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11:09 AM.Jeremy Taylor checks out Phoebe Bridgers' rich, melancholy debut, expat Kiwis The Eversons' new musical project Superorganism and a new release from the latest musical endeavour from superb local… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Melanie O'Loughlin reviews House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara, published by One World. Audio

10:07 AM.Taupo-based writer Tina Shaw, talks to Lynn Freeman about her latest book for teenagers, Make a Hard Fist on how to deal with unwanted attention. Set in West Auckland, it's about 16-year-old Lizzie… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares to meet US President Donald Trump. They used to be in lock-step on North Korea but now Trump is holding a summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and has… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.Many of us would love to have a dog, but can’t take on full-time ownership. Sarah Walker has set up the Dog Share Collective to connect people who love dogs with pooches that need a little more… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:20 AM.A common complaint in disability services is around a poverty of experiences, expectations and connections for people with cognitive disabilities. Where for many every day can feel like Groundhog Day… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The US President Donald Trump appears to be considering a return to the Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement. Republican Senators in Washington say President Trump has asked his top trade… Read more Audio

11:27 AM.Language development in pre-schoolers is a remarkable process, from three months old, when babies first produce vowel sounds, to the five year old off to school with a vocabulary of over two thousand… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Sarah Putt on what's up in Agritech; how Facebook is facing the music and the Tahi Rua Toru Tech competition. Audio

10:39 AM.Jane Westaway reviews The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted by Robert Hillman, published by Text Publishing. Audio

10:07 AM.Rose Tremain is one of the UK's most respected authors. Her mostly historical fiction books span 17th century high society to more recent history. She talks with Kathryn Ryan about her just published… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.UK correspondent Matthew Parris on Labour front bencher and Corbyn loyalist Barry Gardiner who has come under fire for a second time after a recording surfaced of him describing the party's Brexit… Read more Audio

9:32 AM.New research from the New Zealand Aged Care Association is revealing the geographical barriers for elderly New Zealanders wanting to move into care. Using interRAI health assessment data the report… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.As Facebook comes under ever increasing scrutiny over data security, a growing number of government ministries and agencies in New Zealand are adopting Facebook's business communications tool… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.New Zealander Grace Adams escaped the infamous Branch Davidian cult in Waco, Texas, but her sister Rebecca was among the 76 people who died there in 1993. Grace says Rebecca's memory drives her work… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.We go back to the '80s with songs from the BBC hit drama, The Singing Detective. Graeme Downes is a musicologist and senior lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Otago. Audio

10:39 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews How We Met by Michele A'Court, published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:08 AM.Aida Edemariam's grandmother was born in Ethiopia around 100 years ago. She was married very young (aged 8) and lived through remarkable changes in the country's history. From a deeply religious… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Fallout from the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull notching up his 30th losing poll in a row; and yet another media expose of awful cruelty on live export vessels has put the government in a… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Rugby players are a high-risk group for stress, anxiety and depression, says New Zealand Rugby's Dr Nathan Price. After a strong response to the mental wellbeing campaign Headfirst, NZR plans to take… Read more Video, Audio

9:17 AM.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told US senators that the company is attempting to change in light of recent criticism facing the world's largest social network. The 33-year-old internet mogul was… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Serious under resourcing and a lack of personnel are being blamed for massive delays at New Zealand's tribunal dedicated to protecting our human rights. In a briefing paper to the Minister of Justice… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Investment funds eye up TV3 and Fairfax regional papers both here and in Australia; how has the sinking of the Wahine been remembered in 50th anniversary commemorations; NZME has advertised the… Read more Audio