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Bluff smelter to stay open until December 2024
9:05 AM.A deal has been reached that means the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter will remain open for another three years. It was announed in July last year that Rio Tinto, which owns the mine, was winding down… Read more Audio
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Regional round up: Tony Ward
11:45 AM.Our regional check ins continue, can you guess where Tony is calling in from? Audio
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Blue whale study finds special New Zealand connection
11:30 AM.A new study tracking the movement of the world's largest mammal has found a special New Zealand connection. By using hydrophones, underwater microphones to you and me, researchers from Auckland… Read more Audio
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Bookmarks: Alison Ballance
11:00 AM.Today we're speaking to nature writer and science broadcaster Alison Ballance. Alison is an RNZ taonga - she has long produced RNZ's Our Changing World and is the creator of other podcasts such as… Read more Audio
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The rogue police who sent freed slaves back to the south
10:00 AM.The Black Lives Matter movement in America is an old fight with a new name. Police violence against African Americans has a very long history and ordinary people have long been the ones to stand up… Read more Audio
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Digital Wings working to reduce the digital divide
9:40 AM.If there's one thing that became abundantly clear during lockdown, it's that there's a massive digital divide in New Zealand. Digital Wings is a charitable trust that gets businesses to donate their… Read more Audio
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New Year's Resolutions: The Ultimate Letdown?
9:30 AM.It's that time of the year when many of us feel motivated to make some ambitious resolutions. But why do these resolutions - made with the best of intentions - so often fail? Sara Dolan, an associate… Read more Audio
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Covid isolation on Easter Island
9:20 AM.Easter Island - Rapa Nui sits 2000 kilometres west of Chile, and at the south east corner of Polynesia. Known for the towering stone heads or moai that sit on the island, tourists usually flock there… Read more Audio
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United States reaches political boiling point
9:05 AM.This morning the American House of Representatives is debating whether or not to impeach the President of the United States Donald Trump. Read more Audio
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Regional round up
11:45 AM.Today Emile is speaking to Possum Moffat. Can you guess which part of NZ is he is calling in from? Audio
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James Dale: backyard birdwatching
11:35 AM.During lockdown some of us baked bread and stared at the wall, but Professor James Dale from Massey University had a different idea. He started setting up Gopro cameras in his backyard in strategic… Read more Audio
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Allegations of racism in Australian cricket crowds
11:30 AM.The Indian cricket team has made a complaint to the ICC about alleged racial abuse hurled at players during the recent test match in Sydney. New South Wales police and Cricket Australia have launched… Read more Audio
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Kiwi Covers
11:00 AM.Emile Donovan curates some of the best covers by kiwi artists of huge tunes. Audio
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Podcast critic, Caitlin Cherry
10:30 AM.Caitlin talks about two new-ish podcasts dealing with betrayal and treachery. Read more Audio
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April Reign on the power of Twitter in 2021
10:00 AM.April Reign knows the power of Twitter. In January 2015, she sent out a Tweet from her living room that started a movement. Watching the nominations for the Academy Awards, she vented about the lack… Read more Audio
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Great Kiwi Album 2020: Higher Lows and Lower Highs
9:45 AM.Great Kiwi Album 2020: Higher Lows and Lower Highs Audio
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Tunnels reopen at Waiheke Island World War II fortress, Stony Batter
9:35 AM.The historic World War 2 tunnels at the Stony Batter Historic Reserve on Waiheke Island have reopened for tours. Fort Stony Batter Heritage Park project director, and Waiheke resident, Timothy Moon… Read more Audio
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An opshop codebox holds a literary secret
9:30 AM.The new year can prompt a lot of people to have a declutter and Op Shops have to sort through everything to find out what's what. Randy from Aunty Dana's Op Shop in Newtown in Wellington was on the… Read more Audio
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Heiko Wittmer: NZ lessons to be learnt from pumas and wolves
9:20 AM.Lessons from how pumas and wolves interact in North America can be applied here in New Zealand, as we strive towards a predator-free 2050. Dr Heiko Wittmer has looked at what happened when wolves were… Read more Audio
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Fears pounamu black market is increasing
9:05 AM.Iwi leaders on the west coast of the South Island fear gangs are cashing in on a growing online black market for pounamu. While the pounamo black market isn't new, it's believed the trade for New… Read more Audio
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Regional Round Up
11:45 AM.Today we're talking to Local Democracy Reporter Charlotte Jones - can you guess where she is? Audio
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Riwa Wawatai - weaving to save lives
11:30 AM.Riwa Wawatai is an artist who's helping save babies lives. While she was studying the art of raranga, Maori weaving, she learnt how to make baskets - wahakura - that allow babies to sleep safely in… Read more Audio
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Bookmarks: Gyles Beckford
11:00 AM.This summer we've been speaking to some of RNZ's favourite hosts and contributors about their favourite books, songs, podcasts and more. Today we're joined by RNZ's Business Editor, Gyles Beckford. Audio
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