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1:07 PM.Auckland four piece band Summer Thieves are rocking in to our Auckland studio to play our first song today! Read more Audio

3:11 PM.For most of his life, Cambodian refugee Monkol Lek seemed to have a guardian watching over him. His family was able to flee Cambodia during the brutal reign of the Khmer Rouge to live a peaceful life… Read more Audio

2:33 PM.How does society view menopause and how much understanding do we have of how it can affect people's behaviour? Also how has hormone replacement therapy been viewed historically and why is that… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.The first 101 issues of NZ music and culture magazine Rip It Up have been digitised by the National Library of New Zealand and can now be found and searched online.  Read more Audio

1:38 PM.Rotorua is gearing up for GeyserCon! It's the 40th national science fiction and fantasy convention held in New Zealand. Read more Audio

1:29 PM.A new bioheritage report has been released today and it warns that our behaviour is getting in the way of making Aotearoa pest free.  Read more Audio

1:14 PM.A new study has been released today which could change the way we treat asthma on a global scale. Medical Research Institute of NZ Lead researcher Professor Richard Beasley speaks to Jesse about the… Read more Audio

8:00 AM.Fluorine is a highly toxic green gas that is the main ingredient in non-stick teflon coatings. In ep 27 of Elemental, Prof Allan Blackman from AUT, says that fluorine has very different properties… Read more Audio

3:33 PM.Nicola Toki, DOC's threatened species ambassador is in with our critter of the week! Veronica Barkeri is known by many names: Chatham Island tree hebe, Barker's hebe and Barker's koromiko.  Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Today food writer Julie Biuso shows us how to make a dish that can be eaten on its on or as a side or as part of a platter. Nicoise beans makes a great picnic dish or light lunch. Read more Audio

2:23 PM.New Zealand musician Neil MacLeod is with us today for NZ Live. He's a singer/guitarist and he's got a couple of mates with him in the Wellington studio. Read more Audio

1:55 PM.Grammy-winner Kacey Musgraves in the country. The singer-songwriter is undoubtedly a country-music star, but her appeal is bigger than that, introducing a new generation of fans to the genre.  Read more Audio

1:29 PM.Finding the perfect pair of undies can be a struggle, especially if you're trying to move away from fast fashion and unsustainable brands. At least that's the problem new brand WEARS is trying to… Read more Audio

1:17 PM.Australians will head to the ballot box tomorrow. The polls currently have Labor in the lead over the Liberal-National coalition and its leader, current Prime Minister Scott Morrison.  Read more Audio

1:09 PM.Life doesn't stand still for kiwi singer-songwriter Jenny Mitchell - hot off the heels from touring through Sweden, Ireland and Australia - she's about to hit the road here, showcasing her new album… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.NIWA freshwater ecologists hope sophisticated satellite tags will solve the msytery of where New Zealand's longfin eels go to breed in the Pacific. Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Financial journalist and author Mary Holm is our regular money expert and today she's looking specifically at investments.  Read more Audio

2:23 PM.In our NZ Biography slot today, we're looking at Jean Batten who's considered as New Zealand's greatest aviator. She was celebrated around the world for her heroic solo flights during the 1930s.  Read more Audio

1:36 PM.Ross Noble's won a slew of prestigious comedy awards, tried his hand at stage acting and remains one of the most successful surrealist comics in the world....and he's back in New Zealand.  Read more Audio