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9:40 AM.New legislation for organic products has brought New Zealand in line with major trading partners. The Organic Products and Production Act has been many years in the making and brings in regulations… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Waka Kotahi is warning Transmission Gully between Pauatahanui and Paekakariki will be closed for some time due to a fuel spill. A fuel tanker and another truck crashed before rush-hour this morning… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.New search engine Neeva, just launched in New Zealand, is aiming to take on the big players when it comes to combatting advertising and ad tracking around the internet. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Kennedy discusses about the historic decision to restore the mana of Mt Taranaki by dropping the name "Egmont" from the mountain and its associated national park and recognising the entirety of the… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:35 AM.Over the last 20 years, Jade Gray has gradually cut out meat and replaced it with extra vegetables for the sake of his health. But the former supermarket butcher still loved the taste. Seeing a gap in… Read more Audio

11:32 AM.Two of the country's big telecommunications companies have signed deals with satellite providers to improve mobile coverage. One New Zealand, previously known as Vodafone, has signed a deal with US… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Gareth Hughes and Ben Thomas join Kathryn to look at the departure of Stuart Nash and the questions left for the Prime Minister's office to answer, Jacinda Ardern's valedictory speech this week… Read more Audio

10:47 AM.The government's big push to get a new harbour crossing project underway, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown commissions another review of options for the future of the council-owned Ports of Auckland and the… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Harry Broad reviews Ahuahu: A conservation journey in Aotearoa New Zealand by David Towns, published by Canterbury University Press. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Dave Vass is an adventurer, mountaineer and owner of a canyoning business whose life changed in an instant.  Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Germany is the first international destination for King Charles since he taking the throne. His Majesty spent three days in Berlin, Brandenburg and Hamburg in a visit full of symbolism: King Charles… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.When Cyclone Gabrielle tore through Eastwood Hill, a special collection of trees was destroyed. Now it faces a cash-strapped rebuild.

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9:08 AM.At least two potential bidders have emerged for Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, which collapsed last October, going into voluntary administration. Administrators have been working since October trying to find a… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Sam looks into the headaches being caused behind the scenes and whether freedom of speech is being respected in world sport, and reaction to the claims super rugby is getting boring. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Former President Donald Trump has been indicted over hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. It makes Mr Trump the first former US president to face criminal charges. A New York City… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.Councils on either side of the Cook Strait are raising concerns with the government over the lack of support for vessels travelling between Wellington and Picton .Cancellations continue for those who… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Harry Ricketts reviews James K. Baxter: Complete Poems, edited by John Weir, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Audio

10:05 AM.Natalie Gauld was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease a year ago, and she is determined to experience many of the country's Great Rides while she can. Dr Gauld has always fitted in lots of physical… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.In India fears are rising that democracy is on the ropes amid the legal challenges and political downfall of longtime opposition leader Rahul Ghandi. Kim Jong Un finally appears to be moving toward a… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Kathryn revisits a favourite West Coast conservation project with organiser Baz Hughes of Okarito Kayaks. Gorse-busting is in its third year at Okarito Lagoon. Sixty-five volunteers are nearing the… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.This month marks 10 years since B Corporation made its New Zealand debut, with nearly 100 Kiwi companies having made the grade. The 'B' in the name stands for "beneficial" and certification relies on… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The country's mega-polytechnic Te Pukenga is facing budget blowouts and falling enrollments. Te Pukenga came into existence on January the first, bringing together more than 16 individual polytechnics… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about Dreamland (Neon, SkyGo from April 6), about a multi-generational family set in the sun-drenched British seaside town of Margate. She'll… Read more Audio