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Blue Smoke: The Road to Dalvanius
Sitting on the bank at the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth for each Showtime Spectacular tour in the early 1960s was a young Maori boy: Dalvanius Maui Prime. He was already a good singer and had… Audio
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Anthony Albanese and Scott Morrison in battle to be Australian prime minister
Both men have spent a good part of their lives in politics but, come May 21, one will be prime minister and the other will likely face the end of his political career.
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Australian federal election to be held 21 May
Australians will go to the polls to vote for the federal government in six weeks, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirming today the election will be held on 21 May. Video
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'It just seems wrong': Council critic wants action on Blue Baths building
The former leaseholder says it's "not good enough" the council does not have a plan for the closed category one heritage-listed building in Rotorua.
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Blue Smoke: The Beatles and NZ Music - Part 2
How did New Zealand respond to the Beatles? Like most places - unless you were a boy or a band feeling threatened. Sheer joy. In the second episode of a new series of Blue Smoke, Chris Bourke looks at… Audio
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Blue Smoke: The Beatles and NZ Music - Part 1
The arrival of The Beatles' music in New Zealand required a response, whether you were for or against. Young musicians reacted quickly: if you didn't comb your hair forward, suddenly you looked dated… Audio
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Rotorua Lakes Council almost $6m in the red
Rotorua Lakes Council is almost $6 million in the red, and the council says it is mostly due to the "ongoing impact of Covid-19".
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Rotorua Lakes Council's $11.6m deficit
"Remarkable." That's how Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick describes a $7.9 million "underlying" operating surplus for the first year of Covid-19. The overall result is an $11.6m deficit.
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Some Rotorua major projects delayed by Auckland lockdown – council
Many of Rotorua's major projects have been delayed due to effects from the Covid-19 lockdown in Auckland.
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NZ Screen History: Top Town
Audio 22 Jul 2021Top Town first screened on New Zealand television in 1976, a travelling summer TV game show styled partly on a British series called It's a Knockout. Host for the latter part of the 80's, Mark… Audio
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Budget blows out on Rotorua's Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre
Rotorua's ratepayers will shell out a further $11.1 million on the restoration of the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre.
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'Stop this silly chatter' - mayor hits back on independent review calls
Rotorua's mayor Steve Chadwick has hit out at "nonsense" calls for an independent review of Rotorua Lakes Council, calling it "silly chatter" and "sad".
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Covid-19 modeller warns against complacency as Victoria arrivals self-isolate
About 5000 people who have recently arrived from Victoria must take all possible precautions to avoid a Covid-19 community outbreak in New Zealand too, a disease modeller has warned. Audio
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Review - James and Isey
James and Isey is another example of New Zealand film-maker Florian Habicht's (Kaikohe Demolition) unique view of a documentary. Here he talks to a mother and son about Mum's upcoming 100th birthday.
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Scott Morrison: Australia to resume repatriation flights from India
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison repatriation flights for its citizens in India will begin again as soon as the travel ban finishes on 15 May.
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Australia suspends travel from India
Australia has just announced it will suspend all direct flights from India until 15 May, and place restrictions on some indirect routes.
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Dalvanius Prime: in his own words
Dalvanius Maui Prime was a performer, composer, impresario, strategist, politician, teacher and entrepreneur all wrapped in to one. In this programme from 2000 Dalvanius talks about his life in music.
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Finding out why a song about George Wilder was banned
On his quest to research for another Black Sheep podcast, RNZ's William Ray came across the story of how a song about George Wilder was banned on public radio. He talks to Jesse about his… Audio
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Fighting with your best mate - the Oz/NZ disagreement
Australia and New Zealand are supposedly cultural cousins, but this latest rift - over the return of a woman labelled a terrorist - shows we are drifting further and further apart. Audio
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Covid-19: Victoria records one new community case
A locally acquired coronavirus case reported in Victoria today has been linked back to the Melbourne Airport Holiday Inn outbreak, bringing the cluster to 14 cases.
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Australia govt to bring travellers home on repatriation flights
Australia's government plans to schedule another 20 repatriation flights to bring stranded Australians home.
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Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick on 2020 and beyond
In January, Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick said the city had "seen renewed confidence", but after a rough year, does that still stand?
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Asbestos drains nearly $1m from Rotorua's major projects
Almost $1 million has been spent dealing with asbestos in some of Rotorua's major projects and there may be more to come.
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E waiata ana a Maisey Rika ki ngā whetū
William Dart celebrates Maori Language Week with Maisey Rika's superb new album, Ngā Mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea. Audio
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Coolsculpting: Can you really freeze your fat away?
Stacey Morrison puts her body on the line to find out if coolsculpting - a non-surgical fat removal technique - can help you get the perfect figure. Audio