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11:26 AM.Union and league are putting their differences aside in the latest season of a TV show which sees ex-professional rugby players get back in the game.  Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Music correspondent Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to talk about what turns a tune into a dance craze.  Read more Audio

10:50 AM.The redeveloped Sarjeant Gallery is set to reopen in November. Mike says it has cost around $70 million, $17.3million coming from ratepayers.  Read more Audio

10:36 AM.Joanna Ludbrook from Chicken and Frog Bookshop in Featherston reviews Rimu: The Tree of Time An Amorangi and Millie Adventure by Lauren Keenan published by Huia Publishers Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Atipa Mabonga was born in Zimbabwe, raised in Southland, she's an accomplished track and field athlete, and is now the talent and culture manager for the reigning Superbowl champions.  Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about regional airline Rex going into voluntary administration after struggling to compete with Qantas and Virgin.  Read more Audio

9:40 AM.A new report finds the cloud software sector is taking on some of the country's biggest export earners in terms of value to the economy.  Read more Audio

9:32 AM.The womens sevens team have won gold at the Olympics this morning.  Read more Audio

9:07 AM.The first of the government's military style academies began this week. Ten boys will start the 12-month pilot programme at Oranga Tamariki's Te Au rere a te Tonga Youth Justice Residence.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Sam has been surveying all the action at the Olympics and how New Zealand athletes are performing Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Louise Ward of independent bookshop Wardini Books will be familiar to Nine to Noon listeners from her regular book reviews. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The Overseas Investment Office is investigating whether embattled BX Foods has breached conditions on one of its consents. The inquiry came after the Chinese-owned North Otago meat company confirmed… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Environment Canterbury chair Peter Scott has resumed his role after an independent investigation in his farming practices. Also David talks to Kathryn about the scrapping of some school building… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.David Hill reviews The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville published by Penguin Random House Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Sorcery and witchcraft sound like phrases from a bygone era. But to people in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, they are accusations that carry the threat of violence - and for too many - the… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.There's much talk in Washington DC about who is in the running for the Vice President contender and who Kamala Harris will pick. Ron looks back at JD Vance's week in the spotlight after former… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.How families and friends can support people in their network caring for loved ones living with dementia.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Young people have told the chief censor they are seeing unwanted and harmful content around body image online. And they say algorithms are making positive and reliable information harder to get.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Some military families say the state of the homes provided by the Defence Force is horrendous - with black mould and damp conditions causing illness. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Bill joins Kathryn to talk about what happens if there's a development planned for your town or neighbourhood that you object to? Some residents in Wanaka and Tirau are fighting proposals for… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.When Josie Robinson's friends started trying to pay for the pickles and preserves she was giving away, she decided it was time try to start a business of her own.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Gareth, Ben and Kathryn discuss the Royal Commission report on the abuse in care and the political response to it.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Jimmy has the latest on Palmerston North early childhood centre Country Kindy which is facing closure, the inquiry by Massey University into troubles with online supervised exams, and a local 65 year… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Ralph McAllister reviews The Wartime Book Club by Kate Thompson published by Hodder & Stoughton. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Arno Michaelis is a speaker, author, and has worked with Serve2Unite, an organisation that engages young people of all backgrounds as peacemakers. Read more Audio