Best Auckland Libraries Podcasts (2023)

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Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries

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Ngako: The Collections Podcast - Musical Manuscripts 27:14

3d ago27:14

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In this episode, we’re tuning in to the music making of early colonial New Zealand.We meet music librarian and curator Marilyn Portman to look at a collection of early music albums which were brought amongst personal possessions to Aotearoa, to become the soundtrack of life in the colony.To bring the soundtrack to life, we meet up with musician Pol…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Why the fuss about today's protests? 5:47

31m ago5:47

5:47

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Lake Onslow Alternative Could Be A Slippery Slope 5:13

2h ago5:13

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So, no surprises, the Government has officially pulled the plug on the $16 billion Lake Onslow hydro project in Central Otago. Work stopped on Friday. Because the Government thinks it’s money down the drain; says it would be wasteful spending if it allowed it to continue; and reckons it would be a long time before we saw any benefits. Instead, it’s…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Chris Bishop - the leopard who changed his spots 5:10

2d ago5:10

5:10

Do you think a leopard can change its spots? I think it can. The Labour Party, though, doesn’t. Which is why it has come out with what I would rate as the second-most hysterical reaction to the new government’s plan to do away with aspects of our smokefree laws. So Labour decided last year that anyone born after 2008 would never be able to buy ciga…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Luxon needs to put Winston in his place 5:22

1d ago5:22

5:22

Do you think Christopher Luxon might be starting to feel a little bit like Princess Diana, who famously said her marriage to Charles was never going to work because there were three people in the relationship? And how she tried to turn a blind eye to his bad behaviour, until she couldn’t. The new Prime Minister obviously isn’t at that point yet bec…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Commissioners needed for Chch council? 5:40

13h ago5:40

5:40

Yesterday, I was contacted by someone who, I think it’s fair to say, has had a gutsful of the Christchurch City Council. They are someone who is involved with business groups and community groups in Christchurch and they’ve felt compelled to get in touch after all the goings-on over the last couple of weeks. We’ve had the chief executive quitting, …

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on Dawn Baxendale's departure, Three Waters overspending, and the public's confidence in the council 14:04

15h ago14:04

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Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger joined John MacDonald live in studio to discuss the recent departure of Dawn Baxendale, Three Waters overspending, and whether the public's confidence in the City Council has diminished. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Newstalk ZB

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: The Marsden Point pipedream needs shattering 4:35

1d ago4:35

4:35

Forget about it. That’s pretty much the message the Government is getting today from the owner of the Marsden Point oil refinery. That’s the Marsden Point oil refinery that doesn’t do any refining these days because, as you’ll remember, it was shut down in April last year by its private owner which, back then, was known as Refining NZ. These days i…

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Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries

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Ngako: The Collections Podcast - Auckland Poets and Libraries 29:36

3d ago29:36

29:36

In this episode, we make a connection with poetry, poets, and the Auckland Central City Library.Research Librarian Elspeth Orwin takes us on a journey beyond the poetry book collection by sharing the voices of poets who interestingly also have a strong association with Libraries.We also meet and talk with poet and artist Ta Ilui who is both a regul…

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Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries

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Ngako: The Collections Podcast - Learning about Lapland in Rarotonga 18:54

3d ago18:54

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In this episode, we view a unique poster printed in Rarotonga in 1849.Liam Koka'ua talks us through how this poster, Pepa 9, helped to introduce the people of Rarotonga to the Sámi people, who are indigenous to the far north of Scandinavia.Rare Book specialist Jane Wild adds to the story with an additional exploration into the research, the origins…

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Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries

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Ngako: The Collection Podcast - Beauty and the Beast 40:59

3d ago40:59

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In this episode, we read Beauty and the Beast through four centuries of storytelling.Rare Book specialist Jane Wild describes the look and feel of the different stories in their time, how the style of writing and illustrative formats changed, and unfolds some exquisite paper engineering.Children’s librarian Clare Cudmore-Neame adds to the story by …

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Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries

