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9:50 AM.Koroi discusses preparations for a snap election in Samoa, a year long teachers strike in Vanuatu and Nauru's negotiations with the US to allow seabed mining. Read more Audio

9:38 AM.Water cremations in Christchurch have been approved - the first time the option has been available in New Zealand.  Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Nearly half of motor vehicles fail to stop, or prepare to stop when approaching level crossings in research commissioned by Kiwirail.  Read more Audio

9:08 AM.One of the country's largest hospice organisations is planning to reduce services next month, if nothing changes with regard to its funding.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Tom Augustine is a Tamaki based filmmaker and critic Read more Audio

11:25 AM.In parenting today - we've all seen a full pre-schooler in full meltdown mode. Christian Wright explains how parents can make it easier for everyone Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology commentator Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to talk about Pornhub's decision to suspend its site in France amid plans to introduce age verification Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Ellen updates Kathryn on Westport's Long Term Plan 2025-34 including dramas around various consultations and controversy surrounding the proposed new council offices Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Harry Ricketts reviews This Compulsion in Us by Tina Makereti published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Wellington writer Jennifer Trevelyan sent her debut novel to the world's biggest literary agent, and was signed Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to talk about Britain's plan to lift defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP over the next decade Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A chair maker in Amberley is calling on councils around the country to make better use of public trees when they're removed Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The state of the health service has been a constant concern for New Zealanders. Simeon Brown joins Kathryn in the studio to discuss his plans for the health system Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Science commentator Allan Blackman looks at how sitting for hours can affect your brain - even if you're doing regular exercise. A major new study has tracked 80,000 Queenslanders, looking at how… Read more Audio

11:20 AM.A new book shines a spotlight on the first Kiwi women to venture into the field of medicine  - the challenges, discrimination and outright bullying they had to overcome. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music correspondent Kirsten Zemke looks at science fiction theme music and plays a selection of some of the biggest hits of the 20th century. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Auckland Museum partially reopens this week after asbestos was found in the nearly 100 year old building, a hearing is almost wrapped up for a new helicopter pad, Auckland's City Mission has held an… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews Never Flinch by Stephen King published by Hachette Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Wellbeing expert Claire Turnbull is known for her practical advice for those wanting to make positive health and lifestyle changes.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn for an update on the Erin Patterson case - the woman accused of killing three of her in-laws by death cap mushrooms - after she took the witness… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Next, the call for a new national portal, to make it easier for trades apprentices to qualify and find placements.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Outgoing Transpower chair Keith Turner says the country's electricity sector needs real reform and changes around the edges will not do

Update: Friday June 13. In our live discussion on Wednesday… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Bailley Unahi talks to Kathryn about the career she never knew she wanted  Read more Audio