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10:09 AM.Verna McFelin turned a devastating turn of events into a lifetime's work to help children with a parent in prison. When her husband was sentenced to prison, she and her children began a sentence of… Read more Audio

9:39 AM.Two of the country's largest regional swimming authorities are banning expensive technical swim suits for junior competitive swimmers. Read more Audio

9:26 AM.The Dental Association is calling for basic dental care to become mandatory at aged care facilities to stop what's being described as a 'quiet elder crisis' from developing. Currently dental care is… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Airlines flying in and out of New Zealand say they're not set up to collect the government's proposed 25-dollar border tax.The specific details of how the tax will work will be made public in the next… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Lara Strongman reviews The Queen's Green Planet, which screened on Prime on Sunday night. Also the 1936 film Rose Hobart, by artist Joseph Cornell, which screened at Christchurch Art Gallery a couple… Read more Audio

11:27 AM.Term two is a busy time especially for NCEA students - with internal assessments coming thick and fast. Add to that sports commitments, maybe a part time job, social activity and it's easy to see how… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Sarah Putt on Internet NZ calling for Universal Access for all New Zealanders - but what does that mean? Also, Amazon's digital assistant device "Echo" coming under scrutiny for recording a family's… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Reviewed by Gail Pittaway, published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:09 AM.Writers Laurence Fearnley and Paul Hersey talk with Lynn Freeman about the new anthology of alpine writing they have co-edited. To The Mountains draws on 150 years of material - giving a glimpse into… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Tim Sculthorpe on the lack of progress in Brexit negotiations, plus how Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson spent 18 minutes on a prank call with someone pretending to the Prime Minister of Armenia, and… Read more Audio

9:41 AM.Meet Katharine Birbalsingh, the controversial New Zealand born teacher running "the strictest school in Britain." Read more Audio

9:23 AM.The second stage of an extensive government review has just got underway looking at wide ranging reforms to our three water services: drinking water, waste water and storm water. Just last month a… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Real estate agents say home buyers and sellers are angry and confused over the new meth contamination levels. The Prime Minister's chief science adviser says there's no evidence of illness arising… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.Dr Siouxsie Wiles talks about new research showing how bacteria might be used to detect internal bleeding, how AI is better at diagnosing skin cancer than experienced dermatologists, and her latest… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.A new photographic exhibition aims to counter misinformation and fear about humanitarian migrants and asylum seekers in Auckland. Social documentary photographer and filmmaker Nando Azevedo talks… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.A Law Society survey shows more than two hundred lawyers have reported experiencing some form of sexual assault in the workplace in the last five years. The nationwide survey, of more than three… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Holly Walker reviews Gabriel's Bay by Catherine Robertson, published by RHNZ Black Swan. Audio

10:09 AM.Hawkes Bay rural legend Mark Warren turned a tough family farm profitable against the odds under Rogernomics in his twenties, became a rally-driver who taught thousands of people to drive in hazardous… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:51 AM.The fallout of Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce paid tell-all TV interview about his affair with an ex-staffer. Audio

9:31 AM.As the Government's tax working group, headed by the former Finance Minister Michael Cullen, continues to look at a range of ways to change our tax system, Kathryn talks with former Australian… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A new University of Otago report has found significant barriers to accessing legal aid are often too great to overcome. The number of lawyers registered to provide civil legal aid is on the decline… Read more Audio

11:24 AM.Donielle Brooke is the founder of the online fashion business Designer Wardrobe, an online marketplace where where users list, buy, sell and rent designer clothing and accessories. The business now… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.The Financial Markets Authority and Reserve Bank send a "let us how you're behaving" letter to life insurers, following on from their recent and similar letter to banks and Fonterra lifts its forecast… Read more Audio