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10:07 AM.An outdoor work programme called The Skill Mill is giving teenage offenders in the UK an opportunity to gain qualifications and eventually enter the job market. Read more Audio

9:49 AM.The marriage equality debate continues after the Macklemore controversy; and more evidence that Manus Island detainees haven't been provided with basic mental health services after the death of… Read more Audio

9:34 AM.The country's investment watchdog is urging investors to be aware of the risks of investing with off-shore, unlicensed providers after a Bay of Plenty woman was left $7,000 out of pocket after falling… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.King Felipe of Spain has accused the Catalan authorities of disloyalty for organising an illegal independence referendum on Sunday. In his televised address to the nation, he said Spain was in a very… Read more Audio

11:22 AM.Originally from New York, veteran rescue helicopter crewman Dave Greenberg has called New Zealand home since 1990. He has flown nearly 4,000 missions with the Wellington-based rescue helicopter over… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.The Social Enterprise World Forum that drew some 1,600 delegates to Christchurch last week, and what's happening with social enterprises in New Zealand. Audio

10:35 AM."Double Exposure" by Brian Johnstone, reviewed by Ian Johnstone, published by Saraband. Audio

10:07 AM.It isn't easy living on New Zealand's most isolated high country station, but Fiona Redfern wouldn't have it any other way. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:54 AM.Steve Almond has the latest on the lone gunman who killed at least 58 people in Las Vegas. Audio

9:35 AM.Global employment expert Linda Kromjon talks to Kathryn Ryan about keeping borders open to accommodate the needs of businesses worldwide. Linda is the Secretary-General of the International… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The groups working to bring the famous Eden Project to Christchurch want the government to speed up deciding on land that could be used for the $120 million tourist attraction. Read more Audio

9:09 AM.More claims, this time from providers of home and community health services that the Health Ministry is not fully covering the cost of the government's landmark pay equity deal for low paid workers… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Bill McKay looks at the surprising history of prefabrication in New Zealand and what it promises for the future Audio

11:32 AM.An urban garden in central Christchurch has become a 'safe place' for the city's at-risk youth and homeless people. Youth worker Fiona Heargraves and ecologist Bailey Perryman are the pair… Read more Video, Audio

11:06 AM.Political commentators Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills on the chances of a National-Greens alliance, and is MMP working? Audio

10:35 AM.The Stranger by Melanie Raabe, reviewed by Catriona Ferguson, published by Text publishing. Audio

10:11 AM.With Auckland's first downtown Pacific restaurant Kai Pasifika now up and running, chef Robert Oliver is planning his next move – a Pacific Islands health initiative which will include a reality TV… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:48 AM.Joel Richards checks in from Buenos Aires where the All Blacks held court over the weekend, and a march is taking place for two missing young tattoo artists, whose disappearance is being blamed on the… Read more Audio

9:36 AM.While New Zealand struggles with a lack of affordable houses, a Nordic country has come up with a permanent solution. Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Rest home providers claim that the knock on effects from the aged care workers pay equity settlement could lead to job cuts, and closures - with smaller rest homes in smaller centres facing the worst… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.With Te Radar and Pinky Agnew. Audio

11:35 AM.Donald Trump 's attack on NFL players, New Zealand rugby vows to turn women's game pro- but can't say when, and Lydia Ko draws huge galleries on her first appearance in New Zealand for 18 months. Audio

11:08 AM.Jeremy Taylor serves up three new releases from various shades of the indie-rock spectrum - The Horrors, Foo Fighters and LCD Soundsystem, plus a reissue of a sparkling funky pop gem from 1978 by… Read more Audio

10:34 AM.Leah McFall reviews "What Happened" by Hillary Clinton. Published by Simon and Schuster. Audio