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10:05 AM.Wendy Parkins had just hit a career milestone when she lost control, gripped by depression and a debilitating phobia and OCD which convinced her everything she touched was contaminated. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Incoming President Donald Trump continues to announce appointments for his administration, including several to lead health and food administration policies. Meanwhile Trump's criminal trial is… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.New Zealand is one of the few countries in the world with access to a resource that could become a major new provider of reliable, low emissions energy.  Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Physiotherapists say too many patients are quitting treatment before they've recovered from injury because ACC funding is 20 per cent too low.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.50 new senior doctors and extra specialist nurses are to be employed by Health New Zealand at a cost of $30 million. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.With Christmas just around the corner, Kennedy reflects on the Sami people, from whom we get the idea of Santa and his reindeer.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Don't panic - but it's just a month today until Christmas. If that has stress levels rising a little, Kiwi chef Mark Gregory has a new book out that's full of festive inspiration.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Kathryn talks politics with Dale Husband and Liam Hehir Read more Audio

10:45 AM.An often-toxic artificial lake receives a collective shrug, charity hospitals and private healthcare fill the gaps, and council and KiwiRail clash over rail crossings. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Dean Bedford reviews The Enemy Within by Maire Leadbeater published by Potton and Burton Read more Audio

10:30 AM.The University of Auckland is today opening a new $320 million dollar recreation and wellbeing centre.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Language has always changed over time, but the internet has created layers of slang that can feel impossible to keep up with. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Germany prepares for an early election, Russia denies cutting Baltic Sea cables as tensions rise, and Angela Merkel's long awaited memoir to be published next week. Thomas Sparrow discusses with… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Following his feat of climbing Everest with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary returned to the Himalayas to repay the locals for their help - and one his first tasks, was building a… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.A national child palliative care service is desperately needed and will save millions, according to a new report. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Higher airline prices, crowded terminals and fewer upgrades could all be a result of a new codeshare deal signed off by Australian and New Zealand authorities. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Our comedians look back on some of the funnier stories of the past week, including the case of the man who wrote his will on the back of a frozen fish packet, deemed valid by a UK court. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.RNZ sports journalist Joe Porter discusses the All Blacks team named to play Italy this weekend Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Jeremy plays a selection of new releases, including the solo debut from Pixies/ Breeders' Kim Deal, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, NZ's own Fazerdaze, and Only Ones frontman Peter Perrett Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Georgina updates us on the latest events in Te Whanganui a Tara Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop in Auckland reviews Molly by Rosalie Ham published by Macmillan Read more Audio

10:02 AM.Lech Blaine grew up in Queensland, the youngest in a busy family of seven, his parents: working class publicans in small country towns.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times based in Shanghai. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Top New Zealand rally driver Emma Gilmour has come back from a bad accident in Europe to take an overall third place in this year's New Zealand Rally Championship. Read more Audio

9:07 AM.An Australian law firm is preparing a class action against major cruise lines on behalf of thousands of passengers including New Zealanders, over lax onboard gambling rules. Read more Audio