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Solving the World's Problems with Dave Armstrong
3:15 PM.Dave Armstrong is along today for Solving the World's problems with a number of issues he's going to highlight in the capital, including Wellington Council today voting to amend the district plan. Audio
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NZ Sporting History: Arthur Lydiard
2:30 PM.Marathon runner and athletics coach Arthur Lydiard's running programme fundamentally changed the sport. We speak to Olympian and coach Barry Magee. Barry was known as one of the "Lydiard Boys". Read more Audio
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Music Critic: Matthew Crawley
2:10 PM.Today Matthew talks to Mark about a new track from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and a song from Australia whistler Molly Lewis. Audio
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Crown Lynn pottery takes centre stage in new play
1:35 PM.A new play premiering in May will take audiences inside the iconic Crown Lynn crockery factory. It's titled 'The Handlers'. Poata Alvie McKree is the playwright behind the production, she talks to… Read more Audio
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Trying to battle the ongoing problem of 'greenwashing'
1:25 PM.More and more consumers are looking for the products they buy to align with their environmental and sustainability concerns. Mark speaks to Consumer's head of advocacy and research Gemma Rasmussen. Read more Audio
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Celebrating 25 years of Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park
1:15 PM.Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park is celebrating 25 years. Makara Peak Ranger Mark Kent and Kerei Thompson from Makara Peak Supporters both speak to Mark. Read more Audio
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First Song: Valere
1:13 PM.Valere chats with Mark Leishman and plays her new track 'Lily's March', released today. You can find out more about Valere at https://www.instagram.com/valeremusic. Audio
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Fish out of water - How to grow fish on land
5:00 AM.People and livestock gobble so much fish that the seas soon won’t keep up. Is the answer to grow fish on land? Kate Evans meets scientists figuring out the puzzles of how to farm some of New Zealand’s… Read more Audio
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Our Changing World: Growing fish on land
3:35 PM.People and livestock gobble so much fish that the seas soon won’t keep up. Is the answer to grow fish on land? Kate Evans meets scientists figuring out the puzzles of how to farm some of New Zealand’s… Read more Audio
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Stories from Our Changing World
3:35 PM.Coming up on Our Changing World, the next episode in the new collaboration with New Zealand Geographic called Voice of Tangaroa. This week, Kate Evans learns about a business growing whitebait in… Read more Audio
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Jazz guitarist David Becker in Aotearoa
3:10 PM.When most teenagers his age were playing Hendrix and Led Zepplin, David Becker only wanted to play jazz guitar. David Becker is in New Zealand to take audiences on that journey too. Read more Audio
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Bookmarks with Marama T-Pole
2:30 PM.There was one Pacific student enrolled in Christchurch's Broadcasting School in the class of 1995. Now she's on the radio, she's on TV screens, our very own Marama T-Pole. We get to know her better in… Read more Audio
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Collectors corner: Vintage radio collection
2:20 PM.A long time fascination with radios that has given rise to a museum, specifically Whanganui Vintage Radio Museum. Graham Hawtree's dedication to buying, repairing, and revitalising old radios has seen… Read more Audio
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Podcast Critic: Ximena Smith
2:12 PM.Today Ximena talks to Jesse about Black Box, a new series from The Guardian and Runaway Princesses, which has joined the New Yorker's stable of long-form audio. Audio
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Heading Off: Cycle trails with Janet Purdey
1:45 PM.For this week's Heading Off travel fun feature we're going to take a closer look at New Zealand's great cycle trails. We've got a great guide on what to do with general manager Nga Haerenga New… Read more Audio
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How less ice could bring new life to Antarctica's coast
1:35 PM.Coastal plants and species may one day establish themselves in Antarctica, researchers predict. As sea ice melts around the Antarctic coast, species like bull kelp could first travel to and establish… Read more Audio
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Decision to stop 'calling the bar' extremely dangerous
1:25 PM.Bay of Plenty Regional Council's decision to stop "calling the bar" will cost lives, says Whakatane Sport Fishing Club president Heyden Johnston. He speaks to Jesse about what's going on. Read more Audio
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Big Dig Excavator Competition marks 30 years this weekend
1:15 PM.Big Dig Energy - the National Excavator Operator Competition - is described as the heavy metal showdown not to be missed. Greg Lumsden is the competition organiser and has been around since its… Read more Audio
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How to vanquish languishing and flourish
3:10 PM.It's not depression. It's not burnout. Languishing is a sense of low-grade mental weariness. It's a term coined by sociologist Dr Corey Keyes during the pandemic when so many people felt like we were… Read more Audio
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Music feature: The music of D'Angelo
2:30 PM.D'Angelo is a singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist who was at the forefront of the neo-soul movement in the 1990s. RNZ producer Sam Hollis is a super fan, he's with Jesse to go… Read more Audio
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Update on Oz with Brad Foster
2:20 PM.Brad Foster reports on the reaction of the closure of two mental health hospitals in Sydney, and outlines changes to planning laws to allow unit blocks of up to six storeys to be constructed along… Read more Audio
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Book Critic: Claire Mabey
2:10 PM.Today Claire talks to Jesse about three very different books, The Grimmelings by Rachael King, Plastic by Stacey Teague and The Vet's Daughter by Barbara Comyns. Audio
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Tech Tuesday with Dan Watson
1:45 PM.Dan Watson is the owner and managing director of Vertech IT services. This week he talks to Jesse about the new Surface Pro laptops from Microsoft. Audio
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The retired ambo officer showing the world how to eat on the cheap
1:35 PM.A '55 meals for $50' video saw Stacey Scott aka the Farmers Wife Homestead blow up. Since then, the reluctant youtuber has reached almost 14,000 subscribers and the viral video 140,000 views. Read more Audio
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More volunteers needed to protect Hihi in Northland
1:25 PM.The hihi (stitchbird) was once found throughout the North Island the species suffered catastrophic declines resulting in near extinction. Hihi Conservation Charitable Trust spokesman Kevin Parker… Read more Audio