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10:05 AM.We know adolescents take risks, but what might surprise you is that they DON'T think they are invincible. In fact they tend to over-estimate their risk. So why do they engage in risky behaviour and… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Sebastian talks to Kathryn about the state of emergency in Lebanon in the aftermath of the deadly port explosion which has devastated Beirut. Read more Audio

Kathryn Ryan speaks with two scientists about how electricity from the Manapouri power station could be used once the Tiwai Point aluminum smelter is shut down by Rio Tinto next August. The smelter… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.New figures show there's been a big jump in the number of eating disorders since lockdown, with an 18 per cent increase in referrals to the publicly-funded South Island Regional Eating Disorder… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.The rise of the different sporting codes being called out amid shocking allegations of psychological and physical abuse, gymnastics is the latest. And what's going on with the Warriors?. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Taylor Swift goes 'indie', Mark Lanegan's latest update from the darkside, and a second album from Auckland's Milly Tabak. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Marcus Greville from Unity Books, Wellington, reviews Miss Aluminium by Susanna Moore. Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd. In 1963 after the death of her mother, seventeen-year-old Susanna Moore… Read more Audio

10:05 AM."Don't believe everything that you see" is a mantra lived by Susan Gerbic. She's the founder of the Monterey County Skeptics group where she lives, and also Guerilla Skepticism on Wikipedia (GSoW), a… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The Philippines is back under lockdown and in Hong Kong, Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced she will be delaying the city's elections by a year, following Covid-19 resurgence concerns, but… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Wellington blogger Lucy Revill is crowd funding to publish a book about the city she loves and some of its dynamic and interesting residents. She founded the blog The Residents five years ago… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:20 AM.Red Cross says thousands of foreign national visa holders in the country may be living in hardship and unaware of the government's $37 million programme of help. There are 355 thousand foreign… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Covid Card advocate Sam Morgan says he's pleased at the government's plan to test the bluetooth-based contact tracing technology in Rotorua, but is concerned the process is taking too long. The… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Imaginative play is the best way for children to work through their fears about the coronavirus pandemic, says psychologist Sarb Johal, and it's all the better when parents join in. Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Psychologist Sarb Johal discusses how children are making sense of the Covid-19 pandemic and how parents are helping them, when they themselves may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure. Audio

11:05 AM.Technology correspondent Sarah Putt looks at the situation with TikTok and why pressure from the US President has forced it to be put up for sale. Have people given up when it comes to protecting… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Decades of working as a GP has provided Greg Judkins with a wealth of health and wellbeing issues to draw on to create characters for his novel, Biopsies - stories of struggle and hope in South… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.ESR started examining sewage for traces of SARS-CoV-2 back in April, and is now routinely sampling wastewater at one quarantine isolation hotel in Auckland. It's hoped sewage monitoring could… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Under a new law passed by parliament last night, vaping will be banned in workplaces, and advertising and sponsorships related to vaping products will be prohibited, along with the sale of vaping… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Orange Sky is a charity that offers free showers, laundry, and conversation to people who are homeless. The service is offered through vans - one in Auckland and one in Wellington, that are in… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan shares new music from Tami Neilson, who's hitting the road next month on a tour with her band after the release her seventh album Chickaboom! She'll also share music from… Read more Audio