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11:05 AM.Business commentator Pattrick Smellie talks about the "political" decision to end the traffic light system and whether it was inevitable, once the public's will to be compliant was gone. And he'll… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Harry Ricketts reviews The Stupefying by Nick Ascroft, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Acclaimed Maori historian Monty Soutar has turned his hand to fiction for the first time, drawing on almost 40 years of research into the history of Aotearoa and his own ancestral line. Kawai: For… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Danielle Kurtzleben is today's US correspondent. Abortion and inflation are top issues at the polls ahead of November's midterm elections and many eyes will be on Michigan's vote to enshrine abortion… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.In Dunedin 11 mayoral hopefuls are vying for the top job at this year's local body elections. Incumbent Aaron Hawkins is being challenged by a group of fellow councillors who all say his leadership… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.For the first time since March 2020 there are no major Covid restrictions in New Zealand. On Monday the Cabinet decided to scrap the traffic light system and drop almost all restrictions; masks are… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The NZ Institute of Architects in Auckland is celebrating Architecture Week, with discussions focused on Auckland and its issues. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Like water into wine, Jenny McDonald and Sue Stockwell are turning bread into gin. Dunedin Craft Distillers are the only New Zealand company producing botanical spirits from surplus bread and bakery… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Brigitte and Lamia join Kathryn to discuss potential changes to the Covid traffic light system, whether New Zealand should follow Australia and have a public holiday to mark the Queen's passing and… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Kiran Dass reviews Milk Teeth by Jessica Andrews, published by Sceptre. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Three of the world's finest crime writers; Val McDermid, Michael Robotham and J.P. Pomare join Kathryn in the studio. The trio are touring New Zealand this week, with an event, Crime after Crime. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.As Brazil approaches its elections next month, Jair Bolsonaro faces criticism for his campaign events, and former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the front-runner in the election, campaigns on… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Most airlines now offer passengers the option to offset their share of the flight's carbon emissions with carbon credits. Air New Zealand's scheme is called "Fly Neutral". A one way trip between… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A fundraiser in Mount Maunganui to help the local intermediate school employ a counsellor for the next two years is raising questions about whether the government's $44 million Counsellors in Schools… Read more Audio

11:42 AM.The Chair of Monarchy New Zealand Dr Sean Palmer talks about the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and what her legacy in New Zealand will be. Read more Audio

11:38 AM.World leaders have been paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth the second including those in the Pacific. RNZ Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins has the latest on the reaction from the Pacific. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.New Plymouth woman Barbara Larsen is a life long royalist and Queen Elizabeth super fan with a collection of more than 15,000 royal books. She was four when she began her 81 years of collecting royal… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.RNZ Political editor Jane Patterson talks to Kathryn about the political reaction to the Queen's death. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.In his latest biography Queen of Our Times Robert Hardman sought to paint a picture of what the late monarch was really like. Read more Audio

10:25 AM.Former political journalist Henry Cooke joins us from London to talk about the atmosphere around Buckingham Palace and how people reacted to the news of the Queen's death. Read more Audio

10:25 AM.Former chief historian Dr Jock Phillips joins us from London to reflect on the Queen's impact on New Zealand's history and how she was received during her 10 visits to our shores. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Tā Tipene O'Regan is a kaumātua , Ngāi Tahu leader, Treaty negotiator, academic, and Member of the Order of New Zealand. He was also co-convenor of 2011 Constitutional Panel. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger met the Queen on several occasion both as a minister in Robert Muldoon's government and later as Prime Minister. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Former Prime Minister Helen Clark met the Queen many times in her time as 37th prime minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.National party leader Christopher Luxon tells Kathryn he remembers first seeing the queen as a three year old when she visited for the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch. Read more Audio