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Strangers Arrive: Émigrés and the Arts in NZ
11:33 AM.From the 1930s through the 1950s, a substantial number of forced migrants - refugees from Nazism, displaced people after World War II and escapees from Communist countries - arrived in New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Music with Yadana Saw
11:10 AM.Music 101's Yadana Saw on why so many gig venues are facing closure. She plays Fat Freddys Drop - Bounce (from Live at Matterhorn), Straitjacket Fits - If I Were You, & Rob Ruha - Kalega. Audio
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NZ Books review - Floods Another Chamber by James Brown
10:40 AM.Harry Ricketts reviews 'Floods Another Chamber' by James Brown, published by VUP. Audio
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Andy Weir shoots for the moon in 'Artemis'
10:07 AM.It's 2068 and the Kenyan flag is flying from a settlement on the moon... American author Andy Weir follows up his global hit The Martian with a new novel called Artemis. Read more Audio
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Australia correspondent Peter Munro
9:51 AM.The Government's snap decision to cancel parliament for a week has shocked some of its own MPs and infuriated Labor, the Greens and some cross bench MPs; one week after the Australian public backed… Read more Audio
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Disabled tenants shut out of market
9:21 AM.People with disabilities struggling to find homes in the tight rental market want the government to set aside social housing especially for them.
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Jubilation in Zimbabwe as Mugabe quits
9:09 AM.There are mass celebrations in Zimbabwe after the resignation of Robert Mugabe as president. The 93 year old is the only leader the country has known since independence from Britain in 1980. Kathryn… Read more Audio
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Media commentator - Gavin Ellis
11:45 AM.Gavin looks at Fairfax's move to replace Sydney suburban newspapers with a magazine and TVNZ falling foul of a 'comment for hire' set up. Gavin is a media commentator and former editor of the New… Read more Audio
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NZ sculptor designs a US Mint coin
11:28 AM.US based New Zealand, LeRoy Transfield has designed a special coin for the US Mint to commemorate the contributions of Americans to World War 1. He entered his design as part of a competition run by… Read more Audio
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Business commentator Rod Oram
11:06 AM.Rod Oram gives his assessment of Fonterra's goals for tackling climate change which were released last week. Audio
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Book review - Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood,
10:40 AM.Phil Vine reviews 'Alias Grace' by Margaret Atwood, published by Hachette. Audio
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Mafia Mushrooms: underground cooperation and intimidation
10:07 AM.Professor of Evolutionary Biology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Toby Kiers is interested in millenia-old underground biological 'markets', entwined in the roots of plants and trees. Toby is… Read more Audio
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USA correspondent Susan Milligan
9:55 AM.The latest from the US with our correspondent, Susan Milligan. Audio
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What does synthetic meat mean for our farmers?
9:31 AM.Technology futurist Dr Rosie Bosworth, Honorary Professor of Agri-Food Systems at Lincoln University Keith Woodford and CE of Beef + Lamb NZ Sam McIvor discuss how much of a disruptive factor… Read more Audio
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"It's time to take the politics out of it" - Judge Becroft
9:08 AM.The government is moving to set child poverty reduction targets into law. New legislation is being drafted which the government wants introduced in its first 100 days. Is a cross-party consensus on… Read more Audio
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Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
11:48 AM.More on Kennedy's Australian expedition, including his first-ever dive on the Great Barrier Reef -- in a place that lost half of its coral through bleaching in 2016 and 2017. Audio
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WISE women serve up delicious world cuisine
11:30 AM.Refugee women are cooking a range of cuisines at Auckland markets and events as part of the WISE catering project. Coordinator Sasi Niyamathullah shares a recipe for the group's popular Sri Lankan… Read more Audio
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Political commentators Mike Williams & Matthew Hooton
11:07 AM.The America's Cup set-up in Auckland, what next after a series of meetings between the Government, Auckland Council and Team New Zealand ? Also how well is Prime Minister Jacinda Adern doing on the… Read more Audio
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Book review - Winter by Ali Smith
10:40 AM.Anne Else reviews "Winter" by Ali Smith, Published by Penguin Random House NZ. Audio
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Classic planes, 'Love is in the air'
10:07 AM.Renowned writer and photographer Ivor Wilkins' new book Classic Planes explores not just the machines, but the aviation pioneers of New Zealand history and the engineers working to obsessively rebuild… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Africa correspondent Debora Patta
9:51 AM.With Robert Mugabe ousted as the leader of Zanu PF by the party, what happens next? We cross to Debra Patta for the latest. Audio
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Brave new world of Initial Coin Offerings
9:32 AM.Financial watchdogs around are issuing warnings about the risks of Initial Coin Offerings, more commonly called ICOs. These involve start-up companies issuing digital "tokens" or "coins" to investors… Read more Audio
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How will countries meet Paris Climate targets?
9:09 AM.The latest UN climate change negotiations have wrapped up in Bonn - so how will members meet their targets from the Paris Agreement? Kathryn talks with social scientist Bronwyn Hayward of the… Read more Audio
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The Week That Was with Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther
11:49 AM.A lighter look at the stories of the week including the Dunedin driver caught playing on his bagpipes, a new species of grass that tastes like salt and vinegar chips and why Apple's 'tears of joy'… Read more Audio
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Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
11:34 AM.The All Whites come up short in Peru, Steve Hanson laments how TV replays appear to be causing referees to make decisions which favour the home team, and the odd decision of World Rugby to award the… Read more Audio
