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10:41 AM.Carole Beu of the Women's Bookshop reviews Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, published by Headline Publishing Group. Read more Audio

10:20 AM.Gary Cranitch has spent nearly four decades photographing creatures great and small in Queensland. Based at Queensland Museum, he has a passion for underwater photography and in particular the Great… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:07 AM.More than 5-thousand seven-hundred (5700) ANZ homeloan customers have contacted the bank seeking assistance with repaying their mortgage. Last week the Government announced an agreement with the banks… Read more Audio

9:54 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Prime Minister Scott Morrison's spending programme to help get Australia through the Covid crisis - and how a new unemployment… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Major security fears are being raised about cabinet meetings being conducted on zoom and the threat they pose to national security. IT security expert Daniel Ayres, says the biggest worry is the lack… Read more Audio

9:34 AM.The government is moving to relax visa requirements for migrant workers to help ease workforce shortages in certain sectors. But the aged care sector says the changes need to go further.Those on… Read more Audio

9:28 AM.Pharmacists say their retail reliant business model, is coming under strain during the Covid-19 lockdown, adding to the stress of an already tired and overloaded work-force. Safety, viability… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.We now know what a worst-case scenario of a rampant Covid-19 outbreak in New Zealand could look like - and it is devastating. The government yesterday released six modelling reports it's been provided… Read more Audio

11:24 AM.Recent European legislation requires new electric-powered vehicles to make some sort of noise while driving at city speeds, and from mid next year new EVs will be required to have an Acoustic Vehicle… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson talks to Kathryn about New Zealand's supermarket duopoly, now that food and supply shopping is top of everyone's mind during the level 4 alert lockdown. Also a… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews The Watermill by Arnold Zable, Text Publishing. Audio

10:12 AM.Welcome to the weird and wonderful comedy of Melbourne's Atlanta Colley, public health nerd, science communicator, and keeper of bees. Her comedy is always crammed packed with fun facts and cool… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Ron Elving talks to Kathryn about President Trump's response to the Covid-19 virus ravaging New York and its devastating swathe through other states. Ron also observes that Donald Trump's crisis… Read more Audio

9:44 AM.Foster care families around the country are under pressure during the lockdown due, with children with developmental trauma, financial worries, pressure from birth families for access and no or… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.How are essential workers managing childcare during the lockdown if they don't have family members who can help? The government is funding home-based childcare for this group via three agencies -… Read more Audio

9:06 AM.GPs are calling for urgent financial assistance as they make the quantum shift to virtual consulting due to Covid-19. They warn already doctors are subsidising their practices and some may be forced… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Outdoors man Kennedy Warne is, like the rest of us, temporarily restricted to home. But that doesn't mean we can't benefit from getting out into nature, or take comfort in music or a good book - like… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:34 AM.Northland's Veggie Tree Cook School creator Anna Valentine with tips on making nutritious and satisfying lockdown meals from your pantry including : Tomato & Basil Risotto Penne 'n' Cheese and Chunky… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Politics commentators Matthew Hooton and Neale Jones join Kathryn to discuss the government's economic response to Covid-19, how the Prime Minister's office is keeping a tight rein on the flow of… Read more Audio

10:36 AM.Harry Broad reviews Aspiring by Damien Wilkins, published by Massey University Press. Audio

10:07 AM.Meet William Close, the inventor of the musical and engineering wonder The Earth Harp. It's an instrument with a sound that is part string part environment, with strings that can be over 300 metres… Read more Audio, Gallery