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10:07 AM.Former All White captain Tim Brown has gone from football to footwear, with the launch of his merino shoe company All Birds. He talks to Kathryn Ryan about transitioning from professional sport to the… Read more Audio

9:44 AM.Colourful language about President Obama is still making headlines, Zika turns up in Singapore and Malaysia, and just what are China's 'velcro parents?' Audio

9:25 AM.Sailor, skipper and marine scientist Jochen Zaeschmar, tells the story of false killer whales in a journey which ended up attracting the interest of a BBC documentary series. Jochen will be speaking… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:20 AM.New research finds that only a quarter of 15-year-olds live with both their biological parents. Only 6 per cent of those surveyed part of The Next Generation Study, had spent their whole lives in… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A former Waikato rugby captain Dr Paul Anderson is calling for an independent inquiry into claims Chiefs' players had physically and verbally abused a young woman hired to strip at their end of season… Read more Audio

11:26 AM.What influence does parenting style have on child well-being and outcomes? Kathryn Ryan talks to clinical psychologist Sarb Johal about parenting styles, which roughly fall into four categories… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Kathryn Ryan speaks to political scientist and author Shadi Hamid about his new book "Islamic Exceptionalism: How the Struggle Over Islam is Reshaping the World" which explores why religion and… Read more Audio

9:29 AM.Heath Ledger died from a lethal combination of several different prescription medications at age 28. Eight years on his father Kim is warning others not to make the same mistake. He is in New Zealand… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.One of New Zealand's longest-serving judges, has delivered a stinging critique of the criminal justice system. Sir Ron Young, has spoken out about reduced legal aid for defence lawyers, reduced money… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.University of Canterbury Professor of Law, Ursula Cheer, discusses Melania's Trump's defamation claim against the New York based US publisher of MailOnline, Mail Media Inc, and a US blogger named… Read more Audio

11:29 AM.Drug and alcohol expert Professor David Best talks to Nine to Noon about creating a sense of community for recovering and recovered addicts. Until recently responses to addiction focused on treatment… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins is considered the last of the saxophone greats; his playing on par with jazz greats Charlie Parker and John Coltrane.  Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Kathryn Myronuk is an expert on the technological advances shaping our future. Read more Audio

9:52 AM.This week Australia Correspondent Bernard Keane talks about China and deteriorating relations between the economic powerhouse and Australia. There's also a Labor senator in hot water after he accepted… Read more Audio

9:39 AM.The days of Islamic State controlling large swaths of territory and major cities in Iraq and Syria appear to be numbered with an assault one of its last strongholds, the Iraqi city of Mosul, expected… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks to Education Minister Hekia Parata about changes to the way schools are funded. Schools find out today how much extra they'll get out of a new $12.3m fund targeting the children of… Read more Audio