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11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer Perlina Lau joins Susie to talk about The Penguin (Neon), starring Colin Farrell. It's set just after the events in the 2022 film The Batman and looks at the Penguin's rise to… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Jo Robertson is a therapist, educator and researcher. Earlier this year, she and others presented a petition to parliament - signed by over 10,000 - calling for internet service providers to… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology correspondent Peter Griffin looks at the announcement by President-elect Trump that Elon Musk will help lead a new Department of Government Efficiency. Can Musk's experience in slashing… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Robin discusses the reopening of Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery after a $70m makeover. Roading updates in the ongoing saga that is the Mt Messenger bypass project on SH3, as well as the… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Phil Vine reviews The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Professor Richard Scolyer is a world recognised leader in melanoma research, named co-Australian of the Year this year, with his friend and medical oncologist Dr Georgina Long. In May last year, while… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Susie to talk about how a second Donald Trump presidency will impact the UK, particularly now he's appointed Elon Musk - who's taken aim at the Labour Party - to a… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A first-year teacher with a passion for rowing has secured Wainuiomata High School this year's Aon Emerging School Scholarship Award. Gordon Milne didn't want costs to be a barrier for students keen… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The Australian government is putting up the price of aged care as part of what it's described as a "once in a generation" overhaul. A crisis of bed availability and financial strain prompted an… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Inland Revenue department has doubled the size of its team responsible for chasing down overseas-based student loan debt and is taking more legal action in both New Zealand and Australia. Overdue… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Been offered a 'dry promotion' lately? A step up the job ladder - without the remuneration to go with it? Shannon Barlow is Managing Director of Frog Recruitment, and says a recent survey the company… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Alfred Buxton is regarded as the "father of landscape design" in New Zealand. Working in the early 20th century, he designed more than 350 private and public gardens around the country over a 40 year… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.In this week's music spot Ian Chapman offers a respite from the unsettling nature of the myriad of current, weighty, national and global events by shining an overdue lens upon that most unlikely of… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The future of the Whakatane Sportfishing Club and two iconic local businesses are up in the air as decisions are made around the location of a floodwall to protect the town. Whakatane is getting a… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Susie talks to RNZ journalist Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.He's helped bring to life some of the biggest stop motion films in the business. The Corpse Bride, Coraline, Frankenweenie and Isle of Dogs have all taken shape thanks in part to the creative hands of… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Susie to talk about the impact of President-elect Trump returning to the White House - what might it mean for the economy and diplomatic relations? And… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.What does it take to make an arts festival truly inclusive? Creatif Kate knows, she's is one half of the creative force behind Wellington's Disabled Artists' Theatre or DAT - Festival, along with… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.A two-year teaching degree in the Far North is about to send its first cohort into jobs at local primary schools. The Te Hiku primary teaching degree is co-led by iwi Ngai Takoto, Te Rarawa and… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.10 weeks after the country's first tyre recycling scheme launched, 830-thousand end-of-life car tyres have been collected. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The Prime Minister has had his first phone meeting with the US President-Elect, Donald Trump this morning. Business correspondent Dan Brunskill discusses the outlook for NZ-US Trade. Also recent… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Piers discusses a new campaign to explore options for a toll road over the Remutaka range in a bid to boost the region's resilience. Those attending Martinborough's wine festival will now be able to… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.An investigation by a Waikato University student has revealed no one with a learning disability has ever been asked about, or involved in making any adult literacy policy in New Zealand. Dr Nicolina… Read more Audio