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10:35 AM.Paul Diamond reviews Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville published by Text Publishing Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Close to 70,000 people in Aotearoa New Zealand are currently living with a dementia diagnosis. And that number is rapidly growing as the population ages, with an estimated 100,000 more to be diagnosed… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to dissect the death of Victoria's Commonwealth Games dream, after Premier Daniel Andrews decided it was just too expensive for the state to host… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Revelations this past month of two more cases of inappropriate behaviour or misconduct by top-level sports coaches involving athletes shows there's still too little protection for sports women… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A new accessibility tool set to roll out across Apple devices can replicate a user's voice with enough accuracy to bypass banking recognition systems. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Glen Larmer digests the All Blacks win over the Springboks and muses over the options coach Ian Foster has for future team selection choices. The Warriors are hoping for an NRL playoff spot for the… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.For half of the 20th century, the task of surveilling New Zealanders to root out spies, dissidents or enemy sympathisers lay with the police force. They were there during pre-war industrial action at… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Victoria Young joins Kathryn as BusinessDesk launches an investigation into the money behind our rubbish. It examines where exactly our waste goes and who stands to profit. She'll also discuss Awanui… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.David Williams in Christchurch David joins Kathryn to talk about the departure of another member of the Collective Impact Board - which was set up after the Christchurch terror attacks and meant to… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Gail Pittaway reviews The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse published by Macmillan Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Science writer Jennifer Ackerman's essays specialising on creatures in the avian world have appeared in a range of publications including : The New York Times, Scientific American, and National… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Ximena joins Kathryn to talk about Congress looking to pass the annual defence bill but there have been some snags along the way. Joe Biden's relection campaign fund is looking healthy - he's raised… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.During the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, Californian mum Kodye Elyse, like many, found comfort in sharing her life with her friends online. But after one video went viral, attracting hundreds… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.There's been a slight delay to the start date for the big changes coming to the national cervical screening programme offering a new option for women to test themselves. Currently women and people… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay joins Susie to talk about the differences between the use of concrete and timber in the building industry and the carbon footprint created by their use. Bill… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.It's a family affair for mother and daughter team, Rowan and Lucy Miller who sell their hugely popular fritters at the Packhouse Market in Kerikeri. The hot green lipped offerings from Mrs Miller's… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten join Susie to talk about the devastating poll slump for Labour - which suggests rising odds of a change of government. Campaigning is kicking off, with Labour unveiling… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Whakatane District Council staff there are back in their own building after the controversial redevelopment. And an emotional day for Maori ward campaigners is being commemorated on the walls of the… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Kiran Dass reviews Hungry Ghosts by Kevin Jared Hosein published by HarperCollins Read more Audio

10:05 AM.From cat fleas to sequoia trees, nature's secret ingredients inspire new materials, some stronger than steel. Susie speaks with Professor Oded Shoseyov, renowned for his work in plant molecular… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been trying to calm tension with a visit ot the West Bank city of Jenin. Three government officers had been forced to leave a funeral for two fighters killed in… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A group of volunteer divers with a mission to clean up Wellington Harbour have found their third piece of unexploded and potentially dangerous WW2 ammunition. Ghost Divers pulled up a small brassy… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.New Zealand has a dismal record of deaths and injuries in the workplace, and there are concerns about what could happen if a post-graduate health and safety course at Victoria University is among… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to deliver his verdict on Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, the seventh film in the franchise - does it measure up? He'll also look at local Kiwi black… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Kathryn talks with parenting coach and education consultant Joseph Driessen about parents can help their children develop independent learning habits. Read more Audio