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9:53 AM.Australia correspondent Bernard Keane has the latest on the fallout over police raids on journalists and the resulting press freedom debate. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Around three quarters of the world's food crops rely on pollinators like bees - but what happens if they can't actually get to the crop? That's been the subject of a recent study carried out by Plant… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:09 AM.Dunedin's Mayor Dave Cull is calling for the government to consider using legislation to protect the "globally significant" Foulden Maar. The move to further support the Maar's preservation and its… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.Media commentator Gavin Ellis says the ABC is about to mount a legal challenge against the raid on its Sydney newsroom and News Corp is bringing out its big guns. Also, he believes it's time for media… Read more Audio

11:23 AM.Kathryn speaks with the co-founders of a young Kiwi company working on 3-D printed prosthetic limbs for people and pets.An engineering student at Auckland University, Connor Talbot is developing… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram says the government has satisfied neither Fonterra nor its critics by proposing only minor changes to dairy industry regulations, a Swedish private equity firm group… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Gail Pittaway reviews The Guest Book by Sarah Blake, which is published by Penguin Random House. Audio

9:53 AM.From the US, Washington bureau chief of The Guardian, David Smith talks to Kathryn about the White House being forced to defend its immigration agreement with Mexico after reports that key provisions… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.In the face of growing antimicrobial resistance, Dr Chris Cooper tells Kathryn that there's no room for complacency when it comes to potentially deadly diseases like Tuberculosis. Dr Cooper is the… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Local councils say the decline of the postal system could hinder local elections in October. The elections for mayors and councillors around the country are still a postal vote, after attempts to… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The police raid on the home of News Corp political journalist Annika Smethurst last week sparked a firestorm of controversy over press freedom - further fueled by a raid on the Sydney headquarters of… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Bill McKay reports on the record number of retirement villages and how we can leverage this for the rest of New Zealand. Bill is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the… Read more Audio

11:38 AM.Kathryn meets Kavita Anand, who makes and sells fresh curry pastes under her brand Kavita's Kitchen. The pastes are all plant based, handmade and can be used as marinades, in stir fries, or as… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Matthew Hooton & Stephen Mills discuss the potential for a government reshuffle and what to expect, progress on the teachers' dispute and whether there's more to come after Treasury's 'hacking'… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Louise Ward reviews young adult novel Meat Market by Juno Dawson, which is published by Hachette Children's Books. Audio

10:11 AM.Brent Bushnell runs a circus - but not the kind you might remember from your childhood. It's a Micro-Amusement Park, combining Virtual Reality, escape rooms and carnival games - with liberal amounts… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney reports on the political crisis erupting in Moldova after the arrest of the country's president, Russia receives condemnation after it arrests an investigative… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Another controversial Netflix production with graphic content has sneaked through New Zealand classification, before being changed, as the government considers rule changes. Following viewer concerns… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Are alcoholics getting the best drugs they need to help fight their addiction? New research suggests that our medical response to alcohol use disorder is poorly targeted. A study from the University… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther look back at the funnier stories of the past week including the Aussie thief chased off with a didgeridoo and Russia's competitive slapping competition. Read more Audio

11:36 AM.Sports commentator Brendan Telfer discusses the Black Caps' progress in the Cricket World Cup, the departure of Steve Tew from the top of NZ rugby and the obscure rule, just introduced by FIFA , which… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Auckland's Scott Mannion is one of New Zealand's greatest unsung songwriters. From a 300 year old house in Spain, he has just released his first record in 15 years. Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Ian Telfer reviews The Bells of Old Tokyo by Anna Sherman, which is published by Macmillan.  Read more Audio

10:07 AM.To this day the American football obsessed town of Steubenville, Ohio occupies an uneasy place in the history of how we understand sexual assault.  Read more Video, Audio