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9:05 AM.A finance commentator is warning the mortgage extension scheme is delaying the inevitable for some people. The Reserve Bank confirmed yesterday it will extend the mortgage deferral scheme by six… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.A walk in Cornwallis, a new direction for resource management, and the Lorax makes an appearance in Avondale. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:30 AM.If you eat meat, buying whole pieces and learning how to cut them up yourself is a more cost-effective way to go, says butcher Hannah Miller, aka A Lady Butcher. Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Neale, Brigitte and Kathryn discuss the new election, Saturday 19 September. Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew Little. He… Read more Audio

11:15 AM.National Party Leader Judith Collins says she can work with the new election date, but she would have have preferred 21 November. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.NZ First Leader Winston Peters says campaigning can proceed now the election date has been pushed out a month. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Laura Caygill reviews Kokomo by Victoria Hannan, published by Hachette. A tender first novel about love, family, friendship and hiding from life. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to make an announcement on the dissolution of Parliament, due today. We'll take the press conference live. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the biggest protest yet against Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, dubbed 'Europe's last dictator'. About 200,000 people turned… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Nurses Organisation Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku says nurses on the frontline are being abused and bearing the brunt of anxious people waiting in long lines at community testing centres for Covid-19… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Kathryn discusses the impact of the latest lockdown on the Auckland economy and the broader New Zealand economy with Brad Olsen from Infometrics, and Jarrod Kerr, Chief Economist with Kiwibank. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Prime Minister will reveal her decision on whether to delay the election in just under an hour. Jacinda Ardern says she has sought the views of every political party in parliament on whether to do… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Sam talks to Kathryn about what the sporting landscape looks like in the second wave of Covid, and New Zealand Rugby’s reputation under fire from friends and foes. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Made over a period of 10 days during lockdown, new album Keep Your Distance! was strapped together online by Virtual Shadow Ensemble, a collective of musicians and spoken word artists from around the… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Daryl Davis has helped more than 200 Ku Klux Klan members leave the organisation. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia and Guam deal with fresh waves of coronavirus infection, and voting is underway in Bougainville. Read more Audio

9:43 AM.People who believe they've been wrongfully convicted of a crime - and have exhausted all avenues of appeal - now have another place to turn. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.South Auckland doctor Dr Api Talemaitoga and chair of the College of GP's Pacific Chapter says it's a particularly anxious time for Pacific communities. He's also disappointed at the low levels of… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Auckland University's Professor Des Gorman says he can't understand why government rhetoric about Covid preparedness and testing, wasn't matched with action. Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Film and TV reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to talk about Muppets Now, the first unscripted series and first original series for Disney+. Read more Audio

11:25 AM.As Aucklanders spend their first full day back in alert level 3, and the rest of the country in level 2 anxiety levels among many will be on the rise. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to talk about some revelations out of this past weekend's DEF CON hacking conference, which took place online and where security researchers revealed… Read more Audio