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A long-dead Anglican missionary shows us how to be Pakeha today, says John Bluck
4:06 PM.In a talk specially recorded for RNZ, John Bluck puts forward the case that the life of a forgotten Victorian missionary, Charles Reay, is a good role model for Pakeha in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Read more Audio
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Tikiti to the Pikitea: a lifetime at the local cinema
4:00 PM.Writer John Bluck shares a very personal perspective on how moviegoing in New Zealand reflects our character, history and preoccupations. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Lawnmowing – a simple task with an illuminating history and uncertain future
4:00 PM.John Bluck explores the past, future, and current state of lawnmowing in a light-hearted but informative talk in six closely-cropped chapters. Read more Audio
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Standing upright here involves using both feet – John Bluck
2:45 PM.John Bluck explores what it means to be Pakeha in a series of talks. This fifth episode is entitled The New Community. Read more Audio
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Dreaming of a future for Pakeha and Māori – John Bluck
2:45 PM.John Bluck explores what it means to be Pakeha in a series of talks. This sixth and final episode is entitled How might it be? Read more Audio
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We Pakeha need to get our history right – John Bluck
2:45 PM.John Bluck explores what it means to be Pakeha in a series of talks. This fourth episode is entitled Hearing the full story. Read more Audio
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Being Pakeha means what? It means being uneasy – John Bluck
2:45 PM.John Bluck explores what it means to be Pakeha in a series of talks. This first episode introduces the themes he'll go on to tease out in the other programmes. Read more Audio
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Why is the word Pakeha so controversial? – John Bluck
2:45 PM.John Bluck explores what it means to be Pakeha in a series of talks. This third episode is entitled What's in a name? Read more Audio
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Māori and Pakeha history is different but entwined – John Bluck
2:45 PM.John Bluck explores what it means to be Pakeha in a series of talks. This second episode is entitled Different yet entwined. Read more Audio
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A medical tattoo opens the door to an exclusive club - of radiotherapy patients
2:45 PM.John Bluck traces the course of his treatment for cancer in a series of candid, moving, and wry observations about how his life changed because of what he experienced. Episode 2 Read more Audio
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Down the Rabbit Hole: what it's like to be diagnosed with cancer
2:45 PM.John Bluck traces the course of his treatment for cancer in a series of candid, moving, and wry observations about how his life changed because of what he experienced. Episode 1. Read more Audio
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Nuhaka Dreaming 1: a free childhood cocooned by the safety of the charmed ‘50’s
2:45 PM.John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Read more Audio
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Roads Run Through Us: 6
7:10 AM.John Bluck explores the ways of the road in this final of a series about the place roads have in New Zealand history, consciousness and identity. Read more Audio
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Roads Run Through Us: 5
7:10 AM.John Bluck explores the ways of the road in this fifth of a series about the place roads have in New Zealand's history, consciousness and identity. Read more Audio
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Roads Run Through Us: 4
7:10 AM.John Bluck explores the ways of the road in this fourth of a series about the place roads have in New Zealand's history, consciousness and identity. Read more Audio
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Roads Run Through Us: 3
7:10 AM.John Bluck explores the ways of the road in this third of a series about the place roads have in New Zealand's history, consciousness and identity. Read more Audio
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Roads Run Through Us: 2
7:10 AM.John Bluck explores the ways of the road in this second of a series about the place roads have in New Zealand history, consciousness and identity. Read more Audio
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Roads Run Through Us: 1
7:10 AM.John Bluck explores the ways of the road in this first of a series about the place roads have in New Zealand history, consciousness and identity. Read more Audio
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“Why me, why now?” – the questions everyone with cancer asks. But they should ask “Why not me?”
2:45 PM.John Bluck traces the course of his treatment for cancer in a series of candid, moving, and wry observations about how his life changed because of what he experienced. Episode 6. Read more Audio
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Heavy experiences, weighty words: how cancer brings you to the edge of things
2:45 PM.John Bluck traces the course of his treatment for cancer in a series of candid, moving, and wry observations about how his life changed because of what he experienced. Episode 5. Read more Audio
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John Bluck on crutches, earthquakes and the art of waiting
2:45 PM.John Bluck traces the course of his treatment for cancer in a series of candid, moving, and wry observations about how his life changed because of what he experienced. Episode 4. Read more Audio
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The power of optimism, a fundamental of oncology care
2:45 PM.John Bluck traces the course of his treatment for cancer in a series of candid, moving, and wry observations about how his life changed because of what he experienced. Episode 3. Read more Audio
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Nuhaka Dreaming 9: The wider world beckons as childhood ends
2:45 PM.John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Read more Audio
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Nuhaka Dreaming 8: From sentimental slush to double-entrendres, music provided an escape from small-town life
2:45 PM.John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Read more Audio
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Nuhaka Dreaming 7: Was 1950s cuisine colourless, bland and unhealthy? Or fresh, local, seasonal and hospitable?
2:45 PM.John Bluck explores his memories of growing up in Nuhaka in Hawke's Bay during the 1940s and 1950s. Read more Audio
