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9:05 AM.The recent commitment by 175 UN nations to end plastic pollution waste is being hailed as an historic moment and a huge global step in the right direction. Earlier this month, Heads of State… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:45 AM.Bill talks to Kathryn about commercial conversion; transforming empty office space into apartments and reinvigorating our inner cities. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Anzil is a labour of love for Hungarian husband and wife team, Andras Laszlo and Ivett Kerekes. With their family they're bringing gourmet Italian cheeses, Central-European inspired salami and… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Brigitte, Shane and Kathryn discuss National overtaking Labour in the polls, and whether this is a turning point for the Labour Government. Also National's strategy in honing in on cost of living, and… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Ralph McAllister reviews Lily by Rose Tremain, published by Penguin Audio

10:05 AM.Christchurch-based environmental philanthropist and one of our most high profile forensic scientists, Dr Anna Sandiford has contributed forensic evidence to the likes of David Bain and Mark Lundy's… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Reaction from European nations to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, including the possibility of new sanctions from the west and the latest diplomatic efforts from EU members. Thomas Sparrow is a… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.People around the world are watching Russia's war on Ukraine in disbelief, wondering what's driving Vladimir Putin. Mr Putin calls the onslaught a "special military operation" to "demilitarize and… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The disabled community is speaking out about distressing waits for personal care and navigating pandemic assistance as Covid adds to the chronic shortage of home carers. The Disability Rights… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Comedians Te Radar and Donna Brookbanks bring some levity to the end of the week, including the findings of a new study which shows many people are cheating on their daily Wordle game. Audio

11:30 AM.Sam talks to Kathryn about the King of Spin, Shane Warne, his sporting prowess, bowling achievements and the global tributes paid to him this week, following his death in Koh Samui, Thailand aged 52… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Houston psych trio Khruangbin and fellow Texan Leon Bridges reconvened recently to knock out a sequel to their previous EP, Texas Sun. This moody new arrival is called Texas Moon, and we'll hear two… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Martene McCaffrey of Unity Books Auckland reviews Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez. Published by Little, Brown A bold and funny insight into the complicated familial relationships of Olga, a… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.The Post-It note tacked to your wall, the non-stick frypan in the kitchen cupboard, and even your vehicle's tyres gripping the road... You've probably not given too much thought to what makes things… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Susana talks to Kathryn about the passage of Covid in the Pacific, including Niue and Vanuatu experiencing their first cases. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Ashburton's Deputy Mayor has been left frustrated after being told it will be two years before the Transport Agency Waka Kotahi could lower a speed limit on a 300 metre stretch of road on the… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.The Disability Rights Commissioner is so concerned about the situation for disabled people during omicron, she has launched an inquiry.Paula Tesoreiro says she is worried about a lack of targeted… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Earlier this week Nine to Noon looked at the big change on the way to how we get fuel into, and around, New Zealand. After nearly 60 years, the Marsden Point Refinery will shut down its processing… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to look at BBC comedy Quacks, screening on Rialto Channel. She'll also preview TVNZ's Beyond the Veil, a collection of supernatural stories and a… Read more Audio

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