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11:06 AM.Unaccustomed though he is to blowing his own trumpet, Grant Smithies shamelessly showcases one of his own musical projects this week: a vinyl compilation LP called Alright In The City that collects… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.'From the Cutting Room Floor of Barney Kettle' by Kate de Goldi, published by Longacre. 'Conrad Cooper's Last Stand' by Leonie Agnew, published by Penguin. Audio

10:11 AM.Scot Johanna Basford is credited with starting the adult colouring book craze, with her books selling in the millions and regularly topping bestseller lists internationally. She’s just released The… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:51 AM.MPs overwhelmingly backed UK military action against IS - also known as Daesh - in Syria, by 397 votes to 223, after a 10-hour Commons debate. Audio

9:47 AM.Some Stewart Islanders are pleading with the government to ban cage diving saying they are too scared to go into the water. Professor Ken Hughey is the Department of Conservation's Chief Science… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.Some Stewart Islanders are pleading with the government to ban cage diving saying they are too scared to go into the water. They say the cage diving is teaching sharks to associate humans with food… Read more Audio

9:26 AM.There are just 3,200 tigers left in the world, compared with 100 thousand, a hundred years ago.  A team of Oxford University scientists is calling on fellow academics around the world to come up with… Read more Audio

9:09 AM.The first ever comparison study into the sky-rocketing prices of cancer drugs has shown that costs vary wildly from country to country. In high income countries (Europe, Australia, and New Zealand)… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Lara discusses the documentary The Art of Recovery by Peter Young. Audio

11:25 AM.Clinical and health psychologist Sarb Johal, and Associate Professor at Massey University discusses how families can try to heal rifts. Audio

11:06 AM.Connected toys. Raspberry Pi Zero. Unicorns - are they endangered? Audio

10:39 AM.Reviewed by Gyles Beckford, published by Ngaio Press. Audio

10:30 AM.The Department of Corrections is responding to criticism from the Ombudsman's Office that it's putting the lives of teenage prisoners at risk by keeping them locked up for 23 hours a day in their… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Robert Penn cut down an ash tree to see how many things could be made from it. After all, ash is the tree we have made the greatest and most varied use of over the course of human history. His book… Read more Audio, Gallery

9:48 AM.UK Parliament debates bombing Syria. Fairy lights interfering with Christmas? Audio

9:35 AM.A new study on those who represent themselves in civil court has found the system works against them, and they can face prejudice from judges and lawyers. Bridgette Toy-Cronin is a former lawyer whose… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The country's top cancer research organisation says a new drug funding regime is needed to pay for a new generation of drugs which are revolutionising cancer therapy. Pharmac's clinical advisory… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.You say 'tomayto' I say 'tomahhdo'....employment Lawyer Andrew Scott Howman talks sandwich wars and how far intellectual property rights can go. Audio

11:29 AM.Tangaroa College teacher, David Riley has helped turn his students into voracious readers by writing books they want to read, about their own local sports stars. His books include Off Loading with… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Despite a rather inauspicious start with two criminally overlooked releases in the late 70sa and early 80s, Lucinda Williams finally got the attention she deserved in the 1990s with Sweet Old World… Read more Audio

10:38 AM.Reviewed by David Hill, published HarperCollins NZ. Audio

10:09 AM.Kate Radburnd is a winemaker and senior wine judge who is the first female in 33 years, to be awarded a New Zealand Wine Growers Fellowship. Even as a novice winemaker in the Hawkes Bay she was… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is on his way back from the climate change summit in Paris and is heading into a viper's nest in the final week of Parliament for the year. Audio

9:36 AM.An Australian dietitian says older people are not eating properly - and some are malnourished - because they're dieting. Ngaire Hobbins is also a lecturer in dementia studies at the University of… Read more Audio

9:18 AM.The food industry regularly uses aromas to encourage us to eat and drink more. But now some are experimenting with synthetic aromas, in packaging and advertising: is this the new frontier of food and… Read more Audio