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11:05 AM.Brigitte Morten is a director with public and commercial law firm Franks & Ogilvie and a former senior ministerial advisor for the previous National-led government. Gareth Hughes is a former Green MP… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Harry Broad reviews Bushline by Robbie Burton published by potton and burton Audio

10:30 AM.As the holiday season looms, State Highway 6 is still closed after the widespread damaged caused from the severe weather event in August, but will it be open in time for Christmas travel… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Genetic epidemiologist and award winning author, Professor Tim Spector introduced the world to the wonders of the gut microbiome in his first book The Diet Myth. His latest book - Food for Life is an… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The EU has announced it will work with the International Criminal Court to set up a specialised court to investigate war crimes in Ukraine committed by Russia. And Justice Ministers from the G7 will… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Five years ago, a group of six Wellington friends starting talking about the idea of living together in a purpose built co-housing complex. The idea gathered steam, a site was purchased, plans drawn… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Marine heatwaves are becoming more common in the waters of Aotearoa and in some areas there are record high ocean temperatures. Over the last 10 years, catch allowances for some commercially fished… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Join us for a few laughs with comedians Irene Pink and Donna Brookbanks including the story of the monks who got into a spot of bother with meth and some of the most unusual pet insurance claims on… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Sam reflects on a big sporting week in this country - from the legacy left by Sir Murray Halberg to the futures of other New Zealand athletes and teams being up in the air. Also the action from the… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Mellissa Oliver from Unity Books Wellington reviews What Writers Read: 35 Writers on Their Favourite Book edited by Pandora Sykes, published by Bloomsbury In this love letter to reading, curated by… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.There's plenty going on in the City of Sails under new Mayor,Wayne Brown, Stuff's Senior Auckland Affairs Journalist Todd Niall talks to Kathryn about the financial challenges facing the council… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.American author Celeste Ng is best known for her novel Little Fires Everywhere, a family drama set in Celeste's own hometown; the upscale suburb of Shaker Heights, Ohio. bvShe now has a new book, Our… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Koroi Hawkins is a journalist with RNZ Pacific. He speaks to Kathyrn from Da Nang, Vietnam where the Pacific Tuna Commission is meeting, to decide the future of the world's largest tuna fishery.  Read more Audio

9:30 AM.At Manurewa West Primary School the standardised maths assessment was rewritten to reflect real-life contexts and cultures of the school, student achievement has shot through the roof. The driving… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.DNA ancestry tests might solve some personal curiosity - but are they gifting a treasure trove of data to third parties? Professor Peter Dearden, from the Department of Biochemstry at the University… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV correspondent James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Banshees of Inisherin (cinemas), a TV series sequel to the popular '80s kids' fantasy movie Willow (Disney+) and Quebec-set murder… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.How do children develop social skills and how best can parents support this? Wellington speech and language therapist Christian Wright has some strategies and he'll take your questions Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology correspondent Peter Griffin looks at how the country's video games industry has become a creative powerhouse, generating $407m in the last financial year, and is now under threat from tax… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Gina Rogers reviews We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman, published by Harper Collins Read more Audio

10:30 AM.In Palmerston North, the dilapidated and crumbling former central post office in the city centre has been sold and will be turned into a hotel. It's been a long time coming. RNZ's Manawatu Reporter… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Andris Apse is one of our leading landscape photographers, world-renowned in his field. His new book The Deep South - from the Wilds of the South Island to Antarctica is the latest in a series… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about plans to temporarily hold prisoners in 400 police cells due to overcrowding in jails, strikes set to hit the ambulance service - as well as… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.HomeGround – the new purpose-built home of the Auckland City Mission – opened on Hobson Street earlier this year. The $110 million social services building has 80 permanent apartments, a health centre… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:05 AM.From next year the Australian Capital Territory will decriminalise the possession of small amounts of nine illicit drugs, including cocaine heroin and crystal meth. It follows the territory… Read more Audio