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10:35 AM.Glenda Keam reviews Jenny McLeod: A Life in Music by Norman Meehan published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Dr Robert Waldinger has been studying human happiness and the secret to it for decades. He is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and Director of the the Harvard Study of Adult… Read more Audio

9:54 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the billionaire paper packaging baron Anthony Pratt being centre of a growing scandal over leaked audio recordings that reveal his… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Mike and Rebecca Casey have what could be the first zero-fossil fuels orchard in the world. Their Forest Lodge Orchard - growing mainly cherries - in Cromwell has no diesel or petrol on site and has… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.6.5 million tyres reach their end of life in New Zealand every year and now a long awaited regulation change is set to improve the way they are disposed of. From March next year, when you buy a new… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Latest inflation data from Stats NZ shows insurance premiums are soaring, but is this simply the new norm? Home insurance premiums in the quarter to September are up by more than a fifth year-on-year… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Sam reflects on a bumper weekend of sport. After all the ups and downs the All Blacks are in the Rugby World Cup finals, the Black Ferns have suffered a loss and so have the Black Caps. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Victoria joins Susie to look at why Tauranga insolvency practitioner David Thomas has been censured by the profession's watchdog and why it's been an important case. There's new details about the New… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Neale and Tim join Susie to look at the post-election waiting game, as coalition talks continue. So far the only confirmed ministerial position is Nicola Willis in finance - but who else is likely to… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Todd Niall is in Auckland, where big questions lie ahead for the supercity following the election result. Under National, it looks likely light rail will get the axe, additional Waitemata Harbour… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Lynn Freeman reviews The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride published by Hachette Read more Audio

10:05 AM.For the past 29 years, Matthew O'Sullivan has been working to fill in the gaps of New Zealand's military history. He's the official 'keeper of photographs' at the Air Force Museum in Christchurch… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben joins Susie to discuss the paralysis over appointing a new House Speaker is into a third week. Nine Republicans are vying for the job - but what is the delay doing… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Menopause and the impacts of it have not really been part of mainstream conversation - until recently. Around 7 in 10 women experience moderate to severe symptoms due to fluctuating hormones, which… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Waiheke Islanders will soon have a new option for getting across to the city. Susie finds out more from Island Direct's David Todd - including how the service plans to offer lower fares than its… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Kainga Ora shut its shared home ownership programme at the end of September, just six weeks after expanding it. The first home partner programme helps buyers who do not have enough of a deposit by… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The Week that Was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Sports commentator Sam Ackerman Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Teenage songwriters Bob & Gene recorded just a handful of extraordinary soul tunes in Bob's family basement in the late 60s, then it took 40 years for their only album to be released. We'll hear two… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Around the motu: Tess Brunton in Dunedin Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Laura Caygill reviews Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll published by Macmillan Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Fear is what keeps us alive but it can also be destructive and divisive. In his new book Fear: An Alternative History of the World, historian Robert Peckham looks at the role fear has played across… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins Read more Audio

9:30 AM.What do Ongaonga, Puponga, Whangaroa, Whangamomona and Tuatapere have in common? They're all small towns with big histories. Peter Janssen and Elizabeth Anderson have been on an epic journey to… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.It's a big weekend for rugby fans - there is, of course, a World Cup semi-final involving the All Blacks on Saturday morning. But there's another international involving New Zealand's top rugby team… Read more Audio