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1:36 PM.American photographer and performer Andrew Choate travels the world taking pictures of bollards and organising tours of his favourite ones.  Read more Audio

1:25 PM.What happens when the Elon Musks of the world start colonising Mars? Can they? These are the questions Dr Anna Marie Brennan is posing.  Read more Audio

1:07 PM.We have pop folk duo Looking for Alaska in our Auckland studio to perform a new single, ahead of a new album which is due for release later this year. Read more Audio

3:07 PM.For 60 years, Lale Sokolov kept a secret about his time at Auschwitz concentration camp. When he decided to tell his secret, he chose Heather Morris, a screenwriter from Te Awamutu, living in… Read more Audio

2:26 PM.The upper North Island that we see today hasn't always looked this way. Thanks to some gnarly volcanic eruptions the entire face of the region has been changing over millions of years.  Read more Audio, Gallery

2:22 PM.The home is where we seem to have the most injuries, at least in Auckland according to new figures form ACC. So 'The Trusts' West Auckland are donating 70,000 first aid kits to homes in the hope of… Read more Audio

1:38 PM.The circular economy is a buzz phrase in environmentalism and economics. It's a business model that encourages economic growth without degrading the environment.  Read more Audio

1:29 PM.Barbara Halliwell has been a volunteer support worker for Victim Support for over 20 years. She is one of 3 finalists for the Kiwibank Local Hero of the Year award.  Read more Audio

1:17 PM.New Zealand music legend Peter Posa has died at age 77. The West Auckland-born guitarist is perhaps best known for the song The White Rabbit. Read more Audio

1:09 PM.We welcome back Auckland band Ha! The Unclear - who came on NZ Live last year and are back as they prepare to perform at Coastella later this month. Read more Audio

3:27 PM.This is one of Nicola Toki's favourite critters as you can see! DoC's threatened species ambassador tells us all about this giant weta, Deinacrida heteracantha ('terrible grasshopper').  Read more Audio

3:18 PM.There are tracks and trails all over the Wellington region - but many locals don't know about them, let alone visitors. So a project is underway to change that - it's called find your wild. Read more Audio, Gallery

3:07 PM.Mawera Karetai, aka The Wild Cook, has shared recipes for things like pheasant enchiladas and rabbit with olives in the past, but today it's a zucchini chocolate cake her nine year old can't get… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Holly Ewens and Andy Hummel (aka Rosy Tin Teacaddy) have a fascination with the macabre but they're actually really nice people. Cellist Janet Holborow joins the Paekakariki pair to play some… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Facebook is once again in hot water, after it was revealed the social media giant had been paying people for access to their private data. We talk through these issues with Privacy Commissioner John… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.It's easy to pick up air mattresses and tents on the cheap when you're camping at a festival, but not everyone takes them home. With the rubbish from food and drinks plus these bigger items, the… Read more Audio

9:06 PM.An octopus squeezing through a small space and a squishy ball have inspired a new way of delivering drugs through the skin that is being developed at the University of Otago. Read more Audio

3:25 PM.New Zealand has 15,000kms of beach and it is hugely varied. Our regular historian Grant Morris of Victoria University looks back at when a beach holiday became the norm. Read more Audio

3:13 PM.NZ Herald senior writer, Simon Wilson looks ahead to the local body elections in Auckland and why he thinks better people are needed for councils, how to stand and how to win. Read more Audio