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9:45 AM.The daughter of a key political ally of the Russian president has been killed in a suspected car bomb attack in Moscow, with her father thought to have been the intended target. If confirmed as being… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Auckland's CBD has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent times. It's been plagued by a number of issues kicked off by the pandemic, a keenly felt absence of international tourists… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Live music venue operators say urban intensification is sounding the death knell for their sector. As more and more people move into apartments and other developments in our urban centres - tension… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The government is buying back Kiwibank to take full ownership. It has just announced the purchase of Kiwi Group, the parent company of Kiwibank, valuing it at $2.1 billion. Until now Kiwi Group… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Sport correspondent Dana Johannsen talks to Kathryn about whether debate on the All Blacks rugby coach will die down, now that Ian Foster will be retained as All Blacks coach through to the 2023 World… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.A timely vinyl reissue for an underrated Finn Brothers classic, the return of Elizabeth Fraser in Sun's Signature, and the passing of the wonderful Olivia Newton John. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Stella Chrysostomou of VOLUME Books reviews Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser, published by Allen Lane - Penguin Random House NZ Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Tech entrpreneur David Shein has has extraordinary business success in Australia. He migrated there from South Africa in 1986, where he founded and built up Comtec Communications into Australia's… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.China has embarked on a new round of military manoeuvres around Taiwan this week, reacting to the visit of another US congressional delegation, a move that ratchets up Beijing's efforts to isolate the… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Anthony Field is probably better known to under-35s - and their appreciative parents - as the Blue Wiggle, part of the phenomenally popular Australian children's music group The Wiggles. He's the… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.The rain has eased in Nelson but the flooding emergency is far from over and another round of heavy rain is set to come in later today. 411 homes have now been evacuated with some residents forced to… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Wellington's regional council has unanimously backed a proposal to set a binding emissions target and, if passed, will become the first regional council to do so. It's new Regional Policy Statement… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV correspondent James Croot looks at Emma Thompson's new film Good Luck to You Leo Grande, which is out in cinemas today. You can listen to Nine to Noon's interview about the movie here. And… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Parenting educators Julie King and Joanna Faber take on whining, fighting and meltdowns in the new book How To Talk When Kids Won't Listen. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology correspondent Mahsa Mohaghegh looks at artificial intelligence use in natural language processing and how close it is to being sentient. She'll also look at how safe pedestrians are from… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Ralph McAllister reviews Bolla by Pajtim Statovci, published by Allen and Unwin.

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10:15 AM.Journalist Linda Kinstler grew up not knowing much about her Latvian grandfather, other than he'd disappeared after World War Two. It was only later, as an adult, that she learned her paternal… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Kathryn gets an update from Tasman Region Civil Defence Emergency Management group controller Alec Louverdis about the situation in Nelson, where 233 homes have been evacuated and a state of emergency… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.New figures show inflation rose 10.1 percent in July, the highest in more than 40 years. The spike in inflation is largely down to food prices and staples. It has resulted in the contenders in the… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Falling victim to an online scam is bad enough, but what if someone hijacks your business's social media account, pretends to be you - and then successfully scams other people? It happened to Sarah… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Some Nelson residents evacuated from their homes yesterday due to flooding are returning to look at the damage. 223 homes near the city centre were evacuated yesterday when the Maitai River broke its… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.The Electricity Authority says very large electricity contracts will only be allowed under certain conditions, under a new interim restriction just announced this morning. The move targets very large… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Reserve Bank hiked interest rates once again yesterday - taking the official cash rate up half a percet to 3 percent - part of its agressive campaign to tackle inflation which has hit a 30 year… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.In the legal slot today we look at how consent can be used as a defence by someone accused of serious sexual offending against a child.  Read more Audio