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9:38 AM.The Muslim financial industry is the fastest growing industry in global finance - so understanding Shari'a or Islamic law is becoming increasingly important for doing business overseas. Kathryn Ryan… Read more Audio

9:18 AM.Ministry of Health figures show the number of children 13 years old and under being prescribed SSRI antidepressants has risen nearly 80 percent since 2006, while the number of prescriptions for 14-18… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Commerce Commission has laid 29 charges against Steel and Tube for making false and misleading representations about their steel mesh. RNZ's Phil Pennington, who broke the story. Audio

11:26 AM.Amanda Sattler's famers market stall Glam Jams & Cordials is brimming with bottles and jars of tasty preserves, chutneys and cordials for all occasions. Amanda tells Lynn Freeman how foraging, Digby… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Paula Hawkins has released the eagerly awaited follow up to her debut psychological thriller, The Girl on the Train. She talks to Lynn Freeman about Into the Water - a thriller about two sisters, and… Read more Audio

9:31 AM.The Soft Plastic Recycling programme and Boomerang Bags are taking on the plastics problem one supermarket visit at a time. Read more Video, Audio

9:09 AM.A 10-year-old girl was sent home from her primary school because it did not have a sanitary disposal unit for her to use, a public health sociologist says. Read more Audio

10:11 AM.Kathryn Ryan meets Australian actor, dancer and now writer, Jenevieve Chang, whose journey of self discovery took her to the heart of Shanghai's burlesque scene. Her memoir The Good Girl of Chinatown… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.NZ tennis player Alex Hunt was born without his left arm, but at a recent international tournament in Thailand, he beat eight able-bodied players. Read more Video, Audio, Gallery

9:30 AM.Conservation crisis averted in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf - Bryde's whales no longer under threat, University of Auckland marine scientist, Rochelle Constantine tells Kathryn Ryan why. Audio

9:05 AM.President Donald Trump has announced the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement saying the deal would hamstring the economy, weaken American workers and undermine US sovereignty.

11:27 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks with LGBTI youth sector counsellor Tommy Hamilton about how to support teenagers who are questioning their gender identity. Audio