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10:07 AM.British historian and novelist Jennifer Potter's new book The Jamestown Brides tells the story of fifty-six English women shipped crossed the Atlantic to Jamestown in 1621, in response to the Virginia… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Pacific correspondent Johnny Blades reports on the Pacific headlines including the Fiji election which Frank Bainimarama appears to have won, and Papua New Guinea is hosting APEC this weekend. Audio

9:40 AM.Augmented reality has the potential to change the way people live and work - but there are significant challenges to overcome before the technology is used in everyday life. Computer scientist… Read more Audio

9:21 AM.When more homes are needed, what is the best way to create communities and towns from scratch? Auranga development south of Auckland is what is known as a "master-planned" community. It'll have 3000… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.UK Prime Minister Theresa May is fighting to keep the draft divorce deal with the European Union alive as her Brexit secretary and other ministers quit in protest. Members of her own party are calling… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.TV reviewer Lara Strongman has been watching the NZ version of the international hit, Gogglebox on TV3. She's also cast her eye over Netflix shows, The Sinner and Toast of London. Audio

11:27 AM.Once your baby's on the move, the easiest way to identify potential hazards around the house is to do a video tour with your phone held at knee height, says Nicola Woollaston, author of the new book … Read more Audio, Gallery

10:07 AM.The story behind Pacific Films and its idiosyncratic producer, John O'Shea (1920-2001) is one of grit, determination and a belief that New Zealand needed a homegrown screen industry. Filmmaker and… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:46 AM.British Prime Minister Theresa May has won the backing of her senior ministers for a draft European Union divorce deal more than two years after the UK voted to leave the EU- but she faces more… Read more Audio

9:29 AM.How is New Zealand's drug trade being affected by the influence of the dark web? A team at Massey University led by Associate Professor Chris Wilkins will investigate the role that the anonymous deep… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Ministry of Education says three-thousand overseas teachers have applied to work in New Zealand from several countries including the UK, Canada and South Africa. The Ministry launched a… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Science Commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles talks about the dangers of artificial blue light, how a family of pesticides have been found to changes bees' social behaviour, and ponders how many mozzies you… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.In By Bible, Hammer and Compass historian and author Adrienne Puckey adds colour to Kerikeri's history. It's almost 200 years since the Church Missionary Society, led by the Reverend Samuel Marsden… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.RNZ's Yadana Saw has been listening to some of the music nominated for the awards across different categories. Audio

10:34 AM.Quentin Johnson reviews Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know: The Fathers of Wilde, Yeats and Joyce by Colm Toibin, which is published by Macmillan. Audio

10:08 AM.Best-selling New Zealand writer Deborah Challinor delights in weaving historical fact and fiction together. Her books always have strong female leads who navigate their way through tough times from… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton on the effect that last week's at in Melbourne is having on the city. Plus the latest on the Strawberry scare; a politician forced out of his job over groping… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.Lynn talks with neuroscientist Dr Maryanne Wolf, director of the center for dyslexia, diverse learners and social justice, at UCLA whose research looks at how the brain takes on knowledge. She says… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A manned re-entry into the Pike River mine will go ahead, and is expected to take place in February next year. The Pike River Recovery Agency recommended a single entry approach as the safest and most… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.Media commentator Gavin Ellis on the future of Stuff, with Australian regulatory approval for the Fairfax-Nine Network merger coming through. Will that mean a pruning exercise to get the New Zealand… Read more Audio

11:27 AM.Professor Paul Spoonley from Massey University on his impressions of the state of Trans Tasman relations after attending the Metropolis conference on immigration in Sydney. Audio

11:07 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram looks at the liquidation of CBL Insurance, a claim by small electricity retailers that the big companies are skewing the market, and Vodafone NZ confirms it will list on… Read more Audio

10:41 AM.Kiran Dass from Timeout bookstore reviews In the City Of Love's Sleep by Lavinia Greenlaw, which is published by Faber. Audio