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9:05 AM.From today, commercial tenants with 20 or fewer employees will be able to access partially funded compulsory arbitration if their landlord won't negotiate a fair rent. Read more Audio

11:50 AM.The health benefits of blackcurrants have been studied for years - now New Zealand scientists have found they can improve sports performance. Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Wellington Paranormal's Karen O'Leary plays favourites from 'Better than Normal' her debut album of childrens' songs from her band Fun & Funner. Read more Video, Audio

11:10 AM.Music commentator Kirsten Johnstone joins Kathryn for a look at some new music from across the Ditch, including Gordi, Miiesha and Flume. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Leilani Tamu reviews Justice & Race by Oliver Sutherland, published by Steele Roberts Aotearoa. Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Yuot A. Alaak's Father of the Lost Boys is the personal account of his father leading him and thousands of boy soldiers like him out of danger during Africa's longest running civil war. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.From ripper grade to the All Blacks, what lies ahead for the game of rugby? New Zealand Rugby is in financial crisis, with revenue down dramatically, half its workforce facing job cuts, and players… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Will the Covid 19 pandemic change the way we move around? Transport scientist Dr Simon Kingham is the Ministry of Transport Chief Science Advisor, University of Canterbury professor of geography, and… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.KiwiSaver annual statements will be arriving in the mail for members - but they'll contain a little more information this year. Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Media commentator Andrew Holden focuses on some nasty attacks on journalists covering the unrest in the United States following the death of George Floyd. And in Australia, NewsCorp has ended more… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.For High country farmer, David Crutchley, a complete change to the old ways of doing things, has been the secret to his success, and to juicy lamb. Around a decade ago he decided to swap out the… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to Labour Leader Jacinda Ardern, and prior to that was Chief of Staff to Andrew Little. He is the director of Capital Government Relations. Trish Sherson is from… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Airini Beautrais reviews Funkhaus by Hinemoana Baker, published by Victoria University Press. Audio

10:05 AM.Award-winning film and TV writer and director Michael Bennett is this year's recipient of Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission's Te Aupounamu Maōri Screen Excellence award. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.US correspondent Susan Davis joins Kathryn to talk about President Trump's reaction to the continuing unrest sweeping the country, following the death of George Floyd in police custody. Audio

9:35 AM.The Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, Saunoamaali'i Dr Karanina Sumeo is sounding warnings around gender inequalities in the Covid-19 economic response. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Epidemiologist at the University of Otago Nick Wilson, says the digital technology is still not good enough to move down from alert level 2 to alert level 1. Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A business restructuring and insolvency specialist is joining calls for the country to be moved to alert level 1 immediately to avoid further business failures and job losses. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Melanie O'Loughlin of Unity Books reviews How Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pam Zhang. This book is published by Virago, UK. Audio

10:05 AM.In "A Thousand Cuts" award-winning documentary filmmaker Ramona Diaz tracks the way Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte uses social media to spread disinformation, persecute journalists and wage a… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.More unrest in Hong Kong with tear gas and protests on the streets, as demonstrators battle two new bills they say will erode the city's freedoms. Read more Audio