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9:17 AM.Kathryn speaks to Ben Skinner, a US journalist whose story for Bloomberg Business Week outlines allegations of abuse on board foreign-flagged fishing vessels; as well as Eric Barratt, the CEO of… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Kathryn talks to an advocate for parents at one of the schools where it has been revealed that a convicted sex offender has been working. The Government has launched a ministerial inquiry into how the… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Graeme Tuckett discusses the Oscar winners, as well as Vincent Wants to Sea, and Shame. Audio

11:25 AM.Adam Lashinsky is senior editor at large of Fortune magazine, who has written a book on Apple, inspired by a Fortune article he wrote that questioned how it was that we knew so much about Apple's… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.The Ports of Auckland strike, Silver Fern Farms and Lombard Finance. Audio

10:40 AM.Gyles Beckford reviews 'Traces of Red' by Paddy Richardson. Audio

10:07 AM.Edmund White is best known for his trilogy of autobiographical novels, A Boy's Own Story, The Beautiful Room is Empty and The Farewell Symphony, and the bestselling The Flaneur: A Stroll through the… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.The Republican race heats up with more Republicans beginning to worry that the candidates' nomination battle could cost them the larger war and President Barack Obama's energy problem. Audio

9:35 AM.Dalefield School in Carterton is implementing national standards in a bid to prove they don't work. Kevin Jephson, principal of Dalefield School in Carterton; and Pauline Cleaver, Ministry of… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Dale Williams, Otorohanga mayor and head of the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs, which has been assisting Social Development Minister Paula Bennett's office on welfare policy; Lyn Dalton, a Lower Hutt… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Connectivity, Twitter, airlines, Yelp, counter-serendipity and filter bubble. Audio

11:35 AM.Old Fashioned potted meat with red current jelly on crispy toast points; warm Slow Honey Roasted Pork Belly Summer Salad; plums in red wine with chocolate. Audio

11:05 AM.Josie Pagani and Matthew Hooten discuss Kevin Rudd vs Julia Gillard in Australia; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and public sector reform and the Ports of Auckland industrial dispute. Audio

10:40 AM.Carole Beu reviews The Soldier's Wife by Joanna Trollope. Audio

10:05 AM.Kathryn Wilson, Auckland-based shoe designer whose high-end fashion footwear sells across the world. Audio

9:45 AM.Presidential elections in Russia, and Russia's strategy on Syria. Audio

9:30 AM.The NZ Rugby Union chief executive fronts up on how the country's Super 15 franchises can reverse declining ticket sales and what the future holds with the licences to run the Blues, Chiefs… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Alastair Duncan, Spokeperson for the NZ Nurses' Organisation and Service and Food Workers' Union, whose members employed by Oceania are to strike this Thursday. Audio

11:48 AM.With James Elliot and Pinky Agnew. Audio

11:36 AM.Looking ahead to the opening weekend of the Super 15 and the Black Caps' one day international series against South Africa. Audio

11:06 AM.Music from Lambchop, Punch Brothers, Julien Dyne and Mighty Sparrow. The songs featured are 'Mr Met' off the album 'Mr. M', 'Kid A, This Girl' off the album 'Who's Feeling Young Now?', 'Who Are You… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.'It's O.K.' written by Jo Hislop and illustrated by Annie Roska and published by the author, 'The House That Jack Built' by Gavin Bishop and published by Gecko Press and 'The House That Went To Sea'… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Doris de Pont has edited the book 'Black: The History of Black in Fashion, Society and Culture in New Zealand', which explores the cultural and historical relevance of black in this country. It was… Read more Audio

9:55 AM.The Bangkok blast linked to Iran. Audio

9:36 AM.Norm Hewitt - "Child Champion" promoting submissions on the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children; and Gillian Press, volunteer mentor to a Wellington solo mother, who's calling for better support for… Read more Audio