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Sports commentator Sam Ackerman
11:30 AM.The NZ-Australia bid wins the right to host the 2023 Women's World Cup football tournament. And Sam explores the sacking of Warriors coach Stephen Kearney. Audio
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New music with Jeremy Taylor
11:08 AM.Bob Dylan's first original music in 8 years, a gorgeous sophomore effort from Phoebe Bridgers, and a belated release for a 1975 Neil Young Album. Read more Audio
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Book review - Rest and Be Thankful by Emma Glass
10:36 AM.Melanie O'Loughlin of Unity Books reviews Rest and Be Thankful by Emma Glass, published by Bloomsbury. Laura is a paediatric nurse: her hands are raw from washing, her fridge is empty, her boyfriend a… Read more Audio
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Michael Mosley: staying well during a pandemic
10:08 AM.British doctor, best-selling author and television presenter Dr Michael Mosley talks to Kathryn Ryan about staying well during a pandemic, and how best to recover from infection, as discussed in his… Read more Audio
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Asia correspondent Elizabeth Beattie
9:55 AM.Elizabeth Beattie is a journalist at Thomson Reuters, based in Hong Kong. Audio
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Earthquake design: beyond code
9:50 AM.Casa Adelante, a breakthrough building in San Francisco, is showing it doesn't have to cost a fortune to build resilient housing that keeps functioning in a big earthquake. Read more Audio
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Symphony Orchestra's first full post-lockdown show
9:50 AM.The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is back, and performing a selection of favourites in Wellington tonight. The concert, Ngū Kīoro Harikoa Ake, celebrating togetherness - will feature songs from local… Read more Audio
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Inadequate eye screening of school children
9:05 AM.Sight problems in primary school children are remaining undiagnosed for years due to insufficient eye checks. The head of the University of Auckland's School of Optometry and Vision Science estimates… Read more Audio
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365 Days, Rosie, The Booksellers
11:45 AM.Film and TV review Sarah McMullan looks at the Netflix success of 365 Days, Rosie - a film about a mother in Ireland struggling with homelessness and The Booksellers, a documentary about rare bookshop… Read more Audio
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Is your child a fussy eater? Tips for parents
11:27 AM.For parents of picky eaters, mealtimes can turn the kitchen table into more of a battleground. Judith Yeabsley describes herself as a "picky eating consultant" and has written a book called Creating… Read more Audio
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Chips down for Intel and Facebook boycott gathers pace
11:08 AM.Technology commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to look at the situation for Intel. Its chips have been dropped by Apple, and the company is being crushed by TSMC, which is making the chips for the… Read more Audio
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Book review - The Museum of Forgotten Memories
10:34 AM.Catriona Ferguson reviews The Museum of Forgotten Memories by Anstey Harris, published by Simon & Schuster. Read more Audio
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Scandal and self isolation with the ghost of Edith Wharton
10:08 AM.Physical distancing, pandemic politics and a looming financial crash. It sounds contemporary, but it is also the world that novelist and poet Edith Wharton found herself in writing and living through… Read more Audio
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UK lockdown eases, but questions remain over test and trace
9:50 AM.UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to talk about the easing of lockdown restrictions in England, with pubs, cinemas and restaurants all set to open next week. But there are concerns about… Read more Audio
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End of Life Choice: interviews with doctors, terminally ill
9:31 AM.Palliative care specialist and Otago University senior lecturer Janine Winters and PhD candidate Jessica Young discuss their latest research on attitudes to assisted-dying from the point of view of… Read more Audio
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Waikato University academics unhappy at on-line only lectures
9:08 AM.The Tertiary Education Union will meet with Waikato University's Vice Chancellor Neil Quigley today over the university's decision to deliver lectures online only for the rest of the year. Some… Read more Audio
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What changes are being made to contempt laws?
11:45 AM.Law correspondent, University of Canterbury professor Ursula Cheer, joins Kathryn to explore the changes that will come into force in August under the Contempt of Court Act which was passed last year.
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Weaving the feathers of North Island brown kiwi
11:35 AM.Jenny Gillam and Raewyn Ormsby-Rihari are preserving the skills of generations using North Island brown kiwi feathers for weaving. The work of the wāhine of Ngāti Torehina ki Matakā, carrying out the… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Music With Graeme Downes: Lou Reed - Rock 'n Roll Animal
11:09 AM.Music commentator Graeme Downes joins Kathryn to share another live album and continues with his transformation theme of the last show. Today he breaks down two songs from Lou Reed's Rock 'n Roll… Read more Audio
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Book review - From Suffrage to a Seat in the House
10:40 AM.Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews From Suffrage to a Seat in the House: The path to parliament for New Zealand women by Jenny Coleman. Published by Otago University Press. Audio
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Merchant, Miner, Mandarin: extraordinary story of Choie Sew Hoy
10:08 AM.Choie Sew Hoy was a visionary merchant, Chinese leader and gold dredger in Dunedin and Otago in the late 1800s. Kathryn talks with his great-great grand-daughter Jenny Sew Hoy Agnew and her historian… Read more Audio
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Victoria's infection rates prompt review
9:55 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about how a new wave of infections in Victoria has prompted a review of the easing of restrictions. And the positive test of an Australian… Read more Audio
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UK to ban 'rough sex gone wrong'. Should New Zealand follow?
9:34 AM.The so called 'rough sex gone wrong' defence came under intense criticism during the trial of the killer of British backpacker, Grace Millane. Her killer said she died accidentally after asking to be… Read more Audio
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Immigration New Zealand explains border exemption process
9:08 AM.Thousands of visa holders are prevented from returning to their lives in New Zealand because they were overseas when the borders closed on March 19. Many have repeatedly been denied an exemption to… Read more Audio
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Media commentator Andrew Holden
11:46 AM.Andrew talks to Kathryn about the sale of Bauer's Australian and New Zealand magazines to Mercury Capital, but will all the titles survive? NZME has a new chair and TVNZ job cuts extend to the news… Read more Audio