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10:05 AM.Scattered among the mob that stormed the US Capitol in 2021 were banners that read ‘Trust the Plan’. It's a reference to a viral QAnon conspiracy theory and it's also the title of a new book which… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Ron talks to Kathryn about the Silicon Valley Bank faiure and whether there are more banks in jeopardy. Federal regulators in Washington and Joe Biden say all depositors will be made whole. Ron says… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Ecotricity already positioned itself as a provider of 100 per cent renewable energy and was net carbonzero certified. It's now gone through a process with Toitu Envirocare to become climate positive… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Polytech courses up and down the country are underway for the academic year, but the mega-merger entity Te Pukenga still faces delays, staffing issues and budget cuts. Te Pukenga came into existence… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Prime Minister Chris Hipkins yesterday ditched a raft of plans including the half-a-billion-dollar clean-car discount scheme, "re-scoping" Auckland light rail, while winding back other transport… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.When she moved to Aotearoa from Mumbai as a child, Perzen Patel was teased for having Indian food in her lunchbox. The founder of curry paste company Dolly Mumma shares what she now makes for her own… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Lamia and Brigitte join Kathryn to talk about the latest polling, with a particular focus on how the smaller parties are faring. What are the strategies and position of the minor parties in election… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Todd has the latest on Auckland's weather emergency recovery, with the large and popular west coast community of Muriwai remaining a no-go zone with months of uncertainty for many on whether their… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Paul Diamond reviews The South Island of New Zealand from the Road by Robin Morrison, published by Massey University Press Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Australian GP Dr Ginni Mansberg is interested in demystifying health and wellbeing in midlife and beyond. She says there are some simple steps people can take in their 40s and 50s that may help reduce… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to look at the first face-to-face summit between the French and British leaders in five years, as Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron put the spotlight on… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.A car seller who sold a vehicle later involved in a fatal crash has joined the call for a ban on winter tyres in New Zealand. Coroner Heather McKenzie has found the under-performance of winter tyres -… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.US regulators have shut down a major bank and taken control of its customer deposits in the largest failure of a US bank since 2008. Silicon Valley Bank, a key tech lender, was scrambling to raise… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.An Auckland public transport group says the situation with the city's transport network has tipped into a full-blown crisis and should be treated like one. Thousands of buses are being cancelled each… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Comedians Elisabeth Easther and Donna Brookbanks with a few laughs. Read more Audio

11:33 AM.Sam breaks down the Black Caps latest headache against Sri Lanka - spoiler alert, it's quite similar to their last one - and we look at the weekend sporting forecast for the Warriors, Breakers and… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Electrified is a spanking new double album of new and collected tracks by mighty French psych-rock duo, The Liminanas. We'll hear two tracks from that today, plus something from a new EP from… Read more Audio

10:47 AM.The Tinui community was hard hit by Cyclone Gabrielle and the local school is still operating from playcentre and community hall amid talk of managed retreat. Carterton council has unanimously decided… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh, published by Hamish Hamilton. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Awe – the humbling and inspiring emotion we feel in response to mystery – is a tool we can use for individual and collective well-being, says psychologist Dacher Keltner. The UC Berkeley professor… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.Former Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama is due to appear for a special hearing in a Suva court this morning after spending the night in a police cell alongside the suspended police chief… Read more Audio

9:32 AM.The unprecedented rainfall that hit Auckland on January 27 was, for many, a shock introduction to the city's old streams and waterways. Before urbanisation Auckland was a complex system of streams… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.A group of health professionals and educators is calling for New Zealand to follow Australia's lead and make vapes prescription only. According to a study by the anti smoking group ASH, over 250,000… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to look at unconventional love story Rain Dogs (Neon), Elements of Truth: Behind the Scenes of Jami-Lee Ross' 2020 Election Campaign (Spinoff) and which… Read more Audio