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3:30 PM.Pāua not only have highly colourful shells and make tasty fritters, they're also one of the fastest moving snails in the world. DoC's endangered species ambassador Nicola Toki tells us more. Read more Audio

3:21 PM.Laura talks about smoky teas. Read more Audio

3:07 PM.Former Masterchef Winner, Chelsea Winter is our food guest today - and she has a new cookbook out, called EAT and shares her recipe for Lemon Squeezy Slice. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Jasper Hawkins and his band play live in our Auckland Studio. We played his song Letter to My Mother last month - it was written for the family of his childhood friend who died in an accident - we got… Read more Audio

1:32 PM.75-foot Monohull boats will be used when Team New Zealand defends the Auld Mug in Auckland in March 2021. The new rules were announced today for 36th America's Cup regatta, after negotiation with the… Read more Audio

1:24 PM.Biketober begins this weekend in Christchurch and Auckland. The month-long festival is all about getting bums bikes with activities and events to get people pumped about cycling. Christchurch… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Rugby players may be at more risk of developing joint issues, like arthritis and osteoporosis, according to new research. A UK study found former elite players were more likely to report pain and… Read more Audio

9:06 PM.Great Barrier Island has become the world's third International Dark Sky Sanctuary, in recognition of its outstanding star-filled night skies. Read more Video, Audio

3:25 PM.We meet Dr Dianne Lees became a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychiatry in May this year - for which she designed an intervention to support parents adopt more positive parenting techniques Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Today's story is by Dunedin based author, Vincent O'Sullivan; The Families, which we discuss with Claire Finlayson, the Programme Director for the Dunedin Writers & Readers Festival.  Read more Audio

2:22 PM.Economist Shamubeel Eaqub details the ongoing economic impacts of the UK's slow withdrawal from the European Union – aka Brexit. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Jesse is presenting the show from Dunedin today, ahead of tonight's Silver Scroll Awards at which he is Emcee. What better excuse do we need to start off with a Dunedin based songstress. Jay… Read more Audio

1:40 PM.Dunedinites will no doubt be aware of the legacy that is Radio Dunedin, but for those of you who don't - it was launched in 1922, making it New Zealand's first ever radio station and get this, it's… Read more Video, Audio

1:30 PM.Many of us will remember the film Footloose, about a small American town that banned dancing with a quintessentially 80s soundtrack. Turns out, the story wasn't that fantastical - throughout history… Read more Audio

1:17 PM.Dunedin boasts many attractions but did you know it's a UNESCO creative city? It was crowned a 'City of Literature' in 2014. Here with us to tell us how it works and some of the projects she's working… Read more Audio

3:30 PM.The mighty Manchester United go head-to-head in a match with an amateur Auckland team. How do you reckon the game turns out? Produced by John Baker and Justin Gregory. Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Despite our quest for happiness (and all those smiley face emojis) depression, anxiety and suicide are on the rise in the western world. What's really missing from our lives is meaning, says… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Jonathan Brugh was one half of pioneering comedy duo Sugar and Spice, then went on to play 183 year old Deacon in Taika Waititi's "What We Do in the Shadows". Soon he'll be seen in the third series of… Read more Audio