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Dame Hinewehi Mohi inducted into NZ Music Hall of Fame
18 May 2024WATCH - The singer, producer and te reo Māori advocate tells Charlotte Ryan why music is her "real heart project".
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'I disagree': Kiwi Olympic star's selection policy critique
Star pole vaulter Eliza McCartney has spoken out against New Zealand's tough selection policy for the Olympic Games team.
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Recipe: INCA-style Jalapeño Poppers
17 May 2024Auckland chef Nic Watt shares the recipe for some rich and spicy morsels. Audio
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The Mixtape: The hero guitars of NZ music with Glen Moffatt
18 May 2024This special NZ Music Month Mixtape celebrates the hero guitars played by some of our most legendary musicians. Audio, Gallery
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Serj Tankian: Learning to deal with your own mind
18 May 2024Serg Tankian, frontman of System of a Down, talks to Charlotte Ryan about his colourful life as a young immigrant to Los Angeles, and the risks and reward of being part of an avant-garde, political band. Audio
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'Only people who know that kind of grief understand each other'
18 May 2024Dame Jane Campion tells Susie Ferguson what it was like to lose a baby as she won international acclaim for her 1993 film The Piano. Audio
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New Horizons: Delaney Davidson's Lucky Number Ten
32 minutes agoDelaney Davidson's Out Of My Head is his first solo album for a long six years and tenth in total. William Dart checks it out in the context of the singer's earlier partnerships. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 19 May 2024
4:15 am todayHymns for the Feast of Pentecost today, including contemporary hymns by NZ hymn writer Bill Wallace (Wild wind of the Holy Spirit) and the UK's Bernadette Farrell (Spirit of God, rest on your people). Audio
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'I came home for the quiet life'
DOC ranger-turned-dairy farmer Henry Christensen says returning to the family farm is one of the best decisions he's ever made. Audio
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Why is everyone sick right now?
17 May 2024As cold and flu cases rise, Covid season is yet to come, writes Kymberlee Gomes.
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Can vitamin C help prevent winter colds and flu?
18 May 2024Niki Bezzant investigates whether vitamin C can really help stave off colds and boost immunity.
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Bruce Paine: ...still we sang
8 May 2024Guitarist Bruce Paine has just released an album of his own compositions, ...still we sang. He came in to the RNZ Auckland studio to talk with David Morriss and play some of his music. Video, Audio
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Dating after a long-term relationship
15 May 2024A year on from a divorce or long-term relationship breakup is the earliest most people are ready for the dating world, says Auckland sex therapist Jo Robertson. Audio
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Han-Na Chang: 'The day I met Ludwig van Beethoven'
16 May 2024Han-Na Chang began her musical career as a solo cellist, but she's in New Zealand for concerts with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra as the conductor. She talks with David Morriss about how the move from bow to baton came about. Video, Audio
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At The Movies: Jackie Stewart
15 May 2024Jackie Stewart tells the story of one of the most popular drivers on the Formula 1 scene. Sir Jackie tells his story from his childhood in Scotland to his superstar status that continues to this day. Video, Audio
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Taite Music Prize winner Vera Ellen's new EP is 'prickly, unpolished and heart-rending'
17 May 2024The Taite Prize award-winner's new EP is a collection of home recordings, raw with emotion and low in fidelity, her phenomenal songwriting chops fully intact, writes Tony Stamp. Video, Audio
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The Dunedin embalmer following the family profession
17 May 2024At 30 years old, Jodie Hope is not the usual type of person people associate with funeral directing - but traditions are changing. Audio
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What an artist makes of King Charles' new portrait
16 May 2024There has been mixed reaction to the King's new portrait - so we asked an expert. Audio
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Demystifying: How to correctly put on perfume, cologne and eau de toilette
16 May 2024How do you correctly apply a perfume, cologne, eau de toilette or indeed any type of fragrance correctly? Francesco van Eerd, owner of Fragrifert Parfumeur in Wellington, joined Emile Donovan to demystify the mist. Audio
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Reznor and Ross lean into high-impact techno on Challengers score
11 May 2024The Sampler - The latest soundtrack from the Nine Inch Nails duo for Zendaya's sexually-charged tennis movie ramps up the adrenaline to fit, writes Tony Stamp. Video, Audio
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Jordan Rakei: On work ethic and selling out
11 May 2024London-based Jordan Rakei hasn’t lived in New Zealand since he was four years old, but on his new album The Loop NZ music influence is evident. Audio
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Troy Kingi's Desert Hīkoi
12 May 2024Ten albums in 10 years in 10 different genres - that's Troy Kingi’s goal. Desert Hīkoi follows Kingi on his creative and spiritual journey to California’s Joshua Tree National Park to record a desert rock album at a legendary studio. Video, Audio
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At The Movies: The Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
15 May 2024Wētā Digital's animation is the best thing about this latest reboot of the ape-based franchise, writes Simon Morris. Video, Audio
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Writer Nathan Joe: 'Culturally, we are prudes'
15 May 2024Sexual desire is innate to the human experience - so why do we squirm when we see it reflected back to us in art and media?