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9:35 AM.A public-private project based at Waikato University is aiming to give people more control of their data. STRATUS, led by a cyber security expert and lecturer at the University Dr Ryan Ko, is a… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Hunters who accidentally shoot their mates in the bush are often experienced and believe they have 100 percent correctly identified their target. Read more Audio

11:48 AM.With comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink. Audio

11:32 AM.With the latest disgrace of Sepp Blatter and who's hot and who's not mid-way through pool play at the Rugby World Cup? Audio

11:06 AM.Unafraid to appear hopelessly fashionable, this week Grant Smithies applies his ears to hipster-friendly releases from feted Brooklyn electro-chick Empress Of, New Jersey indie stalwarts Yo La Tengo… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.John McIntyre from The Children's Bookshop in Wellington reviews The Boy at The Top of the Mountain by John Boyne published by Corgi ISBN 978-0-552-57354-2, The Eagle in the Snow by Michael Morpurgo… Read more Audio

10:08 AM.In his latest book, 'Light It Up: The Marine Eye for Battle in the War for Iraq ' historian John Pettegrew takes a look at the crucial role visual culture has played in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.The latest news and politics from Asia. Audio

9:19 AM.Dr. Frank Chaloupka discusses the efficacy of tax control policies on tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use. He is a distinguished professor of economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago and… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Horowhenua District Mayor Brendan Duffy says the death of Alex Fisher is a "scar in our community". The 10 year old's body was found yesterday after a mammoth four day search by hundreds of volunteers… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.The new faces of Grand Designs and The Daily Show and the best local current affairs show that no one's watching. Audio

11:27 AM.Failure to Launch. Clinical and health psychologist Sarb Johal, and Associate Professor at Massey University discusses how to deal with adult children who can't or won't leave the nest. Read more Audio

11:08 AM.On-line voting and our increasing reliance on "big data". Andy Linton has more than 30 years' experience in computer networking in the telecommunications industry and the academic sector. He currently… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.A media statement is expected shortly about this mine closure. Audio

10:36 AM.Reviewed by Ralph McAllister. Published by Random House, $27.99. Audio

10:09 AM.Australian lawyer and CEO Michelle Dixon believes inequality in the workplace is never as black and white as some of us would believe, and is doing something about it. She makes everyone in her law… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.The latest news and politics from the UK. Audio

9:44 AM.Old bones from an ancient Maori oven are helping unravel the history of the Polynesian dog, or kuri, which were brought to Aotearoa by the first Maori settlers. University of Otago PhD student Karen… Read more Audio

9:33 AM.Volkswagen has admitted to rigging 11 million diesel cars with software that allowed them to cheat emissions regulations. US corporate management advisor and author Brian Fielkow says these issues… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.The founder of the international whistle-blowing website Wikileaks speaks to Lynn Freeman from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he's been holed up for three years. Julian Assange has a new book… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Jennifer is the former and founding Director of the Auckland Art Fair. She is currently working with the Institute of Architects on taking New Zealand's exhibition, Future Islands, to the Venice… Read more Audio

11:32 AM.Larry Lieberman is a founder and COO of Dynamite Labs, a New York-based developer of social media platforms. Before that he was CMO of ooVoo mobile video chat. He is in New Zealand along with sixteen… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Formed in 1961, The Zombies were one of the more interesting bands to emerge in the wake of The Beatles' success thanks to Rod Argent's jazzy keyboard playing and singer Colin Blunstone's breathy… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Reviewed by Rae McGregor, published by Headline. Audio