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10:45 AM.The Gore District Council saga continues with a petition calling chief executive Stephen Parry to resign presented at a council meeting yesterday. The petition had gained nearly 4900 signatures. It… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Sonja de Friez reviews The Witching Tide by Margaret Meyer, published by Hachette Read more Audio

10:05 AM.He's considered one of the greatest composers of all time - yet his death remains shrouded in mystery. Lynn John raises a new theory about whether Mozart actually faked his own death. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Chris joins Kathryn to look at this weekend's Kings Birthday awards, and the historic parity they've created for women. For the first time in five-decades the honours had an equal number of female… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.The future of skiing on Mt Ruapehu is reaching a critical point with a watershed creditors meeting set for next week. Cabinet has agreed to support separate private bidders to run Whakapapa and Turoa… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.An academic is warning cuts to university staff is short-sighted and will undermine the government's own science goals. Hundreds of academic jobs at the University of Otago and Victoria University of… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Stuff senior sports writer Marc Hinton looks ahead to the Super Rugby Pacific semifinals and the Crusaders-Blues rivalry. Ian Foster will unveil his first squad of 36 All Blacks this weekend, can we… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.As the cost of living continues to put the squeeze on many households, we look at new research from Consumer NZ which suggests insurance is becoming a casualty. Many people are choosing to cancel or… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The Finance Minister of France has secured another deal to combat rising grocery prices for consumers, with firms such as multinational Unilever agreeing to cut prices on hundreds of products. What is… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The invasive Gold Clam has been found in the Waikato River. Andrew says it's a concern because the exotic species is a prolific breeder - producing 400 offspring in one day - which can clog up… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews Pet by Catherine Chidgey, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Dad and daughter Rajorshi & Leela Chakraborti, dreamed up the plot for a children's book on walks together during the first lockdown. Leela was just 8 years old then. Now, their book The Bad Smell… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Ron joins Kathryn to talk about tomorrow's scheduled court appearance for former President Donald Trump on 37 charges relating to how he handled classified documents after he left the White House… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A new study investigating the availability of reliable broadband in rural areas, and the impact this has on lives and businesses, is being welcomed by farmers. The Commerce Commission's study aims to… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Is New Zealand ready for the scale of electrification it's going to need in the future? And what will it cost us to get there? Kathryn's guest this morning is the former chief executive of the… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.RNZ has launched an independent review following revelations an RNZ staffer altered Reuters copy to include-pro Russian propaganda and added-in incorrect details about the war in Ukraine. Two hundred… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.Samantha details the lengthy fundraising efforts by Motueka locals for an indoor swimming pool. Also an update on West Coast flood protection funding, Nelson's flood recovery, Blenheim's new library's… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Nicky Walker reviews The Girl in the Water by Joseph Howse, published by Nummist Media Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Billy Bush played 37 games for the All Blacks between 1974 and 1979, achieved a century of games for Canterbury and captained for the Maori All Blacks. Since his playing days, he has been involved in… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the early successes being reported by Kyiv, as Ukraine launches its long-awaited counteroffensive against Russian forces. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A Gisborne-based research project is using MRI scanning to study the impacts of methamphetamine in the brain. Early data from the 'The Matai meth recovery study' project is showing changes to the… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A dad who used Facebook and Instagram to find surrogate mothers for his children has set up a website to ‘matchmake’ other people needing help to make a baby. But a fertility expert says people going… Read more Audio