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11:45 AM.Comedian's Michele A'Court and te Radar look back at the funny stories of the week that was. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Provincial rugby reaches the knock out stages this weekend, it's potentially a big night for the White Ferns if they want to make a mark in the Women's World Cup in Sri Lanka, and it's definitely a… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Jeremy Taylor of Slow Boat Records play tracks from 1986-1990 - Rollin' Under The Melody : a new compilation of indie label releases curated by Jon Savage. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Alexa talks about this week's Coroner's Inquest into Cyclone Gabrielle, the legal action being taken against Wairoa's regional council and the village of Onga Onga celebrates 150 years. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Lisa Finucane reviews It's a Bit More Complicated Than That by Hannah Marshall, published by Allen & Unwin. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Irish economist David McWilliams explains how coins have shaped civilisation throughout the ages via King Midas and Darwin.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Koroi discusses a mutual defence treaty between Australian and Papua New Guinea, New Zealand's compensation to Samoa after the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui and a third so called "narco sub" is found… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.From humble pub gigs to opening for acts like Billy Joel and Bob Dylan, The Warratahs are to be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.  Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Local elections voter turnout is notoriously low - will 2025 buck the trend?  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.From virtual fences to collars monitoring an animal's health to robotics in horticulture, New Zealand's agri-tech sector is now a major earner.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Israeli cabinet are meeting to given final approval to the Gaza ceasefire deal after the first phase of the deal was signed by Israel and Hamas.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about season two of the Sam Neill-led drama The Twelve. Monster: The Ed Gein Story is the latest iteration of Netflix's serial killer anthology… Read more Audio

11:26 AM. Neil Edmond is the founder of MoneyTime, an online financial literacy program for children, talks about how to raise children who understand money, and debt. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology journalist Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to discuss Commerce Commission research which shows how difficult it is to get good information to help buy a phone plan.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Jonathan McKenzie, editor of the Waikato Times, with news from the region Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Harry Ricketts reviews It's What He Would've Wanted by Nick Ascroft, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.The story of musician, cartoonist, writer and critic Chris Knox  - stopped in his creative tracks by a stroke in 2009 -  is told in a new biography by Craig Robertson. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to talk about how both Labour and the Tories fared in their annual conferences - what messages did both Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch deliver, and are their… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Show Me Shorts' 20th anniversary festival got underway this week - festival director Gina Dellabarca talks about the journey. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.By 2048 more than half of seniors will be renting - advocates say there's not appropriate housing and councils need to step up.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.It was the interest rate cut that many had called for but will yesterday's OCR cut turn the economy around?

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11:45 AM.What researchers found by studying the microbiome of the world's oldest known person - and the other researcher went to some icky places to understand the behaviour of her two cats, Mildred and… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.How to navigate relationships when one partner's plans or hopes for the future differ from their spouse. Do partners have to have the same dreams to be happy together?  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music correspondent Kirsten Zemke digs into scat, the vocal jazz improvisation where a singer uses wordless vocables. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.David discusses the decision by police to cancel controversial restructuring in Canterbury , progress in local election voting and Environment Canterbury's Ngai Tahu councillors reflect on their first… Read more Audio