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Local Focus: Daily pilgrimage to save the dotterel
DOC's dotterel dos and don'ts. Made with funding from NZ on Air.
What's on: Christmas events in December
Christmas has many surprises still to come in Hamilton before Santa arrives.
Wowser or wonder? One woman's waste-free Christmas
The 'less is more' approach to Christmas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Make way for Marlon Williams
With two movies, four tours and a bunch of awards under his belt, it's been a major year.
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Mike Yardley goes cruising through Christchurch and Kaikoura on the Coastal Pacific.
Music Review: Mark Knopfler, Down the Road Wherever
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10 Questions with Oddisee
Sudanese-American artist wants to use the live platform to share an emotional experience.
SoundBites: Lettuce Inn, Soaked Oats, Kath Bee & Anna van Riel
News from the Live Music at Lettuce Inn festival, Soaked Oats, Kath Bee & Anna van Riel.
Movie Review: The Grinch (+trailer)
Movie Review: The Grinch is a bland, disappointing version of the classic book.
Fiji: Island paradise just a boat ride away
Fiji has been another day in paradise for Rachel Grunwell.
Wonderful Wellington welcomes travellers
Wellington is full of welcome sights this summer, writes Mike Yardley.
Local Focus: HIV isn't a death sentence, if detected soon enough
The surprising lack of awareness about HIV. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
10 Questions with Womad performers MY BABY
Guitarist Daniel 'Da Freez' Johnston previews the band's NZ gigs including Womad 2019.
Australia: Bohemian beauty of Byron Bay
Byron Bay is a melting pot of humanity in all its hues, writes Mike Yardley.
The Beatles' White Album revisited
Tony Nielsen has a listen to the 50th anniversary release of a classic album.
Music review: The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland
Electric Ladyland is an unbridled visit to a music visionary, writes Tony Nielsen.
SoundBites: Bic Runga, Lawrence Arabia, Alien Weaponry, Villainy
News and new music from Bic Runga, Lawrence Arabia, Alien Weaponry and Villainy.
Australia: Exploring the Great Southern Rail's Indian Pacific
Mike Yardley observing eye watering sites on the Great Southern Rail's Indian Pacific.
Heading down the line on the Kiwirail Explorer
Time to take a trip on the Kiwirail explorer, writes Jo Ferris.
Australia: Brilliance of Bendigo to be explored
Mike Yardley goes exploring in the mines of Bendigo, Victoria.
Movie Review: Suspiria (+trailer)
Review: If you have the stomach for it, Suspiria is well worth seeing.
Trail blazing the Pureora Forest Timber Trail
Sue Halliwell takes on the Pureora Forest Timber Trail.
Music review: Muse, Simulation Theory
Power stadium space rock goes 80s retro as Muse try a few stranger things.
Cheeky! Kiwi auctions his bum for a tattoo of winner's choice
Men normally just grow a moustache for Movember but this man has taken it a step further.
Rose of the Year wins by a nose
Pacific Rose Bowl Festival brings colour to Hamilton. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
10 Questions with Ben Ottewell
Singer boasts voice that sounds like 'a buffalo being back-ended into a wood chipper'.
Movie Review: The Girl in the Spider's Web (+trailer)
The girl with the dragon tattoo has made a gritty return to the big screen.
Coromandel is number one for ones and twos
Hot Water Beach toilet wins Keep NZ Beautiful Award. Made with funding from NZ On Air.