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9:30 AM.Environmental Toxicologist warns the risk to Aotearoa's marine life from chemical contaminants in the sea, river and streams are intensifying. Local and global research has found an unprecedented… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.New Zealand-based casinos are launching unregulated online gambling platforms out of Malta, which bypass local regulations. In New Zealand, it's illegal for casinos to provide online gambling… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Comedians Te Radar and Elisabeth bring a few laughs Audio

11:35 AM.Sam Ackerman talks about the real question left unanswered by the scheduling blunder for the Black Ferns and All Blacks, a landmark week in Secondary Schools rugby and what can rain on the Black Caps… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.A wonderful compilation of black music from 60s Britain, the new pop smash from Taylor Swift, and a 20th anniversary for the Libertines debut. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Catriona Ferguson reviews Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North by Rachel Joyce, published by Penguin Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Grace Tame was named Australian of the Year in 2021 for her advocacy work for survivors of sexual assault.  And she's now told her story -- in her own words -- in a memoir called The Ninth Life of a… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.There's been high drama in Beijing at the conclusion of the Chinese Communist party five-yearly party congress. Asia correspondent Ed White talks to Kathryn about how any hopes of reconciliation… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Our Short Story competition judges, writers Harry Ricketts and Rebecca Reilly, announced the five winners of the 2022 Nine to Noon Short Story competition. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Anti-smoking groups are sounding the alarm at the growing number of vape shops in the country, with 300 new stores opening up since February alone. Kathryn speaks to Letitia Harding, chief executive… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.There's growing concern for the mental health and wellbeing of doctors and medical specialists navigating a stressed health sector. In an editorial published in the NZ Medical Journal today, burnout… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer Chris Schulz joins Kathryn to talk about the second season of The White Lotus (Neon), new Netflix series The Watcher - which is based on a creepy true story, and The Stranger… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Leaving home for the first time as a young adult can be a daunting prospect - not only for the leaver, but for anxious parents left behind. Joining Kathryn today to talk about the life skills parents… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology correspondent Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to look at the hefty fines being introduced to the Australian parliament this week for repeated or serious privacy breaches, tech company earnings… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man by Paul Newman, published by Penguin Random House Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Whether accidentally, or by design, humans have had a great impact on the face of New Zealand. Richard Wolfe unravels the history and considers our future in his 41st book: Footprints on the Land: How… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Hugo Gye looks at the line-up of new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's cabinet and some of the decisions he's made in his first full day in office - including abandoning fracking. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.South Aucklanders are growing their own organic fruit and veg in a company carpark. As a way of easing staff shopping bills, Mangere-based drinks distributors Hancocks has lined its car park with… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:10 AM.Outgoing Principal Youth Court Judge, John Walker, tells Kathryn about how youth court has changed over the years. He says the young people who do come before the court have complex issues underlying… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Auckland Art Gallery's Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Art and Life in Modern Mexico exhibition saw the highest visitation numbers on record for a ticketed exhibition's opening weekend since… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:30 AM.Andrew Hubbard, the acting chief executive of Citizens Advice Bureau joins Kathryn to look at private sales, like buying of Facebook Marketplace, and what your rights are if something goes wrong. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Cynthia Morahan reviews A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E. Grant, published by Simon & Schuster.

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10:05 AM.Historian Dr Jock Phillips' latest work tells the story of New Zealand using 100 objects. Objects such as the sewing kete of an unknown 18th-century Maori woman; cannons from the Endeavour; the… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to look at what was included in the latest Budget, the fourth in two years. The $7.5b plan is designed to help ease the cost of living ahead of new… Read more Audio