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11:27 AM.Social enterprise entrepreneurs Ana Heremaia and Felicity Brenchley talk to Kathryn. They along with colleague Ruby Watson have established a design and architecture studio, named Akau. It is based in… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.Since the early sixties, as part of Phil Spector's 'wall of sound' hit factory, Darlene Love has done it all, from major motion pictures like the highly successful Lethal Weapon series to Broadway… Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Published by Victoria University Press. Reviewed by Louise O'Brien, co-editor of the quarterly review, New Zealand Books. Audio

10:08 AM.Rather than being turned into a zombie by video games, Michael Clune says his childhood love affair with the electronic world transformed his life. In his second memoir, 'Gamelife', Clune explores… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The latest on Australian politics and the New Zealanders held in detention centres. Audio

9:40 AM.One of the most high profile independent sea rescuers, Migrant Offshore Aid Station, is temporarily leaving the Mediterranean for a life-saving mission in South East Asia. According to UNHCR, more… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Rates of short-sightedness, or myopia have skyrocketed in recent years particularly in countries like China, where the 90 percent of teens and young adults need glasses, compared with 20 percent… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce has told all Universities, Wananga and Polytechnics that from 2017 they will have to publish information about the employment status and… Read more Audio

11:44 AM.Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former editor of the New Zealand Herald. He can be contacted on gavin.ellis@xtra.co.nz Audio

11:26 AM.William MacAskill, as a Research Fellow at Cambridge University spent five years developing the philosophy of effective altruism, which applies data and scientific reasoning to the normally… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Dissects Fonterra's better than expected financial results and the immanent arrival of world's second largest clothing retailer, H&M, in New Zealand. Audio

10:39 AM.Reviewed by Ralph McAllister, published by Hamish Hamilton. Audio

10:08 AM.Dr. Carin Bondar is a Canadian biologist, writer, presenter and a science geek. Her research involves how human sex compares to that of beasts in the natural world. Carin Bondar is a biologist with a… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.US politics - a looming potential government shutdown? Audio

9:36 AM.The director of the Nieman Journalism lab at Harvard University, Joshua Benton says local news is under threat, as global giants like Facebook, Apple and Google begin to dominate news platforms, and… Read more Audio

9:26 AM.The Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement (TTTA) provides that Australians and New Zealanders can travel to and live and work in one another's country without restriction. However it is not part of any… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.The New Zealand citizens who are being locked up in detention centres then kicked out of Australia could eventually run into the thousands according to the Australian Lawyers Alliance. Greg Barns is… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Waipu caves and Ahuriri badlands. Audio

11:33 AM.Restaurateur Angelo Georgalli's heritage influences his food. He was born to an Italian mother and a Cypriot chef father. His love of fishing and hunting in wilderness parts of Wanaka is reflected in… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Australian immigration law changes and the deportation of New Zealanders who commit crimes. The reports and restructing plans for Child Youth and Family. Audio

10:36 AM.The Many Deaths of Mary Dobie: Murder, Politics and Revenge in Nineteenth Century New Zealand by David Hastings. Reviewed by Paul Diamond, published by Auckland University Press. Audio

10:10 AM.Professor Marc Lewis is a former drug addict, who recovered and now specialises in addiction. His latest book, The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction is not a Disease, has divided the medical… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.Reports on France's first airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, as well as the latest on the migrant crisis in the Middle East. Audio

9:42 AM.Wales overcame a 10-point deficit and endless injuries to pull off their sensational 28-25 win over England at Twickernam. Veteran Welsh Rugby Commentator, Huw Llywelyn Davies joins Nine to Noon. Audio

9:34 AM.Derek McCormack is the Vice-Chancellor of AUT, the Auckland University of Technology. He says students and universities need to be focusing not just on academic results but also on graduates having a… Read more Audio