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10:40 AM.Catriona Ferguson reviews The Wych Elm by Tana French, which is published by Penguin Random House.

"An apparently random burglary turns Toby Hennessy’s life upside down. Beaten and bruised he… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Known and loved by millions of readers and around the world as the author of the runaway success The Book Thief, one of Australia's youngest best-selling authors Markus Zusak tells Kathryn Ryan about… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.UK Correspondent, Matthew Parris says Brexit talks stagger on as does the controversy over the funding of the Leave campaign. Meanwhile, the Chancellor and the former sports minister are at… Read more Audio

9:42 AM.What happens when video games start to feature elements of gambling with financial reward and risk? Dr Aaron Drummond from Massey University and a team of researchers have just been awarded a $300,000… Read more Audio

9:27 AM.New research suggests the so-called sandwich generation is at breaking point. The Public Trust has found this group of people, mainly women aged between 35-54, who are looking after both elderly… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Despite an unprecedented turnout, there was no blue tidal wave for the Democrats, but they did regain control of the House of Representatives, while Republicans extended their margin in the Senate… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.Celebrating a sisterhood of gardeners from the Far North to Stewart Island. Juliet Nicholas and Barb Rogers take us on a journey through a diverse array of gardens developed to suit landscapes and… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:09 AM.With Armistice Day coming up this Sunday, music commentator, Graeme Downes has been listening to protest songs. He chosen 3 that still resonate - 'Talkin World War III Blues' by Bob Dylan… Read more Audio

10:43 AM.Laura Caygill reviews The Lost Man by Jane Harper, which is published by Macmillan. Audio

10:07 AM.Dr Javid Abdelmoneim has been a Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF) doctor for almost 10 years. In that time he has been in some of the world's most distressing and challenging… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:51 AM.Australia correspondent, Bernard Keane on how the Prime Minister is navigating his role as leader of a minority government with confirmation of Kerryn Phelps' win in Wentworth. Meanwhile, Scott… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.While cosmetic animal testing is banned in New Zealand, and has been for the past 3 years, cosmetic products tested on animals elsewhere can still be bought here, and at the last count animal testing… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A Christchurch City Councillor is strongly opposing the application by a Chinese owned bottling company to take 1.5 billion litres of water from a deep aquifer - saying it could threaten the city's… Read more Audio

11:44 AM.Media commentator, Gavin Ellis ponders whether a proposed media summit on preserving quality journalism in New Zealand is long overdue, and the New York Times is showing the way to a sustainable… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.Growing up in Invercargill, Nicola McCloy did many a roadie with her family in a Datsun 180B. For the new book Let's Get Lost, the Auckland-based writer went on the Kiwi road trip to end all Kiwi road… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

11:08 AM.Business Commentator Rod Oram reports on the Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank report on the behaviour of banks. Also Zespri takes a grower to court over the alleged export of vines… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Niki Ward from Ekor books has been reading The Bomb by Sacha Cotter, which is published by Huia Publishers. Audio

10:07 AM.Kiwi conservationist Annette Lees says she's never had a bad swim. She explores why open water swimming has been and is still such a deep part of Kiwi culture in the new book Swim: a year of swimming… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:50 AM.US correspondent Susan Milligan looks at the US mid term elections, which are just getting underway. She says so far, the Democrats are looking pretty good for the House, and the Republicans look like… Read more Audio

9:36 AM.People are traveling from around the world to be treated at a ground-breaking research centre in Christchurch which teaches people how to swallow again. The University of Canterbury's Rose Centre for… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

9:08 AM.AMP's managing director Blair Vernon on all the changes ahead, including selling on AMP's life insurance business in NZ and plans to spin out its New Zealand wealth management arm, through an initial… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Outdoor adventurer Kennedy Warne talks about a scenic gem near Hunterville, and also searching for a cave near Jackson Bay. South Westland. He also looks at the Court of Appeal decision which relates… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.WaHiki icecream is dairy free, low sugar and gluten free. It comes in flavours including turmeric, green tea and passionfruit, and it's the brainchild of a couple of Aucklanders, one of them Sergio… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.Brigitte Morten and Mike Williams look at political happenings including Kiwibuild under scrutiny from all sides, Immigration Minister Iain Lee's Galloway in the hot seat, Labour's annual conference… Read more Audio