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9:26 AM.A project to restore the mussel beds in the waters around Auckland could provide part of the answer to cleaning up the Hauraki Gulf. The gulf has been affected by sediment and nitrate runoff from… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The finance and expenditure select committee looking at the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill has recommended some significant changes giving overseas investors more leeway to put money into New… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.The Paparoa Track is the tenth Great Walk constructed here and the first designed to be shared by cyclists and walkers. Kennedy Warne is in the historic West Coast town of Blackball getting a sneak… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:31 AM.Kiwi chef Bridget Foliaki-Davis researched her new book Breakfast Around The World while on her "first proper holiday" – at 32. The Sydney-based mother of three shares with us her recipe for perfect… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.Shane Jones' savaging of Fonterra; the backlash faced by Green MP Eugenie Sage, who 's found herself approving a water bottling plant that she had previously condemned; and signs of discontent at… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.When Life Gives You Lululemons by Lauren Weisberger. Reviewed by Gina Rogers reviews, published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:12 AM.From 5Ks to marathons, New Zealand runner John Campbell has shattered every record in the over-40 record book. In an incredible 1990 season, John went undefeated as a master in 22 races, including… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.The Democratic Republic of the Congo faces its ninth Ebola outbreak; social media clampdowns in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya; and Noura Hussein's death sentence shines a light on child marriage. Audio

9:38 AM.The kangaroo is unique to Australia and appears on the country's coat of arms, national airline, and sports teams. But a polarising new documentary made by a New Zealander and her film maker partner… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The urgency of transitioning to more sustainable and climate-aligned forestry practices is being highlighted in a new report on land use by the Policy Observatory at AUT. It argues the current… Read more Audio, Gallery

10:39 AM.Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh, published by Penguin Random House. Audio

10:07 AM.Author Garrard Conley was 19 when he was outed as gay and given an ultimatum by his father: undertake gay conversion therapy or be cut off from his family. Garrard was the only son of Southern Baptist… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.RNZ Pacific journalist Sara Vui-Talitu reports on the state of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano after six weeks, calls for a formal system to help the descendants of "black birded" Pacific Islanders find… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Facebook is back on the defensive after revelations about its extensive data sharing partnerships with device makers. Just a few months ago the social media giant assured the public and Congress that… Read more Audio

9:17 AM.Disability advocates are outraged out-dated ramps at Wellington train stations are posing a barrier to wheelchair users getting to work. Support worker and wheelchair user Samantha Eddie works in… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Mackenzie District mayor Graham Smith responds to the government's announcement that it will impose a tourist tax of $25 to $30 on most short term international visitors from the second half of 2019… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Sarah McMullan reviews horror movie Hereditary, and Mum series 2 on Lightbox. Audio

11:27 AM.Noa Woolloff talks to Kathryn about being a young dad, and his mission to break down stereotypes of teenage parents. Noa was 16 when he found out he was going to be a father, and 17 when Kayla was… Read more Audio

11:12 AM.Sarah Putt on the innovation at Fieldays, net neutrality ending and whether the age of the tech superheroes is over. Audio

10:41 AM.Kiran Dass from Time out bookstore reviews The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy, published by Hamish Hamilton. Audio

10:07 AM.28 year old Angela Lim is a doctor, board director and entrepreneur who has an ambition to transform the mental health system through technology. She's about to leave Starship hospital where she's a… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Matt Dathan on the parliamentary battle over Brexit coming to a head this week, why 35 Scottish Nationalist MPs walked out of Prime Minister's Questions, and how the first anniversary of the Grenfell… Read more Audio