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11:31 AM.The secrets of the sea floor around the Charlotte Sounds have been revealed for the first time by NIWA scientists. Old ship wrecks, giant sediment waves that look like huge underwater sand dunes have… Read more Video, Audio

10:07 AM.In 1977, in her twenties, Robyn Davidson decided to undertake a journey half way across Australia with just a dog and four camels. It wasn't her intention to tell anyone about it, let alone the whole… Read more Audio

9:39 AM.Business confidence is down, small business owners say they're isolated, and many worry they may not be able to retire. Yesterday the Prime Minister announced the establishment of a new advisory panel… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Head of MPI's forestry service Te Uru Rākau Julie Collins talks through the details of planting a billion trees with Kathryn Ryan. The government's ten year planting programme has raised questions… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Latest migration figures show more people left New Zealand than came last year. Demographer Paul Spoonley joins Kathryn to discusses the impact on the economy of those latest migration statistics and… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.The out-going director of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Ta¯maki Rhana Devenport is leaving New Zealand to make history in Australia. In October Rhana will be the first woman to take charge of Adelaide's… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:45 AM.US correspondent Susan Milligan on the life and legacy of Republican senator John McCain, and a rise in military veterans running for office. Audio

9:20 AM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she wants high level advice from the business sector, and a new advisory council to be chaired by Air New Zealand Chief Executive Christopher Luxon, will deliver… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Employers are being urged to stop ignoring the issue of the aging workforce, or face the impact on their businesses and the overall economy. In 20 years' time, Statistics New Zealand estimates that… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Outdoors adventurer Kennedy Warne visits the country's largest glacier. Also, last year, devoted outdoors couple and dedicated whio protectors Fiona Burleigh and Anthony Behrens decided to build a… Read more Audio

11:37 AM.New Zealand is the last country in the world to make nutritious hemp a legally consumable food, promoter Cameron Sims says, and New Zealanders are missing out on a powerful source of nutrition. He… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.In politics, Matthew Hooton and Mike Williams talk to Kathryn about National Party leader Simon Bridges' handling of the leak inquiry from the start, to the text saga, to his media conference. Also… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Jenna Todd from Timeout bookstore reviews Never Anyone but You by Rupert Thomson, published by Little, Brown. Audio

10:07 AM.Fifty years ago, in December 1968, the US launched its Apollo 8 mission to the Moon. Commander Frank Borman, command module pilot James Lovell, and lunar module pilot Bill Anders flew 230,000 miles… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:50 AM.Moscow based correspondent, Matthew Bodner with the latest on Russia's preparations for more sanctions, and the late US senator John McCain's legacy from a Ukrainian and Russian point of view. Audio

9:35 AM.In a world bursting with information - and misinformation- how can we cut through to what is real? Dr Jess Berentson-Shaw is a research associate at the Public Policy Institute at The University of… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Tourism is booming in the Bay of Islands, but it is difficult to attract hospitality staff because of the lack of available and affordable rental housing. Kathryn discusses the issue with Riki… Read more Audio, Gallery