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What is your love language?
11 Sep 2023Welcome to the first episode of Whakamāori season 2, where the presenters Kimo Houltham, Kristin Ross and Anaha Hiini unlock the secrets of love. Audio
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Te Reo connects all New Zealanders to Aotearoa
11 Sep 2023To mark Te Wiki O Te Reo Māori, Bryan Crump speaks to and plays waiata with Toni Huata, Kaihautū Puoro Māori, director of Māori Music at SOUNZ. Video, Audio
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"Good music, great sword fights"
8 Sep 2023RNZ film critic Simon Morris assesses Hollywood's latest biopic on a dead composer. "Chevalier" is the story of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the son of slave (and a slave owner) who became the toast of the late 18th century Paris music scene. Audio
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A Yum Cha feast for Aotearoa history
10 Sep 2023While we were all busy learning to make sourdough in lockdown or finally caving in and downloading TikTok, Bev Moon was busy knitting. Audio
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Bernie Taupin: Elton, music and me
9 Sep 2023Fifty-five years ago Bernie Taupin was incinerating decomposing chickens and breaking into condom machines for the loose change. Five years after that, he co-wrote Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, his new memoir recounts a storied life. Audio
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Advocacy angst as campaign begins - officially
Mediawatch - The Herald copped criticism for a front-page attack ad targeting the National Party leader - but it's not the first time such ads have been published Audio
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'Crying maunga' inspires Cyclone Gabrielle relief song
10 Sep 2023A Hawke's Bay-based singer-songwriter has penned a tune to uplift those in the throes of Cyclone Gabrielle recovery and raise money for the cause. He was inspired by seeing Te Mata Peak a few weeks after the storm.
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The first social media babies have grown up - and they're angry
Parents and children performing for social media clicks and views is "murky ground" and can lead to problems later on, American journalist Kate Lindsay tells RNZ's Kim Hill. Audio
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Richard Ford: closing the book on Frank Bascombe
9 Sep 2023For writers, mild dyslexia comes with "a whole bunch of benefits," says Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist Richard Ford. Audio
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Race to save Rotorua's native trees nurtures local rangatahi
As forest scientists work to restore native tree species threatened by myrtle rust, a Jobs for Nature programme is empowering young Rotorua men to connect with nature. Audio
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'Where there's a heartbeat, there's hope'
Country Life - Jackie Friedrichs runs a lambs orphanage in the Wairarapa. Audio
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Recipe: Yellow Pepper Frittata
10 Sep 2023Omelette meets pancake in this versatile sunny-looking frittata from Julie Bisuo.
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New Horizons: Remembering Nick Drake
10 Sep 2023The release of The Endless Coloured Ways, tributing the late English songwriter Nick Drake, has William Dart revisiting the man's original music alongside some astonishing love letters from a new generation of troubadours including Aldous Harding and Nadia Reid. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 10 September 2023
10 Sep 2023It’s thanks to the New Zealand Hymnbook Trust for the recording of our opening hymn this week, Shirley Murray’s God bless our land. The Trust was set up to encourage the writing, publication and marketing of original hymn writing in New Zealand, and it’s been going 45 years. Audio
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NZ Live: Yurt Party
8 Sep 2023Christchurch band Yurt Party specialise in 'world street party' music that gets people dancing. Video, Audio
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Mads Harrop: Marching to the beat of her own drum
8 Sep 2023Young Dunedin musician Mads Harrop says living with Asperger's, ADHD and Tourette syndrome adds a "quite cool and interesting" element to her songwriting. Video, Audio
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NRL Finals: What you need to know
8 Sep 2023It's finals time and for the first time in five years, the New Zealand Warriors are there. RNZ's Rugby league tragic Dean Bedford has a look at the eight finalists.
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Exeter Cathedral's 400-year-old cat flap
7 Sep 2023A wooden door in an 11th-century English cathedral is thought to feature the world's oldest documented cat flap. The feline-sized portal was crafted more than 400 years ago so that a resident cat could police rodents. Audio
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A campaign of fear and loathing? Nah, the facts matter more
Caucus - Should we be worried about the election campaign going negative? Or is the greater worry party leaders who can't get their facts straight? Video, Audio
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Things to watch and do instead of the Rugby World Cup
7 Sep 2023RNZ's music, arts and culture experts share some alternative sources of inspiration and entertainment during the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
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Trails and exhilarations: Walking Te Araroa
5 Sep 2023The hardships of hiking for months on end aren't for everyone, says Dutch creative Tim Voors, but the exhilaration is like nothing else. Audio
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New Arts Laureate, Ladi6
Auckland based singer, songwriter Ladi6 has been described as the local queen of hip-hop, soul and R&B, and she now has a new accolade to add to the many that have gone before. Audio
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At The Movies: Scrapper
6 Sep 2023Scrapper is a miniscule-budget UK film from a writer-director, Charlotte Regan, who specialises in miniscule budgets, and it is a joyful, life-affirming triumph of a film, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio
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Takaka cohousing 'opens people's eyes to what's possible'
4 Sep 2023Voices - A growing, intergenerational community is taking shape at a Takaka cohousing cluster of houses. Audio