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Ngako: The Collections Podcast- Fernmania 22:18

3d ago22:18

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In this episode, we take a trip back in time to the Victorian craze for fern collecting and how Fernmania was documented. Rare Book curator Renée Orr describes the work of Herbert Dobbie and Eric Craig who collected and documented ferns of Aotearoa in the last part of the nineteenth century. We are also joined by a contemporary print artist and boo…

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Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries

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Ngako: The Collections Podcast - Sports Writing in the mid-20th Century 23:27

4d ago23:27

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In this episode, we look at old sporting magazines from 'the stack' with Heritage Collections curator Andrew Henry and gain insights into how New Zealand sport was written about by journalists in the mid-20th century. We talk also with history student Katia Kennedy who shares her findings on the sports being played at that time, how these were view…

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Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries

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Ngako: The Collections Podcast - Ava, Kava, Kawa 29:35

3d ago29:35

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In this episode, we explore the world of Ava through a printed text of Samoan solo and the experience of library specialists Nia Vavao and Pamata Toleafoa. We visit Anau and Todd at the Four Shells Kava Lounge and learn how Kava is integral to life across Te Moana-nui-ā-Kiwa and valued and enjoyed here in Tāmaki Makaurau.See a list of references fo…

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Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries

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Ngako: The Collections Podcast - Wanderlust the War Years 30:04

3d ago30:04

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In this episode, we find meaning and history in the Auckland Tramping Club’s newsletter Wanderlust. Archivist Sharon Smith shares her insights gleaned from reading the Wanderlust magazine in the period of publication during the Second World War. We are joined by current Auckland Tramping Club members, Ian, Anna and Dennis, on the Club’s programme o…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Smoking changes shameful and unforgiveable 5:21

3d ago5:21

5:21

I hope just as much as the next person that good things do come from our new Government, but what it’s planning to do to our smokefree laws is just unforgiveable. You’ll remember that, last year, the Labour Government passed one of the toughest laws in the world to try and reduce smoking rates in New Zealand. Which would have meant that anyone born…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Who's really to blame for ChCh council fiasco? 5:24

11d ago5:24

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If the mayor or any councillors at the Christchurch City Council are reading this, it's probably going to make you feel a bit uncomfortable. Because, if you think you’re going to get away with letting the chief executive carry the can for the shambles that has obviously been going on under your watch, you’re going to have to think again. Especially…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: SailGP - Auckland's loss has to be Canterbury's gain 4:38

12d ago4:38

4:38

Forget about the Commonwealth Games. We need to start campaigning to get another global sporting event in Canterbury. Can I take you back to Monday March 20. So just over eight months ago. It was the Monday after that brilliant weekend when we had two days of the SailGP yacht racing on Lyttelton Harbour. Remember that? The weather was spectacular. …

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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Nik Kershaw: UK musician on his career and part in the Selwyn Sounds lineup 11:53

12d ago11:53

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Nik Kershaw exploded onto the UK pop scene in 1984 as a solo artist. Recording a string of global hit singles – including ‘Wouldn’t it Be Good’, ‘The Riddle’, and his biggest hit, ‘I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’. Nik will be part of the wonderful line up at Selwyn Sounds in March, and joined John MacDonald to talk about the concert, and his car…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Willis, Seymour or Peters? Who I think should be Deputy PM 5:27

13d ago5:27

5:27

It appears Christopher Luxon’s tight lid on things could be about to blow, with all this talk about who is and who isn’t going to be Deputy Prime Minister in the new government. If I was National’s deputy leader Nicola Willis, I’d be finding it hard to keep the smile on the dial. But she’s managing it so far, from what I’ve seen of her on TV outsid…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: My challenge to Christchurch City Council 5:44

9d ago5:44

5:44

I bet Dawn Baxendale is feeling like a new woman today. Because, as we now know, she is about to be the ex-chief executive of the Christchurch City Council. And God help the next person who takes over. Because what an outfit that place is. Don’t get me wrong. There are lots of good people there. People doing the day-in, day-out stuff that local cou…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Coalition talks- merger or hostile takeover? 5:09

