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Indigenous people in prison - can the vicious cycle be broken?
9:36 AM.Around 15 percent of New Zealand's population is Maori and yet they make up over 50 percent of prison inmates. In Canada indigenous people represent 25% of the inmates in state prisons, despite making… Read more Audio
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Medsafe responds to concerns over surgical mesh
9:08 AM.Over the last year Nine to Noon has spoken in depth to several people reporting horrific side effects from surgical mesh implants. Now a new survey of people who suffered complications from surgical… Read more Audio
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Media commentator Gavin Ellis
11:44 AM.Why is the Key Government afraid to confront the need for fundamental changes to media regulation? Is Amy Adams' proposed bill mere tinkering? Audio
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Growing up Afro Caribbean in Australia
11:24 AM.On the face of it, writer Maxine Beneba-Clarke had a quintessential Aussie childhood. Growing up in suburban Sydney, riding in the family Ford Falcon, vegemite in the cupboard. She is the author of… Read more Audio
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Business commentator Rod Oram
11:06 AM.Rod Oram discussing the latest company results season, and the rapid growth of international tourism. Audio
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Book review - The Underground Railroad
10:40 AM.'The Underground Railroad' by Colson Whitehead. Reviewed by Jenna Todd. Audio
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Zealandia's new manager Danielle Shanahan
10:16 AM.Wellington's wildlife centre, Zealandia is a haven for native species with a 225 hectare bush area surrounded by a predator-free fence. Kaka parrots and saddlebacks are thriving while tuatara bask in… Read more Audio, Gallery
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US Correspondent, Susan Milligan
10:07 AM.Susan Milligan is covering the US presidential campaign and says race has gone from an underlying to right-out-front, deeply divisive issue in the campaign. Audio
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Race for UN Secretary General
9:55 AM.It looks as if Helen Clark has remained in seventh place in the third straw poll of the UN Secretary-General race. Lorna Shaddick reports from the UN in New York Audio
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How democratic are local government elections?
9:43 AM.Elections for the mayoralties, councils and local boards take place in early October, and already questions are being asked about low voter turn-out, low candidate turnout, one-sided races, &… Read more Audio
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The challenges of a near-zero inflation world
9:09 AM.This year the Reserve Bank has cut interest rates to record low levels, and has indicated that further cuts are possible. Is focusing solely on returning inflation to within the 1 to 3 per cent range… Read more Audio
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Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
11:47 AM.This weekend Kennedy fulfilled a cherished ambition to visit the first New Zealand island that became predator-free -- in 1964. Yes, this is where the dream of predator-free NZ began -- on Maria… Read more Audio
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Chicken and Egg
11:30 AM.Queenstown based, Will Eaglesfield is executive chef of No5 ChurchLane and Eichart's. He loves his chooks and fresh eggs and gives Kathryn Ryan tips on rearing domestic chickens. Audio
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Political commentators Stephen Mills and Matthew Hooton
11:07 AM.Stephen and Matthew discuss Hekia Parata's new plan for "COOLs" and the ongoing battle over Auckland's housing woes Read more Audio
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Book review - Shrill by Lindy West
10:33 AM.'Shrill' by Lindy West and 'We Were Feminists Once' by Andi Zeisler. Revied by Charlotte Graham. Audio
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Zenith Irfan: born to ride
10:07 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks to 21 year old Pakistani woman Zenith Irfan who has been fulfilling a dream of her late father's – to ride across Pakistan on a motorcycle. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
9:49 AM.Amid the grief, investigations begin into construction companies: how so many buildings collapsed in the Italy quake, especially recently built structures that were supposed to be quake proof & the… Read more Audio
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Is loneliness killing our seniors?
9:33 AM.Could making people more connected to their communities lower the health costs to the state? And how can this be achieved? Kathryn Ryan talks to Chris Phillipson, who is working with New Zealand… Read more Audio
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Getting truants out of bed and off to school
9:07 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks to Kawerau's secret weapon, Mereana Rua (aka Nanny Dolz). She is the straight shooting local truancy officer who gets teenagers out of bed, bundles them into her car and drives them… Read more Audio
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The week that was with Te Radar and Gemma Gracewood
11:45 AM.The week that was with Te Radar and Gemma Gracewood. Audio
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Sports commentator Brendan Telfer
11:30 AM.Brendan Telfer returns from Rio with his assessment of the Olympics, and the All Black team is named for Saturday's test against the Wallabies. Audio
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New music with Grant Smithies
11:08 AM.His mum calls him Brian, but we know him as Kid Congo Powers- former member of The Gun Club, The Cramps and Nick Cave's Bad Seeds. He plays in NZ with his band the Pink Monkey Birds next weekend, and… Read more Audio
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Unity Books Review: Hot Milk by Deborah Levy
10:35 AM.Kiran Dass of Unity Books reviews the 2016 Man Booker Prize longlisted Hot Milk by Deborah Levy. Audio
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Spine-tingling - the story of the book
10:08 AM.After a thousand years as the world's most powerful medium, does the book still reign supreme? Nine to Noon talks to Keith Houston, about the weighty, living artifacts that you can hold, hoard or… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Asia correspondent Charlotte Glennie
9:45 AM.North Korea has been making rapid progress in its missile development programme. How much of a concern is it? Myanmar is hit by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake. Audio
