroove’s iconic song Can’t Get Enough will soon be revealed as the lyrics go up for auction on Trade Me to raise money to oppose a Coromandel mining project. Audio
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'I've always wanted to be a solo artist'
19 May 2024Releasing a solo album is uncharted territory for Thomas Powers, a New Zealander living in Los Angeles who first found fame as one half of the hit-making Auckland indie electronic band The Naked and Famous. Audio
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Why it's normal to forget things
Like a bright-green file among a stack of brown manila, vivid memories are more accessible to us, neuroscientist Charan Ranganath says. Audio
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Three picks for the French film fest
21 May 2024Widescreen - Dan Slevin samples a selection from this year’s French Film Festival; swashbuckler D’Artagnan, political farce The President’s Wife and crime caper The Crime Is Mine.
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Men shouldn't ignore moisturising benefits, says skincare expert
19 May 2024Can moisturisers contribute to keeping us healthy? Doctor of medicinal chemistry Michelle Wong says there's growing evidence they aren't just for vanity and more people should be using them. Audio
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Delaney Davidson: LIVE at the Great Hall, Christchurch
18 May 2024Enigmatic singer/songwriter Delaney Davidson performs live with Chamber Music New Zealand from his new album Out of my Head at the Great Hall, Christchurch. Audio
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Eat yourself calm: Foods that relieve anxiety
12 May 2024Foods and nutrients can be powerful tools to improve our mental well-being, a nutritional psychiatrist says. Audio
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Yadana Saw on her favourite Wellington venues
18 May 2024Tony Stamp visits Wellington for a guided tour of his former RNZ colleague's favourite music venues, in the third of this four part series. Audio
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Lyrics to NZ’s most misquoted song up for auction
18 May 2024The words to Supergroove’s iconic song Can’t Get Enough will soon be revealed as the lyrics go up for auction on Trade Me. Audio
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Finding memories in the rubble of Chernobyl
19 May 2024The meltdown at the Chernobyl power plant is the stuff of legend. But Raúl Ortega Ayala isn't as interested in the disaster as he is in what's left behind. Video, Audio
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Baby Reindeer: How are we still talking about it?
19 May 2024Nearly 60 million people have watched this new Netflix show. Perlina Lau looks at why we're so captivated.
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When body positivity becomes problematic
What began as a counter-movement to skinny culture has now gone down a dangerous social media rabbit hole. Audio
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Fungal foray-ing and the search for new antibiotics
16 May 2024Could the answer to one of our most pressing health needs be hiding in Aotearoa’s bush? Audio
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'Rest is hard work for a lot of us'
20 May 2024Clinical fatigue specialist Vincent Deary speaks to Susie Ferguson about the advice in his new book How We Break. Audio
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Dame Hinewehi Mohi inducted into NZ Music Hall of Fame
18 May 2024WATCH - The singer, producer and te reo Māori advocate tells Charlotte Ryan why music is her "real heart project".
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'I disagree': Kiwi Olympic star's selection policy critique
Star pole vaulter Eliza McCartney has spoken out against New Zealand's tough selection policy for the Olympic Games team.