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10:48 AM.David looks at a legal case being brought against Environment Canterbury over the way it's handled water take limits on the Rakaia River, following the leaking of a draft report from within the… Read more Audio

10:36 AM.Joanna Ludbrook from Chicken and Frog Books in Featherston reviews Below by David Hill, published by Penguin. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Millions of people around the world experience chronic pain but little is really known about it or how to best treat it. Paul Biegler is a former doctor, academic and science journalist who started… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Sebastian looks at an escalation of tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, as Israel gets to grips with its new far-right Netanyahu government. He'll look at the poisoning of hundreds of… Read more Audio

9:34 AM.As the power failed in Hawke's Bay and Tairawhiti during Cyclone Gabrielle, some electric vehicles enabled their users to keep the essentials switched on in their homes. Certain EV models are capable… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Virtual nursing is on the rise in the aged care sector, in response to a chronic workforce shortage. 30 aged care homes around the country are using a virtual nursing service, to make sure they have… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Comedians Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks with the tale of the Welshman who ate a heart shaped potato chip that could have made him rich. Audio

11:30 AM.Big endings and new beginnings beckon all over Aotearoa's sporting world. Sam looks at the Black Caps great escape, the Warriors fresh start, the Breakers return to the big dance and, begrudgingly… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The 8th solo album for former Go-Between Robert Forster, the latest from Dylan's Bootleg series, an anthemic indie rock stomper, and a farewell to De La Soul rapper Trugoy Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Editor of Hawkes Bay today Chris talks to Kathryn about the logistics of covering widespread devastation in his patch caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, and about sorting fact from fiction as the rumour… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Mary Fawcett of Schrödinger's Books in Petone reviews The Marriage Act by John Marrs, published by Macmillan Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Must-see Tony, Grammy, Olivier and Pulitzer prize-winning Broadway hit Hamilton is coming to Tamaki Makaurau in May and June. Kathryn hears why it's all so great from show producer Jeffrey Seller… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.Tokyo based journalist Elizabeth Beattie talks Kathryn about China's annual "two sessions" meetings, and the latest from the G20 meeting in India where the war in Ukraine remains a dividing and key… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Floating solar panels are being developed to sit on the ocean's surface, providing power to ships and shore. Børge Bjørneklett's Norwegian company, Ocean Sun already has them in operation in the… Read more Video, Audio

9:20 AM.Frustrated Muriwai residents are left without answers about when they can go back to their red-stickered homes, after a town-meeting with Auckland council last night. Kat and Andy Corbett are living… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.More pain is in the pipeline for many mortgaged homeowners, as their loans roll over to much higher interest rates than before. Kathryn speaks with Westpac's Michael Gordon and Centrix managing… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about Not Dead Yet on Disney+ : about a journalist assigned to the obit section of her newspaper who's haunted by the ghost of each new… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Dr Jean Annan is an educational psychologist and has worked as a university lecturer, researcher and a teacher. Her new book is '7 Dimensions: Children's Emotional Well-being' which is a simple… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology correspondent Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to talk about Twitter founder Jack Dorsey's new social media endeavour - Bluesky. The US Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning over… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Southland/Otago mayors have been divided over whether to challenge the Dunedin Hospital design cuts, Tess talks to Kathryn about the apology for the communications failure.

Also an update on water… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop in Ponsonby reviews Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor, published by Hachette Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Transpower is warning of an increased risk of power cuts in Northland as it does emergency work on high voltage lines that are threatened by a major slip. Kathryn speaks to Transpower's General… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Kathryn speaks to Margie Warrell the CEO and founder of bespoke leadership consultancy, Global Courage. At the core of Dr Warrell's work - is helping people and firms to lead with courage and to have… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Lara Spirit joins Kathryn to examine what's driving a shortage of fruit and vegetables on UK shelves that's forced rationing of some items. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.A New Zealand blackcurrant drink seeking to challenge coffee's dominance as the "go-to" beverage for concentration and performance is also being studied for how it could help those with dementia… Read more Audio