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9:43 AM.Helping children to reduce their screentime can be as simple as remembering what you did as a child - encouraging outdoor play. In the US, there is a growing demand for screen-free parenting coaches… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Government has tasked itself with overhauling the Resource Management Act - but what could a transformed RMA look like? The law is often blamed for excessive and complex delays to housing planning… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Holly Walker reviews Peat by Lynn Jenner, which is published by Otago University Press. Audio

10:07 AM.It is hard to escape the influence of George Orwell's Nighteen-eighty Four. Phrases and concepts like, 'Big Brother', the 'Thought Police', 'Room 101', 'Doublespeak' and even 'Orwellian' have… Read more Audio

9:36 AM.Over 100 businesses, including some of the country's biggest, have signed up to the year-old Climate Leaders' Coalition. 60 businesses including Z Energy, Fonterra, Air New Zealand, Kiwi Rail, Ngai… Read more Audio

9:21 AM.The days of a straight 50-50 property split in the event of a relationship breakdown could be numbered if Law Commission recommendations are adopted by the government. The commission has released its… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Boris Johnson is the new Prime Minister of Britain, beating out leadership rival Jeremy Hunt. He's promised to deliver Brexit by Halloween on October 31 - but how realistic is that? Kathryn speaks… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Gavin says a US analyst and academic has added her support to the New Zealand media's decision to minimise the coverage of the Christchurch mosque shooter's ideological beliefs. Also Gavin examines… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.The quest for romance is never simple which award-winning Australian feature writer and journalist, Stephanie Wood found out the hard way through an on-line encounter, that became a relationship, and… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Rod Oram talks to Kathryn about the dairy sector's response to last week's climate change proposals from the government. Also, Fonterra's latest announcement about its energy emissions, and staying… Read more Audio

10:42 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews An Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge, Stalin's Master Agent by Owen Matthews. This book is published by Bloomsbury. Audio

10:07 AM.Carbon's ubiquitous presence in fossil fuels can sometimes give it a bad rap - but it is also the element of life, of energy, of climate, and of the environment. It's a building block for everything… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian correspondent David Smith says all eyes are on Washington this week with Special Counsel Robert Mueller due to testify before two House committees… Read more Audio

9:41 AM.Probiotics have a number of reported health benefits ranging from improvement of gut health and function, to immune support, but according to some New Zealand researchers clinical trials need to be… Read more Audio

9:31 AM.Tensions are rising rapidly after Iran's seizure of a British-flagged ship in the Strait of Hormuz. The foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, described the seizure as an act of "state piracy" which demanded… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Are New Zealand woman missing out on key information about their risk of developing breast cancer? Some women have higher breast density than others, meaning they have a greater proportion of fibrous… Read more Audio

11:38 AM.Fifth-generation baker Ryan Simmons is the co-founder of Waikato bakery Volare which produces acclaimed sourdough bread, pastries and sweet treats. He talks to Kathryn Ryan about going from a hobbyist… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:10 AM.Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills discuss government visits to Australia and the United States and the reaction to the Interim Climate Change Committee's proposals for action on reducing agricultural… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Jenna Todd has been reading Furious Hours by Casey Cep. This book is published by Penguin. Audio

10:07 AM.Music critic Amy Raphael first wrote about sexism in the music industry in her 1995 book 'Never Mind the Bollocks: Women Rewrite Rock'. She's revisited the subject 20 years later in her new book 'A… Read more Audio