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1:15 PM.A bid to repatriate Katherine Mansfield's remains to her Wellington birthplace has been labelled as ghoulish and inappropriate by New Zealand author C.K Stead. Read more Audio

9:04 PM.Smart electronic transmitters are revolutionising the way Department of Conservation rangers keep track of kākāpō. Read more Audio

3:09 PM.Margo Barton is a Professor of Fashion, and the woman behind the iD International Emerging Designer Awards which are now in their 13th year. They attract hundreds of entries from around the world. She… Read more Audio, Gallery

2:34 PM.The winter football season is about to begin for thousands of New Zealanders. Football is extremely popular in NZ. However, we have literally hundreds of books on our rugby history and very little on… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Dr Jess Berentson-Shaw is a science researcher and communicator working for the Morgan Foundation, where she focusses on applying science and evidence to public policy. She also writes for the Spinoff… Read more Audio

1:36 PM.Short-term vote-winning policies are often promoted in election years, but are we governing with long-term goals in mind? Jonathan Boston talks to Jesse Mulligan about planning for the future. Read more Audio

1:23 PM.We've talked before on the show about a proposal to develop the southside of the Okura Estuary. The development was approved by the first Unitary Plan recommendations but that was overturned by the… Read more Audio

1:13 PM.Hikurangi Enterprises' hemp trial is ready for harvest, and this Friday the Ruatoria community can come and smell, touch and smoke the plant, and learn what it's all about. Read more Audio

3:30 PM.It's been a wild three-decade ride for broadcaster TV3. They launched in 1989 as an energetic alternative to state-owned Television New Zealand and proved they had what it took to survive - but not… Read more Audio

3:05 PM.Poets have been writing about it for centuries and now science is starting to understand the power of a breath of fresh air and a good look around. Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Today we talk to the new chairman of The Big Idea which is an online community for creatives in this country. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Sarah Johnston is here today to play some recordings from the archives all about bees and honey. Read more Video, Audio

1:25 PM.Kiwi filmmaker, Florian Habicht, is making a new documentary, and it's set to scare. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:15 PM.Richie Poulton and his team from Otago University's Dunedin Study have been awarded 5 hundred thousand dollars for their world renowned study that began in 1972, following the lives of babies born at… Read more Audio

3:18 PM.Bob Odenkirk was a successful comedy writer when he was cast as lawyer Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad - he's now winning plaudits for his acting talents too. Read more Audio, Gallery

3:07 PM.Two Fish And A Scoop: A Social History of Fish and Chips in New Zealand Read more Audio

2:19 PM.Our music feature today puts the spotlight on the New Zealand industry and traces the early development of recorded music in this country through an exhibition which has been showing at the Auckland… Read more Audio, Gallery