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11:30 AM.Educator and parenting expert Nathan Wallis talks to Kathryn about the things that kiwi parents worry about the most. They're revealed in a nationwide survey of 1200 parents by the health insurer nib… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about some of the big trends in tech this year, starting with plugging gaps in broadband coverage and extending the 5G network. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Lisa Finucane reviews The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner, pubished by Hachette. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Dr Priyanka Dhopade is a space sustainability researcher and firmly believes that sustainability should be integrated into projects from inception, at the design phase right through to launch and… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the controversy over a Christmas party held at Number 10 Downing St last year in contravention of Covid rules. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Research in 10 countries, including New Zealand, into attitudes towards climate change finds individuals think they're doing enough but want better leadership from government and business. Read more Audio

9:07 AM.How are we going to power the country, as demand for electricity is set to sky-rocket with the transition to a low-carbon economy? New Zealand has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.In our look at the visual arts today Mark Amery is in Wellington and has been at the extraordinary Hilma af Klint exhibition at City Gallery Wellington, where he also looks at the moon drawings of… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Let's face it, this year's silly season is going to be a bit different. What are some of the potential pitfalls to watch out for this festive season as we all try to cope with Covid in the community… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music commentator Jess Fu joins Kathryn to look at a new track from Tamaki Makaurau-based singer songwriter Louisa Nicklin, Unholy Night, which reminds us not everyone has a great time of it at… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Robert Kelly reviews Can't Get There From Here by André Brett published by Otago University Press. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Prolific British-Canadian marathon runner, author and now documentary maker Martin Parnell, along with filmmaker Kate McKenzie, have made an inspiring and visually stunning film about Afghan women… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the criticism directed at Scott Morrison over two members of his backbench who have been cozying up to US right-ring extremists… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.As New Zealanders hit the roads this summer, a couple of young tech entrepreneurs hope their new app will help keep tabs on the cost of that trip. "Roadtrip" www.roadtrip.nz has been developed by… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A new report-card into the wellbeing of New Zealanders finds a concerningly large minority of people and communities with persistently poor wellbeing. The report by the Mental Health and Wellbeing… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.New regulations require finance lenders to demonstrate that they are putting in place safe lending practices. What will that mean for borrowers and does it increase the burden of proof required to… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.It sounds like every teen or tween's worst nightmare: mum and dad drag you off to an uninhabited island for the summer with no wifi or Netflix. And it's the premise of Elizabeth Pulford's new book, a… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Rebecca joins Lynn to consider how Christopher Luxon's experience might influence how he approaches his new job as National Party leader and the difference between an executive and entrepreneur… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews Fracture - Stories of How Great Lives Take Root in Trauma by Matthew Parris, published by Allen and Unwin. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Sebastian Kennerknecht is a wildlife photographer and conservationist. He takes award-winning photographs of wild cats in their natural habitat and has twenty different species on his camera roll. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Kelsey joins Lynn to talk about a new study that's found people living in areas of the US that voted heavily for Donald Trump have been nearly three times as likely to die from Covid-19 and… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.In the first ever mission of Earth's "planetary defence", Nasa has launched a mission for a spacecraft to intentionally collide with an asteroid, and knock it off its path. It's part of a plan to save… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Prison reform advocates and some lawyers are concerned about plans to repurpose two youth units into covid quarantine units, despite a promise from the Corrections Department that no young people will… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Today Kennedy talks about two of the landscapes featured in a new book, Shifting Grounds, which explores the deep histories of Tamaki Makaurau. As is fitting for a city of volcanoes, both landscapes… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:30 AM.The Cray Pot serves up fresh fish and chips and crayfish from an historic pie cart which has rested here, looking out over the Espalanade to the Southern Alps, having traveled across the South Island… Read more Audio