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9:08 AM.The new coalition government has housing high on its agenda with plans to build 100,000 homes for first home buyers over the next ten years, the establishment of a Housing Commission, a ban on the… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.Paediatric emergency nurse Sarah Hunstead is on a mission to build caregivers’ confidence and skills at performing first aid on children, in the vital minutes before an ambulance arrives. Read more Video, Audio

11:06 AM.Our political commentators map the progress of the new government. Audio

10:40 AM.Susanna Andrew reviews City of Crows by Chris Womersley, published by Pan Macmillan Australia. Audio

10:11 AM.Bryce Johnson is retiring as the head of Fish & Game New Zealand after 37 years. The organisation was set up under the Conservation Act with the statutory responsibility for the sports of freshwater… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.Susan Milligan has the latest on the Gold Star widow whose husband was killed in Niger. She has backed up a congresswoman's account of her telephone call with the President, saying Trump struggled to… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.A new report on climate change has painted a stark picture of New Zealand's contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions. It says climate change is already potentially irreversibly affecting the… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The Ministry of Health has described the harm caused to hundreds of women from surgical mesh as a "tragedy". A senior ministry staffer Dr Stewart Jessamine talks to Kathryn Ryan. Read more Audio

11:47 AM.A lighter look at the week including, how 'Donald Trumpkins' are making Halloween great again, and relief that New Zealand's national shortage of potatoes won't affect potato chip supplies. Audio

11:13 AM.A few months ago, Grant Smithies mouthed off on air about how crap most recent Australian bands were and RNZ listeners were quick to respond. Today he plays four ripper Australian bands. Read more Video, Audio

10:06 AM.Jordi Savall is a highly acclaimed Catalan conductor, viol player, and composer. For more than 40 years he has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music, largely responsible… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.A new study by the world foodtball players' union has found a link between concussion and depression in former professional soccer players and other athletes. The study surveyed 576 former… Read more Audio

9:22 AM.Nine to Noon political commentators Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills with their analysis of the new Labour-New Zealand First - Green government. Audio

9:09 AM.The new Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will meet with her Labour caucus today to begin the process of deciding cabinet positions. Ms Ardern, who is the youngest prime minister in 160 years, and New… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.Children who react with escalating anger to discipline practices which are usually effective for other kids are having a hardwired fear-based response which is beyond their control, says education… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.RNZ Political editor Jane Patterson talks to Kathryn as the Prime Minister Bill English outlines a potential coalition deal with NZ First to his National caucus. Audio

10:44 AM.Jonathan Mosen reviews Basket of Deplorables by Tom Rachman, published by Text Publishing. Audio

10:12 AM.Phil Jarratt has a life many of us only dream of – beautiful beaches, cool parties and plenty of time off to catch waves. The Australian writer and filmmaker looks back at 50 years on a surfboard in… Read more Video, Audio, Gallery