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10:45 AM.Leah McFall reviews A Still Life by Josie George, published by Bloomsbury Leah says: Charming, positive and surprising, this book shows what can happen if you choose to live slowly, and fully in the… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.This year marks 60 years since the building of the Berlin Wall, appearing practically overnight on the 12th -13th of August 1961. It separated families, friends, lovers and even parents from their… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to talk about Australia's climate position and the difficulties and disagreements the coalition government is having ahead of COP26 in Glasgow… Read more Audio

9:32 AM.New research calls for improved stewardship of antimicrobials, including antibiotics, and chemicals found in personal care and cleaning products to protect human and ecological health.The review of… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Plastic surgeons seeing a rise in botched jobs are urgently calling for legislation to regulate non-surgical cosmetic treatments like Botox and lip fillers. New Zealand currently has no age limits for… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Andrew talks to Kathryn about two journalists awarded the Nobel Peace Prize: Filipino-American Maria Ressa and Russian editor Dmitry Muratov. Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Renowned Kiwi painter Dick Frizzell's new book 'The Sun is a Star' celebrates his passion for cosmology. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Business commentator Pattrick Smellie looks at the contradiction at the heart of Fonterra; what farmers want doesn't always make good business.

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10:40 AM.Ralph McAllister reviews The Dark Remains by William McIlvanney and Ian Rankin, published by Canongate Trade. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Product inventor Kayne Horsham's innovative architectural product Kaynemaile is the striking centrepiece of Expo 2020's entrance canopy in Dubai. Read more Video, Audio

9:53 AM.Two Democrats are holding up the passage of President Biden's infrastructure bill. Also there is much attention to the January 6 riot at the Capitol, the investigating committee goes forward with… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Air New Zealand and aircraft manufacturing giant Airbus have launched a joint initiative to investigate the future of hydrogen-powered aircraft.  Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The Climate Leaders Coalition's third anniversary snapshot shows Kiwi businesses have invested $9.5b into emissions reduction. Read more Audio

11:58 AM.Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about code compliance of cabins to be used as backyard dwellings. Recent loosening up of rules means building consent isn't required if the cabin is under 30m2, it used to… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Professional rugby player Riki Hoeata is now a smooth(ie) operator. After an injury ended his rugby career in 2015, Riki and his and partner Ellen run New Zealand's only smoothie kit subscription… Read more Video, Audio

11:10 AM.Cabinet will today review the alert level three settings for Auckland, Northland and parts of Waikato. Despite the Super Saturday event which saw almost 130 doses administered, current modelling shows… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Inflation has hit its highest level in a decade. Consumer prices rose 2-point-2 per cent in the three months ended September. The annual rate rose to 4-point-9 per cent. RNZ Business Editor Gyles… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Holly Walker reviews Activism, Feminism, Politics and Parliament by Margaret Wilson, published by BWB Bridget Wilson Books. Audio

10:07 AM.By 2014 ISIS had taken great swathes of Syria's northeast and Iraq's north, going through cities and towns at surprising speed, forcing women and girls from the Yazidi minority to be traded for rape… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Seamus says Europe is on alert after UK and Norway terror attacks and there are mass protests in Italy over a Covid pass for workers showing that they've been vaccinated. Also he joins us fresh from… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.This term a cluster of teachers in Tai Tokerau, Auckland and Waikato will be trialling the Takarokaro - Let's Get Active programme, helping pupils and whanau to be more active. Dean Stanley from Sport… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.New Zealand is on a cusp of a major energy transition - but it's not been all smooth sailing. Jarden says it's possible for New Zealand to reach its 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030. The… Read more Audio