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11:50 AM.Bill McKay talks to Kathryn about the new types of building work that from August will no longer require a building consent, saving homeowners up to $18 million a year and reducing the number of… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.When you think of where maple syrup comes from, Canada generally springs to mind. But in Upper Moutere in the Tasman District, architectural designer Dave DeGray harvests the liquid gold from his… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.David Hill reviews Colin McCahon: Is This the Promised Land? Vol.2 1960-1987 by Peter Simpson, published by Auckland University Press. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.After becoming tetraplegic in his teens, oral historian Patrick Bronte was inspired by two war veterans to archive wartime experiences. He's established the Nga Toa Project which so far covers World… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:52 AM.Salimah talks to Kathryn about how the Black Lives Matter protests are intersecting with the Covid crisis. Also how Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau taking a knee at a protest, and his struggle… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Fiordland wapiti, which in North America are known as elk are prized by hunters, but conservationists argue that they are a threat to native forests. An agreement between the Fiordland Wapiti… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:26 AM.Ten years ago birth difficulties caused a brain injury in Andrew Dickson's son, Ben, who was eventually diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Since then the family has been embroiled in a long dispute with… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.The start of the Super Rugby competition, with NZ teams versus NZ teams only. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books, Wellington, reviews Footprints: In Search of Future Fossils by David Farrier. Published by Fourth Estate. Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Around 140,000 people die from snake bites each year, Herpetologist Dr Paul Rowley has spent his life extracting venom from the reptiles in the hope of lowering that death count. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.In Japan protesters have taken to the streets to demonstrate against police brutality both in solidarity with Black Lives Matter but also to call attention to a recent case of alleged police brutality… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Governments around the world are spending trillions right now to save and repair their economies during the Covid-19 pandemic - but the big question is, how do you spend it wisely? Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Two survivors of abuse in the Catholic church are imploring others to come forward and share their stories with the Royal Commission of inquiry. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Amalgamated Workers' Union Northern National Secretary Maurice Davis tells Lynn Freeman he wants an inquiry into PPP's (Public Private Partnerships) procurement process, suggesting there should be a… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Technology commentator Sarah Putt looks at an online service Sosbusiness.nz that was launched on March 23 to help SMEs and how it's snowballed. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Undying: A Meditation on Modern Illness by Anne Boyer, published by Allen Lane. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Children's story writer and comedian David Walliams speaks with Lynn Freeman about his latest book Slime, podcasting and conversations with his mum during lock-down. Read more Video, Audio

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Lynn to talk about how 'support bubbles' with other households will be permitted from Saturday, while a row grows about how early the UK went into lockdown - with a… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.The true extent of Kiwis in insecure housing was exposed during the Covid 19 response leading to calls for a national homelessness strategy and to make housing a legal right. Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The professional services firm PwC says the rebuilding of our economy post Covid 19 must involve tackling some political hot potatoes such as a capital gains tax and changing the national super… Read more Audio