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Dollar falls on RBNZ's suggestion it will cut interest rates
9:23 AM.RNZ buiness editor Gyles Beckford on the Reserve Bank's surprise economic assessment expected to lay out it's thinking on the risks and the backdrop to its next interest decision next month. Audio
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Geopolitical implications of Turkey's failed coup
9:09 AM.As the Turkish President detains hundreds of military leaders what are the wider geoplotical implications of the failed coup in Turkey? Henri Barkey is the Director of the Middle East Program at the… Read more Audio
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Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
11:45 AM.Siouxsie tells us about a deadly bacteria that can be picked up by a simple sniff, how thumb sucking helps prevent allergies and how smartphone usage correlates with social anxiety and loneliness. Audio
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Cooking behind bars
11:35 AM.Upskilling prisoners through food. Kathryn Ryan speaks to the vegetarian chef from the Wellington on a Plate Rimutaka Prison Gate to Plate event. Audio
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Marty Duda features the music of Terry Reid
11:05 AM.English vocalist and songwriter Terry Reid is more well known for what he didn't do, than for what he did. What he didn't do is accept Jimmy Page's invitation to join his new band which became Led… Read more Audio
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Book review - Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
10:40 AM.Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld, published by HarperCollins and reviewed by Laura Caygill. Audio
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Reframing education outcomes
10:10 AM.Yong Zhao is an educationalist based in the US who has long argued against the idea of rote and rigid instructional learning. Chinese-born, he began living in the US as a visiting scholar and is now… Read more Audio
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Australia correspondent - Karen Middleton
9:50 AM.Kevin Rudd seeks backing for nomination for UN Secretary General, unconfirmed reports PM helping out own party, Muslin migration. Audio
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Former NYPD detective on blue on black violence
9:25 AM.More than ten years ago Graham Weatherspoon warned the former New York City Police Commissioner that he was risking urban warfare in the streets over his response to the shooting of an innocent black… Read more Audio
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Scholarships going unclaimed
9:10 AM.An organisation which collates information on university scholarships says huge numbers of scholarships are going unclaimed. Brenda Smith who runs Generosity New Zealand - this country's main gateway… Read more Audio
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Media commentator Gavin Ellis
11:44 AM.Farewell to RNZ's Spectrum's 44 year long run and a look at the role journalistic organisations still play in public discourse. Audio
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Stag Doo
11:28 AM.Christchurch based 'Big Al' Lester's ninth book about hunting, 'Stag Doo' tells camp-fire tales of what went wrong on the hunt. He also shares 40 years of his own deer-hunting experiences in the South… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Business commentator Rod Oram
11:08 AM.Rod Oram looks at some aspects of presumptive Republican candidate, Donald Trump's economic policies and where the TPP stands in American politics. Also, how consumers might benefit from the rewriting… Read more Audio
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Book Review - The Quiet Spectacular by Laurence Fearnley
10:40 AM.Reviewed by David Hill, published by Penguin Random House. Audio
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From Fargo to Before the Fall - Noah Hawley
10:08 AM.Screenwriter and author Noah Hawley is behind the television adaptation of the classic Coen brothers movie, Fargo. He is a much in demand film and television producer and scriptwriter. His latest… Read more Audio
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The Reserve Bank proposes new lending restrictions
9:54 AM.The Reserve Bank is proposing extending lending restrictions to try to cool the housing market. RNZ's business editor Gyles Beckford joins Kathryn to discuss the proposal. Audio
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Will Russia be banned from the Rio Olympics?
9:46 AM.A damning report by the World Anti-Doping Agency released overnight confirms allegations by the former head of Russia's national anti-doping lab that urine samples from athletes were swapped clean… Read more Audio
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US correspondent Susan Milligan
9:37 AM.The latest from the US from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, and more about Donald Trump's right hand man, Mike Pence. Audio
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A Picture of Health?
9:18 AM.Liggins Institute guest, University of Pretoria geneticist Vinet Coetzee has been developing an affordable 3D camera that could assist in the early detection of genetic disorders such as Down Syndrome… Read more Audio
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Cannabis tax could generate $150m a year - Treasury
9:07 AM.An Official Information Act request by Nelson lawyer Sue Grey on the economic cost of prohibiting access to Cannabis has turned up a previously secret Drug Classification note from Treasury. It says… Read more Audio
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Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne
11:48 AM.Rising sea levels with interactive map and the "Conservation and Environment Science Roadmap".
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How to grow almonds
11:35 AM.Riverina almonds in Marlborough has been a 30 year labour of love for Gill Smith and Graham Farnell. The pioneering orchardists developed their 11 hectare property in the Blenheim hinterland from… Read more Audio
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Political commentators Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills
11:08 AM.Matthew and Stephen discuss the ongoing housing crisis in Auckland and threats of a trade war with China. Audio
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Book review- Belgravia by Julian Fellowes
10:38 AM.Reviewed by Leah McFall, published by Hachette. Audio
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Seeing the world through animal eyes
10:07 AM.Dr Temple Grandin of Colorado State University is a prominent autism educator, animal-rights advocate, livestock-equipment designer and an accidental fashion icon. She has a unique ability to… Read more Audio