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Music Critic: New tunes by Earth Tongue and Mary Lattimore
2:12 PM.This evening will see some of our finest musicians gathering in Christchurch for the 2025 Silver Scrolls - a chance to celebrate all that's great about the local music scene. Our music critic Zac… Read more Audio
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Heading Off to Egypt
1:45 PM.Today we're going to Egypt as a project over 30 years in the making is about to be completed. It's the brand-new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza. It was announced in 1992, construction began in 2005… Read more Audio
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The Kiwi teenagers taking on Godzone
1:35 PM.Towards the end of November, the 12th iteration of the 'Godzone' adventure race will take place. It involves up to 100 teams of four who have to navigate about 600 kilometres of terrain by hiking… Read more Audio
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The surprising, and exciting, discovery by NZ scientists
1:25 PM.It's not often you get to say you've found 40 new species in one go - but that's exactly what a group of Kiwi scientists has done in Fiordland with the discovery of new marine sponges. The finding… Read more Audio
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Is this wild weather the new normal?
1:15 PM.State Highway 73 South of Lake PearsonPhoto: Andrew Johnstone Some parts of Southland are still without power after last week's wild weather, and there hasn't been much of a respite this week with… Read more Audio
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You're the Judge
3:30 PM.Okay lovely listeners, it's Tuesday, which means we need your help. You see we've got a new segment called 'You're the Judge' where we present an issue that's been sent in by one of our listeners, and… Read more Audio
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Feature interview: Raising confident, caring young men
3:10 PM.Boys today are overwhelmed. They're trying to decode masculinity, navigate friendship and emotion, and survive the chaos of online life. Christopher Pepper, an award-winning health educator, and… Read more Audio
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Music feature: Spotlight on PJ Harvey
2:30 PM.Harvey is a British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, and this year marks the 30th anniversary of her breakthrough album 'To Bring You My Love'. She's received multiple BRIT and Grammy… Read more Audio
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Update on Oz with Brad Foster
2:20 PM.Today Brad talks to Jesse about police recruitment, cracking down on Australian telcos after those network outages, and sport. Audio
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Book Critic: Author Claire Mabey with her picks
2:10 PM.Fans of the show the Great British Bake Off might remember the name Ruby Tandoh. She was a runner up of that show in 2013, and since then has written four cookbooks. Her latest offering is called 'All… Read more Audio
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Tech Tuesday: Fallout from the AWS outage
1:45 PM.Last week the giant cloud that is Amazon Web Services went down -causing outages for huge parts of the web - including servers here in New Zealand. The outage revealed how much the world is reliant on… Read more Audio
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Why Taupo's new mayor is saying no to some events
1:35 PM.Taupo's newly elected mayor has told local residents that he might have to skip art gallery openings, cocktail parties and marae visits in his community, not because he isn't interested, but because… Read more Audio
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The medical student's side hustle that's getting attention
1:20 PM.At just 25, University of Otago medical student Josiah Bugden has managed to balance the demands of his final year of study with a rapidly expanding side project - CourseSpy - a platform helping… Read more Audio
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Why is a Capital Gains Tax such a political hot potato?
1:15 PM.Labour first started working on a blueprint for a capital gains tax under David Lange, but it was scrapped after Labour's 1990 election defeat. Fast forward to 2019 when Jacinda Ardern ruled out… Read more Audio
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What is a Capital Gains Tax and how will it affect you?
1:10 PM.Labour has announced it will campaign on a capital gains tax at next year's election. The tax will apply to commercial and residential properties -excluding the family home and farms - the revenue… Read more Audio
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Critter of the Week: Water Spider aka dolomedes aquaticus
3:35 PM.The critter of the week is the water spider, Dolomedes aquaticus! This spider has a special affinity with water, spending most of their time near braided rivers. Dolomedes spiders are also called… Read more Audio
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Weekend Stuff: How to make sure you get lighting right
3:25 PM.Interior designer Sylvia Sanford joins Jesse to talk lighting - and how to make sure you get it right in your home. Audio
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Food: The art of a great sandwich
3:08 PM.Yellow Brick Road's Martin Bosley joins Jesse to share his avocado and prawn Sandwich with tahini ginger dressing. He says it's a well-mannered and truly pretty sandwich, all subtle pinks and greens… Read more Audio
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NZ Live: Yurt Party live in Christchurch!
2:20 PM.Time for NZ Live and today things are bound to get groovy. Yurt Party are an Otautahi-Christchurch band who have sold out shows with their Balkan and Latin-inspired music. Their album '200' is out… Read more Audio
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Film Review: A 90s remake that's actually good?
2:10 PM.Film critic Dominic Corry shares his picks of the flicks available to see now: Bugonia - the new Yorgos Lanthimos black comedy starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, in theaters next week. The Hand… Read more Audio
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Freaky Friday
1:45 PM.Yes, it's that time of the week when we dig into your strange or harrowing stories. Now next Friday is the 31st of October, Halloween, and we want to make sure we have the spookiest story we can find… Read more Audio
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The Kiwi cop fighting poaching efforts in Africa
1:35 PM.Trainee New Zealand police detective Amber Chauval has just returned from Nambia where she spent time with an anti-poaching unit at the Zannier Reserve. It was her fourth trip to Africa, she's… Read more Audio
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The NZ doctor providing rare fertility-saving help
1:25 PM.Imagine being told, as a teenager, that the treatment that could save your life might also take away your chance to ever have children. Well, there's one doctor in New Zealand providing a rare… Read more Audio
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Why Aucklanders need to be on the lookout for hornets
1:18 PM.Now to news coming out of Auckland -Biosecurity NZ is urging people to be on the lookout for yellow legged hornets. Why you might ask? Well, for the first time, a yellow legged hornet queen has been… Read more Audio
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How to make sure you get insurance payouts after wild weather
1:15 PM.As the wild weather subsides for most of us, attention is now turning to the clean-up job and filing insurance claims To share some advice on how to get your claim accepted quickly, Patrick O'Meara… Read more Audio