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11:05 AM.Rebecca examines the contribution K-pop supergroup, BTS has made to the Korean economy and the New Zealand links. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Sonja de Friez reviews Books Do Furnish a Life by Richard Dawkins, published by Penguin Random House Read more Audio

10:05 AM.New Zealand politician Sir Michael Cullen died this week aged 76. Last year, the former Labour Party deputy prime minister spoke to Kathryn Ryan about his memoir Labour Saving and what he saw from a… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Ron talks to Kathryn about some developments on the Donald Trump front. Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A study of the psycho-social impact of M.bovis on Southland's rural communities had found the Government's response was bureaucratic, inhumane and traumatising to farmers. The University of Otago… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Trawl fishing will be largely banned and 18 new protection areas created in the Hauraki Gulf under a proposal released by the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, David Parker, this morning. The Hauraki… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Kennedy talks to Kathryn about his four days on the Paparoa Track, the country's newest Great Walk. He has now cycled it and walked it - traversing from one side of the Paparoa National Park to the… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:36 AM.Australia's national science agency CSIRO has a new book focusing on lifelong nutrition for women - The CSIRO Women's Health and Nutrition Guide. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.Neale, Liam and Kathryn talk about the positve forecasts for the economy, tempered with worker shortages set to bite. Also the latest Covid vaccine rollout and whether the booking system is robust… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Paul Diamond reviews Rangikura by Tayi Tibble, published by VUP. Read more Audio

10:17 AM.Although some are protected and endangered, off Australia's east coast sharks are also culled - according to a new documentary. Narrated by Eric Bana, Envoy: Shark Cull is about the world's longest… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:07 AM.Kathryn speaks to Tokomaru Bay residents affected by flooding in the area, including Rick Whaitiri - from Arthur Street in Tokomaru Bay who says it was like a dam burst through his property, washing… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.In Brazil, there have been half a million Covid 19 deaths and critics of President Bolsonaro have called for nationwide protests, seeking impeachment and vaccines. Also there have been widespread… Read more Audio

9:34 AM.A controversial plan to create more homes for a growing population in Wellington is back on the council's table, with another version of the 30 year Spatial Plan released last week, to be voted on… Read more Audio

9:31 AM.A big clean-up is underway in Tokomaru Bay on the East Coast following a weekend deluge of more than 200mm of rain in 24 hours. Kathryn speaks to Gisborne Regional Civil Defence Group Controller David… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Rising power prices have are placing Kiwi households under pressure, with 18 per cent reporting a struggle to pay bills over the past year. Consumer NZ's most recent survey found 16 per cent of people… Read more Audio

11:32 AM.The Black Caps have another chance at a world championship, Sam talks to Kathryn about the team make up, their approach and his concerns. Also Team NZ potentially taking the America's Cup overseas and… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Fluid post-punk guitars, hefty basslines, deadpan spoken vocals with a surrealist edge: South London’s Dry Cleaning is the best band Grant Smithies has heard in ages. We’ll hear two tracks from… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Briar Lawry from Unity Books reviews Temporary by Hilary Leichter, published by Faber. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Tara Mulvany is the first woman to circumnavigate New Zealand's three main islands by sea kayak. She has also ticked off the first ever circumnavigation by sea kayak of the high Arctic Svalbard… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:48 AM.A worrying rise of Covid cases in Fiji, the Polynesian Panthers mark 50 years of activism and the Tenth US Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court's decision that "persons born in American… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.A Dunedin data company has brought high-tech analytics to the dairy farm in an effort to help farmers detect lameness in cows. Powered by artificial intelligence software, Iris Data Science's cameras… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Fisheries scientist says the Government's move to ban commercial fishing skippers throwing unwanted catch overboard is is the biggest change to fisheries management in 100 years. The Minister for… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to look at a local entertainment show hosted on Maori Television by Pio Terei, The Beautiful Lie (Netflix), a contemporary Australian drama starring… Read more Audio