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9:50 AM.Debora Patta talks to Kathryn about the latest unrest in Sudan, ebola spreading from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring Uganda and Botswana scrapping anti-gay laws. Audio

9:42 AM.Japan is resuming its commercial whaling activities from today, following a three-decade hiatus, but to do this legally Japan's fleet will now be confined to is own waters, up to 200 miles offshore… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.From today Oranga Tamariki takes on a host of new responsibilities and requirements for an ever increasing number of children. Young people can now stay in state care till age 21 with transition… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Melanie O'Loughlin of Unity Books reviews On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, published by Penguin Press. A stunning novel in the form of a letter; Vuong paints an authentic picture of… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Many Kiwis end up living on the Gold Coast, but few have made more of a name for themselves than The Koi Boys. The group, made up of Kevin Keepa, Ngahere "Nuz" Ngatai and Danny Fai Fai - have been… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Asia correspondent Ed White with the fears for the safety of an Australian student who has reportedly been detained by authorities in Pyongyang. Also, the G20 summit gets underway in Osaka. Ed White… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.A new generation of never-before-seen plastic pollution has been discovered on the shoreline of the volcanic island of Madeira. Scientists are calling it 'plasticrust' as it forms a grey-blue crust on… Read more Audio

9:23 AM.Brexit will devastate Britain's National Health Service, says public health expert Martin McKee. Already the UK's sluggish economy and paralysed government are putting it at grave risk, he tells Lynn… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The orphaned children of two Australian ISIS fighters are on their way back to Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement earlier this week saying "children should not be punished… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Film and TV reviewer Sarah McMullan looks at Korean black-comic thriller Parasite, which recently took top honours at the Cannes Film Festival. She'll also look at what's on offer ahead of the NZ… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.Ivana Mlinac speaks with Kathryn Ryan about helping children overcome stigma and separation anxiety when their parent is in prison. Ivana's research into parental incarceration inspired to her write… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Technology commentator Peter Griffin looks at why Sky's new boss Martin Stewart cancelled an Android-powered 'puck' that would've delivered Sky's channels over the internet instead of satellite dish… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Doctors have an important and unavoidable role to play in helping people reckon with mortality, says Melbourne oncologist and award-winning writer Ranjana Srivastava. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn for a look at the last two men standing in the race for the Tory leadership, as well as Boris Johnson's admission of his peculiar hobby - building buses… Read more Audio

9:28 AM.The Stratified Care Model for Management of Low Back Pain - or STarT Back, was developed at Keele University in the UK. It's a new model for getting on top of lower back pain which addresses patients… Read more Audio

9:18 AM.Victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks have been invited to a meeting today to hear details of how the final money from the Givealittle fundraising page will be distributed. Nearly $11 million was… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.The Mayor of Dunedin says it's crucial that action is taken quickly to protect Foulden Maar - Otago's treasure trove of pre-human fossils. The mining company Plaman Resources - which was planning to… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Music reviewer and academic Graeme Downes looks at why some songs mean so much to us. He touches on 'Both Sides Now', by Joni Mitchell, 'What's Going On' by Marvin Gaye and Nina Simone's 'Feeling… Read more Video, Audio