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Gauge

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Happy Birthday Katherine Mansfield

October 14, 2016October 16, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 1920s, book, Days Bay, Katherine Mansfield, literature, NZBC, Wellington

Today marks the birthday of Katherine Mansfield, who was born on 14 October 1888. In celebration of the influential and

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NZ History Sound

National Poetry Day

August 26, 2016September 12, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 1930s, book, Dunedin, John A Lee, literature, London, National Poetry Day, poetry, radio, Robin Hyde, World War I, World War One, WW1, WWI

To mark National Poetry Day today, here is a historic radio broadcast from 1939 by politician and novelist John A.

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Audio Curios: “From one side of the fault line to the other”

June 1, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 2010s, Audio Curios, Christchurch earthquake, Community Access Radio, Gareth Watkins, James Norcliffe, Joanna Preston, literature, Morrin Rout, Plains FM, poetry

The long-term experiences and effects of the Canterbury earthquakes are woven through the many and varied broadcasts on Plains FM

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Audio Curios: “I Live Your Book”

March 9, 2016March 14, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 2010s, Audio Curios, book, Gareth Watkins, literature, Mike Hosking, Newstalk ZB, Sarah Knight, self-help, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a…

Mike Hosking talks to author Sarah Knight about how he “lives” her new book, The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a… (Best

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