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Cricket, Mankad run-outs, and the spirit of the game
1:39 PM.It's the cricketing dismissal which raises hackles like no other: a non-striking batsman being run out by the bowler while backing up too far. Read more Audio
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Living with Earthquakes
1:28 PM.It might feel like the Christchurch earthquakes struck a lifetime ago, but the city and its residents are still recovering, both physically and mentally. Read more Audio
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Tongan political instability
1:20 PM.In 2017 Tonga's Parliament was dissolved and since then the government, King and Parliament of Tonga have been wrestling with constant instability. Read more Audio
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Brendan and Alison Turner perform live
1:09 PM.Country singing couple Brendan and Alison Turner are about to tour the country and swing in to perform one of their new songs live in our Auckland studio. Read more Audio
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Helping global companies become more sustainable
3:11 PM.For more than 27 years, Bob Langert made it his mission to serve up sustainability with the 75 hamburgers severed every second at McDonalds Read more Audio
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Carmel Courtney: The Joy of Sax
2:20 PM.Carmel Courtney has mastered the art of playing two saxophones at once. She chooses iconic solos from across the world of the saxophone to play us. Read more Audio
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Poet - Tayi Tibble
2:06 PM.At the Fringe Bar in Wellington tonight, some of the country's best poets are coming together to read their work and raise money for Muslims around the country, Read more Audio
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Cycling on water
1:38 PM.You've heard of walking on water ... but what about cycling on water? Read more Audio, Gallery
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Manukau United and using football to fight racism
1:28 PM.Manukau United is one of the country's diverse football clubs. The club's chairperson, Hone Fowler, joins us to talk about the importance of sport in bringing people together. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Is it time for a rheumatic fever register?
1:19 PM.Rheumatic fever is seriously debilitating illness: gone untreated, it can reduce a person's life expectancy by approximately 15 years Read more Audio
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First song: Bartells
1:10 PM.Sam Bartells was born in Hamilton, raised in Whangarei and is now based in Auckland. He performs his new single Mistaken, about getting sober two and a half years ago. Read more Audio
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Upulie Divisekera - Real Scientists
3:07 PM.Molecular biologist, science communicator and dinosaur evangelist Upulie Divisekera is the co-founder of Real Scientists, a Twitter account run by scientists Read more Audio
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Expert feature - copyright
2:27 PM.Ever wondered why you never hear "Happy Birthday" in a TV show? Why you can't just upload clips from your favourite TV show to YouTube? Read more Audio
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Fake news and the mosque shootings
2:20 PM.After terrible tragedies, misinformation and fake news inevitably spread through social media. We invited Jordan Carter from Internet NZ to advise on what to do if someone you know is sucked in. Read more Audio
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Television Critic Verity Johnson
2:08 PM.Verity reviews last night's episode of Sunday on TVNZ, which covered the mosque shootings, as well as Afterlife, the new Ricky Gervais black comedy on Netflix. Audio
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How useful is sex education in schools?
1:36 PM.A new survey by Family Planning has found young people feel they aren't being taught enough about sex and sexuality in the classroom, and top up their learning on-line Read more Audio
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The Warren: a community woodworking space in central Auckland
1:28 PM.After seeing one too many skips overflowing with usable materials, Auckland tradie Tim Boyd started dragging pieces of timber home to his flat at the end of the day and making them into new things… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Sexism, trolling and the photo of Tayla Harris
1:16 PM.This stunning image is of Tayla Harris, an Australian Rules Football who unleashed a perfect punt - but it became a talking point for all the wrong reasons. Read more Audio
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Critter of the Week - the striped skink
3:29 PM.DoC's threatened species ambassador Nicola Toki is here to talk about this mysterious skink, which lives its entire life in its canopy above our heads, making it very difficult to find and protect. Read more Audio
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Tony Tan's Yangzhou Fried Rice
3:18 PM.Malaysian-born, Melbourne-based chef Tony Tan joins us to talk food, his upcoming culinary tours in Auckland in May, and his recipe for Yangzhou Fried Rice. Read more Audio
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How do you train a guide dog?
3:08 PM.Guide dog trainer Jessica Nelipovich joins us to explain a bit more about these vital animals, and how you teach a guide dog to do what it does. Read more Audio
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NZ Live: MC Tali
2:27 PM.Tali has nearly two decades in the music industry under her belt, and last October released her seventh studio album, Love and Migration. Read more Audio
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