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9:46 AM.Ashburton's damaged bridge is due to close again for further stress testing by engineers. The crucial bridge carrying State Highway 1 through the mid-Canterbury town reopened late last night to light… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.The donated brains of former athletes are being studied to understand more about how repeated sports related head injuries cause brain degeneration.Repetitive mild traumatic sporting brain injuries… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.In 20 years less than half of people turning 65 are going to be in homeownership, according to a New Zealand research centre. Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Andrew looks at some of the winners from the Voyager media awards and social media policy for journalists. Andrew Holden is a journalist for more than 30 years including five as Editor of The Press… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Edith Gibson lives in the heart of suburban Auckland with her collection of 3,000 Dolls, repairing and caring for them. In a short documentary Edith invites you into her home, shares her prized dolls… Read more Audio

11:15 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram looks at the historic setbacks for fossil fuel companies overseas and the relatively modest developments here. He'll also look at how the 'buy now pay later' schemes like… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.RNZ reporter Conan Young got trapped on the south side of the Ashburton River earlier this morning, shortly after it was closed due to significant slumping on the northern side of the bridge.

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10:40 AM.Melanie O'Loughlin of Lamplight Books reviews World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil, published by Milkweed Press. Read more Audio

10:15 AM.Mark Watson is a photographer by vocation and an adventurer by nature. His most ambitious journey yet is a 46,000km transcontinental bike trip from Alaska all the way to Patagonia. Read more Audio, Gallery

10:06 AM.Floodwaters are receding in Canterbury, but concerns about damage to Ashburton Bridge on State Highway 1 forced it to close this morning. Motorists had reported they could feel it slumping beneath… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Susan talks to Kathryn about the Senate failure of the 1/6 Commission and whether it means there will be no independent investigation. Also ongoing negotiations on President Joe Biden's $2 trillion… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.There is concern about kai moana stocks in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf - where crayfish numbers are falling rapidly. A University of Auckland study has revealed that the crustaceans population has… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Ashburton District Mayor Neil Brown talks to Kathryn about the Ashburton bridge which closed this morning due to "slumping". He says engineers are en route to inspect the bridge and he estimates it… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Residents in the Southland town of Winton are fighting expansion plans by their local landfill that would allow them to take an uncapped amount of waste. At the moment, the privately-owned AB Lime… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The flood waters are receding in Canterbury but the region remains in a state of emergency after three days of heavy rain. More than 300 properties had to be evacuated - some people have been able to… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Bill McKay looks at how one group is responding to big changes in transport and density - to put the Great back into Auckland’s Great North Road. Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer in the School of… Read more Audio

11:40 AM.It's a most modern business: take an online quiz and an algorithm will match you to your perfect blend of coffee, a bag of which will then be delivered to your door a few days later.  Read more Audio

11:24 AM.The trans Tasman Prime Ministers meet, Jacinda Ardern and Scott Morrison hold talks. Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew… Read more Audio

11:19 AM.Federated Farmers Mid-Canterbury President David Clark has had a busy morning, he takes a moment to speak to Kathryn about how his members are faring this morning. Read more Audio

11:06 AM.People are being told to evacuate immediately from an area east of Kaiapoi because a flood gate is stuck open and there may be flooding. Those in the low lying areas of Pines Beach, particularly… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Mayor Sam Broughton of the Selwyn District Council, joins the program to give an update on the flooding situation in Mid-Canterbury. Read more Audio

10:09 AM.Phil Barker seeks out, measures and records some of New Zealand's largest and oldest trees. His favourite is Matai. Phil found New Zealand's largest Matai yet, near Lake Kaniere, east of Hokitika… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.It had been an anxious night for Peter Schouzen, who owns three farms on Eyre river. The rising waters forced him to evacuate his family form their home in Waimakariri yesterday, he spent the night at… Read more Audio