10d ago5:09

5:09

I have never negotiated a merger. And I have never negotiated an acquisition. But I still think I could teach our incoming Prime Minister a thing or two. Because here we are into another week of coalition talks between National, ACT and NZ First and, after all the to-ing and fro-ing from the Cordis Hotel in Auckland, we still don’t have a new Gover…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: What's in the water at Christchurch City Council? 4:40

19d ago4:40

4:40

The leadership structure at the Christchurch City Council is falling apart. And it had mayor Phil Mauger in a real tizz at the start of yesterday’s council meeting. This was when he announced that they had to kick people out and go into closed meeting straight away because there was something urgent they needed to discuss about chief executive Dawn…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Luxon and Seymour deserve better. We do too 5:25

20d ago5:25

5:25

How cringing are these coalition negotiations getting? I’m very tempted to send Christopher Luxon a text message saying ‘you reap what you sow mate’. And I would do that, if I had his number. But then he probably wouldn’t reply because he might not believe it’s actually from me. But if he did. If he did text back and say “Hi John. Great to hear fro…

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Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries

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The Snow Murders: greed, lies and violence in colonial Auckland with Sarah Ell 44:35

15d ago44:35

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A plaque in Devonport marks where in October 1847, Lieutenant Snow and his family were murdered in their beds. One of the perpetrators was subsequently hung on the same site. Who would commit such a crime? Māori Rebels hoping to incite a war, or was it the result of a botched robbery or an argument? Join author and journalist Sarah Ell as she share…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Taxing times for the $740 million man 5:38

16d ago5:38

5:38

National may as well just come out now and say its tax plan is history. It’s toast. Because, as we all knew it would - and as National should have known - the good old NZ First handbrake is proving to be the fly in the ointment in the coalition talks. And it appears National’s idea to partially fund tax cuts by letting foreign buyers back into the …

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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Matt Cross: Race Caller on preparing for the New Zealand Trotting Cup 5:41

16d ago5:41

5:41

Matt Cross called his first New Zealand Cup at the age of just 26. Now four years on, Matt prepares for the biggest racing day on the harness calendar once again: the New Zealand Trotting Cup. It's a huge week for Canterbury, and Matt will call 60 races over eight days of the carnival. He kindly joined John on Newstalk ZB Canterbury Mornings to tal…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Christchurch's $1.4M folly 5:37

18d ago5:37

5:37

Christchurch really is putting on a show this week. And I’m not talking about Cup and Show Week. I’m talking about the city council’s ridiculous show of wasteful spending of public money on its beautification trial on that little bit of Gloucester Street where the Turanga central library is on one side, and the new Court Theatre is being built on t…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Don't dismiss Helen Clark's bombshell 6:20

23d ago6:20

6:20

Helen Clark has dropped a bombshell. Saying that she reckons if Winston Peters doesn’t like what he’s being offered in a coalition deal with National and ACT, he’ll turn around and try and stitch something up with Labour. Now I know the first thing you might say to that, is ‘what about Chris Hipkins saying he would never work with Winston again’? W…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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Politics Friday: Reuben Davidson and Matt Doocey on coalition talks, Chris Hipkins remaining leader, and the Electoral Commission 20:44

25d ago20:44

20:44

Today on Politics Friday John MacDonald was joined by Labour's Reuben Davidson and National's Matt Doocey live in studio. He pressed Doocey on the coalition talks: what on earth is the hold up? Has Labour made the right call to stick with Hipkins as leader? And what needs to happen with the Electoral Commission? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/list…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: More concrete roads needed 5:29

21d ago5:29

5:29

Imagine building a road and it lasts 70 years. That’s what a concrete expert from the US is saying we could do here in New Zealand if we used more concrete instead of asphalt everywhere. Eric Ferrebee is the Senior Director of Technical Services with the American Concrete Pavement Association. Now I’m no concrete expert. I’m no asphalt expert eithe…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Has Labour kept Hipkins in case there's another election? 5:34

