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9:45 AM.UK correspondent Dan Bloom talks to Susie about the latest news from the UK, including, Rishi Sunak coming under pressure over his handling of talks to break a Brexit deadlock, Kate Forbes' disastrous… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Serious questions are being asked of the Southern Lakes Ultra Marathon director, after runners were brought down from a mountain-side in wild weather, and spent two nights in evacuation centres… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.KiwiRail has apologised over the stranding of passengers either side of Cook Strait, due to more engine problems. Susie speaks with one woman who was forced to abandon her car in Picton, fly to… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.One of Hawkes Bay's biggest vegetable and fruit growers says he has grave concerns for the region's food producers if more significant financial help doesn't arrive quickly. Paul Apatu speaks to Susie… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The infection risk from black water after cyclone/flooding, especially if houses are contaminated. Also, are the prices of pharmaceutical drugs justified? Pharma companies often justify the high price… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Art lovers will get the chance to get up close to some of the world's greatest artists at a new exhibition opening shortly in Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland. Light from Tate: 1700s to Now is a… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Dave has some examples of how music has provided powerful support for communities suffering from the effects of natural disasters and the changing climate. When we face devastation brought on by… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Samantha reports from Tairawhiti on the cyclone cleanup as connectivity is restored in parts, but damaged roading is a slow fix. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Lisa Finucane reviews Locked Ward by Anne Buist, published by Text Publishing Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Most isolated farms in Tairawhiti have now been contacted, accounted for and assessed but still face major challenges as they set about cleaning up flood damaged properties and communities. Sandra… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.If you think Artificial Intelligence is gathering pace - Michael Witbrock says be prepared for way more disruption than the early years of social media. For example, the new tech that can recreate the… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.In Hawkes Bay, the SPCA has been busy dealing with animals lost and found during the cyclone and floods. Bruce Wills is the Hawkes Bay area manager for the SPCA. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Chris talks to Susie about Australia becoming the first country to recognise psychedelics as medicines, approving the psychedelic substances in magic mushrooms and MDMA for use by people with certain… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Rodney District local board member Mark Dennis says the northern Auckland settlements of Helensville, Parakai, South Head and Kaukapakapa had to fend for themselves. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Growers and farmers in Hawkes Bay and Tairawhiti are tackling the massive job of clearning mud and silt from their orchards, vinyeards and paddocks. What is the impact of this on soil health in two… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Hawkes Bay Federated Farmers has set up an emergency group to help co-ordinate support for farmers affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. Farmers can access a feed co-ordination service and the Farmy Army for… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.The Mayor of Marlborough says recent disuptions with the Cook Strait ferries are frustrating and difficult, with passengers stranded on either side. The Interislander ferry Kaiarahi developed engine… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.It's now more than a week since Cyclone Gabrielle tore through the country - and still the stories and the scale of the devastation continue to unfold. There are still communities across Tairawhiti… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.RNZ Sports reporter, Joe Porter with the latest on the White Ferns, Black Caps, the ongoing saga surrounding the naming of the next All Blacks coach and analysis of the Halberg Awards. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Luke Sergent had been working as an arborist when injury forced him to rethink his career.  His online company, SouthernLite Packs based in Kingston, near Queenstown is flourishing. Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Rebecca Stevenson talks about the difficult task of assessing the economic damage of Cyclone Gabrielle.  Also, she talks to Susie about whether talk about an AirBnB Bust is overdone. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Whangarei District Mayor Vince Cocurullo confirms some people have been 10 days without power, and parts of the roading network have taken a heavy hit, in particular the road through the Brynderwyns.

10:45 AM.Around the motu - we're now checking in with reporter Tim Brown in Hawkes Bay - he's been talking to two Esk Valley residents about their ordeal in rising flood waters Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Cynthia Morahan reviews What Women Want by Maxine Mei-Fung Chung, published by Penguin Random House Read more Audio

10:10 AM.As the managing director of our biggest insurance company, Naomi Ballantyne believes that she does good for New Zealanders even though many of us think insurance policies are a "major ripoff" we don't… Read more Audio