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10:07 AM.The crypto-currency One Coin promised to be the next BitCoin. Even Kiwis got on board with the hype. The problem is, it never really existed and now its founder has disappeared. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Kate Adie joins Kathryn to discuss what both parties are pledging as part of their election campaigns, while Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is dogged by accusations of antisemitism by… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.Black Friday splurgers are being warned not all consumers are getting the big discounts they're expecting in the American inspired retail sales, while in Europe more than 300 clothing brands are… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.A new national landfill levy scheme could increase six fold in just a few years, with some experts saying it should be even higher. The government is proposing to increase the current levy from 10… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Arts correspondent Courtney Johnston joins Kathryn for an update on Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's missing solid gold toilet, and a trip around the motu highlighting exhibitions to see over the… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.11:20 Worth a detour: The travel guide to hidden Kiwi gems

Author Peter Janssen has spent years travelling around New Zealand, finding all the out-of-the-way places that are worth a look. And… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.This Saturday on Music 101, from midday Charlotte Ryan is counting down the top 21 NZ albums of the 21st century in a celebration of local music from the past 20 years. She shares a few of her… Read more Audio

10:46 AM.Chris Tse reviews Queer Objects by Chris Brickell and Judith Collard (Eds). Published by Otago University Press. Audio

10:17 AM.Ruslan Kogan is a man with his fingers in many pies. the head of a company that offers a range of services to Australian consumers - everything from internet, mobile, travel and insurance - and he's… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the domestic spy agency investigating two sets of allegations related to nefarious Chinese activity in Australia, including the… Read more Audio

9:44 AM.Raf Manji is an independent adviser to the Christchurch Foundation, who was tasked with consulting the Mosque shooting bereaved and victims and recommending how the money should be distributed. Since… Read more Audio

9:36 AM.Sheikh Hasan Rubel was shot three times inside the Al Noor Mosque on Deans Ave. The 34-year-old accountant suffered injuries to his stomach, legs and feet and spent ten weeks in hospital, and has had… Read more Audio

9:24 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. Shadia and Ahmed came to New… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Christchurch Foundation has announced how it will distribute $9 million donated to the victims of the mosque shootings. It's just over eight months since a lone gunman killed 51 people at two… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.We think of those in the world of fitness as exceptionally healthy people, but my next guest is helping to shine a light on an unhealthier aspect of the industry. Nats Levi was working as a fitness… Read more Audio

11:11 AM.Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews Murmur by Will Eaves, which is published by Canongate. Audio

11:11 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram joins Kathryn to talk about breaking news out of Australia, the resignation of Westpac Bank chief executive Brian Hartzer. Also, Lion's decision to buy into the crowded… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Dave Lowe's reputation in the world of atmospheric science is legendary, having measured the effects of climate change before the term was even coined! In 1972 he set up the Baring Head Clean Air… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

9:54 AM.Washington is digesting the impeachment inquiry hearings, in which the star witnesses were women and immigrants. But did Democrats land a knockout punch against Donald Trump? Opinion polls suggest… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Kathryn meets Martin Wylie from a new social enterprise, selling environmentally friendly cleaning products produced by people with disabilities. Will & Able is part of Altus Enterprises which… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:08 AM.Early childhood teachers' pay talks have been put on hold because both the employer and the teachers' union say current government funding makes reaching a fair deal impossible. Part way through… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.If you've ever dreamed of abandoning your life in the city and fleeing to some quiet corner of the coast - Deborah Hide-Bayne can tell you exactly how to do it. She 'escaped' to the Coromandel from… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Matthew and Neale look at questions about NZ First funding, new OIO rules and electoral boundary changes. Matthew Hooton is an Auckland based consultant and lobbyist. Neale Jones was Chief of Staff to… Read more Audio