27d ago5:34

5:34

“I’m back.” That’s what Chris Hipkins said to media after being reaffirmed as leader of the Labour Party. Kelvin Davis has stood aside as deputy and Carmel Sepuloni is now 2-I-C. Chris Hipkins is going to be accused left, right, and centre of an enormous flip-flop in relation to a wealth tax and a capital gains tax. Because, remember how he said be…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: First responders being treated like the bad guys at mosque inquiry 5:25

28d ago5:25

5:25

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I’ve thought that a few times listening, watching and reading some of the media coverage of the coroner’s inquest into the 2019 mosque attacks. It’s obviously something that Mike Ardagh has thought too. If the name rings a bell - he’s a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Otago in Christchurch. He’s …

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Nats, ACT, NZ First: Did it really have to be this way? 5:05

29d ago5:05

5:05

If you get a text message today from David Seymour - just reply. Just in case it is him. Which is what Winston Peters should have done. Instead of thinking that the text message he got after the election from “David Seymour” wasn’t from Seymour himself, but was from someone pretending to be David Seymour. But I suppose that’s what happens when you’…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Is National's gang rhetoric enough on its own? 5:04

1M ago5:04

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So the gangs are bringing in the lawyers and all the legal experts are on the TV news sitting in front of their bookshelves going tut-tut-tut to National over its plan to ban gang patches and tattoos, saying it breaches the Bill of Rights. And then, in the other corner, we’ve got Christopher Luxon saying ‘yeah, nah - we’re going to do it anyway’. W…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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Politics Friday: MPs Megan Woods and Matt Doocey on National's gang policy, the Metro Sports Centre, and Oranga Tamariki 22:02

1M ago22:02

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Today on Politics Friday, John was joined by Labour’s Megan Woods and National’s Matt Doocey. They discussed National's gang policy, and the fact that the Mongrel Mob is now getting legal advice. Why were decisions made to move the Metro Sports Centre to its current location, given the issues with sinking land we are facing now? And what will happe…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: The muppets have spoiled the fireworks party 5:39

29d ago5:39

5:39

A year ago tonight, it was pandemonium up Pegasus way after fireworks caused a massive fire. People had to evacuate. I remember talking with someone who had been at the Woodend Beach Holiday Park. He was telling me about helping a family get out of there. They were packing up a caravan van and he said you could see the orange glow from the flames g…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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Phil Mauger: Christchurch Mayor on the Parakiore Metro Sports situation, the Bromley Plant fire response, and the treatment of Christchurch East 13:05

1M ago13:05

13:05

Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger joined John MacDonald live in studio this morning for their weekly chat. John asked about the ongoing Parakiore Metro Sports situation and whether the project will continue to face delays. They also talked about the Council's response to the Bromley Plant fire, and why it’s come under fire. Plus, why has Christchurch …

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Tougher action needed on phones and driving 5:36

29d ago5:36

5:36

Do you reckon we’re kidding ourselves thinking that a $150 fine is enough to put people off using their phones when they’re driving? From what I see, I think we are. I was at an intersection the other day, waiting for the lights, and I saw this driver in the car next to me had their phone sitting on the steering wheel. So they were using the steeri…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: The anti-smacking law has failed. But we still need it 5:14

1M ago5:14

5:14

How about this for a statistic to make you proud to be a New Zealander? In the past seven years, since Oranga Tamariki was established, 57 kids have died because of abuse or neglect in New Zealand. They’re the numbers being reported today as we try to get our heads around the death of another toddler, Ruthless Empire, who died just days before his …

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: How about robots instead of TMOs? 5:03

1M ago5:03

5:03

If you hadn’t heard of Tom Foley before yesterday, you’ve probably heard of him now. He was the Television Match Official - or TMO - in yesterday’s Rugby World Cup final. If you were watching the match on TV, he was the guy in the jacket and tie who kept popping up in the corner of the screen. In fact, did he “pop up”? Or was he on screen the whole…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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John MacDonald: Winston and the X-Files skulduggery 4:38

