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11:31 AM.Sport with Brendan Telfer, with the Serena serenade, leaving America again steeply divided on a race-gender issue. Ma'a Nonu signs up for a third stint with Blues at the tender age of 37, and… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.A grab bag of new releases, including the latest from Paul McCartney, Spiritualized and our own Chills. Read more Audio

10:36 AM.Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews Asia's Reckoning: the Struggle for Global Dominance by Richard McGregor, which is published by Penguin. "Political journalism: With unrivalled access to archives… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Paul Fronczak spent most of his life thinking he knew who is was. A boy from Chicago, albeit with a good backstory. He thought he was the child pictured in faded news clippings from 1964, stolen at a… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Ed White reports from Asia on India lifting a homosexuality ban, preparations for the second summit between the US and North Korea, more signs of serious international unease with China's Belt and… Read more Audio

9:31 AM.Faumuina Associate Professor Fa'afetai Sopoaga has just won the Prime Minister's Supreme Award for Excellence in Tertiary Teaching. Based at the University of Otago medical programme, Faumuina is… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.A conservation group opposing the drop of 1080 in the Hunua Ranges south-east of Auckland is back in court today. The Friends of Sherwood Trust won a temporary injunction in the Environment Court… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.TV Reviewer, Lara Strongman has been watching the second series of Ozark, which she says is not for the faint hearted. Lara has also been watching for the first time retro cult favourite, Freaks and… Read more Audio

11:21 AM.Kiwi mother Emma Gilkison has written a memoir about the devastating discovery at a routine twelve week scan that her unborn baby had a fatal condition. His heart was growing outside his body due to… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.The wait is over for Apple fans desperate to find out what CEO Tim Cook and his team have in store. The new models include the iPhone XS Max which has a 6.5in (16.5cm) display. The iPhone XS has the… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Catriona Ferguson reviews The Occasional Virgin by Hanan al-Shaykh, which is published by Bloomsbury. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Distinguished Emeritus Professor Viviane Robinson has had an incredibly influential career working to change the way educators around the world view school leadership and improving outcomes for school… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Fonterra says it will make changes to its business, having just posted a net loss of $196 million for year ended July. This is the first time the diary giant has made a loss and compares with last… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.In a ground-breaking judgement, the Court of Appeal recognised a new public interest defence in defamation cases. This came about during defamation proceedings brought against Maori TV by Sir Edward… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Recent Sport New Zealand research shows fewer people are getting involved in traditional organised sport. Its Active NZ participation survey has taken a look at who's taking part in sport through the… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.Graeme Downes has been listening to Aretha Franklin's back catalogue and chosen four different examples of her genius. Natural Woman, Chain of Fools, Say a Little Prayer and Eleanor Rigby. Graeme… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.David Hill reviews The Stars Now Unclaimed by Drew Williams, which is published by Simon & Schuster UK Read more Audio

10:08 AM.Michael Kenna is an English photographer best known for his unusual black & white landscapes featuring ethereal light achieved by photographing at dawn or at night. He says he likes to treat his… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:50 AM.Australia correspondent, Bernard Keane has the latest on new allegations against former PM aspirant Peter Dutton, that led to ugly scenes in Parliament; the lack of climate or energy policy and… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.There's disappointment in Wanaka in response to the Southern District Health Board's plan to fix the midwife shortage for the area. A document recently released sets out a plan to create a Maternal… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Nearly 30 per cent of schools are failing in their delivery of sexuality education, according to a new report by the Education Review Office. The report, based on visits to 116 schools around the… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.Christchurch writer and illustrator, Gavin Bishop won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year at this year's Children's Book Awards for his beautiful book 'Aotearoa, The New Zealand Story'. It's arguably… Read more Audio, Gallery