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9:05 AM.A legal case is being brought against the government for failing to use laws that would protect thousands of marine animals. The landmark legal proceedings have been filed today by the Environmental… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.The likely changes to abortion law in the US are making a lot of people nervous, as well as tech giants...Meta (formerly Facebook) has banned its staff from talking about it at work. The struggle to… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Airini Beautrais reviews Home Theatre by Anthony Lapwood, published by Te Herenga Waka University Press . Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Professor Lucy Easthope is one of the world's foremost disaster planners. Her first major job in emergency planning was responding to 9/11 and since then, her career has covered almost every major… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.The long-awaited Sue Gray report into the Partygate scandal has been released overnight, detailing a culture of rule breaking at Downing Street at the height of lockdown - but it appears to let Boris… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.New research brings the possibility of a simple blood test to detect Alzheimers early a step closer. Currently there's no easy way of catching the disease early. But the University of Otago's just… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:06 AM.Tough times ahead for mortgage holders as interest rates rise.The central bank hiked the official cash rate by half a percent to 2 percent yesterday, the highest since 2016. The Reserve Bank wants to… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Employment specialist Charles McGuinness joins Kathryn to talk about some of the things to look for before you sign a contract with a new employer, and what businesses need to consider when drawing… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.Paul Caffyn is an absolute legend of sea kayaking. His first big trip was in 1977 when he circumnavigated the South Island over four months. That was just the start. Over the coming years he… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan joins Kathryn to talk about New Zealand opening up for international acts again - she'll talk about Arlo Parks and a new local tour by Greg Johnson in July. She'll also… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Anne Else reviews Robin White, Something is Happening Here Edited by Sarah Farrar, Nina Tonga and Jill Trevelyan, published by Te Papa Press and and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. The book was… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.The history of this tough profession and the transition it underwent when "modern nursing" was brought to New Zealand via English expat nurses, has been captured in a new book called New Zealand… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about the decisions facing the Liberal and Nationals parties, following their defeat in the weekend election. Annika Smethurst is… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Pounamu Skelton is dedicated to helping whanau grow food and to trade it. She runs the popular Waitara crop swap. Her interest in food is steeped in the legacy of her Tipuna Maori, respecting food as… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.It's been called a blunt instrument, discriminatory and hopelessly outdated, and now the end is in sight for the decile funding system for school. From next year, a new equity index will be… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Andrew reviews what the budget means for the TVNZ/RNZ merger, takes a look at media coverage of the Australian election, and remembers a media stalwart, Brian Gaynor. Andrew Holden is a journalist for… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.A couple with a shared love of conservation have devoted the last seven years to protecting the banded dotterel living on the shores of Kaikōura . The birds nest on the sand, making them particularly… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.Pattrick explains why Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's trip to the United States is so important, both economically and politically. Also the looming global food and energy crisis created by the… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Sally Wenley reviews The Improbable Life of Ricky Bird by Diane Campbell, published by Simon & Schuster Read more Audio

10:05 AM.One of Britain's most successful contemporary writers, Anthony Horowitz' work spans books, TV, films, plays and journalism. He's perhaps best known for Midsomer Murders, Foyle's War, his Sherlock… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Dominating the news in the US is the Michigan formula plant shutdown causing a shortage of baby formula. This has resulted in the Biden administration taking steps to ease the situation. Product is… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A quarter of the country's primary and intermediate schools are now signed up to receive The House of Science resource kits and the waiting list is growing. Former High School teacher, Chris Duggan… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:05 AM.There's increasing urgency to shore up personnel to replace retiring Civil Defence controllers on the flood prone West Coast and authorities are hoping local people will come forward. The Grey and… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Bill McKay discusses in more detail Auckland Council's response to Government urban design reforms and impacts on heritage and special character. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of… Read more Audio