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9:08 AM.With Dave Lumley - DOC's Taupo / Turangi area manager, Mike Spray - Runs firearms safety and hunter training programmes for the Mountain Safety Council. Alec McIver - Deerstalkers' Association… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.With Radar and Irene Pink. Audio

11:33 AM.Topics - the new look Allblack squad and corruption in international cricket and other sports. Audio

11:07 AM.With songs 'Coachella' by the artist Brooke Fraser off the album Flags, 'He Don't Love You' by the artist Darren Watson off the album Saint Hilda's Faithless Boy and 'Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.The book is 'Luka and the Fire of Life' by Salman Rushdie, published by Jonathan Cape. Audio

10:06 AM.Andy Griffiths is the author of eighteen books ranging from nonsense verse, short stories, comic novels, creative writing textbooks as well as a parent's guide for creating a healthier lifestyle for… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.A portrait for the king of Tonga and ' Talk Pidgin'. Audio

9:38 AM.How do you spot a bogan these days? We find out how modern Boganism has moved on from mullets and V8s to NutriGrain, party buses and juice bars. E. Chas McSween is one of the people behind a website… Read more Audio

9:24 AM.Dean Knight, Victoria University senior law lecturer and associate director of NZ Centre for Public Law. Audio

9:08 AM.Investigative Journalist Pat Booth, who was instrumental in getting Arthur Allan Thomas pardoned for the murders of Harvey and Jeanette Crewe, is critical of the announcement that the police will… Read more Audio

11:53 AM.Graeme Tuckett looks at: Terrorism satire 'Four Lions', 'Eat Pray Love', and Joaquin Phoenix mockumentary 'I'm Still Here'. Audio

11:20 AM.Internationally renowned British zoologist and authority on human and animal behaviour, author of The Naked Ape, published in 1967 and still a bestseller, explores human similarities with apes. His… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Facebook profiles post-mortem and Govt plans to rein in new media. Audio

10:37 AM.Donald Sturrock is the biographer. Fourth Estate the publisher. Reviewed by Quentin Johnson. Audio

10:10 AM.Lynn Ferguson is the programme leader for Nutrigenomics New Zealand and Head of Nutrition at Auckland University. Nutrigenomics is the relatively new science that looks at how food and diet interact… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Listener emails and text messages. Audio

9:53 AM.The big story from the UK is the slash and burn budget announced for the Public Service. Audio

9:38 AM.The merger could go ahead as early as the beginning of next year but some experts and former top ranking civil servants say this move would be extremely detrimental to Government transparency and… Read more Audio

9:36 AM.Dave Brown gives us a technician's and crew perspective on the unfolding drama. Audio

9:28 AM.Council of Trade Unions President Helen Kelly, who's been involved in the complex negotiations on the film production, gives Nine to Noon her perspective. Audio

9:12 AM.Co-producers and co-writers of the latest Tolkien movie production The Hobbit, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens join Nine to Noon to elucidate their perspective on the latest turns in the Middle Earth… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.Simon Pollard discusses why males are bizarre and why they evolved. Audio

11:33 AM.The problems the law has keeping up with fertility technology and who has rights when it comes to donated embryos. Audio

11:11 AM.Artist of the Week: Phil Collins. Audio

10:39 AM.By Ruiyan Xu, published by Bloomsbury and reviewed by John King. Audio