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9:20 AM.It's been a disappointing start to Guy Fawkes and firefighters warn the combination of dry windy conditions, coupled with two years of Covid restrictions, could push the firework risk sky high. Fire… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.An environmental group is threatening legal action if the Department of Conservation doesn't cancel a permit which authorises Waka Kotahi, the transport authority, to kill kiwi and other species… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about Duckrockers (TVNZ+), the prequel series to the film Sione's Wedding. She'll also look at the new series of Heartbreak High (Netflix)… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.According to the World Health Organisation, children under 5 need 180 minutes of physical activity every day. To help early childhood teachers give pre-schoolers the physical activity they need to… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Tech correspondent Tony Grasso joins Kathryn to look at what's happened to Symantec - it was one of the first IT security companies to develop commercial anti-virus software, but is anti-virus "dead"… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Melanie O'Loughlin from Lamplight Books in Auckland reviews A Fortunate Woman, by Polly Morland, published by Picador. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Aucklander Albert Cho posts hilarious and extremely honest food reviews –  with beautiful photos – on the Instagram account @eatlitfood. In the new memoir I Love My Stupid Life he shares his life… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about how new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak may have to abandon his flagship Conservative leadership campaign pledges, amid a worsening economic… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.The queue for mourners to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II was one of the biggest in history, with 250,000 people waiting up to 24 hours, in a queue 16km long. A team of experts had been… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.More heavy rain is hitting the West Coast this morning putting residents on alert. The Coast is among 12 regions identified in a government report where some communities are at the most risk of… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about new research that has found bumblebees will play with tiny wooden balls - despite there being no reason to do so. The aye-aye, a… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.A number of countries around the world are experiencing population decline, or depopulation. Japan, for example saw a population loss of 644,000 in 2020 and 2021, and it's population is expected to… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Unemployment has remained unchanged at 3.3 percent in the three months ended September. Average wages have risen strongly, growing 2.6 per cent in the three months ending on September 30. What does… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music commentator Dave Wilson joins Kathryn to look at the fascinating relationship between work and music. Creating, singing, and playing music are all forms of labour. Audiences pay for tickets to… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Joanna Ludbrook from Chicken and Frog bookstore in Featherston reviews Pipi and Pou and the Raging Mountain and Pipi and Pou and the River Monster, written by Tim Tipene and illustrated by Isobel Te… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Whether it's big tech, big pharma or big supermarkets , Sally Hubbard argues monopolies have a vise-like grip on our lives. She is an antitrust expert and Director of Enforcement Strategy at the US… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about how Covid infection rates have shot up in Victoria raising concerns about a new wave. The man accused of raping a Parliamentary… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Some of the country's most disadvantaged regions have been identified in a government report as being at the most risk of flooding. Not only are they are most risk - the report says they are also… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A new study suggests a significant number of undergraduate students are uncomfortable sharing their views in class on certain topics - such as gender, politics, religion and sexual orientation. Almost… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Sports commentator Steve Holloway joins Kathryn to talk about the women's draw for the World Cup, throw forward to the start of the men's World Cup in Qatar later this month and find out what's going… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.In photographer Jane Ussher's latest book, she has turned her lens on the diverse and eclectic interiors of New Zealand homes. Over a two year period she shot more than 300 pictures which have ended… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Rebecca talks to Kathryn about how Inland Revenue collected an extra $33 million from international firms as part of a campaign to keep COVID-19 wage subsidy money in New Zealand and there are changes… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Kiran Dass reviews Getting Lost by Annie Ernaux, published by Fitzcarraldo Editions. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.In March this year, the Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance was found, three thousand metres under the icy Weddell Sea - 107 years after it sank. The British maritime archaeologist… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:46 AM.Prosecutors have charged a Canadian citizen in a hammer-attack on the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. And as Elon Musk's Twitter takeover is complete, Ron says Elon Musk has already begun… Read more Audio