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11:30 AM.Ford enthusiast John Stokes is taking us back to the golden age of motoring in his just-released picture-rich history book Ford in New Zealand: Putting the Car before the Horse, which looks at the… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Siddharth Kara has spent the last 16 years traveling the world, speaking and listening to victims as well as perpetrators - documenting their stories. He has calculated that slavery is now much more… Read more Audio

9:33 AM.Two years ago the world was gripped in a Zika panic as the mosquito-borne virus infected millions and spread across 80 countries. Thousands of babies were born with horrific birth defects after their… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Department of Conservation has been told by its new Minister that it needs to ramp-up its advocacy of the environment through the Resource Management Act process because of the crisis facing New… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.A brief look forward to the year of RNZ Plus, the death of Paperboy: a lively, interesting publication that couldn't succeed financially and The Spinoff's Duncan Grieve hands over the editorial reins… Read more Audio

11:24 AM.Getting out the garden sprinkler in hot weather might seem logical but landscape designer Xanthe White says pouring on the water isn't the best way to help your plants endure the heat. Read more Audio

11:07 AM.News from Beingmate, the Chinese company in which Fonterra has invested $750m gets worse, the OIO turns down a request by HNA, a major Chinese financial company; to buy UDC, an important finance… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Hannah August reviews: Night Sky With Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong, published by Jonathan Cape. South and West: From A Notebook by Joan Didion, published by HarperCollins Publishers. Winter by Ali… Read more Audio

10:09 AM.Pa'i Nanai is a six-time world record holding powerlifter. Born in New Zealand of Samoan parents, the family moved back to Samoa before settling finally in Australia when he was a child. As a young… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.The US Senate reaches a deal to reopen the government after a three-day shutdown, and massive protests greet Trump's first anniversary. Audio

9:32 AM.Several scientists and conservation groups spoken to by Nine to Noon say they are baffled by the apparent lack of published scientific research into the kauri dieback tree killing disease, which kills… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Too much NCEA assessment is harming secondary school students, an Auckland school principal says.  Read more Audio

11:33 AM.Anne Corkran and her husband Steve traded high-stress jobs to farm hydroponic greens in Palmerston North. Anne shares a recipe for Lettuce Salad with Yoghurt Dressing. Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Our pundits with their take on the latest political events including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's pregnancy announcement, and manoeuvring in the National Party. Audio

10:35 AM.Ralph McAllister reviews : The Sparsholt Affair by Alan Hollinghurst La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One by Philip Pullman The North Water by Ian McGuire Audio

10:07 AM.Two decades after their first show, the actors known as the The Naked Samoans are reuniting for what they hope will be a spellbinding performance at the Auckland Arts Festival. Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Protests expected in Switzerland this week as President Donald Trump attends the World Economic Forum in Davos; progress in Germany after months of deadlock in forming new government; and tension over… Read more Audio

9:42 AM.A new study has found that despite being in peak physical shape, elite rugby players are not immune to worrying about their weight and looking good. Researchers from the University of Otago questioned… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Local councils want a nationwide strategy to deal with the risk of coastal erosion and the funding to make it possible.  Read more Audio

11:42 AM.Fielding native William 'Waiirua' Cribb captured social media audiences this year with his futuristic eyewear, catchy catchphrases and distinctive dance moves. Read more Video, Audio