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185 White Chairs - stay or go?
According to TripAdvisor, 185 White Chairs is Christchurch’s top landmark attraction and 4th ranked in New Zealand. The collection of white-painted chairs is a stark representation of the lives lost… Video
Twenty Years of NZ Music Videos
Writer, Robyn Gallagher, has watched and chronicled 20 years of New Zealand music videos. She started in 2011 with the idea to watch every NZ On Air-funded music video ever made. And she's watched… Audio
Tech news: Streaming services and CIA hacks consumer devices?
New figures show how New Zealanders are taking to streaming video on demand services; and the privacy implications of the CIA potentially hacking consumer devices to gather intelligence. Audio
Phil Dadson: soundtracks of delight
New Zealand musician and sound artist Phil Dadson now performs as sonicsfromscratch. Audio, Gallery
BookTube and the industry of YouTube authors
You're meandering through a book shop, idling along, checking out what's about past the Crime and Thriller section, when.... a multitude of bright hues catch your unfocused eyes!
These bursts of… Video, Audio
Video emerges of chaos after Emirates crash
Video filmed inside the cabin of a crashed Emirates Boeing 777 in India shows the chaos unfold as passengers scrambled to evacuate via emergency chutes. Video, Audio
David Morriss: A Playlist
David Morriss, host of Classic Afternoons, describes himself as an obsessive collector of CDs, LPs and 78s. He is particularly into Baroque music and period-style performance practice, and studied… Video
Media with Gavin Ellis
Gavin Ellis on a damning report on kickbacks in the U.S. advertising industry is leading to calls for greater transparency in our part of the world; The PWC outlook for New Zealand media over the next… Audio
Two students still in hospital after Dunedin balcony collapse
New high-tech video of the weekend Dunedin student concert at which 18 people were injured when a balcony collapsed shows nobody jumping up and down when it failed. Audio
Violence on Facebook
A video of a man being beaten up has had 260,000 views on Facebook. Audio
Rabbits in glasses
A video of young rabbits in drinking glasses with their heads poking out is dividing the on-line community. Is it cute or cruel? Audio
Andrew Armitage: death of the video store
Owner of AroVideo in Wellington, one of New Zealand's largest independent film rental businesses, which faces an uncertain future in the era of streaming services. Audio
Penny Black
From Hollywood where she worked as a stunt double and director's assistant, to academic life in New Zealand. Fiona Jackson is about to reveal her own first full length feature film. Penny Black is… Video, Audio
Untreated illness driving force in Virginia murders
It's being called a social media murder, but an America professor of psychiatry says the shooting of two Virginia journalists was more likely the result of untreated mental illness. Audio
The Best of Upbeat for 25 July 2015
In this week's episode: Eva speaks to economist and copyright expert George Barker, before meeting violin superstar Isabelle Faust and multimedia artist Jasmeen Patheja. Audio
Jasmeen Patheja: 'Blank Noise'
'Blank Noise' has been making waves both artistically and socio-politically, creating multimedia work to combat sexual predation. Founder Jasmeen Patheja was in Auckland recently to present their work… Audio
Naked Discourse: You Occupy My Body By Looking
Performance artist, Virginia Kennard's latest work, You Occupy My Body by Looking deconstructs notions about the female body and 'how' we look at it. Lists written in donated lipsticks are written on… Audio
Disputed video apparently of inside of the Germanwings plane
Reports of a video taken inside the Germanwings plane moments before it crashed in the French Alps are causing a big stir. Audio
Cleaning up at The Carwash
Any professional has to have not only the right tools for the job, but also the right space from which to work and be productive. Audio
