Encounter with scene-stealing penguin
THE PENGUIN LESSONSDirector: Peter Cattaneo(M) ★★★+ There was a story on RNZ last weekend about dogs’ eyebrows; apparently, they’ve evolved to facilitate the manipulation of humans.
Tom McKinlay
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Backing the reo
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Backing the reo
Dunedin based group He Waka Kōtuia had no hesitation when asked to back Marlon Williams in his latest project, they tell Tom McKinlay.
The right people for a crisis
The right people for a crisis
People need to take back the power to address climate change, Benjamin McKean tells Tom McKinlay.
Songs of substance
Songs of substance
Adam McGrath continues to sing it like he sees it, he tells Tom McKinlay.
Fifty-one reasons to hope
Fifty-one reasons to hope
A humanitarian mission to Afghanistan carried the extra weight of tragedy, Tom McKinlay writes.
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Global influence falls through to album
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Global influence falls through to album
Politics and hope sit side by side on Jay Clarkson’s new album, she tells Tom McKinlay.
Signing up to the big myth
Signing up to the big myth
There’s an agenda at play in the Treaty Principles Bill that stretches well beyond that document, Dame Anne Salmond tells Tom McKinlay.
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Joining the dance
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Joining the dance
The cover art for Nadia Reid’s new album has the singer-songwriter still dressed in Dunedin black but contemplating a brighter palette.
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For plants and people: Alan Matchett's botanic calling
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For plants and people: Alan Matchett's botanic calling
Alan Matchett has been keeper of something close to a sacred trust these past several decades.
No skirting the issues
No skirting the issues
A little remembered campus standoff, now the focus of a documentary, tells us much about ourselves, director Katie Wolfe tells Tom McKinlay.
Inspired by fire
Inspired by fire
Calla is playing to the flames in her latest recording, she tells Tom McKinlay.
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The war at home
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The war at home
A new history of the extraordinary Māori contribution at home during World War 2 shows they were fighting on more than one front.
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Sounds like Shakespeare
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Sounds like Shakespeare
A soundtrack worthy of Shakespeare was ready and waiting in Dunedin, director Brent Caldwell tells Tom McKinlay.
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Something to believe in
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Something to believe in
Magic was meant to have gone the way of superstition. Cosentino tells Tom McKinlay why our rational modern minds continue to believe.
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Stripping away the climate denial
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Stripping away the climate denial
After running for two years in The Weekend Mix, Bruce Mahalski’s climate crisis cartoon strip is now a book. He tells Tom McKinlay about letting the animals have their say.
They’ve got a ticket to ride
They’ve got a ticket to ride
Dunedin band Skin & Bone are keepin’ on swinging, John Dodd tells Tom McKinlay.
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The means necessary - climate change in the dock
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The means necessary - climate change in the dock
Protesters are in the dock but it’s increasingly climate change that is on trial, writes Tom McKinlay.
Ko te reo kia rere
Ko te reo kia rere
The Weekend Mix’s new poetry editor, Jessica Hinerangi T.C., has taken on the role in the middle of Mahuru Māori, the annual celebration of the language.
Planning to retreat
Planning to retreat
South Dunedin may be the poster child for managed retreat, but its challenges won’t be solved in isolation, Prof Jonathan Boston tells Tom McKinlay.
Towards an authentic reo Māori
Towards an authentic reo Māori
Your computer won’t be heading off for a walk, if Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell can help it.