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Budget cuts impact migrant and refugee communities
3:30 PM.New budget cuts look to negatively impact our new migrant and former-refugee communities.Lynda Chanwai-Earle hosts a panel discussion with three representatives from these communities to get to the… Read more Audio
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Blocking the Moongate - Wellington's Chinese Garden
3:30 PM.Description: The first Chinese ornamental garden in NZ took shape in Wellington as far back as 1869. Almost two centuries later and after a 20 year battle, the Wellington Chinese Garden Society… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Valour come to light - NZ Indian Anzacs
3:30 PM.Millions of Indians fought for the British and allies during both world wars, including two Sikh New Zealanders who, despite discrimination, snuck their way into service to fight for New Zealand in… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Hungry Girls - Food blogger Nina Powles
3:30 PM.Nina Powles describes herself as a 'hungry girl.' This talented young Eurasian writer talks about food, feminism, life in Shanghai and her blog 'Dumpling Queen.' Read more Audio, Gallery
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A Boy Called Mohi
3:30 PM.Six year old Mohi – who is originally from Syria – has had a life filled with challenges. His story is retold in a series of children's storybooks produced by the Make Foundation and the children of… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Child of Syria: Katia's story
3:00 PM.Katia Rostem Agha and her parents fled Syria in 2012 to escape government security forces. Now settled in Wellington her story is retold in a series of children’s story books. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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Hate speech vs Freedom of speech
3:30 PM.Incidents like the attack in Huntly on Muslim woman Mehpara Khan and the case of Wellington College boys inciting rape on social media are prompting debate around the rights to freedom of speech. The… Read more Audio
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Facing death in Colombia to life in NZ
3:30 PM.Daniel Gamboa is 22, an actor, son, humanitarian, student, young leader and former refugee. In 2006 Daniel and his mother fled Colombia when rebels threated to kill the then 12-year-old boy because… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Break Free - a lifeline for ethnic youth
3:30 PM."Break Free", a practical handbook for migrant and refugee youth breaking free from family violence has just been published by the Shakti Youth Unit. It was inspired by young women from our ethnic… Read more Audio, Gallery
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The Bone Feeder - a haunting new opera
3:30 PM.In 1902, a steamship called the SS Ventnor sunk off the coast of the Hokianga. On board were the bones of nearly 500 Chinese gold miners for burial in their homeland of Canton. A century later their… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Samaroh – The Great Indian Carnival
3:30 PM.Indian theatre veterans take dance and song to the heart of Auckland's Sandringham community to recreate an authentic carnival experience. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Beban’s Beijing - Sounds from behind the red gate
3:30 PM.Musician and sound artist Daniel Beban shares highlights of the underground music scene with Lynda Chanwai-Earle, the locals and the more surreal moments of his time in Beijing. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Aftermath: what would we do without water?
3:30 PM.What would you do with your last bag of drinking water? NZ Filipino artist Josephine Jowett asks this question in "Aftermath" her public art installation inspired by growing up with poverty and water… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Love and Dumplings
3:30 PM.Chinese New Year is now the largest community festival held in the capital. Lynda Chanwai-Earle finds out from three generations of the Tom family why it's such a special time of year. Read more Audio, Gallery
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My name is Mohamed
3:30 PM.What is it like living with the world's most common name? Mohamed Hassan sets out to meet others in Auckland who share his name - and there are a lot of them. Read more Audio
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Want a job? Change your surname
3:30 PM.Does institutionalised racism exist within the job market in this country? Are highly qualified ethnic graduates and migrants struggling to gain meaningful employment? Lynda Chanwai-Earle and Sonia… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Busting the bamboo ceiling
3:30 PM.Is there institutionalised racism within New Zealand's public and private sectors? Does a bamboo ceiling exist? If it does, a group of Asian leaders are working to tear it down. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Asian men are hot too!
3:30 PM.On Voices this week, young actors says roles for Asian people on stage and screen in NZ are just too few and far between. They want 'more Asians in people's faces!' Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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The media – who is in control?
3:30 PM."The media" - who is in control? How do you deal with ethnic stereotyping? Lynda Chanwai-Earle asks these questions at Mai Chen's Super Diversity Leadership programme and hears from experts on how to… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Stars: Dreaming in music
3:30 PM.New Zealand musicians collaborated with a world-renowned artist recently on both ancient and modern compositions in a wild ‘science experiment’. Read more Audio, Gallery
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'The guru of Paraparaumu'
3:30 PM.The Kapiti Coast District has just voted in its first ethnic mayor, Malaysian-Indian K. Gurunathan. Lynda Chanwai-Earle travels up the shaken post-quake, tsunami-alert region to meet the new "Guru of… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Fighting for your livelihood
3:35 PM.A spike in aggravated dairy robberies across the country has placed many owner/operators in danger. The Police Association says drug users needing cash are targeting dairies, many of which are owned… Read more Audio
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Post-Trump: Diversity or division - Are we racist?
3:30 PM.The election of Donald Trump has stoked fears of a backlash against minorities. In NZ, ethnic communities are wondering what impact his win will have on them? Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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Food for the soul - Pomegranate Kitchen
3:30 PM.An initiative that unites a group of former refugees - women from Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and Africa - is launching in Wellington. They're making a living from what they love doing best - cooking and… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Tea anyone?
3:30 PM.Tea anyone? In the face of immigration concerns and the refugee crisis, some Kiwis feel it is time to celebrate the positive role migrant communities play in making New Zealand a great place to live… Read more Audio, Gallery