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9:05 AM.Cabinet will review Covid levels today, but the Prime Minister is already framing today's announcement more as a "roadmap" forward, after vaccination rates fell 87,000 short of a 90 percent goal for… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Comedians Te Radar and Pinky Agnew bring a few laughs - including where one North Dakota squirrel stashed his nuts. Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Dana talks to Kathryn about some interesting new research released to coincide with Sport NZ's women + girls summit this week. Also the argument surrounding sports stars unable to secure MIQ spots and… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Jeremy says Reb Fountain triumphs in following up her Taite Prize winning 2020 album, new music from SZA, and Britpop anniversaries abound! Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Kim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop Gisborne reviews Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr, published by Harper Collins. Read more Audio

10:09 AM.Rotorua-based Kharl WiRepa is the first Māori fashion designer to be featured in British Vogue. His brand specialises in red carpet styles, racewear, bridal couture, and power dressing. Vogue… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:50 AM.Thailand has responded to a tough economic outlook with new special visas aimed at attracting "wealthy global citizens" to move to the country's beaches. Myanmar's humanitarian, security and economic… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.The internet can be an extremely toxic place for women or members of minority groups - but could there be a way to kill online trolls with kindness? Kathryn speaks to Jacqueline Comer, who's been… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Importers of medicinal cannabis products say they've been left in the ridiculous position of having to destroy perfectly good stock, while patients needing their usual medicine will - from today -… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Film and TV correspondent Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about Inked (Prime) the first Aotearoa-made Mandarin-English bilingual drama, children's film Raya and the Last Dragon (Disney+) and… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.New research from Massey University and New Zealand Council for Educational Research on learning from home shows children are experiencing some rich learning, while the Educational Review Office’s… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Tech correspondent Mark Pesce talks shortages in the auto industry, Facebook shareholder fury over a big fine and a crypto-trading hamster. No. Really.

Technology correspondent Mark Pesce looks at… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Mary Fawcett of Schrödinger's Books Petone reviews Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser, published by Allen and Unwin Audio

10:05 AM.Yami 'Rowdy' Löfvenberg has difficulty understanding numbers, and couldn't read an analogue clock until she was 18, yet needs to count beats for her art. The award-winning British-based hip-hop artist… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk about Keir Starmer's first-ever party conference speech, the panic-buying of petrol by millions of Britons and speculation about who will be the next… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Of the many companies grappling with the uncertainties of the pandemic in their forward planning, Frances Anderson is the inventor of the Patney pillow, shown to reduce snoring, and the founder of the… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Reserve Bank is considering creating an official digital currency as well as new rules for new types of money. Just six per cent of New Zealanders rely on cash on a day to day basis, and the… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Defamation law expert Ursula Cheer looks at an Australian High Court ruling that found media are liable for comments people post on their social media pages and contrasts it with a similar Court of… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Four year 13 business studies students from Cashmere High School have created an educational card game, under the Young Enterprise Scheme, to help combat childhood obesity. The game's called Food… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.As Aotearoa gradually reemerges from Covid restrictions Yadana Saw shares some of upcoming tours and live gigs that music fans can get to. Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Ōranga Tamariki has been described as not fit for purpose and needing transformative change. A Ministerial advisory panel has just released its report into the agency and made three over-arching… Read more Audio

10:55 AM.The National Party is proposing opening up the borders under a traffic light system once at least 85 percent of the country's eligible population are vaccinated. National has today released its plan… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.David Hill reviews Conversatio: In the company of bees by Anne Noble with Zara Stanhope and Anna Brown, published by Massey University Press. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.John Ruthven's book, The Whale in the Living Room tells of his expeditions and adventures during decades of documentary making about the mysteries of the ocean. John has worked on the BBC's Blue… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

9:50 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at how vaccination rates are rising, leading to hopes of a road out of lockdown and the expectation the Prime Minister will announce the… Read more Audio