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10:15 AM.It took Luke Auld-Thomas about 16 pages of trawling through Google before he stumbled across an obscure piece of mapping that would lead to the discovery of a huge Maya city.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Thousands of people are about to begin marching from Waitangi Park on Wellington's waterfront to Parliament in protest against the Treaty Principles Bill. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The US president, Joe Biden, has given Ukraine permission to use US-made ballistic missiles against Russian and North Korean forces inside Russian territory. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.The Desert Road - between Waiouru and Turangi in the middle of the North Island is to close for two months at the height of summer.  Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The ASB is soon to wind up its Positive Impact Kiwisaver fund - affecting about 5000 customers - citing global changes and declining customer demand. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A consultant psychiatrist says recent exam results from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists are some of the worst she's seen. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Simon updates us on the main events in Tamaki Makaurau of the last week, including Burma the elephant moving from Auckland to Adelaide and Coldplay bringing 150,000 people to Eden Park. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Kiran Dass reviews Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery: A Whanganui biography by Martin Edmond published by Massey University Press. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.To say Hazel Nash has had a colourful career is an understatement. Police officer and secondary school teacher are among her credentials, but outdoor education has been her greatest love.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney Read more Audio

9:30 AM.It was hacked, its share price plunged and the board quit after accusing the CEO of failing to find a way to stem financial woes.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The cruise ship industry is being challenged after it claimed cruise tourism injected $1.37b into the New Zealand economy in the last financial year.  Read more Audio

11:50 AM.The week that was with Donna Brookbanks and Irene Pink. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Sam Ackerman looks at some big selection calls for the All Blacks and the Black Caps, as well as a rare home appearance for one of NZ's top paid sporting stars and the influence of youtubers on sport… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Grant says it's time for uplifting music, so plays dancefloor friendly gems from Detroit's Aged In Harmony, South London indie trio St Etienne and Los Angeles gospel diva, Betty Griffin. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The Waitaki District Council says it avoided a possible environmental disaster by removing thousands of tonnes of historic waste. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk published by Scribe. Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Maree Leith's introduction to running wasn't exactly a happy one. It was off the back of some blunt advice from a surgeon about her weight.  Read more Audio

9:50 AM.RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A new exploratory study has found that the act of standing in a river, trout or salmon fishing, has mental health benefits.  Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Contractors say the speed of structured literacy and numeracy curricula introduction means they may not have the staff to deliver new programmes. Read more Audio

9:07 AM.There are calls from employment lawyers to regulate lay advocates following a ruling where the judge criticised the "unprofessional" and "abusive" conduct of an advocate toward the opposing party's… Read more Audio