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10:05 AM.One of the country's most recognisable officers, Detective Inspector Scott Beard has been a police officer for 43 years and the chief investigator on many high profile cases in the last few decades of… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.There's fresh debate on whether the UK should change the law to allow assisted dying, sparked this week by well known British broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen, who has stage four lung cancer. She has… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Pathfinder Asset Management's co-founder John Berry has been helping people concerned about the environment, human rights and animals to put their money where their mouth is. The fund manager and… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The Franklin Rd light display is one of Auckland's Christmas community delights drawing an estimated 150,000 visitors each year. But residents are upset by vendors moving in on the event which they… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The government's books were opened up yesterday and it's not a pretty picture. Treasury is forecasting an economy facing two years of sluggish growth, rising unemployment and a prolonged contraction… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Most Kiwis think they won't have sufficient retirement funds and for many, they are right. So says the Financial Services Council in a recently released report from its Money and You research series… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Christmas day is nearly here - and with it likely a turkey or ham to be carved, or if you're lucky, a fresh fish to fillet and put on the BBQ. Gareth Hughes knows a thing or two about knives. He's the… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Underinvestment in rural Tairawhiti towns is the spotlight with the council deciding how to redistribute $1.4 million of unused funding. A lot of cyclone hammered towns are in need of township… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Harry Broad reviews Life Done Differently by Lisa Jansen published by High Tide Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Robin Scholes is a pioneer of the independent film and TV production sector in New Zealand, whose body of work over decades has now been recognised by the screen producers guild. SPADA last month… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Cyclone Jasper has caused the worst flooding in and around Cairns in far north Queensland. Karen Middleton says the Bureau of Meteorology is facing strong criticism for failing to forecast the massive… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Since making her debut for the Black Ferns over a decade ago - Chelsea Semple has racked up 29 tests. But her experience off the field while pregnant with her first child has perhaps been one of the… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.There's a party in Tairua today as the town celebrates the reopening of State Highway 25A - the key road connecting it to the rest of the country. State Highway 25A between Kopu and Hikuai was closed… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Farmers in Northern Hawkes Bay and Tairawhiti are concerned that some long awaited, permanent road repairs are failing within weeks of bitumen being applied. Hundreds of roads in the region were… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Visitors are slowly filling up the country's tourism centres for the busy season, but profitability across the hotel sector is a mixed bag. Hotel data for New Zealand says revenue per available room… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.RNZ sports reporter Joe Porter reminisces on some of the standout moments of 2023. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.It's that time of year families coming together to celebrate, but spending more time together can also bring its own stressors. Relationship therapist Jo Robertson has some tips for avoiding conflict… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.BusinessDesk investigations editor, Victoria Young looks at new research that alleges the nation's newest and largest solar farm is made up of panels from a supplier that has a "very high" exposure to… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Chris wraps up the big stories of the year from his region, from Cyclone Gabrielle devastation and its heroes to the nationwide furore which unfolded when the Ranfurly Shield was broken. Also Hawkes… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Boy Swallows Universe TV Tie In by Trent Dalton published by 4th Estate Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Tamaki Makaurau and Tairawhiti have been thrown some curve balls by Mother Nature this year. Parts of Auckland and Gisborne were particularly hard hit by Cyclone Gabrielle and it's been a long mop up… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Republicans in Congress are demanding concessions on immigration in exchange for allowing more funding for Ukraine and Israel. The White House has started to take part in these negotiations; which… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Schools have been holding their annual prizegivings a time to celebrate achievement. But what about the children who don't get to go up on the stage? There are many other ways parents and caregivers… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Humanitarian groups are working tirelessly to get aid into Gaza, as the death toll from Israel's war with Hamas grows. The health ministry of Gaza, which is run by Hamas, says the death toll is now… Read more Audio