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11:49 AM.Siouxsie discusses fear and our 'gut instinct'. Audio

11:28 AM.Robert Lithgow, the new Criminal Procedure Act. Audio

11:05 AM.Soul diva Gladys Knight celebrates her 70th birthday on Wednesday. Gladys and her Pips began performing in the 1950s and scored their first hit in 1961. Audio

10:43 AM.Graham Beattie reviews 'Landscape with Solitary Figure' by Shonagh Koea, published by Vintage. Audio

10:08 AM.Professor Adrian Lister of Britain's Natural History Museum is one of the world's foremost experts on mammoths. He worked on the first scientific study of mammoth DNA, but believes there are too many… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.The Australian 'budget mess' and the fallout in the polls. Report into the murder on the Manus Island detention centre. Audio

9:36 AM.Research just released by the Child Poverty Action Group sheds new light on the scale of the issue of children having to move between schools. The survey found decile one schools had a median roll… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Nine to Noon has been told that the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is leading a multiagency group - including the Earthquake Commission, Fletcher Construction's EQR and the Department… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The leaked New York Times digital innovation report and what can learn from it about moving to on-line publication. Audio

11:23 AM.In 1944, when Jack Kerouac was a young writer, he lost a novella-length manuscript titled The Haunted Life. 70 years on, it was been published for the first time. 'The Haunted Life' is a fictionalised… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Rod discusses Abano, the stock market listed healthcare company, which has set Friday June 13 as the date of a special shareholders meeting that will see a showdown between its chairman and a pair of… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Duncan Greive reviews 'Flashboys: Cracking the Money Code' by Michael Lewis. Audio

10:06 AM.Science writer Sam Kean has researched, for his latest book, the wild and mysterious cases of severe and bizarre brain injuries that made up the foundations of modern neuroscience. In The Tale of the… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.President Obama's visit to Afghanistan, his upcoming speech at West Point and policy statements on the US energy sector. Audio

9:34 AM.Heather Smith, ex-President of Rock the Vote, the US-based not-for-profit group with a 20-year history in engaging young American voters. Audio

9:07 AM.Worksafe has confirmed it is investigating four cases involving asbestos exposure associated with the rebuilding of Christchurch. It has raised concerns that companies in the city are still… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Kennedy will be in the crown of a dying kauri that he will be climbing into with a couple of arborists in the Waitakeres. From that lofty perch he will talk to us about kauri dieback disease, one of… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.Sachie Nomura is a Japanese-born, New Zealand based chef who presents a popular cooking show on TV, named after her own highly successful cooking school, Sachie's Kitchen and a recipe book out of the… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Our political commentators speak about the recent boost in National's polling, the strengthening New Zealand economy, and the upcoming elections. Audio

10:38 AM.James Elliott reviews Eeny Meeny by M J Arlidge, published by Penguin Audio

10:06 AM.Graham Charles is a Kiwi adventurer who has travelled to many wild and beautiful places around the globe. Canoeing has featured in his life for three decades and his sporting endeavours - which… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Our correspondent looks at the recent Ukrainian elections and the overall situation in the country, and the current political environment in France. Audio

9:38 AM.Former Labour MP in the Blair government, Janet Anderson on her role as Vice-Chamberlain of the Royal Household, which required her to write a daily message to Her Majesty the Queen on the proceedings… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Figures from the Ministry of Education show Maori and Pacific island students make up 19 percent of borrowers, but take 2 years longer than their European counterparts to pay their loans back - more… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.With Radar and Gemma Gracewood. Audio