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9:25 AM.The Foreign Affairs Ministry has updated its travel advice for New Zealanders travelling to the USA for the first time since Donald Trump became president.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.In the last week, two small players have been swallowed up by big generator/retailers.  Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Dame Valerie Adams is on a mission to help thousands of tamariki in South Auckland as winter bites. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Kiwi companies Sanford, Xero, and Manawa Energy have results coming this week. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Right off the back of a drought, Kaitaia, Kerikeri and Whangarei all had their wettest April in recorded history. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Kiran Dass reviews The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey published by Te Herenga Waka University Press. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.The number of financial hardship Kiwisaver withdrawals is now surpassing the number for withdrawals for first-home deposits for the first time.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Nearly 50 years ago, Jack Hobbs began working on transforming some farmland in Manurewa into what is now Auckland Botanic Gardens.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.In the USA, markets are taking the pause in tariffs with China as an indication of a lasting peace agreement.  Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Why do some octogenarians have exceptional memories? Emily Rogalski explains.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.An Avondale-based manufacturer has developed a sustainable wool product it hopes could restore the fortunes of the struggling industry. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Hundreds of thousands of people don't have as much paid work as they need - with labour market data showing fewer hours are being worked. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.In Hawkes Bay, Hōhepa is an organisation which offers supported housing, education and employment to people with intellectual disabilities. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Commentators Peter Dunne and Sue Moroney discuss the government's urgent move to reform pay equity legislation and the implications for women voters, the passing of the Regulatory Standards Bill, and… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Ali Williams and Anna Mowbray's controversial plans for a helipad go before a council panel this week as the council tries to tighten rules for helipads on Waiheke and Great Barrier islands.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Jaye Pukepuke was set for a glittering rugby league career in the NRL.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The new German Government was elected this week. Who is the new Chancellor? And what are the new government's priorities? Read more Audio

9:20 AM.David Parker signed off after more than two decades in politics last week with a final push for a tax on the wealthy.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Rats, stoats and possums are being culled across hundreds of thousands of hectares, and the predator free by 2050 goal remains in sight.  Read more Audio