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9:44 AM.Associate Health Minister Julie Anne Genter responds to frustration among surgical mesh campaigners at the apparent U-turn over the establishment of a National Register to track incidents. This week… Read more Audio

9:31 AM.Te Reo Hapai, a glossary of 200 mental health terms translated into Maori, was the brainchild of Keri Opai. Created two years ago, it's being used in kaupapa Maori mental health, addiction and… Read more Audio

9:24 AM.Campaigners fighting against the use of surgical mesh say no one from the Government has spoken to them about an apparent back-track on its election promise to set up a mesh register. This week the… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.More than 40,000 households around New Zealand are connected to prepay electricity meters provided by the three largest energy retailers. In its latest survey of electricity prices, Consumer NZ… Read more Video, Audio

11:49 AM.Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch has been watching Straight Forward, an eight-part crime NZ-Danish family crime drama, Euphoria, which is about a group of high school students navigating the world and… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.There's nothing wrong with taking pride in your looks, but being confident about the things you can do is what will really make you feel positively towards yourself, says Turia Pitt. The Australian… Read more Video, Audio

11:07 AM.Technology commentator Sarah Putt looks at NZQA putting exams online for some subjects and the risks around it, Uber's plans to launch air taxi services and how Facebook is paying people to let them… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Catriona Ferguson reviews The Accusation by Wendy James, which is published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:07 AM.New Zealand Business Hall of Famer Mavis Mullins' life has been a fascinating journey from a shearing shed on the outskirts of Dannevirke to multiple governance role and collecting an MBA along the… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Kate Adie joins Kathryn to talk about the frenzy of Tory hopefuls vying to replace Theresa May amid the Brexit mess during a stormy summer. She'll also look at the decision by the BBC… Read more Audio

9:47 AM.The secondary teachers union has called off a series of rolling one-day strikes scheduled for next week. Does this signify a breakthrough in the talks between the Post Primary Teachers Association and… Read more Audio

9:31 AM.A Stanford University study has found that students find it difficult to navigate a sea of disinformation, and the majority can't distinguish between fake and real news. Lead author, Sam Wineburg is a… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.China is still pushing for the return of a New Zealand resident accused of murder, despite a Court of Appeal ruling quashing an extradition deal agreed to by the previous government. The Appeal Court… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Arts commentator Courtney Johnston has a special focus on two exhibitions honouring the life work of Guy Ngan in Auckland and Wellington. Read more Audio, Gallery

11:33 AM.Of the most senior medical positions in our District Health Boards and government, only 15% are filled by women. That's despite women making up more than half of the country's medical students and 80%… Read more Audio

11:12 AM.Music reviewer Charlotte Ryan looks at the music of American singer-songwriter Dr John who died of a heart attack last Thursday. She'll also talk about the return of Bon Iver after a three-year hiatus… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Kiran Dass of Time Out Bookstore reviews The Years by Annie Ernaux, which is published by Fitzcarraldo. Audio

10:06 AM.Kathryn speaks with award-winning British journalist Angela Saini, whose latest book exposes and challenges race science, which she says is making a subtle come-back. Angela Saini has been described… Read more Audio

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