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1:13 PM.Last Thursday we were blown away by one of the finalists in the auckland schools performance contest, Stand up Stand Out. We meet another finalist from SUSO - singer/songwriter Sonatane Kaufusi from… Read more Audio

3:27 PM.Hamilton's frogs are home-bodies extraordinaire! - moving around only a few square metres in their entire life.  Read more Audio

3:21 PM.We're wandering an urban route on Talk the Walk today. The Christchurch 360 trail is a 135 km track which circles the city and walking along it you'll pass through wetlands, savannah, bush and the… Read more Audio, Gallery

3:14 PM.Cook and food writer Kelly Gibney uses pesto as a way to eat more greens and use up those extra herbs and green veges in the fridge. She shares her best pesto recipes.  Read more Audio

2:23 PM.Tom Scott made his name rapping about youth, disenchantment, and blurry nights out with the hip-hop troupe Home Brew. Now he's back with Avantdale Bowling Club - a fusion of hip-hop and free jazz. Read more Video, Audio

1:33 PM.Hamilton has a very vibrant music scene. Not just Kimbra, though she is one of the stars to come out of there, and one who participated in what's called the Hamilton Circle. Tomorrow the Tenth Annual… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:24 PM.In the next hour, Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is expected to hold a party room meeting. It makes our political system in New Zealand seem pretty stable, in fact many say this puts to… Read more Audio

1:12 PM.Jesse Hanan's Dad sent us some recordings of his son performing, we thought he was great and reckon you will too, so we invited him on the show to perform. Read more Audio

9:00 AM.Clark Gayford has a helpful upgrade and Ken gets into plastic bags.

By Paul Casserly and Lee Baker

Voices - Toni Potter, Paul Casserly

Studio engineer - Rangi Powick Audio

9:06 PM.Cardboard boxes are the workhorse of the economy, and Scion has a special facility to test them and better understand why they sometimes fail. Read more Video, Audio

3:22 PM.Miriam Ludbrook tells us about her thesis on avian acoustic communication - namely, how urban noise affects how Tui's sing. Read more Audio, Gallery

2:22 PM.Mary Holm is away so today and Thursday the 6th September we have gardening expert Lynda Hallinan in to answer your gardening questions - including how to deal with snails and slugs! And when to plant… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.A Raglan drone company hopes manufacturers can band together so their long-flying heat detection design can be used to protect rhinoceroses from poachers across Africa.  Read more Audio

1:33 PM.The government has announced it will fully fund a walking and cycling link across the Auckland Harbour Bridge. We speak with Patrick Morgan of the Cycle Action Network. Read more Audio

1:28 PM.It's a question as old as time: what on earth are you supposed to do in the doctor's waiting-room? You can read, sure, but only if you're a fan of 12 year-old New Idea and Autocar magazines... Read more Audio

1:22 PM.On Monday we talked to an Australian researcher about getting dads involved in parenting programmes. We were then contacted by Dave Owens, who runs a website called Great Fathers.  Read more Audio

1:11 PM.The finals of the annual secondary schools' competition, Stand Up, Stand Out, take place in Manukau on September 1. One of the finalists, Silika Isaia, performs a heartfelt song in our Auckland… Read more Video, Audio

3:10 PM.Psychoactive substances are experiencing a scientific resurgence with evidence showing their value in treating depression and addiction, author Michael Pollan says, but they also pose risks. Read more Audio

2:28 PM.Sue Scott was the first woman civil engineering graduate from Auckland University, getting her degree in 1975. Since then has gone on to a multi-coloured career in the industry, with spells working… Read more Audio