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9:05 AM.The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is attempting to call a snap election as he tries to get the country out of the European Union. He's told British MP's he'll give them more time to debate his… Read more Audio

11:27 AM.Recent research from the University of Otago has found moving house is linked with increases in emotional and behavioural difficulties in four-year-olds. Psychologist Sarb Johal talks to Kathryn about… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.New technology with Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to talk about the pros and cons of offering online voting in local body elections - is it worth the risk? He'll also look at why New Zealand's fibre… Read more Audio

10:42 AM.David Hill reviews On the Plain of Snakes by Paul Theroux, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio

10:10 AM.Rob McLean is a boat builder whose Hamilton factory is busy turning out chase boats for the America's Cup in Auckland in 2021. After the Cup is over, 26 boats will be distributed to Coastguard units… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:51 AM.UK correspondent Harriet Line looks at the grisly discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry in Essex and the arrest of a young man from Northern Ireland. She'll also report on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal's… Read more Audio

9:43 AM.Auckland University research into loneliness has just been made into an animated short film. The research, by Professor of Health Sciences Dr Merryn Gott, found significant loneliness and social… Read more Audio

9:31 AM.A sector-led approach to emissions prices has been announced at Parliament. Through a joint action plan, separate from New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme, farmers and growers will calculate their… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Tiwai Point Aluminium smelter's owners Rio Tinto are undertaking a review of the plant's future which will include investigating closure following losses over the past year and what it says are high… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Science correspondent Malvindar Singh-Bains joins Kathryn to discuss whether your brain is aging faster than you. Machine-learning tools can be used in combination with MRI data to predict how well… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.The traditional image of women in colonial New Zealand is all buttons and crinoline, but such images may belie the reality. A new book written by Dr Catherine Bishop has taken a close look at the role… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Music reviewer Kirsten Johnstone takes a deep dive into the work of Laurie Anderson, who will return as a guest curator to the NZ Festival in March. Read more Audio

10:38 AM.The CEOs of Sky City and Fletcher Building have been speaking to the media about the fire at the convention centre contruction site in Auckland. Nine to Noon senior producer Glenda Wakeham summarises… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Neonatology Professor Jane Harding has led the world in developing ways to treat babies before and immediately after birth, leading to markedly improved survival rates and long-term well-being. Among… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Australia correspondent Bernard Keane looks at the rare show of solidarity by Australian media companies who say their journalists are being stopped from holding the powerful to account. The 'Right to… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.As the clock ticks down to the deadline for Britain's departure from the EU, it's been another rollercoster of a day at Westminster. In a rare victory, lawmakers voted in favour of Johnson's Brexit… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Firefighters are still battling to get the fire under control, with strong winds creating further difficulties while the Central City Library and many businesses in the central city have closed. So… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Standing in for Gavin Ellis this week is Andrew Holden, a journalist for more than 30 years including five as Editor of The Press (in Christchurch) and four as Editor-in-Chief of The Age in Melbourne… Read more Audio

11:22 AM.Electric Vehicles have seen a dramatic rise in popularity in this country, and would seem to be light years ahead of hydrogen vehicles which are yet to hit the road because of a lack of refueling… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram takes a close look at reaction to the Environment Select Committee's report back on the Zero Carbon Bill, which left its most contentious point about a methane target for… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Harry Ricketts from quarterly review periodical New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa reviews R. A. K. Mason: Uncollected Poems, edited by Roger Hickin. Published by Cold Hub Press. Audio

10:15 AM.Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jake Bernstein takes us inside the world revealed by the Panama Papers; one of secretive offshore tax havens, corruption, and fraud on a massive scale. Jake… Read more Video, Audio

10:07 AM.Police Commissioner Mike Bush says the just announced review into claims of bullying is a priority - with the terms of reference to be completed this week. The announcement comes after RNZ talked to… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.US correspondent Susan Milligan joins Kathryn to discuss a rare backpedaling by Donald Trump on plans to host the G7 at his resort in Florida and attempts by acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney to… Read more Audio