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10:35 AM.Adrian Hardingham from Unity Books reviews Slow Down, You're Here by Brannavan Gnanalingam, published by Lawrence & Gibson Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Shavez Cheema is the founder of rainforest conservation group 1Stop Borneo Wildlife, where he supervises scientific and sustainable tourism projects. Shavez started his conservation journey in 2011… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.Susana Lei'ataua, RNZ Pacific's news editor joins Lynn to discuss the China-Solomon Islands security deal, the launch of a Pacific-wide tourism organisation, and the commitments made at a recent… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Seagulls in New Zealand are often referred to as the scavengers of the sky, ready to swoop on any food scraps and takeaways beachgoers throw their way. Some recent research shows Northern Hemisphere… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Forty years ago a grave was excavated on the banks of the Clutha River - inside, a middle aged man in a simple wooden coffin, his leather shoes still tied to his feet. The excavation was done as part… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Importers are warning of "acute" supply chain issues to New Zealand caused by Covid lockdowns in China. Shanghai is starting to ease its lockdown of the city's 25 million people, with factories slowly… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Laumata Lauano joins Lynn to talk about new comedy series How I Met Your Father (Disney+), political drama The First Lady (Neon) and documentary Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed (Sky, Channel ID). Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Lynn speaks to Garth Wynne, who's been involved in educating teenage boys for decades and is now executive principal of Christ's College in Christchurch. Read more Audio

11:15 AM.Technology commentator Peter Griffin joins Lynn to talk about moves in the US by Apple and Amazon workers to unionise and the resistance they're facing from Silicon Valley. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.RNZ business editor Gyles Beckford joins Lynn to discuss the new inflation figures, released this morning. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews The Museum of Whales You Will Never See by Kendra Green, published by Penguin Random House Read more Audio

10:05 AM.In her latest book novelist and screenwriter Delia Ephron chronicles a time of extreme loss in her life: the deaths of her beloved sister and her husband of 32 years, both to cancer. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Lynn to talk about the increasing pressure Boris Johnson is facing over Partygate, despite his apology. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Lynn talks to Dr Vickie Shim at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute about how the data will be used in a simulation model she's working on and Dr Samantha Holdsworth, CEO and director of research at… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Lynn speaks with Professor Jim Secord, a world authority on Darwin, and Director of the Darwin Correspondence Project at the Cambridge University Library. Read more Audio

9:07 AM.If you're over 65, New Zealand is a good place to be but it's a different story if you're under 25, according to new research. On average, younger Kiwis are more lonely and less wealthy than their… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Science commentator Dr Allan Blackman joins Lynn to look at new reseach into how the sun's energy can be converted into electricity more efficiently. At the moment silicon solar cells can only manage… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.When Glenda Kane saw a small boy run up to talk to a veteran who'd been standing alone and staring out to sea after an Anzac Day event, it made her curious.

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11:05 AM.Music reviewer Jess Fu joins Lynn to share a new track with a sci-fi theme from Automatic, one from electronic-soft-rock artist Jack J and a song from relative newbie Hanbee, a Korean-New Zealander… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Shaun Barnett reviews The Boy from Gorge River by Chris Long, published by HarperCollins NZ Read more Audio

10:05 AM.His recipes are hardy, traditional and heavy on the booze -  and they've made the self-styled Hebridean Baker, Coinneach MacLeod, an international culinary sensation.   Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Lynn to look at the election campaign, as opinion polls tighten and Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese battle it out. Covid isolation rules are to be… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Volcanologist Shane Cronin has just returned from a survey of all Tonga's northern islands, trying to piece together what led to the largest volcanic explosion ever recorded there. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.New rules soon to pass into law will give more protection to people who own apartments or are looking to buy one. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Travelling overseas may not be as straightforward as you remember - particularly when it comes to travel insurance. Are you covered for Covid? Read more Audio