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11:07 AM.A look at National's new front bench following the departure of Steven Joyce; the politics of water; and the aftermath of the signing of the new look TPP trade deal. Audio

10:38 AM.Carole Beu from The Women's Bookshop reviews All The Beautiful Girls by Elizabeth J. Church, published by 4th Estate. Audio

10:06 AM.Freddie Highmore talks to Kathryn Ryan about playing Dr Shawn Murphy, of the massively popular TV drama The Good Doctor, screening on Lightbox. Here he plays a young surgeon with autism and savant… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Debora has the latest on the kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls in Dapchi; big changes in South Africa with its new president Cyril Ramaphosa; and Cape Town could become the first modern city to run… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.It's one of the most popular and flexible gift cards on offer, but Consumer NZ says shoppers need to be aware of the high number of fees that aren't easily visible. Earlier this month Kiwibank backed… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Figures released to Nine to Noon under the Official Information Act show that there are at least 72 vacant positions for midwives in hospital maternity wards around the country - more than 30 of them… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.The lighter stories of the week including the Melbourne brewer who's filed an application to trademark the colour of beer. Audio

11:33 AM.Brendan analyses the Black Caps' extraordinary win over England in Dunedin on Wednesday, and the Australian cricket team is once again caught in the middle of another unseemly 'sledging' row. Audio

11:07 AM.We get an earful of the high-gloss protest songs of Meghan "U.S. Girls" Remy, celebrate an upcoming one-off live gig by reformed Tokoroa funk legends Collision, and get more in touch with mother… Read more Audio

10:42 AM.Catriona Ferguson reviews What Are We Doing Here?: Essays by Marilynne Robinson, published by Hachette. Audio

10:07 AM.A former Director General of the Government Department of Survey and Land Information, Bill Robertson is a leading figure in surveying and mapping both here and overseas. He was instrumental in… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:51 AM.Yet another large quake hits Papua New Guinea; and Jacinda Ardern's whistle stop tour of the Pacific. Audio

9:32 AM.New Zealander, Jan Beagle holds one of the most senior roles at the United Nations as Under Secretary General for Management. This year she is heading up a task-force recently announced by Secretary… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.New Zealand has signed the controversial new-look Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal in Chile. Meanwhile in Washington, the US President Donald Trump is poised to push forward with plans to impose… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.There’s no rush to learn to write and it shouldn’t be formally taught until the age of seven, says educator, researcher and parenting commentator, Nathan Mikaere-Wallis. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Stanley Johnson is a former British Conservative Member of the European parliament, an environmentalist and author. His latest novel is a thriller called Komromat, about Russian interference in the… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Political reporter at the Press Association, Harriet Line, on the former Russian double agent Sergei Skirpal and his daughter who are fighting for their lives following their exposure to a nerve agent… Read more Audio

9:42 AM.It's widely known that New Zealand is one of the fattest nations in the world, but new research has highlighted its detrimental effects on the environment. The University of Oregon report says factors… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.After three years and thousands of submissions, there's still no plan for Marine Protected Areas on the South Island's south-east coast, with two competing proposals now kicked back to the government… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.The remarkable story of a precious meeting house returned after more than a century is told in a new book co-authored by the Māori academic who played a major part in its return. Prominent writer and… Read more Audio