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9:32 AM.Worksafe has established the Pike River mine draft could be made safe enough to enter, by creating a process known as 'forcing ventilation' where fresh air is drawn into the mine The move would allow… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Ports of Auckland says moving its operations will have a significant financial impact on Aucklanders. The final of three reports prepared for the government on shifting the Port by the Upper North… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Gavin says Google's refusal to recognise specialist news service Businessdesk as a verified news source suggests the search engine's governance structure is, at best, arbitrary. Gavin Ellis is a media… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Kathryn meets Dr Corinne Seals, a senior lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Language Studies at Victoria University, who has been researching how to help multilingual pre-schoolers improve their… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:05 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram looks at the looming decision by the Reserve Bank on Thursday over how much capital the banks will be required to hold. He'll also talk about criticism of Fletcher… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Lisa Finucane reviews Afakasi Woman by Lani Wendt Young, which is published by OneTree House. Audio

10:05 AM.A new book on Janis Joplin gives fresh insight into the troubled singer's life, thanks to unprecedented access to her personal archives, friends and family. Read more Video, Audio

9:45 AM.USA correspondent Susan Milligan joins Kathryn to talk about Donald Trump's decision not to participate in the impeachment hearings and who's in and who's out of the Democratic race for the… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Major tech companies, international officials and the Prime Minister are in the capital today for a two day workshop to test how fast they can take down a livestream like the Christchurch mosque… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.The Privacy Act has been setting the boundaries for our right to privacy, especially the collection and disclosure of our personal information, since 1993. But that's set to change early next year… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Auckland's mayor Phil Goff believes the city's port will have to be moved, but he's critical of how the current process is unfolding. Cabinet's development committee will this week consider the latest… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Cathy Tait-Jamieson, who runs BioFarm with her husband Jamie, talks to Kathryn Ryan about their innovative approach to farming. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Our politics commentators discuss the Labour Party conference held in Whanganui at the weekend, and look at National's announcement that it will established a high-level 'Strike Force Raptor' police… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Catriona Ferguson with a round-up of three of the best 2019 crime fiction releases. Audio

10:05 AM.New Zealand-born Annette Campbell-White lists collecting books, philanthropy and venture capitalism among her interests. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Maltese PM's job on the line, Irish woman who joined Isis arrested in Dublin. Audio

9:35 AM.An urgent call is going out to the vice chancellors and councils of all New Zealand universities from a group of academics concerned about the state of free speech on campus. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Cabinet will soon make a decision on what to do with the Ports of Auckland. This week Cabinet's development committee with consider the latest report from the Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.Brendan talks to Kathryn about the Black Caps team playing England in the second test in Hamilton today. Also a look at whether Russia will be banned from next year's Tokyo Olympics. Audio

11:07 AM.Jeremy Taylor from SlowBoat Records takes a look at the flip side of the Beatles, with a selection of single B-sides from the newly singles released box set, along with an avant-garde pop classic from… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Melanie O'Loughlin from Unity Books reviews Rabbits for Food by Binnie Kirshenbaum, which is published by Serpent's Tail. New Year's Eve 2008, and Bunny, a successful writer under the spell of… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism is a book with a seductive title but contains a serious argument. Read more Audio