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Matt Elliott: Kiwi as
Audio 22 Jul 2019It's had fruit named after it. Bacon, shoe polish, a bank, even a nation of people. Today our Expert tells us all about the kiwi. Matt Elliott's latest book is The Kiwi: Endangered Icon. Audio, Gallery
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Michael NORRIS: Mātauranga (Rerenga) (première)
Alistair Fraser (taonga pūoro), NZ Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kalmar. Video, Audio, Gallery
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Te Ao o Moana: Platforms for activism
Moana Maniapoto says there's various platforms for activism and an honest, authentic treaty relationship is the pathway to addressing some of the country's biggest issues. Audio
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Today's business news: What you need to know
In today's business news - Moa reports 15 percent increase in half year sales and Auckland building consents rise by nearly a quarter in the past year.
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Today's business news: What you need to know
All the latest news in the business world in one place, brought to you by the RNZ Business team.
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The Songs of Al Park
William Dart looks at the splendid new album celebrating the Christchurch songwriter, Al Park, featuring cover versions by Jordan Luck, Marlon Williams, Delaney Davidson, Anthea Struthers and others.
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Songs about leaving and saying goodbye
We asked our listeners to tell us what they reckon are the best songs about leaving. We got hundreds of suggestions and have culled the list down to 20! Get your tissues ready! Video, Audio
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Moa whakataukī, more knowledge: Learning from extinction
Moa went extinct about 500 years ago, but researchers think there’s plenty we can still learn from it and the whakataukī - proverbs or sayings - Māori had about them. Looking to better understand how… Audio
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Ancient Māori village unearthed in Gisborne
A Māori village dating back to the 14th century has been unearthed in an archaelogical dig at a Gisborne port.
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Celebrating ‘super-hero’ songwriter Mahinaarangi Tocker 10 years on
"She was fearless ... a real advocate for mental health, feminism, gay rights, māori rights - she was a super-hero." It's ten years to the day since prolific and beloved songwriter Mahinaarangi Tocker… Video
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Shona Laing on her friend and collaborator Mahinārangi Tocker
Almost ten years after her death from an asthma attack, the late Mahinārangi Tocker was celebrated with a tribute show Love Me As I Am, part of the Auckland Arts Festival. Tony Stamp speaks to… Video, Audio
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Summer Times' Summer Road Trips
Throughout the summer, we spoke to interesting people about the music they play - and the yarns they tell - as they drive around the country.
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New digs for colossal squid
Te Papa's nature zone, home of the colossal squid and the Edgecumbe earthquake house, is closing so a new $11 million dollar exhibition can open in its place
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Family shocked by asbestos find after red flag raised
An Auckland woman says people may have been exposed to asbestos after a demolition site that's tested positive went uncontained for days.
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Anika Moa: live in session
It's ten years since Anika's In Swings the Tide album was released and she's touring nationwide in support of the occasion. A lot in her life has changed since 2007. Video, Audio
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Election17: The anxiety election
First Person - From nowhere, this election suddenly got interesting, and it has Craig McCulloch and the campaigning politicians he covers on edge.
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Wgtn landslip 'felt like an earthquake'
Motorists are being warned to take care after bad weather caused landslips overnight, including one that forced a block of flats to be evacuated. Audio
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Southern Wellingtonians urged to flee on foot in tsunami
If there's a long or strong earthquake with a tsunami on the way and you are able-bodied, do not get in your car, residents have been told.
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Panguna landowners give big tick to mining but no to BCL
Audio 22 Jun 2017The SML landowners at Panguna in Bougainville say no to a return by BCL but yes to another company coming in to mining the substantial gold and copper deposits. Audio
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Paying tribute to Chris Cornell
Music fans around the world are grieving the loss of Soundgarden lead singer Chris Cornell after his sudden death this week. Tributes have been flowing in from Cornell's contemporaries and those… Video, Audio
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Untreated wastewater discharged into sea
Untreated wastewater has leaked into the sea at Wellington's south coast due to a treatment plant equipment failure.
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Water tests, extra treatment continue
Water supplies in three North Island areas are having to be conserved or undergoing extra treatment.
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Contamination warning for Wellington beaches
Summer weather has finally arrived in Wellington - but now residents are being warned to stay out of the water.
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Recreating extinct species
The ‘de-extinction’ of animals has moved from science fiction to science possibility, but there are significant risks and the issue raises many questions says an Otago University zoologist. Audio
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Runway extension benefits overstated by $800m - reports
The net economic benefits to the country from Wellington's proposed runway extension could be overstated by nearly $800 million, newly-released council reports show.