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10:13 AM.Dracula's has had more than five million attendees - many Kiwis among them. And some of the best acts from the show will be included in Dracula's: The Resurrection Tour which kicks off tomorrow night… Read more Audio

9:55 AM.Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to talk about a record-number of foreign students, and the beginning of bushfire season. Read more Audio

9:46 AM.A popular coastal walkway in Auckland will remain partly closed to the public amid a battle between the owners of a neighbouring heritage cottage and Auckland Council. Read more Audio

9:32 AM.Competition for milk supply in Waikato is intensifying as a new international player sets up shop. Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Tighter regulations have been announced for forestry slash - will it be enough for communities fed up with a debris deluge in severe weather? Read more Audio

11:45 AM.NZ Rugby has taken the famous Ranfurly Shield trophy off of Hawke's Bay after it was broken in two during aftermatch celebrations. A photo of the damaged shield with white powder and a rolled-up… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Tony Eyre is a proud bibliophile and has taken a lifetime of loving books and wrapped it into a bibliomemoir called The Book Collector. The Dunedin-based writer was also an accountant for 50 years… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson takes a look at what's changed in commerce and consumer affairs under the Labour government - including giving the Commerce Commission the power to conduct… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Around the motu: Logan Savory in Southland Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Ralph McAllister reviews The Girl in the Eagle's Talons by Karin Smirnoff published by Quercus Publishing Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Caring for other people while ensuring that you care for yourself takes awareness and dedication, says Dr Cate Howell, author of The Flourishing Woman. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.A federal government shutdown has been narrowly avoided in the US, at President Joe Biden signed a temporary funding bill to keep agencies open. Congress rushed to approve the bipartisan deal which… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.University of Otago academics say New Zealand needs to immediately ban the practice of men and women sharing hospital rooms. In a paper out today they argue mixed hospital rooms undermine patient… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Ruapehu Alpine Lifts is to get $7.35 million from the Government to get its ski field operations through to March. RAL went into voluntary administration last year on the back of a bad ski season, the… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A joint venture between six major agribusiness companies and the government aims to reduce farm emissions by 30 per cent by 2030. AgriZeroNZ is an investment partnership between New Zealand's leading… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Kennedy will be discussing two outstanding art exhibitions which are showing in Auckland at the moment. Ever Present: First Peoples Art of Australia, at the Auckland Art Gallery, is the largest… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Here's a chutney that's described as having a cult following. Jenny's Kitchen tamarind chutney was first made on Waiheke Island in 1998 by Jenny Stewart and is now found on shelves all around the… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Sue Moroney look at Labour and National's fiscal plans, as well as National's policy to tighten welfare. What impact will Chris Hipkins' Covid infection and… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Nine years ago, when Bryce Langston told people he was building a tiny house, they didn't know what he was talking about. Now he has half a million Instagram followers and a whopping 4.5 million… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Christopher Luxon joins Kathryn Ryan for an extended interview on all the issues this election and why National should form the next government. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Simon Wilson is in Auckland where work continues to stem the tide of raw sewage pouring into the Waitemata Harbour from a 13-metre sinkhole in Parnell. At least 24 beaches have been closed and a rahui… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.After the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan two years ago, 16 hundred displaced people found refuge in New Zealand. But their experiences of resettling here were less than ideal, according to a… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.As cuts to the public sector begin to bite, Wellington business leaders are worried about the future for the capital's central business district. In late August the government announced it would trim… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The week that was with Te Radar and Irene Pink Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Dana Johannsen discusses how the All Blacks have intriguingly taken a back seat in the public's affections over the past few weeks as the Warriors enthralled us all with their finals run. But it is… Read more Audio