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11:39 AM.Fran Mazza and her husband Aaron Carson have set up and run some of Auckland's most successful cafes, including Winona Forever in Parnell, Barbarinos in Avondale and Sugar at the Chelsea Sugar Factory… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Political commentators Stephen Mills and Brigitte Morten talk about the expectations of a nation as the Prime Minister is about to announce when we move to alert level two, also a look ahead to… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Tamara Birchall was born and raised in Kaikohe in the Far North, but it was a year living on First Nation reservations in Canada as a teenager which inspired her to become a doctor and give back to… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.South America correspondent Katy Watson joins Kathryn to talk about the weekend jet-ski jaunt by President Jair Bolsonaro, who continues to downplay the seriousness of the Covid-19 outbreak - even as… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Education leaders say the mood among teachers has shifted considerably in the last week, towards a desire to return to class. Depending on what the government announces later, schools could be back as… Read more Audio

9:32 AM.As schools, universites and early childhood centres wait to find out when they can be fully operational again, the level 3 and 4 lockdown has claimed casualties in the education sector. The Early… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.As the economy shows further signs of strain, what can the government do in this week's Budget to get us on the road to economic recovery? 41,000 more people have gone on to the benefit since… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Our comedians Te Radar and Michele A'Court. Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Dana and Kathryn talk about the impact of Covid-19 on sport at community and regional level. The impact on national organisations has been well traversed, but what about the consequences for… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.British music writer Jon Savage is in love with the 7'' inch vinyl 45, and who could blame him? He's compiled a double vinyl album, The High Sixties on 45, in which each of the four sides is devoted… Read more Audio

10:17 AM.Best-selling historical novelist Lauren Chater speaks with Kathryn Ryan about re-imagining Gulliver's long-suffering wife, Mary, who made her own luck while he was in Lilliput. In what could be… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.RNZ Pacific's News Editor Koro Vaka'uta discusses proposed controversial constitutional amendments in Samoa, and the Solomons' government threatens to suspend an outspoken and popular provincial… Read more Audio

9:54 AM.Opera singers Wade Kernot and Emma Pearson usually perform in concert halls, but with venues closed, they're taking music to the people. With permission from Healthline, the Wellington couple has… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

9:43 AM.Retailers are looking forward to getting shops open again - potentially next Thursday. Under the guidelines announced by the Prime Minister yesterday, larger retail stores and shopping malls will be… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Domestic travel could begin as soon as mid-May. What will it mean for our crippled tourism industry, and regions facing soaring unemployment? And what will air travel look like once it resumes… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Australian child psychologist Dr Sarah Hughes has advice on raising calm, confident, well-adjusted and resilient children, as presented in her new book Parenting Made Simple. Sarah shares tips with… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Tech commentator Paul Matthews looks at the announcement by Microsoft that it'll open a new "datacentre region" in New Zealand: how big is its cloud offering and what difference does storing data… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.In March when the country moved into level 4, a Rotorua couple Mike and Cinzia Jonathan welcomed their Italian photographer friend, Matteo Fabi to lockdown with them.Completing the bubble is the… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:53 AM.UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk about the expectations being set by Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of a weekend announcement about lifting lockdown restrictions. Why is the UK one… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Athletes who'd been preparing for three years to compete in the now postponed Tokyo Summer Olympic Games are now having to decide whether or not they will pursue their dream. For many because of age… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.As we await to find out what life would look like if Cabinet agrees to loosen lockdown next week, many in the research community say they'd like to see a vastly improved presentation of data from… Read more Audio