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11:07 AM.Nikki has more on the Australian Royal Commission into Banking and Financial services, plus another business confidence survey shows companies are pessimistic and annual result from British American… Read more Audio

10:36 AM.Ian Telfer reviews Hellholes of the World by David G. Brown, published by Archetype. Audio

10:07 AM.Journalist Ken Bensinger reveals rampant bribery, vote selling, and kickbacks in the book Red Card: FIFA and the Fall of the Most Powerful Men in Sports. He says the international football governing… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.USA correspondent: Steve Almond on the USA and North Korean summit in Singapore gets into swing. What will be decided when President Trump finally meets Kim Jung Un? Will it be more entertainment than… Read more Audio

9:34 AM.High demand for Manuka honey has fueled a "gold rush" in the industry and is driving up the demand for hives. Bee numbers are high with 887,510 registered beehives in the country producing almost… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.A new report from the Chief Science Advisor's Office wants the government to focus on very young children and their families, to reduce rates of youth crime. In the second report in a series about New… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.With winter well under way, heating and moisture control become a problem in many Kiwi homes. Bill McKay, senior lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning says 40,000 children are… Read more Audio

11:34 AM.Rory Harding wants cities to be covered in edible landscapes and his George Street Orchard at the heart of Dunedin's central-city fits firmly into his belief that bountiful plants can have a prominent… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:07 AM.New Zealand First puts the brakes on Labour's plan to repeal the three strikes law - effectively taking it off Cabinet's agenda, National holds Northcote, and how will Winston Peters approach his… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.John King reviews Arnhem, The Battle for the Bridges, 1944 by Antony Beevor, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

10:07 AM.The highs and lows of Paul Simon's roller coaster life are mapped out in former LA Times music critic Robert Hilburn's new book Paul Simon, The Life. It's a timely book. Paul Simon is currently on his… Read more Audio

9:32 AM.The storm water infrastructure in Auckland has been neglected for decades - will current plans and funding to improve the system be enough to cope with the population and buildings? Many community… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The hospitality industry's being urged to do more to help combat sexual harassment and bullying, as a new piece of research shows its prevalence. AUT Hospitality researcher Dr Jill Poulston says the… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.The cringeworthy reasons some British firms say they lack women on boards; Australia's "poo jogger" unmasked, and are Canadian peacocks having existential crises en masse? Audio

11:32 AM.Sports commentator Brendan Telfer discusses Mike Hesson's resignation as New Zealand cricket coach after six years in charge. Audio

11:09 AM.Laura Veirs' tenth album, The Lookout superbly produced by her husband, Tucker Martine are among Jeremy Taylor's picks of the day. Lyrically it seems to be about making the best of trying situations -… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Melanie O'Loughlin from Unity books reviews Last Stories by William Trevor, published by Penguin. Audio

10:07 AM.English comedian and actor Catherine Tate is bringing her live show to New Zealand later this year. She tells Kathryn Ryan that, as a thrill-seeker,  she doesn't like being relaxed on stage. Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Anna Fifield reports from Singapore with a preview of the big meeting. What does Trump want? What does Kim want? Can they come to an agreement? And if these two personalities weren't big enough… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.A drama project that started out life as a way to encourage more Maori students to stay on at school has arrived in the capital to rave reviews. Waiora - Te-u-kai-po or The Homeland, written by Hone… Read more Audio

9:29 AM.Leading psychiatrist of old age, Dr Matthew Croucher says you can live well with dementia, but not without help. You need a timely diagnosis, access to reasonable services, and help to navigate your… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.New research suggests there is a better way to account for how methane and other gases contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. This could have a huge impact on how emission targets are set for… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.Margaret Brooker has republished an updated version of her popular 2010 cookbook The Kids Turn to Cook. She talks about why cooking is an important life skill for kids to learn and shares easy recipes… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Bill Bennett on Vocus and Vodafone wanting to unbundle fibre broadband, the next version of Apple's operating systems for phones and computers and Microsoft buying GitHub - which has got some geeks up… Read more Audio