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NZ Live - The Jason McIver Collective
2:20 PM.Pop/Blues vocalist Jason McIver borrowed a lot of money to make an album last year, then promptly ran away to the countryside. The desire to become a full time musician again, away from the… Read more Video, Audio
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Vegan Village
2:10 PM.Hundreds of Auckland Vegan food lovers have swamped New Lynn’s night market for its first Vegan Village evening. Read more Audio
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Critter of the Week - Nicola Toki
1:37 PM.Every Friday, DOC's threatened species ambassador Nicola Toki tells us about one of our endangered - but uncharismatic - native species. Today, it's the Katipo Spider. Audio
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Journalism Ethics - Richard Pamatatau
1:27 PM.The Reserve Bank has stopped offering embargoed media breifings to journalists and financial analysts after a Newhub reporter leaked details of a change to the official cash rate hours before it was… Read more Audio
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Electronically-Assisted Groundings - Dave Duncan
1:16 PM.A 12 metre long launch has been returned to Tauranga marina "mostly" in one piece this morning after becoming a victim of what's known as "electronically assisted grounding" - basically a vessel's GPS… Read more Audio
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An ode to mangroves
9:45 PM.Mangroves have a mixed reputation, with some people thinking of them as weeds while others, including writer Kennedy Warne, value them for their ecosystem function and as a natural breakwater. Read more Audio
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Yellow-eyed penguin numbers hit new low
9:40 PM.Yellow-eyed penguins have hit their lowest numbers on mainland New Zealand since the early 1990s, and it's the result of a number of issues in the marine environment Read more Audio
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Good for your joints - a smart device to improve how you walk
9:06 PM.Smart socks and an ankle bracelet that uses small vibration motors might help us to retrain how we walk and stave off joint surgery Read more Audio
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Panel Pre-Show - Paul, Jim & Julie
3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
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The Expats - Luke Robertson
3:25 PM.Luke Robertson grew up in Westport but has gone on to become a professional beer writer in Melbourne. He was recently named Australian beer writer of the Year for 2015 for his blog Ale of a Time Read more Audio
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Masterpieces
3:10 PM.On Masterpieces today, photographer Simon Woolf of Woolf photography talks about his favourite photograph. Audio
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Russia/US Tension
2:45 PM.Multiple times this week, Russian planes have flown aggressively close to a US warship in the Baltic Sea, the USS Donald Cook. Where might this behaviour lead? Audio
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Mary Holm
2:10 PM.Financial author, columnist and educator Mary Holm answers your questions about personal finance. Audio
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Bed bugs are winning the war against humans
1:34 PM.David Lilly, a Phd student from the University of Sydney has discovered that bed bugs have adapted to the chemical arsenal we throw at them by developing a thicker outer shell, making it much harder… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Inky's escape shows how smart Octopus' are - Dr Jean McKinnon
1:24 PM.The story of Inky the Octopus's daring escape from the Napier Aquarium has hit the headlines around the world. Inky took advantage of his tank's lid being left slightly ajar and fled to the Pacific… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Christchurch Mayoralty - Garry Moore
1:14 PM.It's just six months until the local government elections, but in Christchurch, nobody has put their hand up to run for mayor. Yesterday, the incumbent Lianne Dalziel told local media she was feeling… Read more Audio
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The Panel pre-show for 13 April 2016
3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio
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History - Grant Morris
3:25 PM.Grant Morris discusses the history of influenza in New Zealand. Audio
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The Wireless
3:20 PM.The Wireless reporter Rebecca Kamm has been writing about the entrepreneur teaching Auckland guys how to be men. Audio
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Geoffonomics - Geoff Simmons
3:10 PM.Economist Geoff Simmons addresses the question of who owns our water. Audio
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Bookmarks - Andre Lovatt
2:20 PM.On Bookmarks today, the newly appointed Chairman of "Regenerate Christchurch", the agency set up by central and local government co-ordinate the city's post-quake recovery. Andre Lovatt has a… Read more Audio