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3:09 PM.Ian Fleming, the assistant to the director of British Naval Intelligence in 1943, visited Jamaica to deal with U-Boat raids in the Caribbean. He vowed to return after the war to swim in the sea and… Read more Audio

2:53 PM.David Bowie was in the middle of yet another re-invention when Heroes came out in October 1977. The album was a move further into the new electronic sound he'd started to pursue a few months earlier… Read more Audio

2:47 PM.Reports are coming in that a shallow earthquake of about 6 mangitude ocurred near Wanaka at around 2:30pm this afternoon. Audio

2:19 PM.A shark scientist is on a mission to dispell the myths around sharks. Riley Elliot is doing a PhD in shark research at Auckland University, and when he's not in the water himself, he's campaigning to… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.A couple of weeks ago, the team at the giraffe enclosure at Auckland Zoo were able to witness the birth of a calf and watch it go from being delivered, to walking within the space of 30 minutes. Read more Audio

1:22 PM.Judge Carolyn Henwood, Raynor Henson from the NZ Fire Service and Tim Jago from Muriwai Volunteer Lifeguard Service. Audio

1:08 PM.Michael Tavares from Auckland has chosen 'Hey World' (don't give up version) by Michael Franti and Spearhead. Audio

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

3:30 PM.Sarah McMullan reviews It Follows, Lucky Them, and Cobain: Montage of Heck. Audio

3:20 PM.Wine consultant Belinda Jackson has some intriguing wine suggestions for a still, sunny weekend in May. Audio

3:08 PM.The talented Geoff Scott from Vinnies in Herne Bay, Auckland, shares his Chocolate Fudge Slice Audio

2:45 PM.Tom Petty's debut solo album Full Moon Fever was first released on April 24, 1989 and went five times platinum in the States and six times platinum in Canada. Audio

2:20 PM.She's eighty-six years old and looking a bit down at heel. But a group of film makers is hoping they can resurrect Mt Eden's old, if they can only find her a champion. Read more Video, Audio

2:10 PM.John McDougall was on the first passenger flight out of Invercargill in 1944 - now more than 70 years later he's booked to fly on the first international flight out of the city. Audio

1:17 PM.Today Hannah Curwood is 'Hannah in the Wars' and she joins us live from the Dunedin studio. Audio

1:09 PM.Bec Deacon of Mapua has chosen "All Night Long" by Lionel Ritchie. Audio

9:06 PM.An AgResearch team identifies five compounds that reduce methane emissions from livestock by up to 90 per cent in initial trials. Read more Audio

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

3:30 PM.Raewyn Theobald can barely contain her excitement at the mention of the natural disaster that ended up providing her with a windfall of surplus porcelain: "An earthquake is a mosaic artist's dream… Read more Audio

3:24 PM.We've heard from one of our listeners today who says his cousin was one of the first officers to enter the bunker where Hitler had killed himself. Sebastian Wilberforce is on the line. Audio

2:44 PM.Sound and Color is the second album from American rock band Alabama Shakes. The group was first formed in 2009 in a town called Athens in Alabama, where lead singer-guitarist Brittany Howard and… Read more Audio

2:09 PM.One man's mission to find out why a rare species of turtle died in the Marlborough Sounds Audio

1:20 PM.With hundreds of new beekeepers signing up for the hobby every year, there's a real buzz around the humble honey bee. As well as being a hot new hobby, beekeeping has long been a business in New… Read more Audio

1:08 PM.Colin Newel of West Auckland has chosen 'I find your love' by Beth Nielsen-Chapman. Audio