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New technology with Paul Matthews
11:08 AM.Paul Matthews on what the expanded school curriculum on digital technology means in practice. Audio
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Book review - Red Dust, A Path Through China
10:38 AM.'Red Dust, A Path Through China' by Ma Jian, reviewed by Karen Brown. Audio
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Dr Dave Baldwin: Flying doctor
10:08 AM.Dr Dave Baldwin is a bush pilot and back country doctor who flies around the country performing medicals on pilots at remote airstrips and farms. He's also an avid hunter and adventurer, many of those… Read more Audio
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UK Correspondent Dame Anne Leslie
9:51 AM.Dame Anne Leslie on jumpiness over recent terror attacks, the bankrupting of the department store chain British Home Stores by its rich owner.. and the rise of the POB -- the political bob. Audio
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Auckland's growth must be quality
9:39 AM.Bill McKay is a Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. He says the big issue for Auckland's intensification is quality of design and build. Audio
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Big tech companies lock up health data
9:20 AM.New wearable technologies and smartphones are sweeping up ever greater amounts of health information in real time and big tech companies are swiftly moving to find ways to turn that data into profit… Read more Audio
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Up and out: challenges for Auckland now
9:08 AM.Auckland now has a plan for intensification - what are the challenges now? Kathryn talks with Alan McMahon, National Director of Research and Consulting for Property Services firm Colliers… Read more Audio
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Holding government agencies to account
11:49 AM.Legal commentator Victoria University law lecturer, Dr Dean Knight, discusses accountability within the civic system - how are government agencies held to account? Audio
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Upskilling teachers in science education
11:25 AM.Barbara Hay is the principal of Koraunui School in Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt, The school is committed to engaging its pupils in science in a practical way. One of its teacher's, Diana Manks, has spent… Read more Audio
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Marty Duda's artist of the week
11:06 AM.Marty features the music of Memphis soul singer, William Bell. Audio
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NZ Literature Review - The Burning Boy by Maurice Gee
10:43 AM.Reviewed by Louise O'Brien, published by Penguin. Audio
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One of the world's last tribal societies
10:08 AM.Australian documentary filmmakers Martin Butler and Bentley Dean collaborated with villagers in the Vanuatu highlands who'd never seen a movie to create Tanna. Their first feature film, it involved… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Australia correspondent - Peter Munro
9:50 AM.Peter Munro tells us about a royal commission into the Northern Territory's juvenile detention system, proposed new laws for the indefinite detention of terrorists and a stoush over the state of the… Read more Audio
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Forecasting earthquakes using neural computing
9:34 AM.Nikola Kasbov is a professor of computer science at AUT. His current work involves making computers work more like brains and using these neural systems to solve complex problems like which medicines… Read more Audio
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Undercover cops risk false confessions
9:09 AM.The New Zealand Police are increasingly using elaborate stings to trick suspects into confessions and one lawyer is worried they could be pressuring people into false confessions. Using the so-called… Read more Audio
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Media commentator - Gavin Ellis
11:48 AM.Gavin Ellis tackles the vexing question about whether media should identify mass shooters, when the killers are seeking fame and death. Audio
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Sophie Hardcastle on thriving with mental illness
11:19 AM.Sophie Hardcastle is a 22 year old Australian author, artist and surfer. She speaks at schools in NSW about her experiences with bipolar 1 disorder. Her memoir Running Like China was released last… Read more Audio
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Business commentator - Rod Oram
11:06 AM.Rod Oram looks at Woolworths putting EziBuy up for sale, Z Energy offering instant discounts on petrol, and Contact Energy runs into legal problems trying to sell equipment from its Otahuhu power… Read more Audio
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Book review - Chasing a Dream: the Exploration of the Imaginary Pacific
10:38 AM.'Chasing a Dream: the Exploration of the Imaginary Pacific' by John Dunmore, reviewed by Quentin Johnson, published by Upstart Press. Audio
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Red Dust Over Shanghai
10:09 AM.Tyl von Randow takes us on a journey back in time to his childhood, as the son of the German Consul in Shanghai, growing up in the shadow of World War Two. His first book is Red Dust Over Shanghai, a… Read more Audio
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US correspondent - Steve Almond
9:48 AM.Steve Almond on day one of the Democratic National Convention and also the resignation of the chair of the party's national committee. This follows leaked material which indicated the DNC tried to… Read more Audio
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Mental capacity law - out of date?
9:34 AM.A two-year study has found that the country's law on whether people have the mental capacity to make decisions, needs an overhaul. Dunedin Barrister Alison Douglass has just published her findings on… Read more Audio
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The future of freedom camping
9:08 AM.With the pressure it is placing on communities around the country, including on sensitive sites, and the pollution left behind by freedom campers, a tourism consultant says local authorities need to… Read more Audio
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Urbanist Tommy Honey
11:48 AM.The New Zealand Institute of Architects announced the nominees for its awards.. and the Carbuncle Cup, which is awarded to the ugliest building constructed in the last 12 months in the UK. Audio
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Cake creations with Niuafe Malupo
11:34 AM.Niuafe Malupo's baking business, Niu Cakery, has taken off. The young West Aucklander has no formal baking training, but after posting his colourful creations on instagram, orders are pouring in. The… Read more Audio, Gallery
