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3:30 PM.What do our Muslim communities think about the current crises in the Middle East? Particularly in light of events in Syria and Iraq and the brutalities committed by the Islamic State formerly known as… Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Dirty tricks - power, politics and vasts amounts of money. Britain's phone-hacking scandal has made for a compelling story. In fact, George Clooney has just announced he's making a movie about it… Read more Audio

2:47 PM.Our feature album is 'Learning to Crawl' by the Pretenders, released in 1984 after a two-year break during which time they lost band members, James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon to overdoses. Audio

2:20 PM.We are so used to hearing about conflict about the world that it's a fair question to ask what peace means - what it looks and feels like. One photographer is on a quest to find out. His name is Stu… Read more Audio

2:07 PM.Lloyd Esler has spoken with more than a dozen people over the past ten years who have sighted otter-like creatures in Southern waters. Audio

1:20 PM.New Zealand Retro: Today we remember 1984. Not the Orwellian novel but the year in music and events which occured in our nation, some 30 years ago. There were one million fewer of us back then but… Read more Audio

1:07 PM.Sam Jeune from Christchurch has chosen 'Shake It Off' by Taylor Swift. Audio

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

3:30 PM.Sarah McMullan reviews Skeleton Twins, If I Stay, Wish I Was Here, Predestination and Night Moves. Audio

3:20 PM.Wine writer and TV presenter, Yvonne Lorkin joins us with her wines of the week; Taylors Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 $13, Spy Valley 'Free Range' Marlborough Riesling 2013 $22 and Mahurangi… Read more Audio

3:18 PM.Fleur Sullivan of Fleurs Place in Moeraki with Mussel Fritters. Audio

2:45 PM.The 12-times platinum soundtrack to the film Forrest Gump is about to mark its 20th annversary. To mark the occasion, the album will soon be available for the first time on vinyl. Including songs from… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Take an audio tour of Wellington's Sustainability Trust. Audio

2:20 PM.It's not news that New Zealand has a problem with damp houses and the associated health issues - and that many people can't afford to take steps to fix the problem. That's where the Curtain Bank comes… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Want to know what it's like to fly in a jetpack? Christchurch-based company Martin Aircraft says it's achieved an important milestone. It's gone out to raise investor funds, and it reports its pre-IPO… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Our New Zealand Live guest has risen from the ashes of Goldenhorse, writer/singer/guitarist, Ben King with his new band, Grand Rapids. Joining him in the studio is Toni Randell on vocals. Read more Audio

1:07 PM.Today's best song ever written request comes from Roger Jolly, an old boy of Wesley College, Auckland, which celebrates its 170th-year reunion this weekend. Audio

9:34 PM.The eruption detection system on Mount Ruapehu is designed to quickly warn people on the Whakapapa ski field to move to high ground out of the path of dangerous lahars Read more Audio

9:06 PM.PhD student Lily Chang is trying to determine if an eye test could be developed for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease Read more Audio

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

2:45 PM.Our feature album is 'Songs in the Key of Life', Stevie Wonder's classic double LP from 1976, which he will perform right through on tour in the United States later this year. Audio

2:20 PM.A young Wellington-based singer and actor is about to take on a role in a second major international musical production in just a matter of months. Earlier this year 14-year-old Sophie Parkinson… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Health authorities in Australia are on alert, with fears a man may have contracted the deadly Ebola virus. The Gold Coast man returned from the Congo two days ago and was rushed to hospital this… Read more Audio

1:21 PM.Alexandra is a place of very defined seasons and September is synonymous with it's Blossom Festival, an annual event since 1957. Organiser Martin McPherson discusses what has changed about the… Read more Audio

1:07 PM.Andrea Bonetto of Wellington has chosen today's best song ever written, 'Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered' by Ella Fitzgerald (1956). Audio