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10:06 AM.Nigeria's Chigozie Obioma is the first author in Booker Prize history to be nominated for their first and second book. The second, 'An Orchestra of Minorities' demonstrates an act of masterful… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.Koro reports that the Northern Marianas is crippled by the economic consequences of coronoavirus prevention. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Private land-owners are being urged to protect freshwater wetlands in their own back yard. Just over 90 percent of New Zealand's original wetlands have been lost, and a series of satellite images… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:27 AM.Kathryn talks with newly crowned sportsman of the year Israel Adesanya. The mixed martial arts world champion was given the honor at the Halberg Awards in Auckland Thursday night where he delivered a… Read more Video, Audio

9:08 AM.Parched land, water shortages, fire bans and dry pastures are affecting several parts of the country experiencing drought like conditions - and there's no immediate end in sight. A fire ban is in… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Dr Jim Mather joins Kathryn after his appearance before the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Select Committee this morning about the dramatic turnaround in plans to downgrade Concert FM. Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Parenting coach and educator Joseph Driessen talks with Kathryn about how divorced and separated parents can best handle the emotions caused by access visits - for themselves and their children. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta is a pioneer in the field of environmental economics: making the economic case for biodiversity. He is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge and… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr talks to Kathryn about the decision to keep the Official Cash Rate on hold at one percent. He says economic growth is expected to accelerate later this year, but the… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.We return to a story covered three weeks ago, moves by Archives New Zealand to reduce its reading room hours. Historians and genealogists were concerned that people travelling to access public records… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.As thousands of university students check in to halls of residences around the country and students back at boarding school, a public medicine specialist is urging young people consider the free… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.Science commentator Kathy Campbell joins Kathryn to talk about wildfire science, does 'fire suppression' really work? Can fire really be managed? She'll also talk about what fragments of the 1969… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Cats are known to be pretty stoic creatures but there's now a new clinical tool to help diagnose feline pain. It is called the Grimace Scale and was recently developed in Canada by a professor of… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan features music from an upcoming local compilation inspired by the poems of Katherine Mansfield, and talks about forthcoming album releases from Tami Neilson and Nadia… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Abigail Forsyth's light bulb moment came as she heated milk in her daughter's sippy cup. She imagined the waste that would be created if her daughter used a disposable cup and then discarded it. If… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Australia correspondent Bernard Keane looks at the rebellion of climate denialists in minor coalition party the Nationals, who are trying to destabilise the government and overthrow their own leader… Read more Audio

9:39 AM.Keep New Zealand Beautiful CEO, Heather Saunderson has a simple message - do the right thing and responsibly dispose of litter, but she tells Kathryn that it is also important to understand the… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.An expert in disaster economics believes fear is needlessly fueling the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Statistics from China indicate that about 2 per cent of people infected with the… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.The backlash accompanying RNZ planning a new music brand aimed at younger people which has spawned calls to Save RNZ Concert. Also RNZ /TVNZ merger talks and how the New York Times digital subs are… Read more Audio

11:27 AM.In Tonga 30 - 50% of its medical equipment is donated. This potentially life-saving gear often arrives mostly used or near its expiration date, and can be in various states of repair, and sometimes… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson looks at the 450,000 trusts in New Zealand - why are there so many? Changes to trust laws are coming next year and it could mean they become more expensive to… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Phil Vine reviews Family Instructions Upon Release by Elizabeth Kirkby-McLeod, published by The Cuba Press. Audio