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New Zealand Society
Short-form documentaries about life in Aotearoa.
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I Wanna Be Na Nah Na Nah Nah - Tessa Mitchell
It's called 'I Wanna Be Na Nah Na Nah Nah', and it's the title of a new play painting a picture of how the Auckland suburb of Ponsonby used to be. But it's not just any ordinary play where you sit in… Read more Audio
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Kelmarna Organic City Farm
Not far from Auckland's Queen Street is Kelmarna Organic City Farm, growing vegies and grazing cows within sight of the Skytower. But the farm faces an uncertain future. Read more Audio
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Yoga on the Water
Amelia Nurse heads out onto Wellington Harbour to find out about quite a novel water activity - stand up paddle board (SUP) yoga with instructor Megan Sety. Read more Audio
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Ebbing Tagaloa
Artist Paula Schaafhausen uses the materials and traditions of her Samoan home to talk about the threat climate change poses to Pacific nations. In her new exhibition, Ebbing Tagaloa at Otara's Fresh… Read more Audio
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Design for life
Many New Zealanders are getting old, and they're being told it's time to make New Zealand homes easier to live in. Read more Audio
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Robotics at Wellington Makerspace
What does it take to make a robot? Well, Lee Bennett, founder of Wellington Makerspace is the very man to tell you what's involved. With a background in robotics and aircraft engineering, he has also… Read more Audio
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Alexander Hatrick and The Paddle Steamer Waimarie
24 Dec 2014Peter Hardy has an odd uniform - a full Edwardian costume which he dons daily to impersonate Alexander Hatrick, who amongst other pursuits owned a fleet of boats on the Whanganui River and was mayor… Read more Audio
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NZ Society - Hope for the Homeless
Its been six months since a Christchurch woman started helping the local homeless community with food and clothing. Today the people she's helped talk about the difference it's made. Read more Audio
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Confessions of a fabric hoarder
Emma Hudson- Doyle is a self-confessed fabric hoarder who loves to pick up gems found at fabric swaps, markets and travels abroad. Her obsession has led her to start her own group in Wellington called… Read more Audio
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New Zealand Society
Imagine that you are learning to drive for the first time in your life and you are a woman, a former refugee. Lynda Chanwai-Earle is along for the ride with a woman from Afghanistan to learn about… Read more Audio
New Zealand Society
A collection of short documentaries that delved deeper into some of our society’s issues and ideas, its people and their passions, featuring local and regional stories from one end of the country to the other.
Broadcast Wednesdays and Fridays during Jesse Mulligan 1-4
Producers: David Steemson, Lynda Chanwai-Earle, Justin Gregory, Sonia Sly, Amelia Nurse, Lisa Thompson and Katy Gosset.