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9:15 AM.Statistics from the Chief Coroner show one hundred and sixty one construction workers may have died from suicide between 2017 to 2020. The construction industry has the highest suicide numbers for any… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.It's the second day of racing in the America's Cup, the NRL season 2021 is underway, the latest on Sonny Bill William's sporting career and more cricket is on the horizon. Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Today we'll hear two fine tracks from spanking new international "post-punk dance" compilation Two Synths, A Guitar (And) A Drum Machine, followed by some hectic kologo lute music from Ghana's… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.A heart warming and funny new feature film tells the story of a group of Auckland women who rebuilt a dragon boating team despite some having never held a paddle before. Read more Video, Audio

9:50 AM.A former Deputy PM of Samoa, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa is named Leader of new rival opposition party ahead of April election. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A new $2.15m fund has been launched aimed at minimising the barriers to sport and recreation so often experienced by children living in hardship. Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The humanitarian agency Save the Children is urging Western countries to swiftly repatriate the foreign women and children with links to ISIS fighters. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.After eighteen years of parenting, for some parents at least it might be hard to let go. So when your now young adult leaves home for tertiary education and an independent life how do you adjust and… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Technology commentator Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to talk about this week's major security alert, this time Microsoft's "Hafnium" attacks with suggestions China might be behind it. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Lisa Finucane reviews The Liminal Space by Jacquie McRae, published by Huia. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Kiri Ericsson and Kellie Benner are dedicated members of Conservation Volunteers NZ, which gets people involved in protecting and restoring local parks and reserves. Audio

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to talk about how Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hit back over an EU claim of an "outright ban" of Covid vaccine exports. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A new survey has given a striking insight into the pressures that New Zealand's top female athletes are under that could compromise their health and performance. Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Two years after a major inquiry into mental health and addiction, how much real progress has the government made in improving wellbeing in Aotearoa? Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about how fruit bats navigate through their sense of smell and large eyes, rather than echolocation. Researchers have discovered a cheap way of… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.New Zealand children - particularly those in Auckland - will be extremely familiar by now with online learning, thanks to Covid. But their experience is well short of what other kids around the world… Read more Audio

10:09 AM.Now for the inside story of the origins of leading-edge rocket company. SpaceX is headed by business magnate Elon Musk, who designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. Elon… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to look at how Prime Minister Scott Morrison is rejecting calls for an independent inquiry into a historical rape allegation against Christian… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Next-level weather forecasting is helping Emirates Team New Zealand steer a faster course, and helping the environment. While much of the technology interest of the America's Cup has focused on the… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Interest rates are at historic lows with many economists picking they will begin to rise in the short to medium term. Kathryn speaks with independent economist Tony Alexander. Read more Audio