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Spectrum
An iconic documentary series which captured the essence of New Zealand from 1972 to 2016.
RNZ said a fond farewell to Spectrum in 2016, but you can continue to enjoy many hours of listening here.
Alwyn Owen and Jack Perkins began Spectrum in 1972. During its first 20 years or so, the series often included first-hand accounts of New Zealand life as far back as the 1890s and is recognised as one of New Zealand’s most valuable libraries of oral history.
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Spectrum for Sunday 30 March 2014
30 Mar 2014Chef Jo Crabb and Artist Stephen Allwood live in Martinborough. And France. Jo's got a book coming out next month which tells of travel and food and the restaurants she's run and all sorts of… Read more Audio
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Spectrum for 23 March 2014
23 Mar 2014Auckland has some three thousand kilometres of coastline but it seems Aucklanders know little about the coastline's impact on the health of the Hauraki Gulf. Thirty nine Auckland teenagers recently… Read more Audio
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Spectrum for 16 March 2014
16 Mar 2014Railway workers cottages dating from 1928 line Tarikaka St in the Wellington suburb of Ngaio. Susan Atkins lived there for 18 years from the mid-1980s. Susan and her son Arnaru recall the tightly knit… Read more Audio
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Spectrum for 9 March 2014
9 Mar 2014In late January this year close to 2,500 rowers descended on Lake Karapiro to compete for titles at one of New Zealand's biggest rowing regattas, the Cambridge Town Cup. Spectrum's Jerome Cvitanovich… Read more Audio
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Spectrum for 2 March 2014
2 Mar 2014When Liz Kiriona arrived in the small South Auckland suburb of Rata Vine 18 years ago there was a lot that was wrong with the place. The local playground was wrecked, and gangs used the little park… Read more Audio
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Spectrum for 23 February 2014
The 1918 flu killed Kerryn Palmer's great grandparents. Tragedies like this weren't unusual, over 8, 600 died in New Zealand from the virus. Kerryn decided to find out more about the pandemic… Read more Audio
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The Mazengarb Report
On 23 July 1954, the Government appointed a special committee to enquire into moral delinquency following a series of court cases in the Hutt Valley which revealed 'a shocking degree of immoral… Read more Audio
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Katikati - The Ulster Colony Down Under
9 Feb 2014Mark Thompson recounts the story of the Ulster Scots pioneers who travelled to New Zealand in the 1870's to start a new life. Read more Audio
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Spectrum for 9 February 2014
9 Feb 2014The Sunburst, a sturdy, safe training boat can be found in garages, basements or upside down under a tree ready to be sailed in the holidays or long weekends. Join Spectrum's Lisa Thompson as she… Read more Audio
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Spectrum for 2 February 2014
2 Feb 2014The Spirit of Rangatahi Charitable Trust runs Pacific Youth development courses in Porirua for 14 to 17 year olds. They're in their fourth year now and this summer's two week programme focuses on… Read more Audio
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