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Robert Macfarlane goes Underland
28 Sep 2019Nature and travel writer Robert Macfarlane grew up in coal country, just next to limestone country. What was underground defined what was up above for him from a very young age. His new book Underland… Audio
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Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk on earthquake strengthening
18 Apr 2024The current rules put in place in 2017, requires buildings to be remediated before set dates, but the Government is giving them four extra years to fix their buildings Building and Construction… Audio
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Prof Tim Jackson: Imagining life after capitalism
28 Jan 2023Sustainable growth was the focus of the recent World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, but how realistic is this goal, and what would it look like? The idea of degrowth, as a counter to the… Audio
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Road Trip with Rhys and Finn Darby
12 Jan 2024At 49, New Zealand comedian Rhys Darby says he's finally found the confidence to be a leading man. He joins Summer Times for a road trip with his son Finn, founder of the LA-based band Great Big Cow.
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Manawa faces potential 55 million dollar drop in earnings
8 Aug 2024Renewable energy generator Manawa's revealed one of its customers has defaulted on its bill and that's contributing to a potential 55 million dollar drop in its forecast earnings. Today it has… Audio
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Banning oil exploration?
29 Mar 2018The government is looking at banning oil exploration. Are we ready for this? We ask Basil Sharp of the University of Auckland's Energy Centre. Audio
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Review : Joika
15 May 2024Joika is a Polish New Zealand co-production about the only American to join the famed Bolshoi Ballet. Starring Diane Kruger (Inglourious basterds) and Talia Ryder (Never rarely sometimes always), it… Audio
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Aratere docked in Picton after running aground
24 Jun 2024The stricken Interisland ferry Aratere is now docked in Picton under a detention order with no word when it might be declared safe to operate. It's still not clear what exactly happened before the… Audio
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Epidemic: the story of Robert Logan
Can you imagine if 20 per cent of the people you know suddenly died? How would you feel if the people in charge blocked doctors from helping them? For Samoans in 1918 this wasn't a hypothetical… Audio
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"Into The Wild" author Jon Krakauer on adventure and risk
18 Jul 2020American mountaineer and writer Jon Krakauer was a member of a fateful 1996 Mount Everest expedition that got caught in a blizzard that claimed eight lives, including New Zealanders Rob Hall and… Audio, Gallery
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Euthanasia critic says the practice puts strain on doctors
16 Sep 2019A Dutch critic of euthanasia laws says the practice is putting increasing pressure on doctors and it's changing the way we perceive dying and suffering.From 2005 to 2014 Dr Theo Boer was an ethicist… Audio
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'Renewed emphasis on wealth redistribution' - China expert
Now, "common prosperity" has been the key mission statement from China's ruling communist party and leader Xi Jinping in recent months. He's been putting pressure on China's richest people to better… Audio
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Serafin Upton: how couples therapy can help bring people back together
12 Oct 2020The saddest part of being a couples therapist is that people come to see her way too late, says Serafin Upton. She provides sex and couple therapy sessions to people all over in New Zealand and… Audio
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New Zealand's first home to be constructed with 3D printed materials is nearly complete
21 Mar 2023Huia House takes advantage of the design opportunities of 3D technology to create a passive solar home. Audio
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Peter O'Connor - the arts in healing
25 Dec 2016Catriona speaks with Professor Peter O'Connor, an internationally recognised expert in theatre and drama education who believes the arts can provide people with a way to deal with traumatic and… Audio
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Flightless parrots wing their way north
11 Jul 2017Four kakapo took to the air yesterday as they were flown the length of the country from Codfish Island in the south to Little Barrier Island in the north. The Department of Conservation wants to find… Audio
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Marie Ross: why I love the clarinet
24 Sep 2019Marie Ross wanted to play the saxophone when she was eleven, but the youth orchestra didn't need saxophones, so a teacher suggested she played the clarinet instead. And she fell in love. Audio, Gallery
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Regional Wrap: Blenheim with Tyler Redmond
31 Mar 2024Tyler Redmond joins Mark Amery on Culture 101 to introduce Blenheim for this week’s Regional Wrap. Audio
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Grand Designs' Kevin McCloud: 'Happiness is not to be found in a suburban McMansion'
17 Dec 2023Award-winning broadcaster, host of the BBC television series Grand Designs, writer, environmentalist, and storyteller, Kevin McCloud is coming to New Zealand in February for a series of special… Audio
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Piano Extravaganza: Concert in Celebration of Rae de Lisle
30 Apr 2023The complete concert including presentation and speeches. Recorded in the School of Music Theatre, University of Auckland, 30 April 2023. Audio
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16 year old youngest to represent NZ in Kendo Championships
30 Aug 202416 year old Max Lee is a remarkable young Samurai - dedicated to his development in an ancient fighting style called Kendo. He became the youngest person ever to represent New Zealand at the Japanese… Audio
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All Together Now: creating singing communities
16 Jul 2024Kate Bell and Steven Rapana, co-conductors of All Together Now, talk with Bryan Crump about their recent experience of taking part in the World Choir Games, and the kaupapa behind All Together Now. Audio
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Feature guest - Clara Salaman
1 Sep 2009Actor and writer Clara Salaman, turned her back on a controlling religious organisation when she was 14 and has taken those experiences of being beaten and ostracised, of girls at the school being… Audio
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