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3:10 PM.How NZ distinguishes between pests and game animals is a mystery to wild foodie Mawera Karetai. She talks about the pleasures of peacock meat – yes, it's not unlike chicken – and shares a recipe for… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Ukulele trio The Nukes have played their unique blend of folk, bluegrass, reggae and post-punk at 60 live shows this year. Read more Audio

2:00 PM.Ken has been back to the farmers' market and found a flyer that sets him off. Bob Jones 'phones the Psychic Tui for advice, then takes his own.

Voices by Charlotte Ryan, Graeme Hill, Paul Casserly

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1:35 PM.Auckland artist, Paris Kirby, is holding free life drawing classes, as part of Auckland Art Gallery's The Body Laid Bare programme. She's with us to talk us through how to draw the nude. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:25 PM.The National Cat Show is back in Christchurch this weekend for the first time since the quakes. Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Donald Trump has confirmed he will withdraw the US from the Paris climate change agreement. Read more Audio

9:06 PM.As more microbes develop resistance to every kind of antimicrobial treatment, the threat of dying from even common infectious diseases is increasing - so what should we be doing about it? Read more Audio

3:23 PM.Today Jane Ashworth tells us about her thesis on the polychrome hammerbeam roof of All Saints North Street Church in York. Read more Audio, Gallery

3:09 PM.Today we discuss Welcome to Paradise by Mandy Hager. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Investment risks Part 3: Looking over your shoulder, overseas and overconfident. In a four-part series, Mary talks about the risks described in the newly updated Upside Downside - a guide to risk for… Read more Audio

1:41 PM.It was 50 years ago today that Sgt. Pepper's was released. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.A short documentary about the utopian '70s Coromandel commune Mahana, and its lone original resident Arthur, has been released on VICE New Zealand. Read more Audio

1:24 PM.Scientists have been working to predict what the future of biosecurity will look like. The team of international researchers proposed 14 major issues they believe will shape biosecurity and border… Read more Audio

1:17 PM.Hundreds turn out, some before sunrise, for the opening of a new Kmart in Petone this morning. But what will the store opening mean for retail in the area? And what does this mean for smaller… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.In 2017, Disney blockbuster Moana took Pacific music to the world. Opetaia Foa'i and his daughter Olivia perform 'We Know The Way' from the Moana soundtrack. Read more Video, Audio

3:15 PM.When you read Hairy McClary from Donaldson's Dairy to your kids at bedtime, are you giving them an unfair advantage over other children? Read more Audio

3:05 PM.The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has released a hard hitting report into the state of our country's native birds. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Suzanne Vega's second album was a big hit in New Zealand, reaching number one on the album charts in 1987. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.In today's visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, Sarah Johnston is going to play us some rugby songs from days gone by. Read more Audio, Gallery