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1:35 PM.Over the weekend about 250 kids trotted down to Otago's Southern Reservoir to take part in the Fish & Game Take a Kid Fishing event. Fish & Game officer Steve Dixon speaks to Susie about the… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.The Tairawhiti Adventure Trust has already successfully redeveloped the local skate park and now has its sights on the street leading to it. Trust chair, Haimona Ngata speaks to Susie. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.As a physical trainer in the Royal New Zealand Navy, athleticism was a huge part of Jack Church's life. Now two years and one heart transplant later, he's taking part in the Invictus Games in Germany.

3:35 PM.The icing sugar fungus, Beauveria bassiana, is a stealthy member of the fungi kingdom. When it comes into contact with an insect or another invertebrate, it invades the critter and starts growing… Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Today's weekly recipe is from Jess Daniell of Jess's Underground Kitchen and couldn't be a better meal to mark the beginning of spring. She's got a delicious and simple recipe for salmon burgers. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.The sisters who were formally known as Purple Pilgrams, are now performing under their birth names. 'Clementine Valentine' have just released their much anticipated album 'The Coin that Broke the… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Lily Duval, has drawn 50 of the critters we've talked about over the years and put them in a book that's being released next week. It's called Critters of Aoteaora. Lily speaks to Jesse. Read more Audio

1:26 PM.Pasifika rugby players show their vulnerability and strength in the new documentary Family Faith Footy, airing this Sunday on TVNZ. Filmmaker Jeremiah Tauamiti tells Jesse Mulligan viewers will be… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.For a while now we've been looking at insects as a menu item for not only it's high protein value to our diets. But that doesn't  appear to be enough to convince people to put more crickets on their… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Today's Sporting History is with one of New Zealand's best ever known weightlifters, Precious McKenzie. He was also the first athlete in any sport to win four gold medals at four consecutive… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.The giant Central Interceptor tunnel being bored underneath Auckland city has reached the half way mark! Watercare's Central Interceptor executive programme manger Shayne Cunis stops by to give us an… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.A Waikato regional food magazine's been thriving in spite of the tough times and has been so popular there's now a book of recipes available. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.A scientific breakthrough has given hope to conservationists fighting to save the critically endangered kakapo.  Dr Joseph Guhlin, a postdoctoral researcher with Genomics Aotearoa speaks to Jesse. Read more Audio

3:35 PM.We’ve probably all experienced a little bit of tinnitus, or ringing in the ears, at some stage in our lives. But for some people, this phantom sound never goes away. Claire Concannon speaks to the… Read more Audio

3:10 PM. The Beatles, Amy Winehouse, Abba; so many artists who recorded at Abbey Road have had their stories told. Now it's Abbey Road's turn. Legendary music journalist David Hepworth documents the 90 plus… Read more Audio

2:15 PM.Shane Price talks to Jesse about his collection of vintage bikes for this week's 'Collectors Corner'. Read more Audio