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11:31 AM.Central Otago's schist and stone feature in Arrowtown sculpture artist Shane Woolridge's work. Trained as a stonemason, he is now a full time artist. Some his large sculptures and smaller commissioned… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:35 AM.Harry Ricketts reviews You Have a Lot to Lose: A Memoir, 1956-1986 by C.K. Stead. This book is published by Auckland University Press. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Blood On The Wall co-director Nick Quested, talks to Kathryn Ryan about the reality of life in a migrant caravan and the policies of the past, played out over decades, that led to their creation… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.President Trump's rally in Tulsa Oklahoma fizzles as he leads a purge of whistleblowers, prosecutors and internal watchdogs. Corona virus infection rates surge in 22 states. Ron Elving is Senior… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Since media giant Bauer shut its New Zealand operations suddenly in April, the magazine shelves around the country have been pretty bare. Bauer's Australasian operations have now been bought by… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The government moved yesterday to extend a ban on cruise ships at New Zealand ports and lengthen the isolation requirement for cargo ship crew to respond to concerns it wasn't long enough to ensure… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The Garden Bird Survey is upon us again. Kennedy talks about the trends from the results of a decade's worth of these surveys, which anyone can contribute to. Among the encouraging recent trends is… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Hannes & Theres Krummenacher came to New Zealand in 1998 and settled in the Tasman District on 53 hectares. From small beginnings they now grow seven varieties of fungi.Their company, Neudorf… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:08 AM.Neale, Brigitte and Kathryn discuss the government's shocker week with Covid-19 quarantine management, and there's mixed reviews of the major health sector reform proposals. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.John King reviews Hunting Game by Helene Tursten, published by Text. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.The opioid addiction crisis in the US is so acute that in the state of Tennessee school pupils as young as six are being taught how to reverse an overdose. Opiate abuse is affecting urban and rural… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.New research on the MV Greg Mortimer, a covid-19 infected cruise ship returning from a trip to Antarctica, has found 81 percent of positive passengers had no symptoms. Hawkes Bay GP, Jeff Green was… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The University of Waikato will not resume face-to-face lectures in semester 2, while other universities are planning a dual model of online and face to face learning. That's left some students feeling… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Last week it was rugby, this week netball returns. Sam talks to Lynn about the significance of having the ANZ championship back under way and what should be expected. Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Grant Smithies blows the dust off "And Don't The Kids Just Love It", the classic 1981 debut album classic from influential London post-punk band, Television Personalities. We'll also hear gems from… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Award-winning Kiwi writer on contemporary art, Anthony Byrt tells Lynn Freeman about his new book The Mirror Steamed Over, which explores ideas of shifting personal and sexual identity and a key… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:54 AM.The suspension of a leading figure at the University of the South Pacific leads to protests and arrests. There's a new Premier in Niue, and the Cooks Prime Minister Henry Puna is standing down. Read more Audio

9:42 AM.Beach clean-up volunteer Des Watson tells Lynn Freeman he believes rubbish that exploded from the landfill near Fox Glacier last March is washing up 200 kms north at Westport. Des has spent the week… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Maria Ressa says she is 'the cautionary tale' after being found guilty of a spurious cyber libel charge against her and a former researcher at her news website, Rappler, earlier this week. To many… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The cruise industry is pleading with the government not to extend the ban on cruise ships and allow the industry to start up again with kiwi-only voyages. In April, the government suspended all cruise… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer James Croot looks at Quiz, the TV mini-series starring Matthew MacFadyen about the army captain who cheated his way to win 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'. He'll review Spike… Read more Audio