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9:09 AM.Insurance scams have been running in Nepal for years, but now a group of underwriters is threatening a boycott if Nepal's government doesn't crack down. Southern Cross insurance boss Chris White talks… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.The week that was with comedians Te Radar and Melanie Bracewell with a novel Valentine's Day idea. The El Paso Zoo in Texas is running a promotion, where for a donation, you can name a cockroach after… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.Sports commentator Brendan Telfer looks at Black Caps and White Ferns T20 wins over India. Audio

11:07 AM.One of music reviewer Grant Smithies' favourite local LPs of last year was Teal, the fourth album from Auckland-based visual artist/ DJ/ multi- instrumentalist Julian Dyne. We hear two key tracks from… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Tilly Lloyd from Unity books reviews The Wall by John Lanchester, which is published by Faber. "Kavanagh is conscripted to patrol the Wall. If he's lucky, if nothing goes wrong, he only has two years… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Grant Ryan describes himself as a hopelessly addicted inventor. He has founded and sold a number of software companies, he's designed and brought to market the world's first superlight folding… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Ed White reports from Asia and looks ahead to the meeting in Vietnam later this month between the US President and North Korea's Supreme Leader. Also India is gearing up for national elections and the… Read more Audio

9:46 AM.Master bubbleologist Eran 'The Highland Joker' is a world record-breaking bubble artist who is touring the North Island with his 'Bubble Show', popping into 18 centres between January 30th and March… Read more Audio

9:36 AM.Phoebe Smith has been called the 'JK Rowling of slow literature', or bedtime stories for grown-ups. She is an award winning travel writer, broadcaster and keen outdoorswoman and adventurer. But she… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.The massive fire in the Tasman district is volatile and growing with wind change potentially threatening homes. Light winds are forecast today but conditions are tinder-dry and the risk remains… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Film and TV reviewer Sarah McMullan looks at all the places you can watch films in New Zealand - it's more than just the cinema, Netflix and Lightbox. Plus, we all know what Liam Neeson said on his… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.UK psychotherapist Bob Withers has been in practice for more than 30 years.Late last year an opinion piece he wrote for a British newspaper attracted considerable attention. The headline was - In 20… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Technology correspondent Paul Matthews looks at how the unregulated nature of cryptocurrency hit home recently with the case of a young company founder who died - taking knowledge of the password for… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Carole Beu from the Women's Bookshop reviews What You Wish For by Catherine Robertson which is published by Black Swan, Penguin Random House NZ "What You Wish For is the delightful sequel to Catherine… Read more Audio

10:14 AM.Kathryn talks with Jason Quinn, building scientist and passive house designer, about delivering warm, dry houses that are cheap to run. There are just 24 houses in New Zealand which are fully… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:06 AM.RNZ Nelson reporter Tracy Neal with the latest on the massive fire in the Tasman district. Audio

9:52 AM.With just 50 days to go, European Council president Donald Tusk has stirred controversy by saying there was a "special place in hell" for those who campaigned to leave with no plan for the Irish… Read more Audio

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Why animals are turning up in odd places and thriving in unusual habitats. Wildlife writer Isabelle Groc and conservation biologist Brian Silliman on what is driving predators… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The challenges facing Government policy makers as Australasia faces ageing populations, UNSW Scientia Professor of Economics John Piggott has been selected to lead a task force helping G20 nations… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Media commentator Gavin Ellis says if DHBs want to retain public confidence they must emerge from behind the shield of their PR departments. The Taranaki Daily News used its front page on Saturday to… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Wiebe Wakker has spent the last three years driving an electric car from Holland to Australia. His project is called Plug Me In and aims to dispel myths about the reliability of EVs. He's nearing his… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.RNZ's Shannon Haunui-Thompson reports from Waitangi where political leaders have been speaking at the treaty grounds. Audio

11:07 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram talks to Kathryn about the impact on NZ banks and life insurers of the Australian Royal Commission on their parent companies. Also Air New Zealand's profit downgrade, and… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.The true story of how a former Iraqi translator for the US, accused of being a double agent, managed to forge a new identity as an openly gay man in San Francisco. During the Iraq War, Ghazwan… Read more Audio