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Eating Fried Chicken in the Shower
29 Sep 2021Mai FM Breakfast host Tegan Yorwarth joins James Nokise in the shower to talk about keeping strange hours, getting strange messages and dealing with strange expectations. Video, Audio
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Mission to make Farewell Spit predator free
29 Sep 2021Conservation groups and iwi are joining forces in a bid to make Farewell Spit at the top of the South Island predator free.
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The 'Great Resignation': workers quitting post pandemic
28 Sep 2021There is a great resignation happening around the world, according to American academic professor Anthony Klotz. Audio
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There can be only one reason Collins is still in her job
29 Sep 2021Analysis - When the latest 1News Colmar Brunton poll was released, the most telling part of the result for me was that there's no intense battle for the National Party, writes Tim Watkin.
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Toni Street's memoir of heartbreak and hope
28 Sep 2021Broadcaster Toni Street has laid bare the heartbreak she and her family have endured from her childhood through to her own debilitating illness. Audio
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John Ritchie remembered
29 Sep 2021Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of New Zealand composer and educator Professor John Ritchie, Upbeat talks with John’s son, Anthony, and biographer Philip Norman about his life and music. Video, Audio
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Spicing it up: cinnamon, cardamom & cumin
27 Sep 2021Food writer Jenny Garing runs community cooking courses in Marlborough and also creates exotic spice blends for her Ground Gourmet Essentials range. She tells to Kathryn Ryan freshness is the key to maximising flavour. Audio, Gallery
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Why COP26 is a vital tool in fighting climate change
29 Sep 2021The Detail - Climate Change Minister James Shaw says the Glasgow summit is seen as one of the last opportunities to get parts of the agreement limiting the global temperature increase over the line. Audio
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A radical shift needed for health system
27 Sep 2021Our health system is in a losing battle trying to manage rather than prevent disease, says Dr David Beaumont, a former GP and specialist in occupational medicine. Video, Audio
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German coalition talks begin after close election
28 Sep 2021Explainer: The election is over but months of talks are just getting started to see who will succeed Angela Merkel.
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Why too much free time could be a bad thing
26 Sep 2021Too much time on your hands may be almost as bad as too little, psychologists are discovering. Audio
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Running with female physiology in mind
28 Sep 2021Lydia O'Donnell is proud to say that she runs like a girl. The Nike Pacific head running coach is an advocate for a more female-centred approach to running that takes into account women's physiology and menstrual cycle. Audio
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Employers caught between rules and rights on vaccination
28 Sep 2021The Detail - Employers trying to keep their workplaces safe are caught between conflicting laws and rights over compulsory vaccination and they want some government guidance. Audio
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Practical tips from Ōhau’s organic gardener
25 Sep 2021Horowhenua-based organic gardener Kath Irvine is passionate about the value of homegrown food and the health of the soil it grows in.. Audio
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How to prevent kids from developing addictions
26 Sep 2021New York Times bestselling author Jessica Lahey is a mother, a teacher in a drug and alcohol centre for adolescents, and a recovering alcoholic with a strong family history of addiction. Audio
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Confused claims of Covid-compromised cancer care
Mediawatch - This week two media outlets claimed 'almost half of new cancers' went undetected because of the Covid lockdowns last year - and it could be happening again now. But is it? Audio
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From accountant to award-winning wine producer
28 Sep 2021Jing Song is the youngest-ever New Zealand wine producer to win a gold award at the International Wine and Spirit Competition.
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Millions spent on cutting methane emissions from cows
The Detail - Research projects to reduce methane emissions from NZ's agricultural industry range from genetic experiments to seaweed in burp-free feed and toilet-training cows. Audio
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Voices at the End
25 Sep 2021The need has never been greater for the human race to think of ourselves as one inter-connected species, and to think of our one-and-only planet as a single home for all. Voices at the End is a powerful large-scale work by John Psathas for six grand pianos and multi-channel pre-recorded soundscape. Video, Audio
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The Sampler
25 Sep 2021Tony Stamp explores the new album by NZ-born, London-based neo-soul adventurer Jordan Rakei, a blissed out collection about motherhood from UK singer Cleo Sol, and guitar-slinger Steve Gunn's latest. Audio
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'I really didn't think that was going to happen'
26 Sep 2021It's been a big week for New Zealand TV director Jessica Hobbs following her breakthrough Emmy win for her work on The Crown. Audio
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The Shakespearean epic of the unruly tourists
25 Sep 2021When a bunch of unruly British tourists caused havoc around the country back in 2019, the general director of the New Zealand Opera Thomas de Mallet Burgess was struck by a bolt of inspiration. Audio
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Commercial radio urges MPs to rein in RNZ
Commercial radio bosses want the government to moderate RNZ’s efforts to attract new audiences - and to scale back efforts to make public media 'bigger.' Audio
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From dumpster diving to no-dig microgreens
WATCH - Little Farms NZ is an organic market garden that began as a gossipy Sunday afternoon gardening session for two Wairarapa women. Video, Audio