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1:25 PM.Since 1918, Marlborough sounds residents have had their mail, groceries and provisions delivered by water, carried by the Pelorous Mail Boat. Still operating today, it's one of the world's last such… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:14 PM.An exhibition's been unveiled in Beijing, showing off New Zealand's national parks in the hope of sharing tips with China on managing its protected areas. There are displays showcasing historic… Read more Audio

3:25 PM.DoC's Nicola Toki gives us the lowdown on the chevron skink - one of the country's rarest and most secretive lizards! Read more Audio

3:07 PM.Luke and Tim Burrows' dream to bring plant-based burgers to the masses is coming true with Wise Boys Burgers. Luke shares their recipe for Smoke and Fire Tofu Burgers. Read more Audio

2:21 PM.Alternative Folk / Pop artist Bryony Matthews released her debut album "Little Queen" earlier this year and we can finally get her into the studio and have her play some songs from it. Read more Audio

1:39 PM.Ambury regional park is hosting its annual Farm Day this weekend, as it done every year since 1988. It's all about bringing the country into Auckland, offering up some farm fun for the city slickers -… Read more Audio, Gallery

1:32 PM.The call of the sea lead Steve Hathaway to give up his day job as a builder and start filming the world underwater. With the help of his daughter Riley, he began filming short educational shows on… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Around the world more than 45 million people are currently enslaved. A quarter of them are children. They're sobering facts that are often overlooked, with human trafficking and exploitation largely a… Read more Audio

1:16 PM.Niue has made a giant step forward in ocean conservation today, announcing it will establish a protection park covering 40 per cent of its waters - more than a hundred and twenty thousand square… Read more Audio

9:07 PM.After twenty years of puzzling, geologist Bruce Hayward reckons he has identified some mysterious patterns in a west Auckland roadside cutting as moa footprints. Read more Audio

3:27 PM.Matthew Jones tells us about his thesis on deep sea food webs in New Zealand waters, mainly fishes and critters from depths of 900 - 1200 metres, which is about four sky towers deep! His interest is… Read more Audio, Gallery

3:09 PM.Today we discuss The Parting by Thom Conroy We'll be giving away a copy of Thom's novel The Salted Air to the writer of the best email. And next Thursday, October 12th we will talk about Yoot by… Read more Audio

2:17 PM.This week Mary tackles the worries and misunderstandings about the New Zealand Super. Read more Audio

1:32 PM.You may remember last week when we were in Dunedin we were talking about recipes in books and I thought that perhaps there were recipes in the classic Ulysses by James Joyce. Read more Audio

1:26 PM.Most of us know what it's like to suffer the consequences of less-than-wise choices made the night before – 'I should have eaten something' ... 'I should have left before the shots started'. The… Read more Audio

1:16 PM.Photographer John Crawford has been documenting the people who live on the streets of Auckland and at the same time listening to their stories. The upcoming exhibition of his portraits is also a… Read more Audio, Gallery

3:07 PM.With the price of a ticket to the cinema pushing 20 bucks, we all want to get the most out of going to the movies. Enter Ann Hornaday. She's the Chief film critic for the Washington Post. She wants… Read more Audio