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9:46 AM.Thomas Sparrow is Political and Security Correspondent for Deutsche Welle. Today he discusses the fatal van attack in Munster; and exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont vows to return to Belgium. Audio

9:38 AM.Another five medals were added to New Zealand's haul at the Commonwealth Games at the weekend. Lawn bowler Jo Edwards won New Zealand's fourth gold... and cyclist Eddie Dawkins came agonisingly close… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Members of the public are being encouraged to dob in people who abuse mobility parking spaces through a new smartphone app. Access Aware allows users to take a photo and submit information in real… Read more Video, Audio

9:09 AM.The legal researcher who set up an anonymous blog for people in the legal profession to share their experiences of harassment and bullying says the responses paint a grim picture of the sector. Zoe… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.The staggering cost of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding; a Canadian man 'pardoned' by hotel after a flock of seagulls trashed his room; and the rise of the "condom snorting challenge". Audio

11:33 AM.New Zealand has won a gold and two silver medals in cycling on day one of the Commonwealth Games. Brendan analyses the Black Caps' extraordinary win over England in Dunedin on Wednesday; and the… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Grant Smithies is smitten with the fourth Unknown Mortal Orchestra album, Sex and Food, released today. We also hear a storm-inspired collaboration between artist/composer Laurie Anderson and NYC… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Niki Ward from Ekor Bookshop reviews Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane and Mary Poppins and the House Next Door by P.L. Travers, published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:13 AM.Inspired by real events, Sweet Country is Warwick Thornton's latest film, which explores the ugly history of Australia's outback. Set in 1929 in the Northern Territory, Aboriginal stockman Sam (played… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:50 AM.Nauru cuts access to the Australian High Court for appeals without a suitable alternative, Fiji cleans-up after widespread flooding which has led to five deaths and a bill to raise the marital age for… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.The use of 1080 for pest control is supported by a range of conservation and farming organisations, but opponents claim forests fall silent when the poison is dropped, saying this is evidence of harm… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Paedatricians say trials of medical cannabis in kids with behavioural disorders such as autism and ADHD are urgently needed. At the moment kids with behavioural and psychiatric disorders such as… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Student unions are pushing for the Government to live up to its election promise and bring back allowances for post-graduate study. Weekly student allowances - which are means-tested and don't have to… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.TV and Film writer Paul Casserly has been watching Humanity, the controversial new Ricky Gervais stand-up on Netflix; the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony; and The Defiant Ones. Audio

11:23 AM.Psychologist Sarb Johal talks about getting children to do jobs around the house, and whether they should be linked to pocket money. Audio

11:06 AM.Sarah Putt on the world's most powerful politician, Donald Trump, gunning for the world's richest man, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos. Also, the Twitch phenomenon and tracking the Southern Cross Cable across… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Stella Chrysostomou from Volume books reviews Census by Jesse Ball, published by Text. Audio

10:08 AM.Bret McKenzie won an Oscar in 2012 for posing the question: 'Am I a man or am I a muppet?’ Now he is playing a big part in the upcoming Jim Henson Retrospectacle in Wellington. Read more Video, Audio

9:54 AM.Kathryn talks with RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson who's been at the select committee hearing where RNZ's chair and CEO have corrected the record over the meeting between former news executive… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Matt Dathan on how the poisoning of the former double agent Sergei Skripal has turned into a massive domestic row between the Government and Opposition. Also, how ministers are finally focussing on… Read more Audio

9:28 AM.Kathryn Ryan speaks with a Korea expert from The Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center, Bruce Klingner, about whether the impasse between the US and North Korea can be resolved. Audio

9:09 AM.The Ministry of Building, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has looked into the performance of 23 councils nationwide, including Wellington, Waikato and Kaikoura. At least five were not carrying out… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Two Auckland mothers and entrepreneurs have created an interactive fantasy world for pre-teen girls to learn and play in. Writer Bridget Ellis-Pegler and business partner Ronel Schodt tell Kathryn… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.RNZ Music's Kirsten Johnstone discusses some of the ways that people are trying to instigate more diversity in the music scene at a grass roots level, featuring music from Camp Core, Gin Wigmore and… Read more Audio