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10:35 AM.Leah McFall reviews Let's Do It: the authorised biography of Victoria Wood by Jasper Rees, published by Hachette. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Daan Roosegaarde is a world-leading designer artist and inventor whose work tackles some of the gnarly issues facing the globe, particularly climate change. Based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, his… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Joe Biden's presidency has crossed the 100 day mark, and has specifically used the occasion to promote his American Families Plan. Susan also talks to Kathryn about Donald Trump's hold on the… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.There is growing friction over China's treatment of Uyghurs, the Muslim-minority living in Xinjiang. Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Preparations are already underway at resorts in the Cook Islands - expecting an influx of quarantine free tourists from New Zealand in less than a fortnight. Tourism operators have been holding out… Read more Audio

11:36 AM.Jemma Turner and her mother Corinne Turner are behind Christchurch-based fresh nut and seed milk company Mylk Made. Theirs is a non-dairy gluten free milk concentrate in a jar, which you can make up… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Neale Jones and Brigitte Morten talk to Kathryn about the key recommendations in National review document, and leader Judith Collins' 'racist separatism' comments following the health reform… Read more Audio

10:41 AM.Rae McGregor reviews Sunflower Sisters by Martha Hall Kelly, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

10:06 AM.Stronger Together will bring together an unlikely pairing of metal heads and classical music fans. The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is playing two shows with Alien Weaponry. The metal band from… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.There's been a significant thawing of frosty relations between Italy and France, with the appointment of Italy's new Prime Minister Mario Draghi, which is seen as a catalyst for the improvement in… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.There's been a proliferation of crowdfunding iniatives particularly seeking donations to pay medical treatment ,and new research provides information about how the key to success can involve how… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.With 81 days to go until the Olympic Games get underway in Tokyo, unprecedented measures are in place to get the New Zealand team to Japan in the midst of a global pandemic. Organisers are working… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.Sam examines what will happen next in the NZ Rugby - Silver Lake saga, following the unanimous vote from the provincial unions to sell a12.5% share to Silver Lake - will the players union sign off… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Jeremy has an 'Ultimate Version' of John Lennon's superb solo debut, Lucinda Williams pays tribute to the late Tom Petty, and OMC's debut receives a vinyl reissue. Read more Audio

10:41 AM.Gina Rogers reviews House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio

10:13 AM.The first international touring stage production of The Lion King opens at Auckland's Spark Arena in June. The musical stage show has already toured throughout Asia, and was slated to open in Wuhan… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:48 AM.Elizabeth speaks to Kathryn from New Delhi on the deepening covid crisis in India, with gravediggers working around the clock to bury victims, while hundreds more are being cremated in makeshift pyres… Read more Audio

9:31 AM.A team of researchers say the Southern DHB should never have been granted permission to join the National Bowel Screening Programme in 2018. An investigation using the Official Information Act found… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Provincial rugby unions gave their blessing yesterday to a controversial deal to allow a private equity firm to buy into New Zealand Rugby. The deal would allow global technology investment firm… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about the GCHQ chief's warning of the West's facing a "moment of reckoning" over cybersecurity, and the need for countries like the UK to… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Anne Else reviews The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson, published by Harper Collins NZ. Read more Audio