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11:36 AM.Sisters Sarah and Nicky Isherwood talk to Kathryn about their passion for cutting down sugar in baking. You can find their recipes in the gallery below.

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11:07 AM.Shane Jones joining the campaign trail for NZ First, Gareth Morgan and TOP pitching as the influencer on a government of either hue, and the opportunities for Auckland after a big sporting week. Audio

10:07 AM.After seeing one too many websites with dodgy information about pest control, Nelson horticulturist Bill Brett decided to write a book with some facts based on science. He shares some tips. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:38 AM.A new report on waste has found that the levy charged for sending rubbish to landfill is too low. At $10 per tonne, the waste disposal levy is among the lowest of any country with a landfill tariff in… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Figures released to Nine to Noon under the Official Information Act reveal serious under-staffing in the mental health sector. There are 55 vacant positions for psychiatrists, nearly 100 unfilled… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Julee-anne Bell has never perceived light. The Brisbane singing teacher used to be afraid to venture out alone, but after learning echolation – a way of navigating using sound – she can now move… Read more Video, Audio

9:51 AM.Samoa's prime minister has used a new book to slam Helen Clark for her apology to Samoa over colonial excesses - he says she doesn't understand politics - and he reveals that he believes he was the… Read more Audio

9:39 AM.Champion bagpiper Brendon Eade has won every major bagpiping prize in going and when he's not playing the pipes he's a doctor in the Waikato. Read more Audio

9:27 AM.From July community based midwives will get a 6 per cent pay rise. The $8 million dollar package was agreed to by the government in return for the College of Midwives withdrawing its high profile… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Standards New Zealand has released its long awaited benchmark for the testing and remediation of P contaminated properties. Massey University environmental chemist Nick Kim, a top expert in P testing… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.Parent educator and mentor Mary Willow talks to Kathryn about the need for children to have downtime. She says children are born with the unstoppable urge to 'go get the world', but that comes with a… Read more Audio

10:12 AM.Queensland lawyer Debbie Kilroy is the only convicted drug trafficker in Australia to be admitted to the bar. As a young mother aged 28, Kilroy was sentenced to six years in the infamous Boggo Road… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.UK Correspondent Tim Sculthorpe on the Hillsborough Disaster charges, the Tory-DUP deal following Theresa May's election catastrophe, and the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire. Audio

9:33 AM.New Zealand school children see a surprising amount of advertising at school, including fast food advertisements, and there should be national guidelines to limit what they're exposed to, researchers… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Dozens of parents have met in Auckland to raise their concerns about what will happen to their disabled children when they can no longer care for them.   Read more Audio