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Why people with dementia can be so moved by music

· December 19, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Researchers at the University of Auckland have been given an $853,000 grant to investigate the power of music for people with dementia. The study is a...

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The best music of 2025

· December 19, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand What were the best and biggest music moments of 2025? Teeks at the Auckland Town Hall? Singing along to Chappell Roan’s The Subway? Joining nearly 300,000...

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The best films of 2025

· December 17, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Best Oscar Contender/Best Movie of the Year One Battle After Another Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s career-long evocation of what he loves about the movies of the...

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Electoral reforms pass final reading

· December 16, 2025

Source: New Zealand Government The Government has passed legislation which helps ensure future elections are timely and efficient, Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “While the core principles guiding our elections...

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How two friends who co-own a house make it work

· December 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand “What if things turn sour?” people often asked when Bennett and Gray mentioned they were investing in a house with a former flatmate. But people don’t...

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Splore festival will end for good in 2026

· December 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Splore music and arts festival organisers have announced that next year’s will be the last due to lower than hoped for ticket sales. Splore curator John...