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Book review: Democracy and Its Crisis
11:07 AM.Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books reviews Democracy and Its Crisis by AC Grayling, published by Oneworld. Audio
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Reviving centuries-old music
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
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Pacific correspondent Mike Field
9:49 AM.China has just paid a massive subsidy to its fishing fleet so it can keep fishing for Pacific tuna, Samoa's prime minister returning to plotting and purges and revelations that New Zealand was nearly… Read more Audio
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Link between concussion & depression in athletes
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
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Political commentators analyse new government
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
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What kind of Prime Minister will Jacinda Ardern be?
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
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Viewing with Lara Strongman
11:47 AM.Lara Strongman has been watching Gogglebox on Australian TV, and comedy series The Good Place on Netflix. Audio
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An angry child needs you to be calm
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
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New technology with Sarah Putt
11:16 AM.Sarah Putt talks to Kathryn Ryan about the Krack Wi-Fi attack, and Vodafone's TV announcement this week. Audio
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Bill English about to outline deal to National caucus
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
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"The deadline is the announcement"
10:54 AM.The Prime Minister Bill English talks to the media on his way into the National caucus. He says he's about to outline a potential deal to form "a strong and cohesive Government" with New Zealand First… Read more Audio
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Book review - Basket of Deplorables by Tom Rachman,
10:44 AM.Jonathan Mosen reviews Basket of Deplorables by Tom Rachman, published by Text Publishing. Audio
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Phil Jarratt: 'Every wave I catch feels like a whole new vibrant experience'
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
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UK Correspondent Tim Sculthorpe
9:51 AM.Tim Sculthorpe on Brexit negotiations approaching a crucial point as an EU summit looms in Brussels. Audio
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Holden: end of an Aussie era
9:40 AM.The Holden car plant in Adelaide closes its doors tomorrow. Melbourne-based motoring journalist David Zalstein tells Kathryn Ryan about the day he spent at Elizabeth, talking to plant workers while… Read more Audio
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How to be retirement ready
9:29 AM.Retirement isn't a perpetual holiday says Canadian author and retirement expert Barry LaValley, so get ready for it! He talks to Kathryn Ryan about the best non-financial advice for taking the big… Read more Audio
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Mesh-related claims costs ACC $13m
9:09 AM.ACC has paid out more than $13 million for surgical mesh-related claims in the past 12 years, data released today has revealed. Read more Audio
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Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
11:50 AM.Mimicking octopuses to help robots blend into their surroundings, the smell of attraction, the latest gravitational waves announcement and how poisonous frogs prevent themselves from being poisoned. Audio
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What to plant this Labour weekend
11:32 AM.Landscape designer Xanthe White on what to plant on Labour day so you have the best crop come Christmas time. Read more Audio
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Music with Graeme Downes
11:06 AM.Graeme takes a look at some of the lesser known Tom Petty covers, featuring Holly Figueora O'Reilly, Johnny Cash, Pat Green and Roger McGuinn. Graeme is a founding member of the Verlaines, songwriter… Read more Audio
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Book review - A River Rules My Life by Mona Anderson
10:38 AM.Harry Broad reviews 'A River Rules My Life' by Mona Anderson, published by HarperCollins NZ. Audio
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Brain sensing tech for people with disabilities
10:10 AM.For the thousands of New Zealanders with severe physical disabilities and are unable to communicate, one high-tech start up is hoping to make the world more accessible. Thought-Wired is the brain… Read more Audio
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Australia correspondent Peter Munro
9:54 AM.Australia correspondent Peter Munro on the government there ditching a clean energy target in favour of reliable supply; TV defection sparking a national equal pay debate and the end of an era as… Read more Audio
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Growing green fingers
9:46 AM.Out of nearly 70 applications from primary schools and pupils aged between 7 and 11, five young gardeners and a School of the Year have been revealed in the inaugural Garden to Table, Young Gardener… Read more Audio
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Audit Culture: the creeping problem of our age
9:27 AM.Professor Cris Shore has looked at the rise of 'audit culture' and isn't a big fan. In fact, he calls the use of accountancy techniques and metrics to manage our universities, health services, and… Read more Audio
