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9:07 AM.A new report by a high level United Nations expert group says too often private sector climate pledges lack credibility and are little more than greenwashing. Chair of the New Zealand Climate… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.We take a glimpse into what is a hugely populated and important sporting calendar right now and Sam looks into why margins matter. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.One of New Zealand's leading landscape photographers Rob Brown has been travelling to Rakiura for many years now. His popular book Rakiura: The Wild Landscapes of Stewart Island was first published in… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.Business correspondent Pattrick Smellie joins Kathryn to talk about the big 'r' - recession. Pattrick also counters the narrative that "New Zealand has lose 50-thousand jobs to get inflation under… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews A Guest at the Feast by Colm Tóibín, published by Simon and Schuster Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Journalist and best-selling author Ben Macintyre is behind some of the most thrilling tales of espionage and World War II non-fiction; A Spy Among Friends, The Spy and the Traitor, Agent Sonya and… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.US correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben joins Kathryn on the final day of campaigning ahead of the Midterm elections tomorrow. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.It's a big week for Canterbury - Cup and Show Week in fact. Tracy Ahern is the general manager of the NZ Agricultural Show, she joins Kathryn to talk about why there's a focus this year on getting as… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.As the cyclone season gets underway in the South Pacific, it's hoped a new type of insurance on offer could help ease the burden of a storm's aftermath for those on lower-incomes. UNCDF programme… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Bill McKay updates us on Auckland's Queen Street, the City Rail Link and Panuku's plans for urban development around the stations - and points out a few problems. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:30 AM.Naomi Toilalo has always loved feeding people and absorbed cooking skills from her Nana and Mum while being raised on a farm in South Otago. With a background at Maori Television as a presenter, actor… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Lamia and Brigitte join Kathryn to talk about Labour's annual conference this weekend, and the extension to the childcare subsidy. The changes kick in from next April - will it ease the squeeze on… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Tony Armit was 18 when he began building a 28 foot wooden yacht. The year was 1951, and he was young man keen for adventure. Three years later, he christened the yacht Marco Polo and with old school… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher joins Kathryn to look at how Iranians are continuing to defy a crackdown, as protests following the death of Mahsa Amini reach their 50th day. Benjamin… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Delegates from nearly 200 countries have kicked off the U.N. climate summit in Egypt with an agreement to discuss compensating poor nations for mounting damage linked to global warming. New Zealand's… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Eggs were once a cheap and cheerful way to fill your supermarket trolley, but prices have skyrocketed - up more than eleven percent on a year ago. For egg producers it's been a perfect storm of… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.It's a crucial weekend for many of our national sporting teams, with many in sudden death mode. Commentator Sam Ackerman joins Lynn to run the rule over the chances of our men's and women's rugby and… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Auckland's Lil Chief label has built a mighty reputation for thoughtful, nuanced indie pop gems. To celebrate the label's 20th Anniversary, we'll hear classics today from key Lil Chief artists… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Melissa Oliver from Unity Books Wellington reviews The Story of Art Without Men by Katy Hessel, published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Online payment service Wirecard was once Germany's biggest tech darling and the country's answer to Silicon Valley, at its peak valued at more than 24 billion euros; until 2020, when it was exposed as… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.RNZ Pacific Journalist Koroi Hawkins on Vanuatu's new parliament, the death of Filep Kamar, a leader of the west Papuan freedom movement, the Pacific preparing for COP27, and the latest in Pacific… Read more Audio

9:32 AM.There's intense competition for the charity dollar, and increasingly more diverse ways are being used to attract people to donate their money and time. One initiative is the volunteer-run social… Read more Audio