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9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matthew Parris talks to Kathryn about Sir Keir Starmer's moves to stop local residents blocking housebuilding as Labour's first King's Speech approaches. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.When Stacey Smith and her family were able to return home after their Hawke's Bay home was hit by Cyclone Gabrielle, they found a pig had managed to swim into their house and climb to safety on a… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The Republican National Convention is in full swing in Milwaukee where Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance have been formally nominated as candidates on the Republic ticket for November's… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Cancer doctors are welcoming the funding of 13 new cancer drugs, but say with potentially 175,000 cancer patients getting them in the first year, the system for administering them won't cope. Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Spoonley discusses where New Zealand's population is heading, as migration numbers track down, more and more Kiwis leave our shores, and fertility rates continue… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Inflation has slowed to a three year low, with consumer prices rising 0.4 percent in the three months ended June. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn with some tracks that celebrate family connections, inspired by what some award-winners shared at the Aotearoa Music Awards earlier this year. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Kelly rounds up the news from Rotorua - including a controversial e-bike trial for Kainga Ora tenants and an unusual Mongrol Mob carjacking. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Hannah August reviews Practice by Rosalind Brown published by Orion Publishing Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Khalida Popal found a passion for football against an unlikely backdrop in Afghanistan, in the mid-'90s; a time where women were not seen to have a place in sport. She eventually rallied a team and… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the allegations levelled against the construction union, the CFMEU and Tenacious D quitting their tour. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.A West Coast lines company is reigniting a bid to build a run-of-river hydro scheme in its region - but it's facing staunch opposition.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The government wants to move the entire vehicle fleet to paying road-user-charges - but how would this work, and when will it happen?  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Author Emily Pattullo's new novel explores decisions we make when we're young, and the far reaching consequences they can have.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Fletcher's cost management focus pauses software rollout until 2026. Oliver also talks to Kathryn about the KiwiRail board recommended build-and-sell option to resolve a $551m ferry contract.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Northport expansion has been refused consent and Peter has been gauging reaction. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Paul Diamond reviews Power to Win: The Living Wage Movement in Aotearoa New Zealand by Lyndy McIntyre published by Otago University Press. Audio

10:05 AM.Geneticist Marlena Fejzo, like many women, suffered extreme morning sickness during her first pregnancy.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Former US president Donald Trump is in Milwaukee amid strict security, for his party's election convention.  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A small tech company is working on an app which it hopes could act as a confidante for children, and encourage them to get outdoors.  Read more Audio

9:15 AM.A review into the early childhood education sector by the new Ministry of Regulation has the support of centre owners - but others are wary.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.As the government pushes on with plans to raise speed limits around the country, an NZTA survey has found strong support for lowering limits around schools.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay joins Kathryn to look at six big changes announced by the government to boost housing, including the setting up of Housing Growth Targets for tier 1 and 2… Read more Audio