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NZ population up, fertility rates down
11:24 AM.New Zealand's fertility rate has now dropped below replacement levels, meaning there are not enough babies being born to replace the current population. Demographer Paul Spoonley discusses what's… Read more Audio
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Business commentator Rod Oram
11:09 AM.Rod Oram talks to Kathryn Ryan about Fuji-Xerox NZ's huge losses, local attempts in Dunedin to buy the Cadbury plant and the Reserve Bank Governor, Graeme Wheeler's complaint to BNZ about its head of… Read more Audio
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Book review - You do not travel to China by Barbara Francis
10:41 AM.Sonja de Friez has been reading 'You do not travel to China' by Barbara Francis. Published by Victoria University Press / Upstart Distribution. Audio
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Attempting a novel in one of the bleakest places on earth
10:07 AM.Nell Stevens went to a remote rocky island, part of the Falklands group, to write a novel. Once on Bleaker Island (official population:two) , she discovered that her plan to become a "book machine"… Read more Audio
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USA correspondent - Steve Almond
9:50 AM.Steve Almond with the latest from the US, including former FBI chief, James Comey's testimony to Congress about his firing by President Trump. Also, the GOP is also getting close to repealing… Read more Audio
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A step-up for young start-ups
9:41 AM.Facebook, Tumblr, and Snapchat... All big names in the tech industry, and all founded by millenials. Now a group of New Zealanders has raised half-a-million dollars to be invested in start-ups founded… Read more Audio
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The Fitbit for your pelvic floor
9:32 AM.A world-first medical device which could help women strengthen their own pelvic floors is being trialled. The FemFit – which works in a similar way to a Fitbit – would enable women to track their… Read more Audio
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Registration of Chief Social Worker
9:08 AM.The country's top social worker has recently applied for registration, despite previous assertions he didn't need to. After years of calls from within the profession for all social workers to be… Read more Audio
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Urban issues with Bill McKay
11:45 AM.Bill McKay is Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Audio
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Kai ora: cooking with karengo, kūmara and kawakawa
11:30 AM.Homoeopath Gretta Carney from Hapi Cafe in Napier shares ideas for cooking with karengo, kūmara and kawakawa. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Politics with Mike Williams and Matthew Hooton
11:05 AM.Mike and Matthew discuss Labour's soon to be announced immigration policy plus the implications from the UK's shock election result. Audio
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Book Review - Theft by finding
10:40 AM.Theft by finding, written by David Sedaris, published by Hachette NZ and reviewed by Naomi Arnold. Audio
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Arni Wainui: pioneer of te reo Maori education
10:05 AM.Kathryn Ryan meets Arni Wainui, retiring principal of Te Wharekura o Arowhenua, one of only six Maori immersion schools in the South Island. She founded the school in Southland two decades ago when… Read more Audio
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Odour sensor devices for disease
9:20 AM.Professor Cristina Davis is part of a multi-disciplinary team working on developing an an odour sensor device to diagnose disease. She is a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the… Read more Audio
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Mayor calls for more tourism infrastructure support
9:05 AM.Surveys show increasing levels of public frustration with tourists - is the government's additional funding for infrastructure enough? Kathryn Ryan interviews Graham Smith, the mayor of the MacKenzie… Read more Audio
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The week that was with Te Radar and Pinky Agnew
11:49 AM.David Lange's life to become opera, and a Southland school delcares war on fidget spinners. Audio
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Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
11:34 AM.Brendan runs the ruler over the British and Irish Lions' performance so far, and looks at progress in the America's Cup. Audio
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New music with Jeremy Taylor
11:07 AM.eremy Taylor considers the 20th anniversary re-issue of Radiohead's seminal 'OK Computer', and whether they chose the right songs to include and exclude; along with a glorious collection of devotional… Read more Audio
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Book review - The Princess Bride by William Goldman
10:38 AM.Niki Ward reviews 'The Princess Bride' by William Goldman. Audio
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UK exit polls predict a knife edge result
10:29 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks to UK correspondent Matthew Paris as exit polls predict a potential hung parliament. Audio
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John Price: adventure photographer
10:08 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks to photographer John Price, whose efforts to dispel the myth of his "perfect life" on social media is the subject of a new documentary screening at this year's mountain film… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Asia correspondent Anna Fifield
9:50 AM.North Korea's response to the United States withdrawal from the Paris Climate accord; the fate of activists in China investigating working conditions in factories making shoes for Ivanka Trump's… Read more Audio
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Could Comey's testimony lead to impeachment?
9:39 AM.Former FBI director James Comey has accused President Donald Trump of lying and defaming him in three hours of testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee Comey. Mr Comey said he had no doubt… Read more Audio
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Are you paying too much in KiwiSaver fees?
9:24 AM.What are the range of fees charged by KiwiSaver providers and what recourse does a consumer have if unhappy? Kathryn Ryan talks with Jose George from research and ratings organisation Canstar, and… Read more Audio
