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9:35 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is being urged to do more to prevent farm animals suffering from heat stress. Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The nationwide housing shortage and soaring prices are only going to get worse, according to a new report from the think-tank The New Zealand Initiative. Read more Audio

11:52 AM.We talk to Kennedy from somewhere near Ongarue, west of Taupo. He is riding across the North Island with Nine to Noon's business commentator Rod Oram in an event called the Kopiko. The ride started… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:42 AM.Blueberries grow in abundance at Waikawa Beach and are just coming into peak season. Lisa Buchan and Glenn Wigley run Waikawa Blueberries, an organic pick-your-own blueberry farm. They've won awards… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.The new seven day level 3 lockdown in Auckland, Kathryn, Neale and Brigitte look at the questions it raises about management of this latest phase, public tolerance and cohesion and the vaccination… Read more Audio

10:50 AM.Holly Walker reviews Tranquility and Ruin by Danyl McLauchlan, published by Victoria University Press. Read more Audio

10:18 AM.Southern woman Casey Evans has managed to combine her love of horses and music into a truly unique career. After travelling the world working as a horse trainer in the US, Australia and Canada, she's… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the weekend's anti-lockdown protest that turned violent in Dublin, just the latest of many that have sprung up across Europe. And… Read more Audio

9:18 AM.There have been calls for more action and accountability over the Christchurch mosque attacks in a new report out this morning from the Islamic Federation. It seeks immediate action on a dozen of the… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.As new details emerge about the circumstances that put Auckland back into lockdown - including that the new cases had contact with an infected family during the last one, how difficult is it going to… Read more Audio

11:27 AM.Super Rugby is back this week, a brilliant start from the Black Caps to the T20 series with Australia and should anyone own the silver fern?- the shortlived stoush between Auckland City Kickboxing and… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Christchurch bedroom indie-pop producer Pickle Darling (Lukas Mayo) has two fresh singles released today, tasters for splendid upcoming second album, Cosmonaut. We'll also hear gems from fellow… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Briar Lawry, Unity Books, reviews Bestiary by K-Ming Chang. Published by Harvill Secker. Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Stand up comedy is a scene that boasts that anyone is welcome, but that isn't always the case and people have to fight to get in. Frida DeGuise is Australia's only Muslim, hijab wearing comedian, as… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.PNG deals with a spike in Coronavirus cases which has reached the halls of power, meanwhile vaccines are rolled out amid fear and misinformation. And Micronesian nations make it official as they pull… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.Meat is often a luxury for some families, but an initiative set up last year by two South Island farmers is helping to put it on the tables of those who really need it. Meat the Need allows farmers to… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.There's growing concern for many New Zealanders in Australia as temporary covid JobKeeper payments cease, while they remain ineligible for any other support. The Morrison government agreed to giving… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Tamar has been watching Allen v Farrow which is streaming on Neon and SkyGo, also coming of age drama We Are Who We Are on TVNZ on Demand, and Scratched - Aotearoa's Lost Sporting Legends which… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.Maggie Dent talks with Kathryn about how to "unstick" unmotivated sons. She is the mother of four boys, a former teacher and counsellor who has become one of Australia's foremost parenting experts -… Read more Audio

11:13 AM.Bill talks to Kathryn about Vodafone saying it’s pushing ahead with 5G and will sell fixed wireless broadband in competition with the fibre networks. Also, Chorus turning in a result with lower… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Murray Williams reviews An Exquisite Legacy: The life and work of New Zealand naturalist G.V. Hudson by George Gibbs. This book is published by Potton & Burton. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.The Government has decreed the Reserve Bank will now have to take house prices into account when making its decisions. The Finance Minister Grant Robertson wrote to the bank's governor Adrian Orr late… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Sir Partha Dasgupta is the author of a landmark review calling for transformational change in our economic approach to nature. He is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge and… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.The roadmap for the UK coming out of lockdown has been rolled out, but the four step process will take at least four months. Read more Audio