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11:50 AM.Graeme reviews A Seperation, and The Way. Audio

11:33 AM.Steve Hughes is an Australian comedian and ex-heavy metal musician who's performing in the NZ Comedy Festival. Audio

11:07 AM.The latest on the Crafar farms decision. Audio

10:40 AM.Written by Glen Duncan, published by Text Publishing. Reviewed by Emma Hart. Audio

10:07 AM.New Zealand-born composer Juliet Palmer has written operas about boxing and nuclear fission, and is currently the NZ School of Music's Composer in Residence. Audio

9:50 AM.The evangelical right's war on women, and more on Trayvon Martin. Audio

9:33 AM.Ongoing post-earthquake stresses are having an effect on Cantabrians, resulting in increased demand for anger management counselling. We hear from Jo Westbury, clinical director of Stopping Violence… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Kathryn speaks to Rotorua dairy farmer and past Chair of Federated Farmers, Lachlan McKenzie, and farm owner and supporter of the scheme, Hugh Candy. Audio

11:45 AM.Kennedy joins us from the Denniston Plateau near the top of the South Island's West Coast. Home to various native species of flora and fauna, and unfortunately for them a goodly supply of coal. Audio

11:30 AM.Autumn's the time to preserve that produce to get us through the winter and Mandy Jeffries relishes it with Damsons, tomatoes, chillies, watermelon, lime, ginger and star anise to name but a few of… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Josie, Matthew and Kathryn discuss: the SkyCity Convention Centre deal; the latest Crafar farms deal; absentee Prime Ministership and the Indonesia trip and; Labour's leadership. Audio

10:35 AM.Phil Smith reviews Harry Karlinsky's The Evolution of Inanimate Objects which is published by Fourth Estate. Audio

10:05 AM.Dr Keith Hammett is a professional private breeder of ornamental plants on a bloack at Massey in West Auckland. Keith was previously a Scientist with the Horticulture and Food Research Institute… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.We hear about the tensions between the states of Sudan and South Sudan, formerly the one state of Sudan. Audio

9:30 AM.Expat New Zealander Graham Barnes is a world recognised authority on domestic violence prevention from a coordinated interagency perspective. He joins the programme. Audio

9:08 AM.Will newly qualified teachers in New Zealand be lost to the profession because of a glut of graduates not being able to find employment in their chosen profession? Nine to Noon speaks with TeachNZ… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.With James Elliott and Michele A'Court. Audio

11:33 AM.The eligibility row in league, as well as basketball and cricket. Audio

11:06 AM.Featuring the songs 'Could It Ever Get Better' by the Eversons, 'My Girl Anymore' by Dictaphone Blues and 'Am I That Lonely Tonight?' by Justin Townes Earle. Audio

10:32 AM.Reviewing 'The Red Poppy' by David Hill, illustrated by Fifi Colston, published by Scholastic, 'Le Quesnoy' by Glynn Harper, illustrated by Jennifer Cooper, published by Penguin and 'When Empire… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Helen Brown's last book about the sudden death of her young son became a runaway success. She speaks to Kathryn about her new book 'After Cleo Came Jonah', on dealing with breast cancer and a daughter… Read more Audio

9:47 AM.The South China Sea dispute and the strange new world of North Korea's young leader Kim Jong-un. Audio

9:36 AM.Was the Rena disaster an accident waiting to happen? John Julian is the author of 'Black Tide - The Story Behind the Rena Disaster', which looks at the cause and impact of the catastrophic… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Anne Jones, chief executive of ASH Australia (Action on Smoking and Health); and Jonathan Aumonier-Ward, senior associate at intellectual property firm AJ Park. Audio

11:47 AM.The contraction of the Weekend Herald, radio ratings and the Henry effect; the new look Wanganui Chronicle, and the Titanic anniversary coverage. Audio