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Swearing in the House
A new MP has been swearing in the House but nobody minded, in fact, they applauded it. Video, Audio
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The Week In Review for week ending Fri June 8 2018
Audio 8 Jun 2018A review of the week's news including... a new new super ministry to deal with the housing crisis, a leading environmentalist calls for tougher rules to stop logging operations from causing… Audio
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Alleged Tauranga Hospital bullying affecting patient care
A woman who was rushed to Tauranga Hospital with heavy bleeding while 38 weeks pregnant, says nurses began arguing and swearing in front of her before starting treatment. Audio
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Call for peace and compensation after brawl in Samoa
The Samoan community is still reeling from last weekend's unrest on the island of Savaii. Audio
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MP fights to diversify recognised languages in NZ parliament
A Tongan New Zealand member of parliament is vowing to fight on to have MPs oaths of allegiance to the crown recognised in their mother tongues. Audio
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Parliament's to do list: spending checks and clean slates
Each sitting day in the House MPs work their way through business which is set out on the order paper. Here's what they plan to get through this week. Audio
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Bloodlight and Bami director Sophie Fiennes on Grace Jones: 'She’s her own Svengali'
Director Sophie Fiennes spent five years making Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami - a film that gets close to the Jamaican icon, both on stage and off. Video, Audio
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The benefits of being bad
It's good to be a little bad once in awhile says psychologist and author Dr Richards Stephens. Swearing can be good for relieving pain. Speeding focuses attention on the road and drinking is known for… Audio
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Lost in translation: navigating comedy across cultures
Samoan New Zealander Li'I Alaimoana, South African New Zealander Urzilla Carlson and Icelandic comic Ari Eldjárn explore comedy and culture. Video, Audio
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Sporting infamy: Marketing athletes' bad attitude
Audio 16 Jan 2018AUT lecturer Dr Marilyn Giroux has been looking at the link between sports stars making headlines for the wrong reasons and how the brands associated with them deal with the publicity nightmares… Audio
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Best of 2017: RNZ Music's favourite international tracks
Debating some favourite 2017 music from elsewhere is Kirsten Johnstone, Alex Behan, Yadana Saw, Nick Bollinger and Tony Stamp from the RNZ Music team. Video, Audio
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The power of profanities
Swear words have been used in varying situations for hundreds of years, but aside from insults and exclamations, can bad language be beneficial for you? Kathryn Ryan speaks to London-based scientist… Audio
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Police raid Manus Island detention centre
Papua New Guinea police have raided the Manus Island detention centre. Audio
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Opening a whole can of Parliament
So, Parliament is now officially open. The pomp and noise of the State Opening is just the cherry on top. The action really started on Tuesday. Audio
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Parliament swearing in turns to shambles over majority claims
The vote to elect a Speaker in Parliament turned into a shambles today after National forced Labour to accept a hasty deal over select committee numbers. Jane Patterson reports. Video, Audio
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The Commission Opening: What to expect
The Commission Opening is like a pre-match warm-up where the players choose a referee and promise to follow the rules, and the Sovereign's proxies blow the whistle to begin.
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Joachim Horsley plays the piano with knives
American composer Joachim Horsley has taken a stab at rearranging famous pieces of music from Beethoven to Bach, as well as the Psycho theme – for piano and knives. Video, Audio
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'Larry’s genius has always been story'
Comedian and writer Susie Essman plays the loud, ball-busting, expletive-driven Susie Greene on hit American comedy Curb your Enthusiasm, alongside comic genius Larry David. Audio
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Bay of Plenty hostel introduces $50 bond for NZers
The owners of a Bay of Plenty hostel have introduced a $50 bond for all New Zealanders following 16 major incidents on the premises this year. Audio
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The B word
Audio 9 Aug 2017School thugs or spiteful secrets – whatever form of bullying they face, children need help. Katy Gosset talks to a clinical psychologist about beating the bullies. Audio
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PNG has a new govt but questions still about legitimacy
Audio 3 Aug 2017Despite the emergence of a government in Papua New Guinea, questions remain over the legitimacy of the general election. Audio
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NZ Live - The Grawlixes
Wellington indie-pop folk duo The Grawlixes take their name from the spiral-shaped graphic used to indicate swearing in comic strips. They play some songs ahead of the release of their debut album Set… Video, Audio
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Swearing is good for the soul
Dr Michael Philipp from Massey University talks to Bryan Crump about the Gordon Ramsays of the world. Maybe we shouldn't feel so bad for dropping a few swear words when we feel screwed over, or stand… Audio
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Apology after grandmother's accusations of racial abuse
A woman who says she was racially abused by a coach at Christchurch's Shirley rugby club has received an apology. Video, Audio
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The Pope's chair, here
Only one Catholic Pope has ever made the trip all the way from Rome to New Zealand. In 1986 His Holiness Pope John Paul II spent three days here and the local church prepared for his visit in a… Audio
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Keep it clean !
Wellington Rugby Union is hoping to a new programme being rolled out this weekend will see an improvement in sideline behavior by supporters. It's asking parents and other supporters of junior rugby… Audio
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A wild, dark whaling tale
English writer Ian McGuire talks to Kim Hill about his novel The North Water - one of the New York Times' Best Books of 2016 and long-listed for the 2016 Man Booker Prize. Audio
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'Deep aroha' and 'practical, real world change'
Newly elected MP for Mt Roskill, Michael Wood speaks on housing, demagogues, and aroha for all in his maiden speech to Parliament. Audio
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Racing the Boys: the story of Granny MacDonald
Author Jaqueline Dinan talks to Kathryn Ryan about the swearing, smoking, drinking horse trainer from Hawkes Bay -who became the first woman to win the Melbourne Cup - Granny MacDonald Audio
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Tagata o te Moana for 10 December 2016
Audio 10 Dec 2016An Amnesty International report brings Fiji torture back to the fore; The Fiji government says a woman was deported at short notice for swearing at the President of Fiji; Some foreign landowners say… Audio