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1:20 PM.Swiss voters go to the polls this weekend to decide what could be a radical change to the country's banking system. Supporters say it will make the industry more stable. Critics say the move would be… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Australian-Kiwi singer-songwriter Wallace is in the Wellington studio ahead of her gig tonight as part of the capital's jazz festival Read more Audio

9:00 AM.Acting PM in waiting seeks help from Helen. Ken scrapes the bottom with the dunny-roll talkback chestnut.

By Paul Casserly and Mike Sheils

Voices - Anika Moa, Cohen Holloway, Toni Potter, Paul… Read more Audio

9:06 PM.Psychologist David Moreau is working with New Zealand schools to find out if exercise combined with a computer game aimed at brain training could help improve kids' brains. Read more Audio

3:30 PM.EFTPOS and ATMs changed not just the way we bank, but arguably, the way we live. But was that a good thing? Produced by Justin Gregory. Read more Audio

2:35 PM.Which famous writers have had the biggest influence on NZ's development? Our regular historian, Grant Morris of Victoria University discusses the influence of some of the world's greatest writers on… Read more Audio

2:22 PM.The Spinoff's business editor, Rebecca Stevenson has been looking into the monopolies that are the licensing trusts in West Auckland. Read more Audio

1:38 PM.In New Zealand there are now stockpiles of waste with nowhere to go, millions of kilograms of recycling waiting for new buyers. But some councils are still paying for their waste to pile up. Read more Audio

1:30 PM.Children often think up wild ideas, have vivid imaginations and big plans for the future, so how do we bolster that in a realistic way without crushing their dreams? Read more Audio

1:22 PM.You can now identify New Zealand's native shrubs, ferns and trees on the go thanks to a free app developed by AUT's School of Science. Read more Audio

1:13 PM.Wellington brothers, Fletcher and Curtis Mills are also a musical duo called Postlove, and are about to release their debut EP, Couples. They perform their song, Choices. Read more Audio

3:07 PM.Most of us love to hate processed food. It is a modern culinary conundrum; we want food to be wholesome and fresh, but we also want bread that doesn't go stale after two days. Read more Audio

2:27 PM.Last month at the Ockham Book Awards Annaleese Jochems' debut novel Baby won the Hubert Church Best First Book Award for Fiction.  Read more Audio

1:34 PM.In the future we will need to better understand animal emotions so we can prove our farm animals are well looked after, says Jim Webster. He's part of an AgResearch Animal Welfare Team that's been… Read more Audio

1:28 PM.Those of you in rural parts of the country probably already know that this year's Fieldays kicks off next week. Nowadays tech is a crucial part of farming, with drones and robots integral to the… Read more Audio

1:19 PM.Watch any medical drama, or visit any emergency department, and there's one thing that seems to be a universal source of respite - oxygen. But what if that steady stream of oxygen is actually doing… Read more Audio

1:09 PM.The New Zealand Guitar Quartet are performing as part of the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra's Guitar Extravaganza. They join us live from our Christchurch studio Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Behind the scenes on many of today's most popular TV shows, women are calling the shots. It's the power of female showrunners we have to thank for the surge of more authentic female characters and… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Bob Dylan's announced he's going to be here for two concerts in August this year - so probably fitting we turn to an expert on the man himself. Professor Richard F Thomas teaches a course on Bob Dylan… Read more Audio