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11:25 AM.Kathryn chats with Clinical Psychologist Jacqui Maguire about how to help highly sensitive children manage their emotions. These might be children who have large empathy for others, who are deeply… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology commentator Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to look at how tech companies have responded to the crisis in Ukraine, and how a Hamilton 20-year-old's $70 million NFT sale is a real case of… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews Mother's Boy by Patrick Gale, published by Hachette New Zealand Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Dr Becky Smethurst: Black Hole gazing We all know what a black hole is don't we? They suck everything in and there's no light or time in the middle. At least that's how they work in films. Our guest… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to discuss the standing ovation given to Ukraine's President Zelensky during his address to the House of Commons, and how the foreign secretary Liz Truss has… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Scientists have found and videoed South Pole explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship The Endurance, which was lost in November 1915. 107 years later, the wooden ship has been located three kilometres… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Kathryn speaks with Ukrainian journalist, now refugee in Poland Sofia Koczmar-Tymoshenko. She is one of an estimated two million refugees who have fled the Russian invasion, mostly to Poland, Hungary… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to look at the new study that's examined the brains of people who'd had a Covid infection and found a worrying reduction in the size of their grey… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Kathryn spoke to James Mount about how they embarked on their endeavour - at the age of 22 - and the success they've had. Read more Video, Audio

11:05 AM.Yadana Saw shares a couple of new songs from local artists, including one who has recently been on tour with Harry Styles, and uplifting, rousing gospel reissue from influential Chicago preacher… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Phil Vine reviews When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Anne Helen Petersen and Charlie Warzel have been looking at the psychology and realities of remote work during the pandemic and put their findings together in a new book titled Out of Office - The big… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to look at the devastating floods sweeping the east coast of Australia. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Margaret explains how the data could have application for mobile apps and wearable technology rather than constant phone calls or visits from health workers. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Tens of thousands of school children are unnecessarily missing school camps due to fears over omicron Covid, according to one of the largest providers of outdoor camps. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:05 AM.Kathryn spoke with Campbell Barry, Mayor of Hutt City, who was one of eight mayors and 11 iwi representatives on the Working Group. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Liz talks to Kathryn about the six key life stages which represent times of financial risk for women - growing up, studying and requalifying, entering and re-entering the workforce, relationships… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.When Jazz Thornton was her lowest ebb mentally, a set of letters written to her by a good friend became really important. They were each in a separate labelled envelope and specifically written to… Read more Video, Audio

11:05 AM.Rebecca talks to Kathryn about the money behind the women's cricket World Cup and whether sports events are good business. Also the Commerce Commission's supermarket report out today. Rebecca… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Rob Kelly reviews The Women of Rothschild by Natalie Livingstone, published by Hachette New Zealand Read more Audio

10:05 AM.While we might sometimes consider insects a bit of a nuisance, the world would be in big trouble without them. Insects pollinate food crops essential for our survival, they control pests and help… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.On the international front, American political eyes are all on Ukraine and the worsening situation caused by Russia's invasion. Domestically, Ron says the Budget showdown is due this week, with some… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A huge international commitment to ending plastic pollution has just gained momentum. Late last week, Heads of State, Ministers for the environment and other representatives from 175 nations… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:25 AM.The Commerce Commission says competition in the grocery sector is not working well for consumers, but has stopped short of requiring the big two players Foodstuffs and Woolworths NZ to divest some of… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.60 per cent of households will face significant energy price rises next month. The government is phasing out low-use, fixed-electricity pricing plans across the country following a 2019 independent… Read more Audio