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Recent items from Easter Monday
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Birthday cakes for kids who'd otherwise go without
10:06 AM.In less than a year, marketing assistant Emily Cornwall and her team of bakers have made 200 birthday cakes for South Auckland 5 year olds. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Sharlene Teo on the monstrous woman
9:40 AM.Singaporean writer Sharlene Teo's debut novel Ponti won the inaugural Deborah Rogers Foundation Writer's Award and was praised by Ian McEwan for its brilliant descriptive power, and for characters… Read more Audio
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Professor Richard Layard - Creating happiness
9:13 AM.The London School of Economics professor, and founder of the Action for Happiness movement has spent decades studying what makes people prosper in life. He argues that emotional health and life… Read more Audio
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Fiji - Tropical Cyclone Josie
9:05 AM.Fiji national disaster management director Anare Leweniqila. Audio
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Why scientist Shaun Hendy has grounded himself
8:45 AM.Scientist Shaun Hendy decided he needed to put his money where his mouth was on climate change, so he's not flying anywhere - even for work - for a whole year. A few months in, he takes stock of the… Read more Audio
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Has our personal data been weaponized against democracy?
8:10 AM.Justin Hendrix is the executive director of NYC Media Lab, and David Carroll is Associate Professor of Media Design at Parsons School of Design. They say citizens must put pressure on technology… Read more Audio
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Glass Art - Silvia Levenson
11:51 AM.In Whanganui an Argentinian born, Italian based glass artist is holding a special masterclass on the process of open lost wax casting. Silvia Levenson will be talking about her unique installations… Read more Audio
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World Masters 2017 in Auckland - Sir Peter Snell
11:29 AM.Sir Peter Snell is making a stop in Wellington with gifts for the Te Papa collection including two of his gold medals before he heads to Auckland to compete in the World Masters Games. He's in the… Read more Audio
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Puha and Pakeha - Belinda and Jarrad McKay
11:10 AM.The Puha and Pakeha food truck offers a unique blend of traditional Maori food with a modern twist. Belind and Jarrad McKay spotted a gap in the market for the food of Aotearoa in the sea of foreign… Read more Audio
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Squawk Squad - Fraser McConnell & Alex Hannon
10:30 AM.Squawk Squad is a start up which was born in a competition in Auckland last year and is going strong. The winning formula means that the public can join the fight in protecting native birds from… Read more Audio
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From celebrity to serenity - Elandra and Antion Meredith
10:07 AM.Elandra and Antion Meredith are yoga experts and host wellbeing workshops around the world. Their lives now are a far cry from their beginnings with Elandra acting alongside some of the biggest stars… Read more Audio
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Waste Warrior - Kate Meads
9:40 AM.Kate Meads started to take notice of the waste produced in her household when her son Daniel was born 12 years ago. She also became aware of the amount of money which was being spent on disposable… Read more Audio
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Philanthropic leadership - Akaya Windwood
9:17 AM.Akaya Windwood is globally recognised for her work in the not-for profit and social benefits sectors. She is the President of Rockwood Leadership Institute in the United States which means she trains… Read more Audio
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Good Sons - Greg Hall
9:11 AM.Author Greg Hall has penned a book based on World War One and the stories of three young Oamaru men who answer the call of duty and find themselves on the dangerous front lines on the other side of… Read more Audio
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Nature missions for digital natives
8:43 AM.The website Wild Eyes is the brainchild of Wellington producers Paul Ward and Vicky Pope and offers a way to connect kids with nature and complete missions which they then post online. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Fours years since legalising Same Sex Marriage in NZ
8:13 AM.It's also the fourth anniversary of New Zealand legalising same sex marriage. To mark the occasion I have a panel to discuss what's changed or not changed since the legislation was voted in 77 votes… Read more Audio
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Te Araroa trail: Pukerua Bay to Paekakariki
11:30 AM.A new walking track 220 metres above sea level gets its official opening next month. The latest section of the national Te Araroa trail stretching 10kms between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki snakes up… Read more Audio
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Measuring the ANZACs
11:21 AM.New Zealand's First World War history texts about Gallipoli will have to be rewritten - we now know that there were twice as many soldiers there than we believed. It reminds us that despite all the… Read more Audio
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Guatemala: Semana Santa
11:08 AM.One of the most colourful Easter celebrations is wrapping up across Spain and Latin America. Semana Santa is a week long religious celebration with a big feeling of carnival. It's a highlight on the… Read more Audio
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Live Music: Derek Lind
10:42 AM.Derek Lind is accompanied by Guy Wishart and Glen Ross Campbell is the Auckland studio performing tracks from his acclaimed double album 'Solo'. Audio
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Charlotte Badger: First pakeha woman in NZ
10:24 AM.Charlotte Badger is believed to be the first Pakeha woman ever to have lived in New Zealand. Researcher Jennifer Ashton is trying to piece her story together, but with very little to go on do obscure… Read more Audio
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Seasonal Affective Disorder - with Joe Guse
10:10 AM.For some people the change of seasons means more than just digging out the jerseys and replenishing the wood stack - it can mean long months of lethergy, over sleeping and over eating, anxiety and… Read more Audio
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Juliana Barbassa: Rio de Janeiro
9:40 AM.As the countdown to the Olympics ticks louder, questions about Rio's readiness and suitability to host the games are far from fading. Among the concerned voices, Brazilian-born journalist and former… Read more Audio
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Community Fruit Harvesting
9:25 AM.At this time of year our fruit trees are groaning. But it can sometimes be a tall order to gather the harvest before it falls. Coming to the rescue: Community Fruit Harvesting. These are regionally… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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Mark Boyd: TV Election Coverage: 1993 to 2014
9:08 AM.Voters may tend to trust journalists about politics and politicians more than expensive ad campaigns that run in the lead up to elections. But are we well served by our media these days, or are they… Read more Audio