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9:37 AM.There's been a proliferation of crowdfunding iniatives particularly seeking donations to pay medical treatment ,and new research provides information about how the key to success can involve how… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.With 81 days to go until the Olympic Games get underway in Tokyo, unprecedented measures are in place to get the New Zealand team to Japan in the midst of a global pandemic. Organisers are working… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.Sam examines what will happen next in the NZ Rugby - Silver Lake saga, following the unanimous vote from the provincial unions to sell a12.5% share to Silver Lake - will the players union sign off… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Jeremy has an 'Ultimate Version' of John Lennon's superb solo debut, Lucinda Williams pays tribute to the late Tom Petty, and OMC's debut receives a vinyl reissue. Read more Audio

10:41 AM.Gina Rogers reviews House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio

10:13 AM.The first international touring stage production of The Lion King opens at Auckland's Spark Arena in June. The musical stage show has already toured throughout Asia, and was slated to open in Wuhan… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:48 AM.Elizabeth speaks to Kathryn from New Delhi on the deepening covid crisis in India, with gravediggers working around the clock to bury victims, while hundreds more are being cremated in makeshift pyres… Read more Audio

9:31 AM.A team of researchers say the Southern DHB should never have been granted permission to join the National Bowel Screening Programme in 2018. An investigation using the Official Information Act found… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Provincial rugby unions gave their blessing yesterday to a controversial deal to allow a private equity firm to buy into New Zealand Rugby. The deal would allow global technology investment firm… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about the GCHQ chief's warning of the West's facing a "moment of reckoning" over cybersecurity, and the need for countries like the UK to… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Anne Else reviews The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson, published by Harper Collins NZ. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Dr Rawiri McKree Jansen is an outspoken advocate for Maori health. The Auckland GP is clinical director and leader for service design and development with the National Hauora Coalition - a clinical… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the official investigation that's been launched into where money for an extensive refurbishment of the Prime Minister's flat came from amid… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.Police have admitted the ongoing delays in processing firearms licence applications and renewals are unacceptable and they are working on solutions to reduce the waitlist. Hunters have been frustrated… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.A group of North Island principals say teachers need to be trained in the neuro-science behind learning and behavioural difficulties to stop disruption in the classroom and cut the numbers of children… Read more Audio

11:31 AM.It's more than a decade since Margaret Long's first edition of the Gardener's Journal was published, and the publication has proved so popular the ninth volume is now out. Margaret Long's passion for… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.RNZ music journalist Yadana Saw joins Kathryn to share some new music from Wellington trio Soft Plastics, which marks an assured return of the indy-guitar sound to the epicentre of BBQ reggae. She'll… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Chris Parker is an award-winning comedian, whose sold-out show 'How I Felt' opens next week at the International Comedy Festival. He's also an actor, appearing in Golden Boy and Baby Done, as well as… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.Legal proceedings have been filed in the High Court to try to secure public access to New Zealand's largest farm. Molesworth Station runs through the heart of the upper South Island, 185,000 hectare… Read more Audio