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9:50 AM.UK correspondent Matthew Parris on Labour front bencher and Corbyn loyalist Barry Gardiner who has come under fire for a second time after a recording surfaced of him describing the party's Brexit… Read more Audio

9:32 AM.New research from the New Zealand Aged Care Association is revealing the geographical barriers for elderly New Zealanders wanting to move into care. Using interRAI health assessment data the report… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.As Facebook comes under ever increasing scrutiny over data security, a growing number of government ministries and agencies in New Zealand are adopting Facebook's business communications tool… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.New Zealander Grace Adams escaped the infamous Branch Davidian cult in Waco, Texas, but her sister Rebecca was among the 76 people who died there in 1993. Grace says Rebecca's memory drives her work… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.We go back to the '80s with songs from the BBC hit drama, The Singing Detective. Graeme Downes is a musicologist and senior lecturer in the Department of Music at the University of Otago. Audio

10:39 AM.Louise O'Brien reviews How We Met by Michele A'Court, published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:08 AM.Aida Edemariam's grandmother was born in Ethiopia around 100 years ago. She was married very young (aged 8) and lived through remarkable changes in the country's history. From a deeply religious… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Fallout from the Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull notching up his 30th losing poll in a row; and yet another media expose of awful cruelty on live export vessels has put the government in a… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Rugby players are a high-risk group for stress, anxiety and depression, says New Zealand Rugby's Dr Nathan Price. After a strong response to the mental wellbeing campaign Headfirst, NZR plans to take… Read more Video, Audio

9:17 AM.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told US senators that the company is attempting to change in light of recent criticism facing the world's largest social network. The 33-year-old internet mogul was… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Serious under resourcing and a lack of personnel are being blamed for massive delays at New Zealand's tribunal dedicated to protecting our human rights. In a briefing paper to the Minister of Justice… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Investment funds eye up TV3 and Fairfax regional papers both here and in Australia; how has the sinking of the Wahine been remembered in 50th anniversary commemorations; NZME has advertised the… Read more Audio

11:22 AM.Australian writer, broadcaster, podcaster, director and satirist Lorin Clark talks with Kathryn Ryan about her multiple projects, and the artistic collaboration she had with her late father, John… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Air New Zealand has dropped its seven-year alliance with Virgin Australia; Auckland-based health software company Orion Health suffers a share slump and My Foodbags' CEOs step down. Audio

10:40 AM.Jessie Bray Sharpin reviews Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the World by Michelle Scott Tucker, published by Text Publishing. Audio

10:06 AM.Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discuss working for change at local, national and international levels. Their… Read more Audio

9:54 AM.An imminent decision from President Donald Trump on the US response to Saturday's suspected chemical attack on the rebel-held town of Douma. Also is a trade war really looming between China and the… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.The director of the Carnegie Centre in Moscow Dmitri Trenin discusses Russia's status as a global power. This as relations between Russia and the UK are at an all time low, allegations still swirl… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Calls for a full independent review into the fisheries quota management system, following new in-depth research from the Environmental Defence Society. Kathryn Ryan speaks with its Policy Director… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Kennedy considers the 50th anniversaries of two tumultuous events, one in Memphis, & one in Wellington. Tuesday 10th April is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Wahine. 3rd April was the 50th… Read more Audio

11:34 AM.If you're baking with apples, Granny Smith are best as they pulp down quickly and easily, says Carey White. The Rangiora orchardist shares her recipe for (gluten-free) gooey melt apple brownies. Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Marama Davidson wins the Green Party co-leadership race; mixed reactions to Labour's transport package; and debt at Middlemore hospital. Matthew Hooton is the managing director of the PR and lobbying… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Anne Else reviews Curry: Eating, Reading and Race by Naben Ruthnum, published by Text Publishing. Audio

10:07 AM.Professor Lee Berger is a world renowned palaeoanthropologist and explorer who has been hailed for discovering not just one - but two new species of human ancestors in South Africa; Australopithecus… Read more Audio