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10:06 AM.Monica Galetti is a Samoan-born New Zealand chef, who the UK food scene just can't get enough of. Her glittering culinary career includes becoming the first woman to land a senior role at Michel Roux… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:49 AM.Edward White reports from Taiwan, with stories from Myanmar, Malaysia and China making headlines in Asia. Also the worrying obstacles for the Thai cave rescue. Edward White is a correspondent for the… Read more Audio

9:31 AM.Foul smelling oxidation ponds in Franz Josef and Hokitika, caused by ageing infrastructure and soaring visitor numbers are a top priority for the Westland District Council. Mayor Bruce Smith and… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Are the millions of tax-payer dollars spent on enticing big overseas movie productions to New Zealand worth the cost?  Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Paul Casserly reviews the Mexican boarder thriller Sicario: Day of the Soldado and documentary series, The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling which is on Soho. Audio

11:25 AM.What's it like becoming a parent when you are a top researcher in child development ? Dr Annette Henderson joins Nine to Noon to talk about her experiences of becoming a first time Mum and seeing for… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Futurist, writer and educator Mark Pesce discusses how the internet is not performing as well as it could because things beneath the bonnet are broken and he also questions whether Facebook really is… Read more Audio

10:51 AM.An independent review has found the law firm Russell McVeagh handled sexual misconduct allegations against them poorly when they arose in 2015 and 2016, and that these failures had serious… Read more Audio

10:47 AM.Laura Caygill reviews You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld, which is published by Doubleday. Audio

10:07 AM.The cutting edge of de-extinction science, and the men and women trying to bring animals back from the dead. Swedish science journalist Torill Kornfeldt has been exploring the how and the why, as well… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:49 AM.UK correspondent, Tim Sculthope reports that Theresa May is to try and push her Cabinet into agreeing a position on Brexit as time is fast running out. With just five months and one summit left… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.An Australia team, from Canberra Grammar School, has won the 2018 world title in the "sport of reading": the 2018 Kids' Lit Quiz. The New Zealand team, from Belmont Intermediate School, came fourth… Read more Audio

9:24 AM.The latest Ministry of Health figures show 73 schools have refused to take part in the free school HPV immunisation programme, which protects against cervical and genital cancers and some forms of… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The Government is considering appointing a commissioner to run Unitec in Auckland. The process has been undertaken by the government after it was revealed the institution was expected to make deficits… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Community project Youth Inspire is the result of a cry for help. The Wainuiomata community, just outside Wellington, were seeing young people leaving school and claiming benefit. Now, thanks to the… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Musicologist and senior lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Otago, Graeme Downes, talks about Van Morrison and the 50th anniversary of Astral Weeks. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Sailor Tony Allan reflects on his sea survival story. He was adrift in his life raft for 20 days during the Solo Tasman Yacht Challenge in 1974. His adventure is the subject of a new book Alone in the… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australian correspondent Donna Field talks to Lynn Freeman about Adelaide's Catholic Archbishop sentenced to home detention for concealing child sexual abuse, and calls for a Liberal Democrat senator… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Cases of head and neck cancer are increasing at a faster rate than other cancers, yet a cure for one of the causes is being turned down too often, according to Whangarei doctor Andrew Miller. In… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.A new report suggests Pasifika youth and their mothers need support to stop problem gambling. The just released study, funded by the Ministry of Health and carried out by AUT shows more than half of… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.A world renowned cave explorer says getting all 13 people out of a cave network in Thailand is tricky, but not impossible. Read more Audio

11:44 AM.Media commentator Gavin Ellis looks at the recent high profile departures from RNZ, and the Advertising Standards Authority's new code, which includes social responsibility as the first rule. Gavin… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.A new collaborative project to celebrate Matariki. Wintec students have created an interactive sculpture in the form of a waka - to convey aspects of Maori culture, music and storytelling. Project… Read more Audio, Gallery