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3:25 PM.Expert builder Stan Scott will take, consider and answer all your DIY questions. Read more Audio

3:16 PM.Charlotte Ryan, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Today we are treated to a performance by singer-songwriter Jim Nothing, who is back with his second album 'Grey Eyes, Grey Lynn'  Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Producer Sam Hollis examines the Netflix documentary Daughters and gives us an early peek at his best of the year list. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Casey describes his spooky story involving a lake in Pakistan and an open grave. Audio

1:35 PM.Rewiring Aotearoa has launched a new household electrification calculator that shows New Zealanders how much money they can save on bills by upgrading to electric machines. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.New research has shown that poor lighting in rest homes contributes to falls. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Jesse's first guest has lost count of the number of babies she's delivered. Read more Audio

3:20 PM.Grant discusses the history of Pitt Island/Rangihaute in the Chatham Islands, possibly the most isolated settlement in New Zealand. Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Today NZ Herald writer Simon Wilson discusses the secret to economic growth. He says there's a strong argument for the idea that the solution is to end poverty. Read more Audio

2:30 PM.At just 27 years old, Zoe has already etched her name in the history books as the first New Zealand sprinter since the 1976 Montreal Olympics to qualify for the Games. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Jemima Huston reviews Sold a Story by APM Reports and The Good Whale by the New York Times. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Today is World Soil Day - so it's timely to speak to a man who is leading the call for a change to the way we view soil. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.A hook-up app for fish head lovers? It's the brainchild of TV fishing personality Matt Watson. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.There's lots of talk around finding unity around at the moment but it seems like it's not really happening. Read more Audio

On Our Changing World, we head to Antarctica to join an international team of researchers studying the giant glass sponges that live on the seafloor.  

While the sea ice might be a flat white… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.Why Christmas movies just work according to a person who's written a fair whack of them.  Read more Audio

2:32 PM.Mike Howie has travelled the world playing and now runs Auckland wine bar Freida Margolis. Read more Audio

2:26 PM.A homemade version of our national dip for festive season chip and dipping occasions. Get the recipe here. Read more Audio

2:12 PM.Tony Stamp introduces us to new music: Tout le Monde (sauf toi) by Clara Luciana and Offend You by Tessa de Lyon. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Kaikanui Aqualand has been operating since 2021 and it's just opened up for its 2024 summer season with a new feature: big red balls. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.In July we talked to Mike Seawright of ReliefAid about the taxcuts for Gaza appeal. Now the charity has launched Gifts for Gaza. Read more Audio

1:25 PM.A portrait Ngati Manawa tohunga (or priest) Wharekauri Tahuna by Charles Fredrick Goldie has sold at auction for just over $3.75 million dollars. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.According to the Manaaki Kaimai Mamaku Trust, our current funding model for conservation is "broken". Read more Audio