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11:20 AM.Colin Heinz has walked, tramped and climbed every one of the rivers which flow from the Main Divide out to the sea. In Upriver - From the Sea to the Southern Alps Colin Heinz creates a unique and… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan looks at 'I'm Your Man - Portrait of Leonard Cohen' on at the Auckland Art Gallery right now, and Deva Mahal's new single 'Stand In'. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Phil Vine reviews Summer by Ali Smith, published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.We shouldn't fear a bit of messiness in our interactions with people we care about, says psychologist Dr Ed Tronick. He recently co-authored the book The Power of Discord: Why the Ups and Downs of… Read more Video, Audio

9:47 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about attempts by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to negotiate a lifting of border restrictions and replace them with "hotspot"… Read more Audio

9:32 AM.As the general election draws near so to does the referendum on legalising recreational cannabis. The Cannabis Legislation and Control Bill would allow people aged 20 or over to buy up to 14 grams of… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A global cyber security expert who worked in New Zealand for 20 years says it's time to increase the national internet bandwidth to make it harder for cyber attackers. Dr Hossein Sarrafzadeh led the… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Puzzles and games can be a fun way to learn te reo, say husband and wife team Scotty and Stacey Morrison. Their new all-ages activity book Māori Made Fun features crosswords, word-finds, colouring… Read more Audio

11:12 AM.Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson ponders whether we should rid of GST to boost economic activity? She also looks at what is going on with Team New Zealand. Rebecca Stevenson is BusinessDesk's… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews Battle of Britain: The pilots and planes that made history by Simon Pearson, published by Simon Pearson. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Donald Trump's only niece Mary has written a book about the toxic family history that she believes shaped her uncle. She talks to Kathryn Ryan about the revelations contained in Too Much and Never… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.With protests in Portland Oregon turning deadly and the National Guard headed for Kenosha, Wisconsin Ron Elving talks to Kathryn about what is going on, is this a race war, or something else? Also an… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.The New Zealand based start-up Mint Innovation, is on track to open its first commercial refineries for extracting precious metals from e-waste in Britain and Australia later this year, which will… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

9:08 AM.The Chief Executive of the volunteer fire fighters' association is the subject of an independent investigation relating to two separate complaints of sexual harassment and bullying. The United Fire… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Kennedy discusses his latest story for National Geographic about the vision of the Pristine Seas project, and describes a visit to one of the Philippines' first marine sanctuaries, at Apo Island. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.It was an office cooking challenge that first got Paul Broughton "stuck on the cheese thing". Now he runs the Remutaka Pass Creamery and C'est Cheese shop in the Wairarapa town of Featherston. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.Stephen, Trish and Kathryn discuss the focus of the election campaign, with pandemic management and the economic consequences at the forefront. Also how do you safely campaign in level 2? Read more Audio

10:35 AM.David Hill reviews The Gates of Athens by Conn Iggulden, published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to look at what's happening on the streets of Belarus, where tens of thousands defied threats of a crackdown to call for the resignation of Alexander… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.The creative endeavours of artistic south Auckland couple, sculptor Rudi Robinson and designer artist Lissy Robinson Cole include exploring crochet through a Te Ao Maori lens. They incorporate… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:35 AM.Cybersickness is a catch-all term for illness caused by using a computer display. It is often associated with affecting gamers or people who are high users of virtual reality (VR) technology, but the… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.After four days of cyber-attacks and trading halts on the NZX, KiwiSaver fund managers say they are frustrated, embarrassed and nervous. Last week the stock exchange was hit by a series of… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.The Motor Trade Association says the number of cars on the road with expired warrants is "of huge concern". MTA members are anticipating a bottleneck, with drivers whose warrants expired during the… Read more Audio