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1:35 PM.Taranaki resident Natalya Manton has been recognised for her generous work raising funds and awareness for the Police Dog Trust. Natalya talks to Jesse. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Today is National Fasting Day. Launched by a group called WELOVEFASTING, it's aimed at people who want to give fasting a go with the support of other health-conscious Kiwis. Professor Doug Sellman… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Last Friday a North Canterbury farmer woke up to find that 500 of her precious lambs had been stolen. Federated Farmers board member and rural policing spokesperson Richard MacIntyre talks to Jesse. Read more Audio

3:35 PM.This week's critter is the blue-eyed triplefin - a beautiful little fish with bright blue eyes and candy cane stripes on its body. Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Today we meet Polly Markus whose popular Instagram page, @miss-pollys-kitchen, has led to her putting her recipes in to book form. She also shares her recipe for slow cooked harissa lamb shoulder. Read more Audio

3:00 PM.NZ LIve - Bret McKenzie Read more Video, Audio

1:45 PM.Nanogirl, aka Dr Michelle Dickinson's been looking into the phenomenon of problem solving often happening in the shower. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.The annual Oceania MathsJam Gathering (OMG) will be held in Christchurch, which brings together like minded maths aficionados to play with puzzles and games as well as discussing their interests. … Read more Audio

1:25 PM.A new study shows a significant gap between the motivations for vaping between adults and teens.Assistant Research Fellow at the University of Otago's Christchurch paediatrics department  Dr Ben… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.New research on peas shows it could be the link to adding more nutritional value to plant based beverages. Ken Morison, Associate Professor at Canterbury University talks to Jesse about the work one… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Today's in NZ Sports History we're looking at Dame Yvette Corlett, the first woman from Aotearoa New Zealand to win an Olympic Gold Medal in the 1952 games in Helsinki. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:35 PM.Kate Hall's on a mission to help people find ways to live a life that's better for not just themselves, but the planet. She's founded a company, called Ethically Kate and written a book about… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Research comparing cows milk with plant based beverages has found the latter to only have a fraction of the nutritional value of the animal product. Professor of Nutritional Science at the Riddet… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.A New Zealand based company is hoping its state of the art technology can be used globally in the fight against foot and mouth and other livestock diseases. Epidemiologist Tom Brownlie, who founded… Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Orange-fronted parakeets, or kākāriki karaka, have a new home in Nelson’s Brook Waimārama fenced sanctuary – and they are already firm favourites with some of the sanctuary’s conservation volunteers.

3:10 PM.Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Somewhere along the line, the pursuit became the point and happiness got lost say professors Benjamin and Jenna Storey. They see a deep sense of… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Today's Bookmarks guest is Kiwi punk rocker, poet and author Richard von Sturmer. Best known for writing the lyrics to Blam Blam Blam's song "There is no Depression in New Zealand", Richard is making… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Following on from heavy rain and devastated flooding, Nelson residents might be wondering why they can hear the sound of a military grade helicopter across their city today.  Alec Louverdis, Civil… Read more Audio