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11:20 AM.Wetlands are quite possibly the most unloved and misunderstood ecosystems in the country. About 90 percent of New Zealand's wetlands have been destroyed, and yet they're an essential force in the… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.This week Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan plays a divine Harry Neilson cover, a cover song sung in a made up language from the local film 'Nude Tuesday' and Joan Shelly, the folk musician. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Nicky Walker reviews The Last Wild Horses by Maja Lunde, published by Simon & Schuster. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.NASA's https://www.nasa.gov/ James Webb Space Telescope has released its first images, ushering in a new era of astronomy. The most powerful and complex telescope ever made, the telescope will allow… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Originally used by soldiers between1600 BC and 600 AD, Bronze-age swordsmith Neil Burridge ecreates the quality and what he describes as the elegance of ancient swords. Neil… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the multiple crises facing the new government, with another flood emergency and a resurgence in Covid cases. Jacinda Ardern has… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Chinese leader Xi Jinping is seeking to boost his own historical significance via ambitious expansion, says China-based journalist Jeremy Goldkorn. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.As Omicron case numbers and reinfections rise, could the country benefit from making a second booster shot more widely available? The answer from one immunologist is a firm, 'no'. At the moment people… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Conflicts easily arise between couples because of different attitudes towards and feelings about money, says financial planner Liz Koh. She shares tips for starting up a healthy financial… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Consumer NZ CEO Jon Duffy joins Kathryn to talk about whether a Groceries Commissioner will make a dent in the strength of the supermarket duopoly. And what happens to faulty goods when you take them… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Rebecca and Kathryn discuss Reddit; the self-proclaimed former front page of the internet, and "unruly" social network that triggered a meme stock frenzy. Reddit wants to grow up, but will its users… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Kiran Dass reviews Rogues by Patrick Radden Keefe. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Dr Carol Shand has spent her professional life advocating for women's health. She was a GP in Wellington for 56 years and in that time devoted herself to fighting for change - to maternity care… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Ron talks to Kathryn about the January 6 investigation as Congress returns from recess, also the state of the US economy. Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.In Australia, a landmark agreement between Uber and the Transport Workers' union could see gig economy workers given fairer wages, the right to collective bargaining, and guaranteed protections.The… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Another official cash rate rise is on the cards this week with the Reserve Bank's next decision on Wednesday.  Most economists expect the OCR to rise by another half a per cent - or 50 basis points… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Auckland bakery, Sweet and Me never has any coconut buns or pineapple pies left at the end of the day. Fiji born Chef, Bertrand Jang has worked around the Pacific and is now focused on creating a… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.Political commentators Brigitte Morten and Neale Jones discuss the PM's trip to Australia and developments on rights for Kiwis and 501 deportees, National leader Christopher Luxon's trip to the UK… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Catriona Ferguson reviews The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio

10:05 AM.Kiwi squash legend Paul Coll is back in the country for the first time in over three years, hard on the heels of major success on the world circuit. After a special hometown appearance at the… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The Pacific Islands Forum has rocky beginnings in Suva this morning as Kiribati withdraws with immediate effect.  It is the Forum's 51st meeting and the the first time the nations' leaders will meet… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Dr Julie Bennett, an epidemiologist from Otago University's Department of Public Health, says there is an urgent need for a national agency tasked with ensuring high indoor air quality in New Zealand… Read more Audio