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1:37 PM.Earlier this year we spoke to a Kapiti College student who was one of a handul of Kiwi teenagers selected to appear in a Korean reality TV show. The show is called 'After School: School Trip', and the… Read more Audio

1:26 PM.Earlier this week we spoke to Dunedin vet Dr Helen Beattie about giving away surplus produce from her garden to people in her community. We then heard from a Gisborne resident with a similar story… Read more Audio

1:13 PM.An exhibition on hang gliding is in the works, set to open in Wellington early next month as paragliders and hang gliders celebrate 50 years since the sport was introduced to New Zealand. A… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.It was only 28 years ago that World Rugby made the decision that changed the face of rugby in this country - allowing rugby union players to be paid, turning the sport professional. Before then, rugby… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.A bellbird sighting in Hamilton's Mangakotukutuku Gully is a hopeful sign that efforts to restore native vegetation is working. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Georgia Waddington wants to change the face of beauty pageants. The recently crowned Miss New Zealand is about to board a plane to Japan where she'll compete for the title of Miss International 2023… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.23 years on from the release of their number one debut album 'Silencer', ZED have announced they are coming back together. Their hits became synonymous with Kiwi radio, but after just four years and… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Cerebral palsy is the most common cause of physical disability in children in Aotearoa. We meet a scientist researching how muscle symptoms progress in children with cerebral palsy, hoping to find… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Sometimes, real stories about bravery, betrayal and ultimately love are more dramatic than that can be conjured in the imagination. Doug Gold, the co-founder of the More FM radio network, has a knack… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Refugee and human rights lawyer Deborah Manning was 27 years old when she took on the state as co-counsel for Ahmed Zaoui, a former Algerian MP who came to New Zealand as a refugee in 2003. After… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Auckland-based company Dirty International is turning what would be wasted olive brine into something tasty. But what are the uses for brine? Co-founder Jodi Litherland is here to tell us. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.In 2021 Harry Boorman attempted to break the record for the most New Zealand bird species seen in one calendar year. Jesse spoke to Harry at the time, stating his intention to publish a book about the… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.On Sunday the 29th of October, Fashion for Charity will showcase the work of emerging designers in the name of a good cause. It is the brainchild of designer Talosia Haulangi, who has catered the… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Could we have an economy of enough instead of a growth economy? Earlier this year, members of the European Parliament held a 'Beyond Growth' Conference in Belguim. Last month, Aotearoa had its own… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.They're called tradwives, women who choose to stay home, focus on their families and housekeeping, and agree to be subservient to their husbands. They're part of an influential online community who… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Carole King has been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. She co-wrote 118 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and her 1971 album 'Tapestry' topped the charts for 15 weeks on release. It stayed… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.A Dunedin vet has filled her backyard with planter boxes and is putting surplus produce in a stall outside her gate for others to take home. Dr Helen Beattie posted in her local community page asking… Read more Audio

1:23 PM.Auckland Council has just bought 1.6 hectares of land bordering the Auckland Botanic Gardens to extend the park, at a cost of over $12 million dollars. The land was originally marketed to property… Read more Audio