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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

9:42 AM.Some medical centres nationwide have been commenting about having trouble getting supplies of the vaccine, despite there being large stocks in the country. For an update on the distribution problem… Read more Audio

9:29 AM.With supermarket home delivery services inundated, Grey Power say they'd like to see set hours introduced for older shoppers who can't get on-line or people to help them out. Grey Power's National… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.What is the situation for the six thousand children in state care during Covid 19 lockdown? Nine to Noon has been told some children in foster care were rapidly returned to whanau before the travel… Read more Audio

11:31 AM.Sam talks to Kathryn about a sports world in turmoil due to the global Covid-19 outbreak. What sports will flourish and what codes are hardest hit? Read more Audio

10:54 AM.Dr Craig Harrison is the Director of the Athlete Development Academy at AUT Millennium. He tells Kathryn Ryan the four week lock down is a great opportunity to create a new habit or focus in on an… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.We head around the the country to check in with how four households are coping with pandemic isolation. In Napier - 84 year old Erica Toomey who has her own villa at the Summerset retirement village… Read more Audio

10:32 AM.Hannah August reviews The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel, published by HarperCollins. The wheel of fortune turns for Thomas Cromwell in this conclusion to Mantel's brilliant trilogy about the… Read more Audio

10:16 AM.Most of us will be spending a fair bit of time with our whanau over the next four weeks. Courtney and Heta Dawson are daughter and father comedians from Auckland who know a thing or two about the… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Supplies of the flu vaccine have arrived in the country but many medical centres are reporting difficulties getting deliveries. One South Island practice has told us they got through their first 300… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.With a cluster is of Covid-19 cases confirmed at a Hamilton rest home and a possible cluster of cases at a rest home in Hawkes Bay what is the aged care sector doing to keep this under control… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Unions concerned some employers have been requiring employees to work during the lock down, say more and more appear to now be falling into line. But Unite Union's Gerard Hehir and Mat Danaher from E… Read more Audio

11:44 AM.Shadia Amin's 68-year-old husband Ahmed Abdel-Ghany died at the Al Noor Mosque. Her son, Omar, was late to Friday prayers, otherwise he too could have been a victim. She tells Kathryn she's shocked… Read more Audio

11:38 AM.The man accused of the March 15 mosque attacks has this morning pleaded guilty to all of the charges he was facing.At the High Court in Christchurch, Brenton Tarrant admitted 51 of murder, 40 of… Read more Audio

11:22 AM.Dr Sarb Johal is a specialist in the psychology of disaster recovery and pandemics. He's been thinking about ways to make working from home work for you, and has come up with 9 key points. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Families around the country are trying to figure out how to cope in the next month. How will teenagers and young people - whose friends and social contacts are so important - manage in isolation? How… Read more Audio

10:47 AM.Charities working with vulnerable New Zealanders say they're having to adapt how they deliver their services during the lockdown. Foodbanks have stopped accepting in-person deliveries and are instead… Read more Audio

10:42 AM.The Interislander is continuing to carry passengers and freight across Cook Strait A couple of days ago there were scenes of chaos in Picton as passengers lined up trying to get aboard. Interislander… Read more Audio

10:24 AM.Many retailers have completely emptied their shops as lockdown begins. Some are citing concerns around looting, others fear their landlords will lock them out and possess stock if they miss rent… Read more Audio