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11:25 AM.What do Mahatma Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, Leonardo da Vinci, Al Pacino and Tiger Woods have in common? They were - or are - only children. Many stereotypes persist about only children - including… Read more Audio

11:15 AM.Today was the beginning of another very long journey for the families of the 29 men killed in the pike river mining disaster nine years ago. At 9am this morning the families began to enter right to… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about how well the broadband market is working, as the first phase of the fibre build comes to an end. He'll also look at the latest security… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Ian Telfer reviews Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell, which is published by Penguin Random House. Gladwell links up psychological experiments, court cases and historical episodes to build a… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.In a book that was twice stopped by authorities, "The Messenger" tells how Shiv Malik met, and was subsequently taken in by, Hassan Butt, a notorious British-Pakistani terror spokesman in the… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Kate Adie joins Kathryn to talk about Boris Johnson's new five-point plan for Brexit, talk of making vaccinations compulsory after Britain lost its "measles-free" status, and the… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.It's estimated more than 60,000 people are living with dementia in New Zealand, and that's expected to triple by 2050. It's only an estimate though, as no study into the prevalence of dementia here… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.It's claimed a three-and-a-half-year-old orphan stuck in a Syrian refugee camp is the child of a deceased New Zealand citizen. Nine to Noon has been told the toddler, who's parents had been living in… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.Michael Allpress has spent three decades in the coffee business. He began in 1989 with a coffee cart at Victoria Park Market in Auckland, and now has a global coffee brand with roasteries in Dunedin… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Music correspondent Charlotte Ryan looks at some of the previous winners of the APRA Silver Scroll Awards which will take place in Auckland tonight, including The Formyula, Dave Dobbyn and Marlon… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Tūī Street Heroes by Anne Kayes, which is published by Wildling Books. Read more Audio

10:10 AM.We usually accept old age and ill-health as inevitably intertwined, but in the future that may not be the case, according to a geneticist based at Harvard Medical School. Dr David Sinclair attempts to… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton reports on the fallout from the leaked revelation that Donald Trump asked Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison for help to investigate and discredit the… Read more Audio

9:34 AM.Celebrating student success - Kathryn talks to two talented young artists, Odessa Strathern-Dunn and Robb Edmonds about their pieces which feature in the Ringa Toi exhibition. NZQA Deputy Chief… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:08 AM.Complex legal manoeuvrings and bankruptcy proceedings are underway as some large US pharmaceutical companies attempt to settle huge lawsuits arising out of the opioid epidemic. Drug maker Johnson and… Read more Audio

11:44 AM.Gavin Ellis talks to Kathryn about the effect of the PR wall between local body residents and elected representatives getting higher. An RNZ survey shows the number of local government communications… Read more Audio

11:27 AM.As a backpacker Peter O'Brian had only just touched down in Jakarta when he was "discovered". He'd been mistaken for Sylvester Stallone - but that mistake would pay off. He spent the next 22 years… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Rod talks to Kathryn about Fonterra's new strategy, the end of Jetstar's regional services, banks trialling provincial hubs and the Taxpayers' Union's appeal for donations. Audio

10:41 AM.Tamsin Martin of Scorpio Books reviews The Girls by Chloe Higgins. Published by Picador. Audio

10:07 AM.Dr Clemency Montelle is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Canterbury who specialises in deciphering and understanding ancient mathematical texts. In 2010 she embarked on a project to… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.Washington bureau chief of The Guardian David Smith talks to Kathryn about impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump, and a crackdown on vaping products in some US states. Audio

9:37 AM.A new scheme currently proposed by the Ministry of Health is set to impose regulations for the cultivation, sale and prescription of medicinal cannabis products by the middle of December. Dr Shaun… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The Real Estate Institute is calling on the Government to regulate the property management industry, more than a decade after it was deregulated. REINZ is citing unethical behaviour, including… Read more Audio