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Brett Gartrell: Avian influenza could devastate native birds
5:35 PM.One of the country's leading wildlife veterinary experts warns a heavy-handed response may be needed to limit damage if a particularly infectious strain of bird flu reaches our shores. Read more Video, Audio
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Saturday Morning Feedback
12:00 PM.Susie reads listener feedback from the show. Audio
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Jude Rogers: how popular music gets woven into our lives
11:05 AM.British music journalist Jude Rogers explores music as a portal to "new places and new feelings or places to put feelings" in her new book The Sound of Being Human. Read more Video, Audio
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Mike Hewson: the fine art of taking risks
10:40 AM.NZ born civil engineer turned installation artist Mike Hewson thinks that safe playgrounds are dangerous for children. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Prof Mike Berridge: recognising vital work in cellular science
10:05 AM.Renowned scientist Professor Mike Berridge is having his work in cell biology recognised with a doctorate this month. Career highlights have included research he led showing how tumours use… Read more Audio
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Jonathan Drori: photosynthesis and an underground pitcher plant
9:40 AM.Author, plant lover and former BBC documentary maker Jonathan Drori joins the show for a chat about some of the latest botanical news. Read more Video, Audio
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Edda Mussolini and the rise and fall of fascism
9:05 AM.Edda Mussolini was Benito's favourite daughter and his confidante during 20 years of fascist rule. She acted as envoy to both Germany and Britain, helping steer Italy to join forces with Hitler. UK… Read more Audio
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Vivian Wang: on the ground at China's zero-covid protests
8:10 AM.In response to the largest public protests since Tiananmen Square, Chinese government officials have signaled a shift away from 'Zero Covid' and eased some restrictions. Read more Audio
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Kelly Francis: the Whenua Warrior cultivating food security
4:30 PM.Kelly Francis's dream is that every New Zealander has access to a garden of fresh, healthy food to eat and share. From her base in Mangere she's making a vision of community-led food sovereignty a… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Gerard Hindmarsh: preserving stories of Nelson’s backcountry
11:30 AM.Golden Bay freelance journalist and author Gerard Hindmarsh is back with his latest collection of stories, with a focus on Golden Bay's West Coast and Kahurangi National Park. Read more Audio
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Dr Matthew Phillips: could fasting and keto heal brains?
11:10 AM.Hamilton based clinical and research neurologist Dr Matthew Phillips is frustrated by how little he and his colleagues can help patients with degenerative brain disorders, such as Parkinson's and… Read more Audio
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Josh Cheuse: staying rather than going with The Clash
10:00 AM.At 16, budding New York photographer Josh Cheuse used the payphone at his high school to call The Clash at the Electric Ladyland Studios in Manhattan to ask if he could photograph the band. It was the… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Colm Tóibín: writing on changes in life, church and state
9:05 AM.The author of 10 novels, Colm Tóibín's collection of essays A Guest at the Feast begins by taking us back to his childhood. Starting with growing up in Enniscorthy, County Wexford he also tracks the… Read more Audio
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Fatboy Slim on the 'beautiful job' of DJing
8:25 AM.English DJ Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim) tells Kim Hill why he still loves "spreading tales of abandon and community and hedonism and connection" to dance floors around the world. Read more Video, Audio
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Lina Abu Akleh: justice for the death of her journalist aunt
8:10 AM.It's six months since renowned Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed while reporting in the occupied West Bank. Initially, the Israeli military denied involvement but have… Read more Audio
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Satellite constellations threatening the night sky - astronomers
7:00 PM.Astronomers say the very existence of their field of science could be threatened by the huge number of low-flying telecommunications satellite constellations now in the sky - launched by companies… Read more Audio
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'They know we're coming for them' - Former NZ soldier says a Ukrainian victory feels possible
5:35 PM.Last week Russia withdrew 30,000 troops from the Ukrainian port city of Kherson and surrounding region after nine months of occupation. A former New Zealand soldier Jordan O'Brien was part of a unit… Read more Audio
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Listener feedback for 19 November 2022
11:55 AM.Listener feedback for 19 November 2022. Audio
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Victoria Kelly: new music blending the secular and the sacred
11:30 AM.Auckland-based composer Victoria Kelly's latest work Requiem takes inspiration from the work of New Zealand poets and photography - drawing on the words of Bill Manhire, Sam Hunt, Chloe Honum, Ian… Read more Video, Audio
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Fatu Feu'u: iconic artist changing the way the Pacific looks
10:30 AM.Fatu Feu’u, an elder statesman of Pacific art, was intimidated to meet legendary New Zealand painter Colin McMahon in the late '70s. "Colin said 'I am waiting for you and your friends to make a… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Lynley Hargreaves: the stories of New Zealand's Glaciers
10:05 AM.From her base in the town of Ross on the South Island's West Coast, science writer Lynley Hargreaves is in prime position to observe and contemplate changes to the country's glaciers. Read more Audio
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Nick Bevin: distinguished saving our architectural heritage
9:30 AM.On Friday 18 November Nick Bevin was made a Distinguished Fellow of Te Kāhui Whaihanga, New Zealand Institute of Architects at the New Zealand Architecture Awards. It recognises not just Bevin's own… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Jacob Silverman: cryptocurrency and the golden age of fraud
8:30 AM.The spectacular and sudden collapse of $32 billion cryptocurrency exchange FTX this month is potentially a pivotal event for the industry - a 'Lehman Brothers' moment. Read more Audio
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Deepa Parent: why Iranian protesters won’t back down
8:10 AM.Ongoing anti-government protests in Iran, sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini in September, have intensified this week, fuelled by the death of a 9 year old boy, Kian Pirfalak. Read more Audio