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2:20 PM.Feeling connected as we age can be a challenge, but one retirement village has come up with a unique way to keep its residents engaged. Providence Mount St. Vincent, is a retirement facility in… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Gillian Gonthier has spent nearly 40 years thinking about and preparing hospital food. The dietician started her career at Taranaki Base Hospital in 1976. It was a time when hospital breakfasts were… Read more Audio

2:07 PM.The Herald columnist Rachel Glucina has announced she is leaving that publication after ten years, and is to join Mediaworks. Audio

1:20 PM.We play the songs, you guess the link and give us a call. Audio

1:08 PM.Today's song is chosen by Jo Burzynska. It's 'Spider and I' by Brian Eno. Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:10 PM.Henry Marsh is a neurosurgeon who hates cutting into people's brains. But for nearly 30 years as a senior consultant at St George's Hospital in London, he pioneered brain surgical techniques and… Read more Audio

2:45 PM.By american band REM; Reveal is their 12th album, and the second one they released after long-time drummer Bill Berry left the band. Audio

2:20 PM.Tonight, in Hamilton, Professor Catharine Coleborne will give her inaugural professorial lecture at the University of Waikato. It's a chance for her to speak about her career and research. Her topic… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.About half a dozen seals have been spotted in Auckland suburbs in the past three weeks. They've turned up at car washes, wandering near the supermarket, even napping on the road. So why are we seeing… Read more Audio

1:50 PM.Looking back on 20 years of internet trends thanks to The Internet Report and Alibaba; a new streaming service. Audio

1:40 PM.Wendyl Nissen reviews "The Shepherds Life". Audio

1:30 PM.Roger Marbeck on Melody Gardot and Tord Larsson Gustavsen. Audio

1:20 PM.Irene Gardiner reviews Come Dine With Me NZ. Audio

1:08 PM.Carla Russell is the executive director of the NZ Art Show, she's chosen "Your Love Gets Sweeter" by Finley Quaye. Audio

3:46 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:30 PM.Top students from secondary and tertiary institutions gather to compete for first place in a speech competition - in Chinese. Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets students from around the North Island to see who… Read more Audio, Gallery

3:10 PM.There is an online world beyond cute cat videos and Facebook.  The murky world of trolls, black markets and extremists exists just a few keystrokes away. Jamie Bartlett, the director of the Centre for… Read more Audio

2:45 PM.The feature album today, Damn the Torpedos from 1979, the breakout third record from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Audio

2:20 PM.Fraser, Ferdie, Fletch, Freda, Fen, Flo and Fern. These are some of the names suggested by the public, for two biosecurity pups that could soon be patrolling New Zealand's borders. The Ministry of… Read more Audio

2:08 PM.A back-room police museum collection has housed 37 sets of human remains, in storage, for decades. And now, the remains will be laid to rest by the New Zealand Police Museum in Porirua. The collection… Read more Audio

1:21 PM.Today's Retro explores the rise in popularity of the modern gym - how did it evolve from a place mainly for muscle bound men, to a venue where both men and women sought to gain fitness? We talk to gym… Read more Audio

1:07 PM.Singer actor writer producer Ali Harper has chosen 'Dancing Queen' by Abba. Audio

3:45 PM.What the world is talking about. With Julie Moffett. Audio

3:30 PM.Jurassic World 2hrs 5mins / M: Violence Marshland 1hr47mins / R16: violence, offensive language & content that may offend Spanish with English subtitles Directed by Alberto Rodríguez Written by Rafael… Read more Audio