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Troy Kingi's Desert Hīkoi | Episode 4: The Return
15 Aug 2024On the homestretch of finishing their album, Troy and the band are asked to feature on an album alongside some of the greatest names in desert rock. Read more Video
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Troy Kingi's Desert Hīkoi | Episode 3: The Rancho
15 Aug 2024With a rush of inspiration, we see the genius side of Troy emerge as he gets to work in the famous Rancho De la Luna recording studio. Read more Video
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Troy Kingi's Desert Hīkoi | Episode 2: Sacred Healing
15 Aug 2024Troy and Treye meet local shamans, Danny and Jael, to explore plant medicines and learn how these natural medicines can aid creativity and unlock pathways within. Read more Video
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Troy Kingi's Desert Hīkoi | Episode 1: Desert Dream
15 Aug 2024Upon arriving in Joshua Tree, California, Troy Kingi and his band are taken to a sacred site by the local tangata whenua in 40 degree Celsius temperatures. Read more Video
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Troy Kingi's Desert Hīkoi | Trailer
14 Aug 2024Troy Kingi journeys into the Joshua Tree desert to record his latest album at the iconic Rancho De La Luna Studio. Read more Video
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Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst: on stage alone together for the first time
11 Aug 2024Married couple Michael Hurst and Jennifer Ward-Lealand have theatre and film careers that span 40 years. Indeed, they met in the theatre - at Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s Theatre Corporate in 1983… Read more Video, Audio
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‘The punk rock Len Lye’ - the legacy of confrontational artist Peter Roche
11 Aug 2024Dropping a sheep’s carcass from an aeroplane into the Waitemata harbour; sewing a sheep’s kidney onto your own back; yelling “get the f**k out” till the audience leaves, many razor cuts. The early… Read more Video, Audio
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Our musical minds
Making and processing music is something unique to human brains, says Dr Sam Mehr. But why are we so attuned to rhythms, melodies and matching tones? Claire and Sam take a deep dive into the universal… Read more Video, Audio
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Have people caught the Olympic fever?
7 Aug 2024While last night's duo canoe effort may not have been our proudest sporting moment - there have been plenty of other highlights, both expected and unexpected, from the Paris Games. Visual journalist… Read more Video, Audio
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Mata Season 2 | Episode 14: Willow-Jean Prime and Tamatha Paul on Oranga Tamariki, 7AA opposition, and boot camps
6 Aug 2024Labour MP Willow-Jean Prime discusses the opposition to 7AA and the Ngāpuhi hīkoi to Parliament, and Green MP Tamatha Paul shares her views on military boot camps. Read more Video, Audio
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Can you stage Hamlet in the ultraviolent world of Grand Theft Auto?
4 Aug 2024In the genre-busting documentary Grand Theft Hamlet, two out-of-work UK actors in lockdown attempt the seemingly impossible. They seek to mount a full production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet inside the… Read more Video, Audio
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A year of mainland kākāpō
1 Aug 2024In July 2023 four male kākāpō were released into the fenced Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari – part of a new habitat trial to investigate suitable locations for the growing kākāpō population. But… Read more Video, Audio
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How do people feel about tax cuts coming into effect?
31 Jul 2024Tax cuts come into effect today, it's the first adjustment to tax brackets in 14 years. The cuts are expected to cost 3.7 billion dollars a year and are being funded by savings and other revenue… Read more Video, Audio
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Don’t you forget about me: The art of Gen X with Megan Dunn
28 Jul 2024They’ve been dubbed ‘the MTV generation’ and the ‘Forgotten generation’ (though now they’re in power: ‘forgotten no more’ we say). They are Generation X: those born between 1965 and 1980.
The baby… Read more Video, Audio
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What do people think about military style boot camps?
26 Jul 2024Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people in Auckland what they think about military style boot camps. Video, Audio
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Cashmere goat farmer wants to reboot luxurious fibre industry
David Shaw has been on a 35-year goat fibre journey on his farm in South Otago. It began with 50 multi-coloured feral goats and now, through selective breeding, he runs 700 creamy white goats and… Read more Video, Audio
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Mata Season 2 | Episode 13: Jackson on Treaty Principles, Pharmac, and the coalition
Former Minister for Māori Development Willie Jackson shares his views on the upcoming Treaty Principles Bill and Seymour's Pharmac Treaty directive. Then we're joined by panelists Hinurewa Te Hau and… Read more Video, Audio
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How often have people been perscribed antibiotics?
16 Jul 2024Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people in Auckland how often they've been prescribed antibiotics in the past. Video, Audio
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Should NZ introduce a sugar tax?
10 Jul 2024Visual journalist Sam Rillstone asked people in Wellington if they reckon New Zealand should introduce a sugar tax. Video, Audio
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Mata Season 2 | Episode 12: An Extended Interview with Tama Potaka
9 Jul 2024Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka discusses the big challenges facing Māori and how the coalition government plans to address them. Read more Video, Audio
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Years of ECT treatment she didn’t need
8 Jul 2024Kerry Hodgson received 307 electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) treatments in a decade. It was supposed to help with her depression. Instead, it wiped out much of her long-term memory. Read more Video
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Have you had to borrow money to afford the basics?
Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people in Auckland if they've had to borrow money to pay for the basics amid the cost of living crisis. Video, Audio
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Imposter | Episode 4: Rei
Rei (Callum Rei McDougall) redefines how it feels to be a bilingual artist in Aotearoa. Of both Māori and Pakeha descent, Rei challenges the status quo and courageously creates in unexplored spaces. Read more Video
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Imposter | Episode 5: Reuben
From Whangamatā, Reuben Fleetwood shares how his mental health journey, paired with community support, led him to songwriting and performing. He offers insight into how he moved through self-doubt. Read more Video
