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1:21 PM.Tech commentator, Paul Brislen, believes that Spark Sport have ironed out the teething problems which interrupted the first All Blacks match. Read more Audio

1:12 PM.One year on from a deadly earthquake and tsunami off the central island of Sulawesi in Indonesia more than 170 thousand people are homeless. We speak to World Vision Operations manager Yosellina who's… Read more Audio

8:00 AM.The radioactive gas radon can be a risk in the basements of stone houses and used to, erroneously, be touted for its health benefits, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 67 of Elemental. Read more Audio

3:35 PM.Doc's Threatened Species Ambassador Nicola Toki tells us about this weeks' critter the Pygmy goosefoot. A nationally endangered species that was presumed extinct and discovered again three years… Read more Audio

3:23 PM.Ali Ventura steps into the studio today to tell us about some of the many adorable entries we've received for our Knit a Critter competition - which closes in just over two weeks - on the 15th… Read more Audio

3:07 PM.The boss of Jess' Underground Kitchen, Jess Daniell has created a simply stunning dish - perfectly suited for Spring. She's dropping into our Auckland studio to share her recipe for Coq Au Vin Blanc… Read more Audio

2:24 PM.Wellington electro-folk artist Lake South makes lush music with richly layered vocals and warm, fuzzy synths. He joins us – with band – to play tracks from his second album Wellington/Te Upoko o Te… Read more Video, Audio

1:48 PM.Te Papa Museum wanted to showcase what global warming is really like and get children interested. So they created a Climate Converter, for the Te Taiao Nature exhibition.  Read more Audio

1:38 PM.Mental health, anxiety and depression are the main issues worrying young kiwis, a recent survey has found. Youthline was behind the study and are now calling for swift action by the Government to… Read more Audio

1:28 PM.In November 1947 a fire broke out at Ballantynes department store in Christchuch. 41 people died in the blaze. Ablaze is a new drama on TVNZ which tells the story of the workers inside the building. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:25 PM.It's climate strike day. School kids and adults will join together to march for action on climate change. There are more than 40 events around the country. Reporter Tracy Neal crosses live from… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:11 PM.Les Misérables is back for a season in Auckland this November with theatre star, Hayden Tee, returning home to play Inspector Javert in Victor Hugo's mega hit musical. He's in today for first song. Read more Audio

1:09 PM.A violinist and a harpist have got a slightly unusual tour plan - they're hiking the entire Te Araroa trail of NZ next month, taking their instruments to perform a series of concerts along the way. Read more Audio

3:17 PM.The government has announced the introduction of compulsory NZ history lessons in our schools. Dr Grant Morris from Victoria University gives us him wish-list of the subject areas.  Read more Audio

3:12 PM.Metro Magazine's digital editor Tess Nichol has been getting all het up about some BIG voices dominating the media with their bad opinions. Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Time for this week's biography, and today we're talking about a humble man from Canterbury who went on to win two Victoria Crosses for his bravery and valour in the most trying of circumstances.  Read more Audio

1:39 PM.There's a call for land expected to be declared "surplus" by the NZTA, to remain in public hands.  Read more Audio, Gallery

1:30 PM.Health and arts are usually separate disciplines but can come together in the discussion of wellbeing. Victoria University of Wellington is connecting the sectors for a one-day event. Read more Audio

1:21 PM.Climate change is not only disrupting our weather and eroding our coastlines, it's threatening our native plants. There is a back up plan for our indigenous flora though - seed banks.  Read more Audio

7:00 AM.On Eyewitness - it's been 20 years since the killing of a child shocked the country. We said it must never happen again. So why has it? Produced by Katie Doyle. Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Japan is a country of beauty, depth and surprises, says English-American writer Pico Iyer who has lived there for 32 years. Read more Video, Audio

2:17 PM.Devilskin have toured with such luminaries as Alice Cooper, Motley Crue, Disturbed, Korn and Slash ... and now they're heading on a nationwide tour. The band's bass player is Paul Martin. Read more Audio