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9:20 AM.How do you make a city cycle-friendly? Jenn Graham talks about how she helped the auto-centric US city of Atlanta become a bonafide bike hub. Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Actors' representatives say they want to see the government move swiftly to re-write the so-called 'Hobbit Law', and that the film industry will not suffer as a result. The law, which was introduced… Read more Audio

11:27 AM.The SPCA have developed an education programme to teach children empathy, compassion and responsibility towards animals. The strategy is based on empirical evidence from international research and is… Read more Audio

10:44 AM.Jane Westaway reviews 'Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore' by Terry Newman, published by HarperCollins. Audio

10:11 AM.The America's Cup has a colourful 166-year history rife with dirty deals, spying, betrayal and legal battles – a new book dives into it. Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Kate Adie from the UK as the Development Secretary Priti Patel resigns having been summoned to Downing Street to answer questions over undisclosed meetings with Israeli officials. Also the huge… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.Who's got time to mess around in a 100 page website? Design director for web design agency DNA Charlene Turei tells Kathryn Ryan how making unwieldy websites less frustrating and easier to use has… Read more Audio

9:29 AM.Transport accidents are bound to happen, but when it comes to maritime incidents the variations in incidents are large, with the consequences impacting on the wider marine ecosystem as well as people… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The government plans to give students the option of doing their NCEA exams online by 2020. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Kathryn speaks to two inspirational women making their living off the land, and the writer who has captured their stories in a new book. Sarah Higgins runs her own shearing company while Sam Laugesen… Read more Audio

10:11 AM.One group of developers in the US has finished a decade-long project to turn Henry David Thoreau's Walden into a video game, but can it penetrate the competitive market of fast-paced games? And how is… Read more Audio

9:39 AM.One of the most effective treatments for 2-to-7-year-olds prone to frequent high-level meltdowns involves teaching parents to rewire the relationship via play therapy, says the woman known as the… Read more Audio

9:22 AM.After charges against two of US President Donald Trump's campaign members, and a guilty plea from a third, where might Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia collusion investigation be heading next… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.A consumer watchdog is calling for an independent inquiry into resthome care, including its staffing, funding and complaints processes. Read more Audio

11:43 AM.Gavin asks should the Broadcasting Standards Authority apply its western standards to foreign language ethnic broadcasts - after a small Auckland-based Sikh radio station falls foul of its codes. Also… Read more Audio

11:28 AM.The Pacific Ocean covers one-third of the Earth's surface, making it greater than all of the planet's landmasses combined. It contains half the world's water, hides it deepest places, and is home to… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.The Pacific Ocean covers one-third of the Earth's surface, making it greater than all of the planet's landmasses combined. It contains half the world's water, hides it deepest places, and is home to… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Don Rood reviews The Bushman's Bible by Dave Baldwin, published by Fields Publishing House. Audio

10:07 AM.English author Cressida Cowell, writer of the wildly popular How to Train Your Dragon books, approached her latest children’s book offering with some nervousness - but an important message to impart.