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'I'm surprised people are surprised' - former lawyer Mar 02, 2018

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A lawyer who left the profession after suffering years of inappropriate sexual behaviour from male colleagues is appalled at what she calls 'inaction' by the Law Society in the wake of the Russell McVeagh scandal. Yesterday it was announced the Law Society will establish a working group to look at how to improve reporting of sexual harassment in the legal profession. Kathryn Ryan gets reaction from former litigation lawyer Olivia Wensley and Wellington barrister Wendy Aldred.

Swan song for iconic Kings Arms pub Feb 28, 2018

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The King's Arms Tavern was built in the late 1800s and has been hosting the who's who of New Zealand music since the mid 90s, but it's being bowled for apartments.

The Mixtape: Dave Gibson Feb 24, 2018

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Elemeno P frontman Dave Gibson is this week's RNZ Music Mixtape selector. He chooses some songs and has a yarn with Yadana Saw.

Music 101 Pocket Edition 176: Big Boi/Steel drums/U.S. Girls Feb 24, 2018

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In this week's pocket edition, Number 1 Outkast fan Alex Behan speaks with Big Boi. Tony Stamp is on the phone to Meghan Remy of U.S. Girls and we meet the Wesley Intermediate Steel Drum band.

Indie maestro Merk plays live at RNZ Feb 24, 2018

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Auckland musician Merk has interned with Neil Finn, attended the Red Bull Music Academy, and just signed an Australian record deal. He performed two songs live in the RNZ studio.

Israel Starr Live in Session Feb 24, 2018

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On a hot summer's night in Wellington, Israel Starr and his backing band Newtown Rocksteady record some tunes and sit down for a korero with Yadana Saw.

U.S. Girls' Meghan Remy is Mad As Hell Feb 24, 2018

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Meghan Remy has been making lo-fi pop music for a decade now under the name U.S. Girls. On her eighth album In A Poem Unlimited she's delivered her most accessible, highly acclaimed album so far, but lyrically she's still raging. She spoke to Music 101's Tony Stamp.

Big Boi: cooler than a polar bear's toenails Feb 24, 2018

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Big Boi AKA Sir Luscious Leftfoot AKA Daddy Fat Sax AKA one half of Outkast AKA the man who invented being cooler than a polar bear's toenails is visiting New Zealand to play two shows in mid-March.

Get 'em while they're young: getting kids into steel bands Feb 24, 2018

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RNZ Music visited Wesley Intermediate where a group of young students are learning to play steel pans, to perform as part of a band at Aotearoa's first-ever Steel Band Festival.

Highly anticipated NZ Festival opens with Kupe Feb 23, 2018

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Kupe, the great Polynesian navigator and explorer, as imagined by playwright Apirana Taylor, in one of the first shows of the 2018 New Zealand Festival in Wellington. It's also part of a week long Kupe inspired series of events starting with tonight's Waka Odyssey. This is also the farewell festival for its three time Artistic Director, Shelagh Magadza. Standing Room Only presenter Lynn Freeman is hoping for three weeks of jaw-dropping shows and new experiences. She joins Susie Ferguson in the studio.

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