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10:05 AM.Two outstanding young Auckland women named in the YWCA's Y25 young leaders for 2025. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Asia correspondent: Elizabeth Beattie on a contentious recall vote in Taiwan, political turmoil in Japan and a man is arrested in India on suspicion of running a fake embassy near Delhi.  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.On The Record With Rei is a new podcast series aimed at helping young songwriters break into the music industry. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.There could be changes to forestry slash rules introduced just two years ago after Cyclone Gabrielle - but what will it take to prevent  a repeat of dire consequences after extreme weather events? Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Government is making a suite of changes to election voting and enrolments - including reversing the ability to enrol and vote on election day, and removing the ability to enrol once advance voting… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer Tom Augustine joins Kathryn to talk about some of the less well-known - but no less interesting - offerings at this year's New Zealand International Film Festival. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Owning a smartphone before age 13 is associated with poorer mind health and wellbeing in early adulthood, according to a global study of more than 100,000 young people.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Cybersecurity expert Tony Grasso joins Kathryn to talk about Microsoft's recent Zero Day security flaw - who was affected and how has the company responded? Read more Audio

10:45 AM.There are high hopes for a revival of Wairarapa's historic agricultural training facility with negotiations under way between the Crown and potential buyers.  Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Lynn Freeman reviews The Far Side of the Moon by Jana Wendt, published by Text Publishing. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.The UN's highest court has found countries can be held legally responsible for their greenhouse gas emissions.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.When Welby Ings was 14 he was so desperate to avoid school he'd lather his face in the sap from a euphorbia plant and wait for the blisters to emerge.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matt Dathan says there's been growing tensions over migrant hotels, with protests sparked by the arrest of an Ethiopian migrant for an attack on a schoolgirl.  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A charity in Northland has bought a 16 metre catamaran which it is refitting to make it fully accessible for people with disabilities. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Newly released cabinet documents reveal the extent of cuts in the Polytech sector: 550 courses abolished and 900 full time jobs gone.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Northland business leaders say the region's economy can grow six-fold by 2050, boosting incomes and the wider economy.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Money correspondent Susan Edmunds joins Kathryn to discuss why the proportion of funds in the highest-risk category of KiwiSaver funds have quadrupled to 40 percent. Read more Audio

11:20 AM.A photograph is taken in an instant, but an award-winning long-term photography project can take ten years - as Tatsiana Chypsanava discovered.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Today Ian Chapman explores the seldom visited intersections between popular music and molluscs.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Council to consider public response to consultation over flood risk in South Dunedin and DOC investigates the discovery of a dead stoat on supposedly stoat free Rakiura/Stewart Island.  Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Cynthia Morahan reviews Untold Intimacies: A history of Sex Work in Aotearoa by Cheryl Ware, published by Auckland University Press. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.It's the Year of Social Chess and former NZ Chess Champion Evguenia Charomova is championing the cause - running programmes in her community for those who want to play and also teaching autistic… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to talk about Parliament resuming following the election and what will be high on the agenda. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.If you've found yourself with unwanted subscriptions you don't seem to be able to stop - you're not alone. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.It is a frosty morning down south this morning and some Dunedin schools are opening late as a result.  Read more Audio