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10:07 AM.The US whistleblower who leaked top-secret documents The Pentagon Papers in a bid to end the Vietnam War, Daniel Ellsberg talks to Kathryn Ryan about laying bare America's 70 year long nuclear war… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.New research shows roughly 150,000 people are considered to be 'vulnerable transient' - a burgeoning trend that Auckland Action Against Poverty is calling a national emergency. The country's housing… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Fourteen months into the job, Rex Tillerson the American Secretary of State, has been fired. In a tweet this morning, President Trump announced the appointment of CIA head Mike Pompeo into the top… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Kathryn Carmody reviews Money in the Morgue by Stella Duffy and Ngaio Marsh, published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:11 AM.Alex Pressman is turning an invasive marine pest into a business. His company, Waikaitu, takes an invasive species of seaweed, wakame (undaria pinnatifida) and turns it into fertiliser, food and even… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.US correspondent, Susan Milligan, on the proposed talks between the President and North Korea - is it an historical thaw in relations, or a meeting could never end up happening? Also, the hundreds of… Read more Audio

9:32 AM.The police have re-opened the investigation into the break-ins targetting a Christchurch academic, who has linked them to Chinese spies. Dr Anne-Marie Brady, who has published articles on China's… Read more Audio

9:11 AM.Desperately needed medical, mental health and housing support is finally on the way for vulnerable youth in Canterbury in what will become a one-stop-shop service. Once built, it will bring together… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Outdoorsman Kennedy Warne has just come back from 10 days on the road guiding a National Geographic tour group through the country, and is en route to the South Island again to report on the Paparoa… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:32 AM.Melissa Hemsley, half of sister duo, Hemsley + Hemsley, is all about delicious, nutritious food made with minimum fuss, and not too much to wash-up at the end! She has recipes for fried eggs, avocado… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.A look at National's new front bench following the departure of Steven Joyce; the politics of water; and the aftermath of the signing of the new look TPP trade deal. Audio

10:38 AM.Carole Beu from The Women's Bookshop reviews All The Beautiful Girls by Elizabeth J. Church, published by 4th Estate. Audio

10:06 AM.Freddie Highmore talks to Kathryn Ryan about playing Dr Shawn Murphy, of the massively popular TV drama The Good Doctor, screening on Lightbox. Here he plays a young surgeon with autism and savant… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Debora has the latest on the kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls in Dapchi; big changes in South Africa with its new president Cyril Ramaphosa; and Cape Town could become the first modern city to run… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.It's one of the most popular and flexible gift cards on offer, but Consumer NZ says shoppers need to be aware of the high number of fees that aren't easily visible. Earlier this month Kiwibank backed… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Figures released to Nine to Noon under the Official Information Act show that there are at least 72 vacant positions for midwives in hospital maternity wards around the country - more than 30 of them… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.The lighter stories of the week including the Melbourne brewer who's filed an application to trademark the colour of beer. Audio

11:33 AM.Brendan analyses the Black Caps' extraordinary win over England in Dunedin on Wednesday, and the Australian cricket team is once again caught in the middle of another unseemly 'sledging' row. Audio