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Open mike 20/04/2024
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Open mike 19/04/2024
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Open mike 18/04/2024
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Open mike 17/04/2024
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Open mike 16/04/2024
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Open mike 15/04/2024
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Open mike 14/04/2024
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Open mike 13/04/2024
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Open mike 12/04/2024
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Open mike 11/04/2024
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Open mike 10/04/2024
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Open mike 09/04/2024
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Open mike 08/04/2024
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Open mike 07/04/2024
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Open mike 06/04/2024
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Open mike 05/04/2024
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Open mike 04/04/2024
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Open mike 03/04/2024
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Open mike 02/04/2024
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Open mike 01/04/2024
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Open mike 31/03/2024
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Open mike 30/03/2024
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Open mike 29/03/2024
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Open mike 28/03/2024
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Open mike 27/03/2024
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Open mike 26/03/2024
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Open mike 25/03/2024
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Open mike 24/03/2024
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Open mike 23/03/2024
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Open mike 22/03/2024
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Open mike 21/03/2024
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- What is ‘doll therapy’ for people with dementia? And is it backed by science?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nikki-Anne Wilson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), UNSW Sydney Jack Cronkhite/Shutterstock The way people living with dementia experience the world can change as the disease progresses. Their sense of reality or place in time can become distorted, which ...5 days ago - As Australia privatises nature repair, the cheapest approach won’t save our threatened species
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- Pacific profiles: Meet the Southside Aiga Midwives, who serve whānau in the heart of Māngere
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- Federated Mountain Clubs Of New Zealand Stand Firm: Conservation Access For All, Not Just The Wealth...
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- MFAT Decision To Ship $4 Million To Vanuatu Out-Of-Touch
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NZ's enormous exclusive economic zone contains a huge amount of carbon in its ocean sediments, and releasing even a tiny proportion could undo any other climate benefits. ...5 days ago
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dana McKay, Associate Dean, Interaction, Technology and Information, RMIT University Jakub Krechowicz / Shutterstock The original idea for the world wide web emerged in a flurry of scientific thought around the end of World War II. It began with a hypothetical ...5 days ago
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Kalokerinos, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Melbourne Jan Faukner/Shutterstock It’s that time of year when students are waiting for school and university results that could change the course of their lives. Uncertain waiting periods are among ...5 days ago
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Loosemore, Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Working practices in the construction industry have been labelled a relic of a bygone era – 64% of employees work more than 50 hours per week. Long working hours can ...5 days ago
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- Newsroom daily quiz, Monday 18 November
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