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Tech: PimEyes' scan power, Chorus' fastest fibre
11:05 AM.Technology correspondent Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about PimEyes, a company offering the ability to scan people's faces on the internet - with great accuracy. Anyone can use it - and images… Read more Audio
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Book review: Death at the Belvedere by Sue Williams
10:35 AM.Lisa Finucane reviews Death at the Belvedere by Sue Williams, published by Text Publishing. Read more Audio
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Mohamed Hassan: being Muslim in the 21st century
10:05 AM.Egyptian born New Zealander Mohamed Hassan is an award-winning writer, journalist and poet. He grew up in Cairo before moving to Auckland. His new essay collection How to be a Bad Muslim explores… Read more Video, Audio
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UK: Johnson's future, Rwanda plan challenged, travel chaos
9:45 AM.UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk about how Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying to get on with business following his narrow win in a confidence vote earlier this week - but will… Read more Audio
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"Stop trying to cure us": Autistic people tell study
9:30 AM.Autistic people say they don't want research to be focused on finding a cure, and say they need to be actively involved in any future research to do with autism. These are some of the findings of a… Read more Audio
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Ports of Auckland automation project debacle : counting the cost
9:20 AM.Auckland councillor Chris Darby says the scrapping of the controversial container terminal at Ports of Auckland is an expensive mess that will exacerbate supply chain issues and affect the ports'… Read more Audio
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Alan Hall case: "evidence has been known for 30 years"
9:05 AM.The Solicitor-General has launched an investigation into the role of all the Crown lawyers ever involved in the case of Alan Hall. Mr Hall was found guilty of murdering Arthur Easton during a violent… Read more Audio
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Inheritance law changes - what might they mean for you?
11:42 AM.The law around who inherits your property when you die looks set for a shake-up - and some of the proposals are proving to be quite controversial. The Law Commission reviewed the legislation governing… Read more Audio
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Keeping the remote and rugged Milford Road open
11:30 AM.If you've ever driven the remote and rugged State Highway 94 from Te Anau to Milford Sound you'll probably have appreciated the many potential hazards that threaten that stretch of road. Rockfalls… Read more Audio
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Music: King Kapisi, Kevin Morby and Kate Bush
11:05 AM.Music 101 host c joins Kathryn to talk about the Queen's Birthday honour awarded to Bill Rangi Urale, also known as King Kapisi, for his services to music and community. She'll look at the 6th album… Read more Audio
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Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
10:34 AM.Gail Pittaway reviews Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson, published by Penguin Random House NZ Read more Audio
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How species are adapting to a changing world
10:07 AM.Thor Hanson is a biologist and author whose research and conservation activities have taken him around the globe. He has studied trees and songbirds in Central Amercia, nest predation in Tanzania, and… Read more Audio
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Albanese heads overseas, appoints Minister for the 'Republic'
9:50 AM.Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's first foreign trips - one to Tokyo for the Quad meeting and another to Indonesia. What does this… Read more Audio
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Farm-level levy selected for agriculture's alternative to ETS
9:30 AM.The agricultural sector has recommended a farm-level levy, in its long awaited alternative to entering the Emissions Trading Scheme. The He Waka Eke Noa partnership of 13 members includes DairyNZ… Read more Audio
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NZ parking software to be used by Meta's 60,000 staff
9:07 AM.An Auckland tech company says a newly signed deal with Meta - formerly Facebook - for use of its parking software is "game changing". Parkable was founded by Toby Littin, Brody Nelson and Warwick… Read more Audio
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Media: TVNZ debacle, China's Pacific tour restricts access, Sky TV on the block
11:45 AM.Media commentator Andrew Holden joins Kathryn to talk about the departure of Breakfast host Kamahl Santamaria and the challenge it's created for new TVNZ CEO Simon Power. The recent visit by China's… Read more Audio
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Business: Climate change & insurance, Australia braces for rate hike
11:30 AM.Business commentator Pattrick Smellie joins Kathryn to talk about the Insurance Council's reaction to the climate change adaptation plan, why the hydro scheme at Lake Onslow has some flaws and… Read more Audio
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Outside Number 10 Downing St
11:25 AM.Home Affairs Editor at The Times Matt Dathan speaks to Kathryn from outside Downing Street on Boris Johnson surviving a vote of no confidence. Read more Audio
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Political commentators: Brigitte Morten and Lamia Imam
11:05 AM.Lamia, Brigitte and Kathryn discuss the latest Kantar Public poll, Labour's turn towards negative attack ads, Three Waters legislation reaches the house and the PM's White House meeting. Brigitte… Read more Audio
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Book Review - Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by AF Steadman
10:35 AM.Louise Ward of Wardinis Bookshop in Havelock North reviews Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by AF Steadman, published by Simon and Schuster. Read more Audio
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Robert Hardman: Why the Queen is nothing like her portrayal in The Crown
10:05 AM.The Queen's Platinum Jubilee has been marked by a weekend of celebration across the UK and Commonwealth. Of all the reigns of British monarchs, Elizabeth II's has been the most well-documented… Read more Audio
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US: More mass shootings as US debates gun control
9:45 AM.US correspondent Kelsey Snell joins Kathryn to look at how the recent spate of gun violence in the US hasn't stopped, with at least 15 people dead and 60 wounded in eight states over the weekend… Read more Audio
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Why is New Zealand failing to control pesticide use?
9:30 AM.While New Zealand's response to Covid was lauded by many, its response to another critical public health issue is being labelled 'abysmal'. New Zealand is among the highest global users of pesticides… Read more Audio
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Rising construction sector liquidations "tip of iceberg"
9:15 AM.Liquidations within the construction sector are on the rise but industry experts says they're the tip of the iceberg. A total of 92 companies in the building sector have gone into liquidation in the… Read more Audio
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Boris Johnson survives confidence vote - for now
9:05 AM.UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has this morning survived a vote of no confidence brought against him, but it's clear a large proportion of his own Conservative Party no longer support him. Of the 359… Read more Audio