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10:33 AM.The area between Tolaga Bay and Tokomaru Bay has been particularly hard hit, closing the highway around East Cape to Opotiki, David Wilson is Tairawhiti's Civil Defence Group controller. Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Neuroscientist and the former Director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at Harvard Medical School Moshe Bar is the author of Mindwandering - How it can improve your mood and boost your creativity and… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Lynn to look at the miltiary's new Space Command which formally began operating on Tuesday. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Lynn discusses the project with Darius Fagan, General Manager for Case Management and Probation at the Department of Correction and Mike Williams, chief executive of the Howard League. Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Lynn Freeman spoke with Sir Peter Gluckman, the report's co-author, Koi Tu director and former Chief Science Advisor, and Nick Hill, Auckland Unlimited Chief Executive Nick Hill. Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Lynn talked to Zak Horomia, chairman of the Hinemaurea Marae in Mangatuna, where some residents were evacuated in the early hours of the morning. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.The Citizens Advice Bureau is calling on the Government to protect the rights of people who are renting accommodation, but are not covered by the Residential Tenancies Act. Dr Hubbard says the… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Nikki discusses water reform with the Water NZ National Performance Review just out, and she also talks to Lynn about the demand for GIB board which is in short supply. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Michelle Rahurahu reviews Toi Tu Toi Ora edited by Ed Nigel Borell, Moana Jackson and Taarati Taiaroa, published by Penguin Random House NZ Audio

10:05 AM.What really drives people towards cults is language, says linguist Amanda Montell. Her new book Cultish: the Language of Fanaticism explores the linguistic patterns that cults and cult-like brands… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The US President Joe Biden heads to Brussels for a NATO summit this week as pressure builds on the military alliance over the Russian invasion and continued bombing of cities in Ukraine… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A community of tinkers and makers in Kingland Auckland have joined forces to establish their own urban creative playground. Hackland is a makerspace equipped with tools and materials to enable people… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Yesterday Nine to Noon looked at a new report into the declining rates of literacy and numeracy in the country and what could be done to fix it. This morning Lynn focuses on the $11b missing from the… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.At Dunedin's Scottish restaurant Bracken, there's tartan on the walls, the staff wear kilts and haggis and whisky are always on the menu. Chef David Burt tells Lynn Freeman about his passion for… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The last elements of Covid restrictions are coming down fast - Ben, Shane and Lynn discuss who the transition will benefit and what political risk the changes carry. Also with Simon Bridges leaving… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Thunderstorms and lightning have lashed Northland and Auckland this morning causing widespread disruption, including power outages, school closures, property damage and flooding. A severe thunderstorm… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Kiran Dass reviews Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan, published by Faber Audio

10:05 AM.Jonathan Slaght spent five years risking life and limb in the remote forests of eastern Russia researching the largest and one of the most elusive owls on the planet. The endangered Blakiston's fish… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:00 AM.Maritime New Zealand says the search is continuing to find the five unaccounted people in the waters off North Cape. An emergency beacon was activated by a vessel about eight o'clock last night. 10… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks at an "aggressive increase" in defence spending amidst a push to further help Ukraine. Also Catherine talks to Lynn about Canada pulling back on most of… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Some hats are already in the ring to replace Phil Goff, who are they and what are the most pressing issues facing Auckland? NZ Herald Supercity reporter Bernard Orsman has the latest. He's covered… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A new report brings into sharp focus what needs to happen to prevent the current over a third of fifteen year olds from struggling with maths, reading and writing. Now I don't know my ABC: The… Read more Audio