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Pacific correspondent Michael Field
9:51 AM.Tonga is in political crisis as the PM faces a vote of no confidence from the Kingdom's nobles, the latest in the debate over tuna fisheries and a rundown of the Pacific Island's prospects for the Rio… Read more Audio
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Shay Wright: growing Maori business
9:42 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks to Maori social entrepreneur Shay Wright. From growing up on a farm in the Far North to being named on the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list, Shay Wright is teaching iwi how to manage… Read more Audio
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Shock resignation of Lowell Goddard
9:22 AM.Kathryn Ryan speaks to Phil Johnson, a spokesperson for MACSAS - Minister and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors about the resignation of Dame Lowell Goddard as chair of Britain's independent inquiry into… Read more Audio
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Forensic pathologists critically understaffed
9:09 AM.The head of the National Forensic Pathology Service says the Auckland region currently operating with less than half the staff it needs. Dr Simon Stables says if there was a serious accident or… Read more Audio
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Viewing Review with Tamar Munch
11:48 AM.Tamar Munch reviews the new season of Suits on Lightbox, Ray Donovan on Soho, the Anthony Robbins documentary on Netflix I am Not Your Guru, and the new season of Wentworth. Audio
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Dr Claire Meehan: Sexting and Cyberspace Safety
11:27 AM.Criminologist Dr Claire Meehan tells Kathryn Ryan she's aiming for better strategies and skills to make young people safer in cyberspace. A recent report by British charity the National Society for… Read more Audio
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New technology with Sarah Putt
11:12 AM.Sarah Putt on why Uber's sold up in China, ongoing tech disruptions to business models and how will the technology needs of 400 thousand more Auckland homes be met? Audio
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Book review - Selected Poems by Jenny Bornholdt
10:41 AM.Reviewed by Mary McCallum, published by Victoria University Press. Read more Audio
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James Liu: What is NZ's national character?
10:09 AM.Is there such a thing as the New Zealand national character? Why does the tide appear to be turning against migrants in many countries around the world, towards closed borders, and a harking back to… Read more Audio
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UK Correspondent Jon Dennis
9:49 AM.Jon Dennis reports from the UK on Jeremy Corbyn's battle to keep his leadership and criticism of David Cameron's parting gift of honours given to his supporters. Audio
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New Olympic Sports
9:40 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks to Dr Holly Thorpe from Waikato University about the new sports announced for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics - Karate, Softball, Baseball and Sport Climbing. Read more Audio
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Coverage of women's sport - fair?
9:22 AM.Are the Olympics the only event where female athletes get equal recognition? Kathryn Ryan speaks to Associate Professor Toni Bruce, at the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of… Read more Audio
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Water restrictions loom in Canterbury
9:09 AM.Environment Canterbury is warning of water restrictions for farmers and urban dwellers as the region's aquifers reach their lowest levels since the 1980s. ECAN released its latest drought update… Read more Audio
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Could sending sick staff home help spread disease?
11:50 AM.Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles discusses new research from US and Spanish scientists which questions traditional thinking on the spread of disease within communities during an epidemic. Also, the… Read more Audio
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Chemo & Back Again: Andrea Fairbairn
11:26 AM.Getting a diagnosis of cancer is a scary time for any patient. Then comes possible surgery and often gruelling treatment. Kathryn Ryan speaks with two-time survivor Andrea Fairbairn who is determined… Read more Video, Audio
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Marty Duda plays Emily Jane White
11:07 AM.Emily Jane White is a singer/songwriter from California who released her debut album in 2007. Influenced by American blues and folk music tradition along with contemporary female singer/songwriters… Read more Audio
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Book review - Blue Dog by Louis de Bernieres
10:41 AM.Reviewed by Rae Mcgregor, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
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Regina Tito: from sleeping rough to helping the homeless
10:10 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks to Regina Tito about turning her life around from sleeping rough on the streets to helping Wellington's homeless. She's also the subject of a short documentary film on the homeless… Read more Audio
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Australia correspondent Bernard Keane
9:51 AM.Bernard discusses the political fallout from Kevin Rudd's bid for the UN top job, and the early resignation from the Royal Commission into Juvenile Detention. Audio
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Rancour & division in the US
9:26 AM.Kathryn Ryan speaks with US political historian Wendy Wall, who says the division, rancour and fear in US politics today is similar to America in the 1930s. Audio
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Vaping safer than smoking
9:08 AM.The Health Ministry says vaping is safer than smoking and is moving to make e-cigarettes legal by the end of the year. Nine to Noon speaks to Ministry advisor Professor Hayden McRobbie. Audio
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Media commentator Gavin Ellis
11:45 AM.Should the media identify mass shooters, when the purpose of their carnage is fame and death. Audio
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The rise and demise of New Zealand's provinces
11:28 AM.How and why were the country's provinces created, and what are the lasting effects on their identities? Kathryn Ryan speaks with historian Andre Brett about his new book Acknowledge No Frontier, which… Read more Audio, Gallery
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David Bain denied compo, but gets $925k ex gratia
11:22 AM.Kathryn Ryan talks to RNZ's political editor Jane Paterson on the announcement that David Bain will not receive compensation for wrongful imprisonment. Rather, he has been given an ex-gratia payment… Read more Audio
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Business commentator Rod Oram
11:08 AM.Rod Oram is looking at a new KiwiSaver fund challenging the sector over the fees it charges, and Kevin Roberts being required to take leave from chairing Saatchi & Saatchi for his comments about women… Read more Audio