1M ago4:38

4:38

To say that Winston Peters is the Donald Trump of New Zealand politics would probably be going too far. But after his nonsense on the X social media platform about Dame Jacinda Ardern and the Christchurch mosque attacks, you’ve got to say he’s got a touch of the old Donald about him. And it’s being suggested today that, after all his nonsense this …

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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Politics Friday: Labour's Duncan Webb and National's Gerry Brownlee on Winston Peters, New Zealand's response to Gaza, and covering gang tattoos with makeup 17:56

1M ago17:56

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Today on Politics Friday John MacDonald was joined by Labour’s Duncan Webb and National’s Gerry Brownlee. They discussed Winston Peter's comments about the mosque attack and whether he is fit for a role in a potential government. Is New Zealand's response to the Gaza situation strong enough? And will National's plan to have gang members wear makeup…

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Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald

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Frank Bunce: Former All Black ahead of the Rugby World Cup Final and on the importance of having a plan for after rugby 10:26

1M ago10:26

10:26

All Blacks legend Frank Bunce joined John MacDonald on the show ahead of Sunday's World Cup Final. He relived his experience against the Springboks 28 years ago, and also spoke about the importance for our retiring players to have a plan for when life in rugby has finished. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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John MacDonald: Gaza- NZ has a voice and should use it 4:52

1M ago4:52

4:52

I’ve been keeping an eye on all the international news networks, just in case there’s breaking news about something. Of course, there’s breaking news about all sorts of stuff. But not the breaking news I’ve been looking out for. And I reckon if I flicked between the channels all day, I still wouldn’t see any coverage of little old New Zealand’s cal…

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John MacDonald: Three Waters money down the drain 5:09

1M ago5:09

5:09

If you thought the election campaign lasted forever, it seems the counting of the special votes is taking forever too. It’s also looking like this drawn-out process is going to cost a lot of money. Because it’s looking like Labour is going to keep the money tap running all the way until the bitter end. It is nuts, even though it knows full-well tha…

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Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries

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Trio Pohadka present Klezmer and Nordic tunes, 10 August 32:32

1M ago32:32

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Doctors With Instruments from the acclaimed ensemble Pohadka launch the Spring series with a stunning programme contrasting icy and mystical Scandinavian music with warm and upbeat Jewish tunes. The Trio will explore lesser known pieces by Nordic composers Emil Hartmann and Peter Heise. These will be contrasted with the exuberant Klezmer style cham…

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Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries

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Kaha Trio present Winter Wanderer, 24 August 51:10

1M ago51:10

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The Kaha Trio brings us the Winter Wanderer - a journey through two piano trios from Felix Mendelssohn and Joseph Haydn. Haydn’s Trio in G major, is also nicknamed the ‘Gypsy’ trio . As a lover of folk music, Haydn incorporated the tunes from the Verbunko dances performed by Austrian soldiers which can be especially heard in the rondo movement of t…

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Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries

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Catherine Chang and Jesse Oh present 2 pianists, 88 keys! , 7th September 52:44

1M ago52:44

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In collaboration with the University of Auckland, Catherine and Jesse bring us an exciting programme which comprises four-hand piano works and solo performances, ranging from the mid-eighteenth century to the twentieth century. As a duet, they present Mozart’s Sonata in D major K.381. Composed in the Galant style, it features elegant melodies, simp…

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Ngā Pātaka Kōrero - Auckland Libraries

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Kotuku Quintet present Opulence, 21 September 52:44

1M ago52:44

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Kotuku QuintetSimon Ansell (violin), John Seager (violin), Judith Gust (viola), Sally-Anne Brown (cello), Louise Webster (piano).The Kotuku Quintet returns with the Piano quintet in F minor, op. 34 by Johannes Brahms. Described as his greatest piece of chamber music it is probably the most frequently performed of his chamber works. Brahms was a dem…

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