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Finding life on alien worlds - mission possible, according to a leading astrophysicist
4:05 PM.The astrophysicist Dr Nicholas Rattenbury talks about how alien life might be discovered on alien worlds in this highlight from the 2021 season of Auckland University's popular Raising the Bar event.
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Some police sting operations ok in the USA are definitely not ok here
4:05 PM.Associate Law Professor Scott Optican on the legality of court evidence obtained by different undercover policing techniques in New Zealand. A highlight of Auckland University's Raising the Bar 2021.
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“I led a happy life, but I wrote sad poems” – Bill Manhire on his time as a Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellow
4:05 PM.Celebrating 50 years of the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, five writer read their letters to New Zealand's most famous author. A highlight of Word Christchurch 2020. Read more Audio
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How Pip Adam's first job as a hairdresser helps her structure a novel
4:05 PM.Pip Adam discusses her novel Nothing to See - one of the most talked-about books of 2020 - with Carl Shuker in this highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Spring Festival. Read more Audio
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Hands of Death and Destruction or The Raptor – which surgeon would you choose?
4:05 PM.Eileen Merriman and Carl Shuker discuss their novels A Mistake and The Silence of Snow, which take medical mishaps as a starting point. A highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Spring Festival. Read more Audio
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“Great poetry gives us back the Wow!” – Bill Manhire on the power of the art form he has mastered
4:05 PM.New Zealand's leading poet of this generation, Bill Manhire, talks to John Campbell in this highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Writers Spring Festival. Read more Audio
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A dingo called Sue speaks, but what she has to say is not pretty
4:05 PM.Philip Armstrong's poetry and Laura Jean McKay's award-winning novel The Animals in That Country feature animals as significant characters. The authors talk at 2020 Word Christchurch. Read more Audio
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A remarkable life shaped by food: Annabel Langbein on her memoir Bella
4:05 PM.From a childhood fascination with cooking, to possum trapping and living off the land as a hunter and forager, Annabel Langbein has always been obsessed with food. A 2020 Word Christchurch highlight.
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“She gave her life for saving others, and most particularly for saving me” – Farid Ahmed on his wife Husna, murdered in the Christchurch terror attacks
4:05 PM.Farid Ahmed talks about his wife Husna, who died in the terror attacks in Christchurch on 15 March 2019. A moving highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Spring Festival. Read more Audio
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“She does break all the locks on the door to her soul” – author Elizabeth Knox on The Absolute Book
4:05 PM.Elizabeth Knox talks to Noelle McCarthy about her most recent novel The Absolute Book. A highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Spring Festival. Read more Audio
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"Courage is very related to hopelessness" - author Behrouz Boochani
4:05 PM.Hosted by John Campbell, some of Word Christchurch's most distinguished writers respond to the theme of courage: Behrouz Boochani, Laura Jean McKay, and Witi Ihimaera. The second of two hours. Read more Audio
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“Her words are stepping stones, and some are under water” – Elizabeth Knox and other writers meditate on courage
4:05 PM.Hosted by John Campbell, some of Word Christchurch's most distinguished writers respond to the theme of courage: Elizabeth Knox, Mohamed Hassan and Becky Manawatu. The first of two hours. Read more Audio
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Four adventurous women describe lives which are different, but all extraordinary
4:05 PM.Four adventurous women discuss their lives with Miriama Kamo in the opener to the 2020 WORD Christchurch writers' festival Read more Audio
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“Matua, you say that words can change the world. One word changed my world – guilty.”
4:05 PM.In a powerful address, Lyttelton poet Ben Brown explores the impact of deprivation and cultural estrangement on generations of our boys, as well as the redemptive power of words. Read more Audio
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In climate change, a technology of the future will help assess the impact of what we are doing now
4:06 PM.Kim Hill chairs panel discussion about the measurement of climate change with Prof. Donna Strickland, Dr Thomas Baer and Prof. David Hutchinson. Read more Audio
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Some differences between parties’ arts policies, but a lot of similarities too
4:06 PM.An Election 2020 debate on the arts, with MPs from National, Labour and the Greens exploring their policy differences and similiarities. Miriama Kamo is in the chair. Read more Audio
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Identity, representation, delivery - issues key to General Election Pasifika candidates
2:06 PM.A debate on Pasifika issues at the 2020 General Election hosted by Indira Stewart. A co-production between RNZ and the Pacific Media Network Read more
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Not one crisis, but many – we must work together to find solutions. Celebrities advocate for the UN’s development goals
4:06 PM.Nations United explores the significance of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. In the midst of a pandemic radically transforming our world, it sets out what must be done. 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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Glowing superbugs – a medical researcher’s secret weapon against infection
4:06 PM.The University of Auckland's Assoc. Prof. Siouxsie Wiles explains how glowing superbugs help in the development of new medicines to fight infection. From Raising the Bar 2020. Read more Audio
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During lockdown, were you working from home, or sleeping at work?
4:06 PM.An informal talk from Prof. Darl Kolb about the experience of working from home, recorded during 2020's online version of the University of Auckland's Raising the Bar series. Read more Audio
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In an era of Google Maps, an atlas provides a different way of understanding the world
4:06 PM.Meng Foon talks with author Chris McDowall, and contributors Nadine Anne Hura and Veronika Meduna about an Atlas of Aotearoa in this highlight from the 2020 New Zealand Festival Writers' programme. Read more Audio, Gallery
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‘Racism has been found throughout NZ history, and it must be confronted for change to occur’
4:06 PM.12 months after the Christchurch terror attacks, Guled Mire chairs an NZ Festival discussion with Alison Whittaker and Nyadol Nyuon from Australia, and Anahera Gildea and Jack McDonald from Aotearoa.
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A year on from the Christchurch terror attacks, four widows reflect on their lives
4:00 PM.Four Muslim women widowed by the Christchurch mosque attacks share their journeys through grief and take steps towards a different life. Read more
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