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9:35 AM.An adventure tourism business set high in the air has found great success in conservation efforts down on the ground.  Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The demise of the country's largest provider of childbirth and parenting classes has left some expectant parents worried. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Local councils fear public transport fare rises will see patronage plummet after a directive to pick up a greater share of the cost of buses and trains.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The latest census figures show that around a quarter of people over 65 don't live in a home they own, or partly own.  Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Historian Jock Phillips talks about the controversial opening of the country's first abortion clinic in Auckland in 1974. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.As the Broadway hit Wicked makes the leap to the big screen, music correspondent Dave Wilson looks at what makes great Act I finales in musicals. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Social service Birthright Whanganui closes after 65 years and others are fighting for survival. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Joanna Ludbrook from Chicken and Frog Bookshop in Featherston reviews Charlie Tangaroa and the God of War by T K Roxborogh published by Huia Publishers. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Solar power company SolarZero has been put into liquidation, leaving some customers worried about the contracts they have signed with the company.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Surf photographer Rambo Estrada has published his first photographic collection, Unbound: Vol 1 An Aotearoa Road Trip.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at the poisoning deaths of two Australians in Laos, along with four other backpackers, which is concerning parents seeing off their 'schoolies' on… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Wellington City Councillors met yesterday to find hundreds of millions of savings in the city's long term plan, required after the council decided not to sell its stake in Wellington Airport. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.A school principal who has spent months trying to secure support for a high needs student says he has been bogged down by bureaucracy, and will retire before it is in place. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his cabinet is set to approve a ceasefire agreement to suspend fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.RNZ sports reporter Joe Porter on the All Blacks final game of the season - a win against Italy. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Demographer and Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Spoonley discusses how immigration and emigration have changed in the past two years.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson discusses Jaguar's rebrand - where it ditched the presence of any cars in an advert posted on X.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Jonathan discusses Ashburton's road to repair, the mayor backs Christmas spend, and counting the cost to keep score in Ashburton. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Jane Westaway reviews The Season by Helen Garner published by Text Publishing Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Former National Party Minister Nikki Kaye has died. She was 44 years old.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Wendy Parkins had just hit a career milestone when she lost control, gripped by depression and a debilitating phobia and OCD which convinced her everything she touched was contaminated. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Incoming President Donald Trump continues to announce appointments for his administration, including several to lead health and food administration policies. Meanwhile Trump's criminal trial is… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.New Zealand is one of the few countries in the world with access to a resource that could become a major new provider of reliable, low emissions energy.  Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Physiotherapists say too many patients are quitting treatment before they've recovered from injury because ACC funding is 20 per cent too low.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.50 new senior doctors and extra specialist nurses are to be employed by Health New Zealand at a cost of $30 million. Read more Audio