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3:27 PM.Leptinella filiformis, or the slender button daisy, is local to North Canterbury and was once declared extinct. But it was rediscovered in 1998 and can now seen in some gardens, thanks to careful… Read more Audio

3:17 PM.We continue our series on the Great Walks of New Zealand. Today we're going to hear about the stunning Rakiura Track on Stewart Island.  Read more Audio, Gallery

3:08 PM.Canadian chef and restaurateur Eric Pateman recently visited New Zealand. He is writing Canada's National Culinary Tourism Strategy and travels all over the world to help people define their cuisine.

2:27 PM.Echo Children identify as Kiwi but its members come from Britain, Canada and Sweden. Read more Audio

2:08 PM.Dan reviews Solo: A Star Wars Story and The Bookshop. Read more Audio

1:32 PM.Among the many events at the Auckland Writers Festival last week was the awarding of the Sarah Broom Poetry Prize for 2018. Wellington poet Jane Arthur won the title. Read more Audio

1:24 PM.Isla Fisher will be a familiar name to anyone who watched the Aussie soap Home and Away in the 90's - but today we are talking to Isla Fisher in her role as a best-selling children's author. Read more Audio

1:19 PM.In an emergency, fire, police, and ambulance often only have an address to go on, but what happens if they can't find that address?  Read more Audio

1:10 PM.For the last few years Seth Haapu has been under the radar but the 2018 Silver Scroll nominee has been quietly fostering his own return to music and now the singer is back with his soulful R&B sound.

9:00 AM.Ken speaks out in support of the prominent rugby player who is deeply concerned about saving particular kinds of people from eternal damnation.

By Paul Casserly

Voices - Toni Potter and Paul… Read more Audio

9:06 PM.Fifteen Dunedin citizens took part in a University of Otago citizens' jury to discuss legalising euthanasia and assisted dying. Read more Audio

2:35 PM.Has New Zealand ever had an aristocracy? Grant Morris of Victoria University looks back Read more Audio

2:26 PM.Simon Wilson from the NZ Herald joins us to talk about a damning report into road safety in Auckland and what needs to be done to improve things. Read more Audio

1:39 PM.More evidence on the benefits of exercise as we age. It's never too early to start! Read more Audio

1:32 PM.Otago University Press has digitised the first 20 years of Landfall - that's 80 issues and the work of 540 authors including some of our greatest writers such as Janet Frame and Frank Sargeson. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:24 PM.Supermarkets are reducing their use of plastic shopping bags and people are starting to realise just how much damage plastic is causing our oceans - but what about the impact on our soils? Read more Audio

1:16 PM.Zulu Love from South Africa is made up of some of Soweto's best musicians. The group is touring New Zealand with the show, South African Harmonies and perform live for us in our Wellington studio. Read more Audio

3:08 PM.They say you are what you eat but there is growing evidence that you are what you say. Language can colour the way we look at the world according to Dr Lera Boroditsky.  Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Matt Nippert was named business journalist of the year at the Voyager Media awards and was also the winner of the supreme individual prize on offer, the 10 week scholarship at Wolfson College at… Read more Audio