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11:33 AM.The first day of the day/night test match at Eden Park turns into one of the greatest days in the history of New Zealand cricket; the White Ferns win their T20 series against the West Indies; and the… Read more Audio

11:12 AM.They're green, they're hungry, and their roots run deep. Today we take a listen to the triffid-tastic second album from Auckland's Carnivorous Plant Society, the nation's leading exponents of "Mexican… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Laura Caygill reviews The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan, published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:06 AM.Decorated Afghan war veteran Bill Blaikie and his wife Nancy speak to Kathryn Ryan about getting better support for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in this country. Lieutenant Colonel Bill Blaikie was… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.News from the Pacific including the backlash after an apparent government ban on Tonga high school girls from playing rugby and boxing, concerns in Vanuatu that the 'tudei' variety of kava is a health… Read more Audio

9:38 AM.The chairman of the Royal NZ Ballet, Steven Fyfe, talks with Kathryn Ryan about how the dance company handles bullying, and what being uniquely New Zealand means. The publicly funded company… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Two community groups are hoping to generate wind-powered electricity, amidst calls for changes to make it easier to do so. Investigations into a wind turbine project to supply energy to Blueskin Bay… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Sarah McMullan reviews Tomb Raider, Red Sparrow and Mr Mercedes. Audio

11:31 AM.Teenagers are always going to make silly decisions, but there are things parents can do to help minimise the risks, says Dr James McCue, lecturer in Psychology and Criminology at Edith Cowan… Read more Audio

11:07 AM.Sarah Putt on Driverless cars - setbacks and sunrises, #DeleteFacebook and renewed calls for regulation following revelations 50 million users' personal data was harvested and sold to Cambridge… Read more Audio

10:42 AM.Rachel Eadie from Scorpio Books reviews The Yark by Bertrand Santini, illustrated by Laurent Gapaillard, published by Gecko Press and Granny McFlitter, the Champion Knitter by Heather Haylock… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Kathryn Mannix is one of Britain's foremost palliative care doctors. After 30 years at the deathbeds of thousands of patients, she believes that dying has turned from an everyday experience to an… Read more Audio

9:56 AM.Tim Sculthorpe with the latest on deteriorating Anglo-Russian relations, where Boris Johnson has compared Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler in a dramatic new escalation of the war of words over the… Read more Audio

9:39 AM.Sport and Arts groups say their sectors are at risk of being forgotten under the proposed Auckland Plan. They say the draft fails to recognise the contribution these sectors make to the life of the… Read more Audio

9:19 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks with Professor Jim Skea the co-chair of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in New Zealand to chair a meeting of global scientists about the way land use… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Facebook is under fire because its data has been misused - but what are the consequences for its long term future ? In a bid to regain trust, the platform's founder Mark Zuckerberg has just announced… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.This week, scientist Dr Siouxsie Wiles talks about microplastics, greenhouse gases and why you shouldn't waste your money on expensive custom-insoles. Audio

11:40 AM.Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings has resigned and will step down later this year. His resignation comes on the same day Fonterra announced a first half loss of $348 million, largely due to its… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.Kathryn Ryan meets the co-founder of the social enterprise, Thankyou, which is taking on the big guns of the retail industry to make changes in developing nations and at home. Thankyou has a range of… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Music 101's Kirsten Johnstone covers music criticism, music journalism and the death of print music media - featuring tunes from Ed Sheeran and Jack White. Audio

10:40 AM.Louise O'Brien from NZ Books reviews Feverish by Gigi Fenster, published by Victoria University Press. Audio

10:07 AM.If Hillary Clinton had been more like Jacinda Ardern she would be American president today, says political consultant and pollster Frank Luntz. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.A late blast of heat has heralded terrible bushfires in Victoria and the south coast of New South Wales; Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is in talks with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi; the Federal… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.A women's refuge group which was a key part of a family violence pilot has walked away from signing a new contract because of concerns for its staff. The Integrated Safety Response pilot or ISR pilot… Read more Audio