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Gore's Gold Guitars
11:40 AM.We're heading to Gore, where the Gold Guitar Awards are in full swing as part of the Tussock country festival. It's one of New Zealand's most prestigious country music events, drawing contestants from… Read more Audio
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Max Miller: Tasting history one recipe at a time
11:15 AM.Since launching his YouTube channel four years ago, Max Miller has amassed more than two million of subscribers - all tuning in for his videos that fuse history lessons with a cooking show. Neither a… Read more Audio
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Trump the felon: what's next for the Republican party?
11:05 AM.Donald Trump is a convicted felon. A New York jury found him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels. He intends to appeal, and… Read more Audio
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Historic swarm of cicadas disrupting the peace, and food chain
10:45 AM.A phenomenon that hasn't occurred since 1803 is in full swing. Trillions of periodical cicadas are emerging in a rare double event. Brood XIX and XIII are either above ground, or emerging in 17… Read more Audio
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Matt Heath: We need to stop punishing ourselves
10:05 AM.Broadcaster and writer Matt Heath thinks we make our short time on the planet more punishing than it needs to be. Frustrated by his own penchant for worry and self judgement, he set out to try to… Read more Audio
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Dr Christos Christou: the state of humanitarianism
9:30 AM.Some of the world's humanitarian crises are well known - Gaza and Ukraine for example - but many more are less likely to make international news: Chad and Sudan. One of the organisations operating… Read more Audio
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Prof Anna Wirz-Justice: Why winter makes us SAD and how light can help
9:05 AM.If you're feeling sadder as the days get shorter, you're not alone. Around 50% of people report feeling less happy in winter and 5% fall into serious depression. Apart from nutrition and exercise… Read more Audio
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Julia Whaipooti: Budget does not fulfil te Tiriti obligations
8:40 AM.Thousands of people rallied across the country on Thursday to protest the coalition government's policies - including axing the Maori Health Authority, removing local councils' right to set up Maori… Read more Audio
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The forgotten women's football world cup
8:10 AM.The shameful treatment of pioneer women footballers 50 years ago is the subject of a new documentary Copa 71, which is screening now. Rapturous crowds of over 100,000 fans cheered 18 year old Carol… Read more Video, Audio
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Kate De Goldi: reading for pleasure
11:40 AM.Kate De Goldi is one of New Zealand's most celebrated authors, an Arts Foundation Laureate, and a voracious reader. She joins Susie to share three books she's loved; Ironopolis by Glen James Brown… Read more Audio
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The website revealing how much jobs might pay
11:25 AM.Recruiters are reporting an unprecedented jump in job applications in the wake of thousands of layoffs across the public and private sectors. But for those seeking new work, a key question often… Read more Audio
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Jake Adelstein: A unique view into Japan's seedy underbelly
11:05 AM.Having grown up in Missouri, Jake Adelstein moved to Japan at age 19 to study Japanese literature. A few years later, he became the first non-Japanese staff writer at Yomiuri Shimbun, one of the… Read more Audio
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Aussie Lego Masters bring their RELICS exhibition to Auckland
10:40 AM.In 2020, childhood friends Alex Towler and Jackson Harvey won the Australian reality show Lego Masters. Four years on, their elaborate retrofuturistic Lego exhibition RELICS: A New World Rises is… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery
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Pasi Vainikka: The next step in the food revolution
10:05 AM.Creating food from 'thin air' sounds like a futuristic dream. But it's a future that's already arrived in the form of Solar Foods - Europe's first factory dedicated to making human food from… Read more Audio
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Opera director Simon Phillips: A new spin on 'Le comte Ory'
9:35 AM.The 1828 comic opera 'Le comte Ory' has been given a facelift by internationally acclaimed director Simon Phillips ('North by Northwest', 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert', 'The Elixir of Love')… Read more Audio
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Matt Brown: What if Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis debated God
9:05 AM.American film director and script writer Matt Brown's new movie, just about to be released in cinemas here, is 'Freud's Last Session'. It stars Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode as two of the greatest… Read more Video, Audio
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Blooming magic: Toby de Lacey - the Chelsea Flower Show
8:50 AM.Gardeners flock to the 'Chelsea Flower Show' for ideas about cutting-edge garden design and to see fabulous floral displays. Floral designer Toby de Lacey - a regular behind the scenes - is also… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Should all drugs be decriminalised?
8:10 AM.More than 150 experts have signed an open letter calling on the NZ Government to legalise and regulate all psychoactive substances. The letter marks the launch of the Harm Reduction Coalition… Read more Audio
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Playing Favourites with Dame Jane Campion
11:05 AM.Dame Jane Campion talks to Susie Ferguson about the intense job of directing movies, her love of napping in the bush and losing a baby as she won international acclaim for her 1993 film The Piano. Read more Audio
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Singer Hollie Smith unveils her debut art exhibition
10:45 AM.Many people will be familiar with the name Hollie Smith, she is one of the country's most successful music artists with three #1 debuting solo albums, and a slew of awards under her belt. But in… Read more Audio
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Joy Womack: the American ballerina who danced for Russia
10:05 AM.At just fifteen years old Joy Womack left her family home in Texas and travelled to Moscow to follow her dream of becoming a Prima Ballerina at the world-renowned Bolshoi Ballet Company. In the face… Read more Video, Audio
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Vincent Deary: Why rest is vital to beat burnout
9:30 AM.When recovering from burnout it's essential to prioritise rest. says clinical fatigue specialist Vincent Deary. Read more Audio
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Connie Walker: Stolen, murdered and ignored, Indigenous women
9:05 AM.Award-winning Canadian investigative journalist Connie Walker had been telling stories about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls for years, and wondering why they received so little… Read more Audio
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Jonathan Rauch: Allowing free speech
8:35 AM.American author Jonathan Rauch argues free speech and robust criticism should be encouraged and defended, even when it's racist, sexist or causes hurt. A gay, Jewish writer and thinker Rauch admits… Read more Audio