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A feast for the eyes
7 Apr 2024Wellington-based painter Alice Toomer’s hyperrealistic works evoke emotion and appeal to all the senses. Audio
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The Kiwi actor starring in The White Lotus
9 Apr 2024Morgana O'Reilly tells Jesse Mulligan how she got cast in the third season of Mike White's wildly successful HBO comedy series. Audio
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Apple cider vinegar: helpful or harmful?
6 Apr 2024Since the 1970s, vinegar made with fermented apples has been touted as a cure for everything from varicose veins to weight gain. Niki Bezzant investigates its health benefits.
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Pasifika autism group a 'vehicle for change'
Wellington-based Samoan couple Daniel and Anna Filemoni run an autism support group with a "Pacific flavour". Audio
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Album review: Tigers Blood by Waxahatchee
6 Apr 2024American musician Waxahatchee reveals a deep affection for Americana on her sixth LP. Video, Audio
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Office gossip - a valuable but risky way to build relationships
8 Apr 2024Is gossiping a route to friendship or a surefire way to make workplace enemies? Depends how the recipient perceives the gossiper's intentions.
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'Chinese philosophy should be for everyday Kiwis'
7 Apr 2024Yang Fan describes himself as a ‘cultural translator’; introducing the intangible, emotional side of Chinese culture to New Zealanders. Audio
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'If opera doesn’t tell stories about right now, eventually it’s going to die out'
7 Apr 2024British opera composer Jonathan Dove is on a mission to modernise his art form. Audio
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Review: Tigers Blood by Waxahatchee
6 Apr 2024Tony Stamp reviews the American musician's latest embrace of Americana, a release that shows deep familiarity and affection for past greats of the genre. Video, Audio
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Aya Al-Chalabi: 'Ramadan is a re-set'
9 Apr 2024A New Zealand-Arab influencer has been showcasing Muslim faith and culture to a new audience this Ramadan.
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Bringing a bit of Guarneri to Canterbury
3 Apr 2024Tobi Widemann grew up in Germany playing the violin. He now handcrafts string instruments in Christchurch. Audio
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'We were out to expose the truth'
7 Apr 2024Nearly 1000 British sub-postmasters were wrongly prosecuted or convicted of theft, false accounting and fraud, due to a faulty computer system. The story of the scandal, told in the TV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, conveys extremely well both "the suffering and the misery that this major government organisation got away with", the real Alan Bates says. Audio
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Beth Orton: 'I mean every word of it'
6 Apr 2024Ahead of her two NZ shows, English musician Beth Orton tells Music 101 about singing with "deep sincerity" and her newfound gratitude for songwriting. Video, Audio
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9-to-5 "archaic" for working parents
6 Apr 2024Former NZ Army captain Dr Ellen Joan Ford is on a mission to change New Zealand's work culture. Audio
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How the spirit of spinning old records inspired The Black Keys' new album
6 Apr 2024"We wanted [to create] the feeling you get when you drop a really great record that feels fresh" - Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys on Ohio Players. Audio
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One's person's trash... a visit to Akaroa's annual community market
5 Apr 2024Every Easter Saturday, a massive auction of unwanted bric-a-brac raises thousands of dollars for locals in need. Audio
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Beth Orton: 'I mean every word of it'
6 Apr 2024Ahead of her two NZ shows, English musician Beth Orton tells Music 101about singing with "deep sincerity" and her newfound gratitude for songwriting. Video, Audio
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How much are people paying for a cup of coffee?
WATCH - People on the street tell us what they're willing to pay for a barista-made coffee. Video, Audio
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'During Covid I fell in love with the garden'
After leaving the tech industry, Morgan Kane and her husband Ayden Mitchell now live and work on her parent's lifestyle block in Taranaki. Audio
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'It was a bit intimidating knowing he was breathing down my neck'
5 Apr 2024Hard-working brothers Archie and Callum Woodhouse are the two top contenders to be East Coast Young Farmer of the Year. Audio
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New Horizons: What Now from Brittany Howard
7 Apr 2024William Dart looks at the new album by the extraordinary American singer Brittany Howard - for first for five years; and notes the anniversary of one of the greatest singers of the last century. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 7 April 2024
7 Apr 2024George Woodward's hymn This joyful Eastertide begins today's programme. George was a man of many talents: as well as writing hymns, he was a bell ringer, he played the cello and euphonium, and he was a bee keeper. Audio
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The Black Keys: On recording with Beck and Noel Gallagher
6 Apr 2024"We wanted [to create] the feeling you get when you drop a really great record that feels fresh" - Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys on Ohio Players. Audio
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Recipe: Crispy Chicken Nibbles with Tangy Sauce
6 Apr 2024Chef Yael Shochat shares a recipe for Middle Eastern-style chicken wings.