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Recent items from Summer Times
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Understanding the allergy epidemic
10:20 AM.Allergies are the bane of so many Kiwis' lives and allergy immunotherapy is the focus of Malaghan Institute researcher, Professor Franca Ronchese's work. Read more Audio
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Peter Clayworth's picks
10:05 AM.Historian Peter Clayworth joins us this morning to go into more detail about two suggestions he's made for our list that are keys into stories of activism and revolution in Aotearoa. Read more Audio
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On the line
9:50 AM.Carl Jackson is a young New Zealander who's determined to help others from going through what he did as a suicidal teenager. Content Warning - Suicide Read more Audio
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Bougainville in 2019
9:40 AM.Our regional series goes further afield today. We're joined by RNZ Pacific reporter Don Wiseman to tell us about what is shaping up to be an extremely significant year in Bougainville. Read more Audio
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Families on the spectrum: Alana
9:20 AM.Alana and her family moved to Canada last year, hoping to access better financial support and educational opportunities for Ruby, who's on the Autism spectrum and was struggling here. Read more Audio
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'People are sick of the take, make, dispose economy'
9:05 AM.Citizens in the EU and parts of the USA will soon get a "right to repair" - of sorts. This consists of a series of proposals from European environment ministers to force manufacturers to make goods… Read more Audio
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International Akaroa Music Festival
11:55 AM.The Banks Peninsula Hills are alive to the sound of music, with the 12th annual International Akaroa Music Festival in full flight. The festival is run by the Pettman National Junior Academy of Music… Read more Audio
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Making furniture the traditional way
11:40 AM.American double bow rocking chairs, Windsor settees, pedestal tables, ladder-back carver fancy slat chairs - Traditional Greenwood Chair-making is a rare skill these days.Our next guest Richard Hare… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Aotearoa in the space wars
11:20 AM.We talk to space scientist Duncan Steel about New Zealand's role in potential space conflicts. Duncan's been looking at this for some time and thinks we're uniquely placed in the even of a star war. Read more Audio
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Heritage NZ
11:00 AM.How is Heritage New Zealand planning to make best use of the 6.3 million dollars it received in last May's budget and is on top of the current operating funding of $13 million per year? Read more Audio, Gallery
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Damon Albarn: A life in notes
10:35 AM.Now it's time to talk music and today we're going to be chatting about the life and work of one of Emile's musicians, Damon Albarn. He's one of the biggest musical forces over the past 30 years. From… Read more Audio
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NZ History in 100 objects
10:30 AM.Our History of New Zealand in 100 Objects list has just five days to go - we present it to historian Jock Philips this Friday morning as he works on his book of the same name. Read more Audio
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Cancer Immunotherapy
10:20 AM.Today we start a series of interviews with scientists involved in immunology related research at the Malaghan Institute. First up is Cancer immunotheraphy specialist and head of the Institute's Cancer… Read more Audio
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Families on the spectrum
9:30 AM.Today we start a series of interviews with families with children on the autism spectrum. No experts, no politicians, just family members talking about their hopes for their children and their… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Healthy Homes
9:05 AM.A rush on insulation is expected over the next six months ahead of the deadline imposed on landlords by the Healthy Homes Guarantee Act. Read more Audio
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Bread & Circus Festival
11:45 AM.Christchurch was promised a bigger an bolder world-class programme when a massive makeover for its annual Buskers Festival was announced last October. Read more Audio
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NZ history in 100 objects
11:35 AM.We check in with some of our listeners about objects they've suggested for out NZ history in 100 objects series. Audio
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Steven Junil: 'If NZ stopped importing fabric and clothing, we’d be fine for another 50 to 100 years'
11:20 AM.Christchurch designer Steven Junil was an art school student when he committed to creating only objects with both functionality and integrity. The 26-year-old hand-makes clothes, shoes and accessories… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Emma Gilmour's drive for success
11:05 AM.Did you know that one of New Zealand's most exceptional athletes makes a living by running a Suzuki dealership down in the thriving metropolis of Dunedin? Read more Audio
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Striking a chord
10:35 AM.Music! It's a world of endless complexity, limitless possibilities ... over the course of human history we've written millions of songs, concertos, jams and ditties. Read more Audio
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Pickleball
10:25 AM.We're continuing our series looking at under the radar sports. Today it's one that's a hybrid of tennis and badminton and that's really taken off in New Zealand.The first Pickleball club in NZ was… Read more Audio
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Dan Slevin goes to the cinema
10:05 AM.Dan Slevin is with us again to talk about the week in cinema. This week he's been to see a couple of new films ranging from adolescent drama to a political biopic; Eighth Grade and VICE. Read more Audio
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Staying safe in the summer
9:55 AM.Before the weekend we're checking in again Fire and Emergency NZ with what's going on around the country. Today we're speaking with the Waikato Principal Rural Fire Officer Paul Shaw. Read more Audio
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Cook Islands in 2019
9:45 AM.We're taking our regional series to the Cook Islands today. We're joined by Glenda Tuaine who runs event company Motone in the Cook Islands and has a keen eye on what's going on. Read more Audio
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LANDSAR: Dave Krehic
9:30 AM.Our series profiling the work of Land Search and Rescue volunteers concludes today with a story about the life-saving teamwork of Te Anau based Dave Krehic and his search dog ENZO. The two of them… Read more Audio, Gallery