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At The Movies: Love Lies Bleeding
10 Apr 2024Love Lies Bleeding is a definite change of pace for Kristen Stewart after playing Princess Diana Princess in Spencer, she plays Lou, a woman going nowhere, running a gym in a small town for her father, whom she hates. Video, Audio
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3 Body Problem's Kiwi lead
11 Apr 2024Netflix's new sci-fi series 3 Body Problem is one of the most talked about shows on the planet right now - and it stars a Kiwi actress in one of the leading roles. Video, Audio
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The mobile music therapist
10 Apr 2024Bryan Crump speaks to Emily Hunt about her musical therapy caravan, taking musical medicine to children around the Porirua and Kapiti districts. Audio
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More Mana for the NZ String Quartet
9 Apr 2024Young violinist Mana Waiariki makes the jump to arts administration. Audio
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'The sea was unbelievable, I called it a maelstrom'
Fifty-six years ago, Peter Jerram and his university cricket team were returning from a tournament on the Wahine. He has written a new book gathering the recollections of his teammates, all of whom survived, about that tragic day and it's lingering aftermath. Audio
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Horror icon 'Carrie' celebrates 50 blood-soaked years
It has been 50 years since Stephen King released his debut novel Carrie and forever changed the landscape of horror fiction. Elizabeth Knox, one of New Zealand's most celebrated writers, explains why King is a literary great. Audio
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Project Liberty: A billionaire's plan to fix the internet
9 Apr 2024Big tech companies mine data about us and tweak algorithms that can often result in the spread of misinformation, cyberbullying and social division. American businessman Frank McCourt Jr does not want to just complain about it, he wants to fix it. Audio
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Michael Mosley: how to sleep better
9 Apr 2024Best-selling author Dr Michael Mosley shares the science-backed techniques that are finally helping him get a good's night rest after 25 years of insomnia. Video, Audio
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Easy Eats: Sam Parish's One-pan Lamb meatball lasagne
11 Apr 2024Not sure what to eat tonight? Christchurch-based chef, author and busy mum Sam Parish knows the feeling. She shares a simple and super-tasty lasagne recipe the whole whānau will love.
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John Baker on 1960s Christchurch band Chants R&B
Rock and Roll champion John Baker remembers Chants R&B and Christchurch underground venue The Stage Door. Audio
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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