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New Zealand Society
Short-form documentaries about life in Aotearoa.
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March from the Past
Interest in the once-popular sport of marching has waned in recent decades, but a dedicated team of girls are still stomping the grounds. Read more Audio, Gallery
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No getting down on depression
'Every Brilliant Thing' is a UK theatre production that has been referred to as the funniest show you'll ever see about depression. Read more Audio
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Out and Loud
LGBTI singers from both sides of the Tasman sing through a long weekend in Auckland. Read more Audio
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Moving Earth, Shifting Patterns
It's been nearly five years since Christchurch woman, Helen Grice, was paralysed in the February 2011 earthquake. She talks to our disability issues correspondent, Katy Gosset, about life in a… Read more Audio
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Making grounds for the humble pigeon
Pigeons are part and parcel of our urban landscape and there are at least 400 million pigeons worldwide. But how did they come to be in our cities and how do you feel about them? A show in Wellington… Read more Audio
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Children's Author Bianca Begovich
Amelia Nurse visits children's author Bianca Begovich - along with her monarchs, children, chickens, and bees - to chat about her passion for teaching kids about the environment. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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From aeroplanes to guitars
It's easy enough to buy an instrument off the shelf, but how about making one yourself? Dave Gilberd of Goldbeard Guitars left behind a career as an aircraft engineer to pursue the art of guitar… Read more Audio
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Paddling abroad
Hundreds travel to the Cook Islands to compete in its annual paddling competition, Vaka Eiva, but getting the locals onto longer ocean voyages can be more of a challenge. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Drone Patrol
The Karekare Surf Lifesaving Club is one of the oldest in the country but amongst the first to adopt new technologies. Club patrol captain Matt Wade has spent the summer trialling a surveillance drone… 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.