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10:40 AM.Kim Pittar from Muir's Independent Bookshop Gisborne reviews The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce published by Doubleday Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Auckland film maker Paula Whetu Jones has spent nearly two decades working pro bono on a feature film about the Auckland cardiac surgeon Alan Kerr, which is finally now in cinemas.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Jo Haanstra is known in the tech world as a mover and a shaker and the startup she heads is launching an ambitious growth plan in Australia and the UK. Read more Audio

9:55 AM.RNZ Pacific Editor Koroi Hawkins covers the Solomon Islands latest challenge to the Prime Minister. Jeremiah Manele has been challenged twice in four months, and he's only been in the role for a year.

9:45 AM.Greenhouse growers are frustrated with gas prices and availability, and hope geothermal heat can be a replacement.  Read more Audio

9:25 AM.One of the country's leading experts on pay equity has described the government changes in one word - appalling.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Catholics around the world and leaders in the US are welcoming the first American Pope Leo XIV.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Tom reviews the second season of HBO's The Rehearsal on Neon. Netflix's late night chat show, Everybody's Live and films The Wedding Banquet and Thunderbolts Read more Audio

11:20 AM.An attempted abduction of a child outside an Auckland primary school earlier this week has many parents wondering about the best way to talk to children about keeping safe. Clinical Psychologist and… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Withered technology and Lindy Effect - two big picture concepts about tried and true developments. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Lake levels are dangerously low along the eastern side of Lake Taupo, Turangi airfield becomes the new base for rescue helicopter operations, there is an ongoing war on signs in Turangi, and Tokaanu… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Tourism operators are showing their wares at the annual tourism business bonaza, TRENZ, being held in Rotorua.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.The Tongariro National Park is home to outdoor activities including the world-renowned Alpine Crossing , which thousands of people walk each year.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Harriet discusses the UK/India trade deal, Labour sticking to it's stripping of winter fuel payments and allegations of sexism at Downing St. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.A fire in Glen Innes has caused thick black smoke to billow over the Auckland suburb this morning. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.An independent electricity retailer warns the acquisition by Contact Energy of the country's fifth biggest power generator will ultimately cost consumers more. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Consultation on updating health workforce regulations has just closed, but it has sparked worries in the profession, including over greater political influence at the expense of clinical… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.A Soviet era space probe is expected to crash back to earth this month and how do they colour the smoke after voting in the Conclave. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.New Zealand author Sherryl Jordan's first published book was actually the 13th she'd written: Rocco. Read more Audio

11:10 AM.To celebrate New Zealand Music Month, Maggie Tweedie spotlights local songs from taonga puoro band IA and Rei, Christchurch based jazz quartet Darren Pickering Small Worlds, followed by Chris Williams… Read more Audio

10:47 AM.Jimmy discusses staff safety fears at Palmerston North Hospital, the council is debating the future of selling sugary drinks at council venues, and the replacement highway over the Tararua range will… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Elizabeth Heritage reviews Te Moana o Reo: Ocean of Languages Edited by Michelle Elvy & Vaughan Rapatahana published by The Cuba Press. Read more Audio

10:32 AM.Auckland Business Chamber chief executive Simon Bridges speaks with Kathryn following an event this morning to discuss a strategy for the supercity. Read more Audio