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10:05 AM.After conquering cartooning, NZ-born illustrator Maddie Dai is now based in London and telling stories on-screen.
"I ended up on this trajectory that spun me across the world but I've always felt… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Ron Elving is in Washington, focusing on the United States' reaction to events in Gaza and Israel. He'll also talk about the inability of the House majority to pick a leader and resume normal… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Coromandel businesses are worried over the continued closure of the popular Cathedral Cove walking track in the Coromandel. Ray Van Beynen from the Mercury Bay Business Association says the Department… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The United Nations and aid agencies are still waiting for a desperately-needed humanitarian corridor to be opened in Gaza, as Israel air strikes continue. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Since winning Masterchef in 2022, Sam Low has been figuring out what's important to him as a chef in the New Zealand media. In the new recipe book Modern Chinese, he honours both his cultural heritage… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa published by Penguin Random House Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Dr Emma Nolan and her team at Auckland University is collecting breast cancer samples with the aim of setting up lab models that mimic the breast cancer environment. She talks to Kathryn about the… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Seamus Kearney looks at at the PR disaster in Brussels over the response to the Israel-Hamas conflict, after the EU Commissioner responsible for enlargement announced all money to Palestinians would… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.The All Blacks have conquered Ireland to make the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup, while England needed a late drop goal and penalty to get past Fiji in the quarter-final earlier this morning. The… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Neale Jones, Tim Hurdle and Bernie O'Donnell analyse Saturday night's election results. Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Jeremy Taylor joins Kathryn with a timely reissue of The Chills debut LP, another fine Ace Records compilation, and remembering Nick Drake. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Kirsty Pickett is in Fiordland, where feasibility testing is underway on the Milford Opportunities Project's masterplan, which could radically change the way tourists interact with the national park… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Melissa Oliver from Unity Books Wellington reviews Transposium by Dani Yourukova, published by Auckland University Press. RRP $30.00 Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Dr Maddy McAllister is a maritime archeologist who calls herself a shipwreck detective. She is Senior Curator in Maritime Archaeology at the Museum of Tropical Queensland, in Townsville, where she is… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Elizabeth Beattie discusses an artillery strike in Myanmar which has killed at least 29 people, including women and children, at a refugee camp near the border with China. It is one of the deadliest… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.When Prue Young was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 18 months ago, people assumed she'd have to give up work and sport. This week, the 33-year-old Nelson paramedic is in Hawaii to compete in the… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Labour party leader, Chris Hipkins joins Kathryn Ryan for an interview on all the issues this election and why his party should form the next government. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.When Renee White had kids she was determined to raise them how she wished she had been raised. But when her son Eli was one and a half, in the middle of a tantrum, Renee found herself saying things… Read more Audio