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10:35 AM.Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Blackouts by Justin Torres published by Granta. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Artist Desmond Bovey talks to Kathryn about his love of the Central Plateau, expressed in his book Tongariro National Park - an artists field guide. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Funeral arrangements are being made for Fa'anana Efeso Collins after his sudden death at a charity run this week. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Transport and tourism operators are bracing themselves for the imminent closure for repairs of State Highway One through the Brynderwyn Hills. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A leading economist says latest statistics paint a picture of entrenched poverty, affecting hundreds of thousands of children. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.TV and film reviewer James Croot talks about The Zone of Interest, Shogun, Boiling Point, and Miles from Nowhere. Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Neuroscience educator and parenting coach Nathan Wallis discusses the incredible development of the human brain - particularly in the early months and years. He talks about research which identifies… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology correspondent Tony Grasso looks at how Lockbit, the world's largest ransomware gang, was taken down by law authorities.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The recovery of a stolen motorbike in a gang affiliated house is unlikely to result in charges.  Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews Lovers in Auschwitz by Keren Blankfeld published by Penguin Random House NZ Read more Audio

10:05 AM.After two years of writing, recording and tweaking, popular Kiwi band L.A.B has released their sixth album today. Watch them play live in RNZ's Auckland studios. Read more Video, Audio

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Harriet Line reports on the chaos in the Commons today after Penny Mordaunt accused Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle of "hijacking" the Gaza ceasefire debate.  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Since the 1970s New Zealand has been running large-scale commercial deer farms and exporting the meat overseas.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.A medicine regime that can be taken at home could mean patients suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukaemia will be much less likely to need hospital chemotherapy.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A new report has found the majority of plastics can't - and never will - be recycled. It comes from the Center for Climate Integrity, which also says the world's plastics industry knew recycling… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Science correspondent Allan Blackman looks at a new study which has found the skin of blueberries don't actually have a blue pigment - instead, it's their natural wax coating that gives it a blue… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Elizabeth - Biz - Bell has been an assassin-in-training from the time she could walk. Read more Audio

11:15 AM.Music correspondent Kirsten Zemke joins Kathryn to share some songs that are having a big birthday this year - including some massive power ballads and songs that became an instant classic. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Negotiations between Contact Energy and mining giant Rio Tinto aimed at keeping the region's large employer, the Tiwai Smelter open. As media companies are feeling the heat and cost pressures… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Lynn Freeman reviews Bird Child and Other Stories by Patricia Grace published by Penguin Random House NZ Read more Audio

10:32 AM.Green MP Efeso Collins has died after taking part in a charity event in central Auckland this morning. Read more Audio

10:00 AM.In recent years, Christchurch writer Rachael King has been free to immerse herself in (and write about) her favourite books from childhood. In the new young adult novel The Grimmelings, she takes… Read more Video, Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst looks at how the arrival of an asylum seeker boat in Western Australia has renewed debate over detention policies. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A leading Australian heart expert says switching to potassium enriched salt could slash hypertension rates. Read more Audio