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10:05 AM.Sarah Hillary is reflecting on 40 years as an Auckland art conservator following her retirement at the end of last month. She rose from an intern at the Auckland Art Gallery to become its principal… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at plans by the Albanese government to set a minimum legal age for using social media which could be as high as 16.  Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Restoring coastal environments could turn them into effective carbon sinks, scientists say.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Research into how crops grow in silt could be used to help horticultural growers to recover following major weather events. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Stuff senior sports writer Marc Hinton talks about what now for Scott Robertson's men after three All Black defeats in their last four tests including a sweep in South Africa. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Christchurch podiatrist Simon Wheeler is back to answer your biggest questions about feet and how to keep them healthy... Why do we get corns and bunions and what can we do about it? Should you tackle… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.What the receivers report into the Du Val group has revealed, and what happens next. Also the the cost of construction and Maria weighs up what commentators and CEOs are saying about the state of the… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Wairoa's CBD is set for a makeover - with council bosses to contribute towards some spruce-up work and leaving the door open for potential fines for landlords whose properties are in a state of decay.

10:35 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty published by Macmillan. Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Soprano, Madeleine Pierard grew up in Napier in a musical family, then studied musical composition and biomedical science at Victoria University. It was a bit of a toss up whether to pursue medicine… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.It's the eve of the Kamala Harris-Donald Trump debate - the US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate versus the US former President and Republican presidential candidate.  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Over the past 20 years, the Storytime Foundation has donated more than 320,000 books to 81,000 families around the motu. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.A home share initiative is underway in the Nelson Tasman region. Home Share for Her aims to bring together women looking to either share their home with someone, or women facing housing challenges and… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Two leading employers of Māori and Pasifika tradespeople are concerned improvement made under Te Pukenga will be lost as the merger is unravelled.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay looks at one of our most vital - but overlooked - pieces of infrastructure: sewerage.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.When sisters Renee and Damaris Coulter set up Coco's Cantina on a corner of Auckland's K'Road, they were just focused on the restaurant's survival. But 15 years later, the restaurant's become a K'Road… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Sue and Ben look back on a momentous week for Te Ao Maori with the tangi of Kiingi Tuheitia and his daughter crowned the eighth Maori monarch. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.John says challenges facing local government is no more evident than in Thames with a massive potential infrastructure bill of around $140 million facing the town 5500 ratepayers. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Paul Diamond reviews Nga Hapa Reo: Common Maori Language Errors by Hona Black and Te Aorangi Murphy-Fell published by Oratia Books Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Edwin Rayner is a 92 year old internet sensation - with 378 thousand followers on Tiktok, Instagram and YouTube. His covers of modern songs are loved around the world under the name "Grandad Sings". 

9:45 AM.Seamus looks at why tens of thousands of people took to the streets in French cities at the weekend, protesting President Macron's choice of prime minister. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Beatriz Romilly is a relative newcomer to New Zealand, but is establishing quite a name for herself in the theatre scene.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Stroke is the second biggest killer in New Zealand behind heart disease and is the leading cause of long term disability in adults. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Regional deals are the Government's strategy to improve infrastructure, increase housing supply and stimulate economic growth, all without bumping up rates.  Read more Audio