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11:07 AM.Jeremy has tracks from a stripped-back third album from beloved Australian singer-songwriter and recent tourist Courtney Barnett, a belated follow up collaborative album from Robert Plant and Alison… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.David Hill reviews Crocodile Tears by Alan Carter, published by Fremantle Press. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Chemicals are in our food, our water, the air we breathe and everything we touch. Last year an international team estimated there were 350,000 chemicals registered for production and use, but it's… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.The supreme winner at last night's Sustainable Business Awards, Community Finance, helps charities fund affordable housing to help Kiwis locked out of rental accommodation. Read more Audio

9:15 AM.AUT Human Resource Management Professor Jarrod Harr's warning to employers "Ignore the Great Resignation phenomenon at your peril, and start future proofing your businesses". The findings of AUT's… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.National MPs will be lobbied over the weekend as the beleaguered party tries to sort its leadership crisis in the cleanest possible fashion before Tuesday's expected leadership vote. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch looks at new drama-horror series Yellowjackets (Neon, Soho), in which a girls' soccer team survive a plane crash but are still living with the trauma of being… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Tongue thrust is a relatively common condition where children rest their tongue too far forward in their mouth. This can lead to slushy sounding speech. Wellington Speech and Language Therapist… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology commentator Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to look at hype around the rise of Web 3.0 - what it is, who's pushing it and why some think it could be the answer to the dominance of Big Tech… Read more Audio

10:55 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews Rick Stein at Home by Rick Stein, published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Kathryn is joined by Reserve Bank Governor, Adrian Orr, to discuss the central bank's decision to raise the official cash rate by 25 basis points (0.25 pct) to 0.75 percent as it looks to get strong… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about the concerns from Tory backbenchers over Boris Johnson's chaotic Peppa Pig speech and new claims he flouted masking rules at an appearance at… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Retailers and consumers are being warned about price hikes ahead of Black Friday sales. A survey suggests two thirds of respondents will buy goods in the annual flash sale, with over a third (38%)… Read more Audio

9:22 AM.An expert panel says an education scheme that clusters schools to work together is being neglected and is in danger of being scrapped. Kahui Ako, or Communities of Learning, costs around $100million a… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson as a special caucus meeting takes place following the sudden demotion of Simon Bridges by National Party Leader Judith Collins, following an allegation of serious… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Legal correspondent Garth Gallaway joins Kathryn to look at how Covid risk assessments might work in the workplace. Will WorkSafe crack down on employers who fail to keep their employees and customers… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.When daybreak revealed the chaotic aftermath of the earthquake that ripped through Kaikoura five years ago, Andrew Spencer did what came naturally...he grabbed his camera. The 7.8 quake hit just after… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.It's been 14 years since Robert Plant and Alison Krauss surprised the world with a collaborative album called Raising Sand, and they've been back in the studio. Ladyhawke has made another impact… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Elisabeth Easther reviews Swift and the Harrier by Minette Walters, published by Allen and Unwin Read more Audio

10:05 AM.The writer, Amitav Ghosh critiques Western society and exploitative practices in his latest book The Nutmeg's Curse - Parables For A Planet In Crisis. It is a follow to his critically acclaimed book… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the final two weeks of Parliament as Prime Minister Scott Morrison faces a revolt from his own ranks by conservatives who want him… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.From next week all default KiwiSaver funds will have had to quit investment in fossil fuels. But a recent analysis shows when it comes to retirement funds, Kiwis are still well invested in the fossil… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.What is the future for contact tracing as the delta outbreak continues its spread around the country? As of Monday there were nearly six and a half thousand active contacts being managed in… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Massey University has just released their Retirement Expenditure Guidelines which show the difference between what retirees need to spend in retirement and their income from NZ Superannuation… Read more Audio