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9:40 AM.Nathan Ruser from Sydney is an amateur mapper and founding member of the Institute of United Conflict Analysts who monitor a number of conflicts, especially Syria and Iraq, from their homes. Their… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Victoria Police Detective Superintendent Patrick Boyle has spoken to 43 police officers, including one from New Zealand and one from the UK about their direct dealings with gang members in Melbourne… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Two Christchurch tradesmen have won a case against a building firm over their exposure to asbestos on the job. Neil Silcock and Liam Milner resigned from exterior building company, Goleman Limited… 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

11:29 AM.Andrew Fladeboe is an artist based in Minneapolis. He came to New Zealand on a Fulbright scholarship to immerse himself in rural life and to document and to photograph traditional New Zealand working… Read more Audio, Gallery

11:06 AM.Rod Oram discusses the government's rejection of Shanghai Pengxin's bid for Lochinver Station and further aspects of Shanghai Maling's proposal to take control of Silver Fern Farms. Audio

10:38 AM.Reviewed by Phil Vine, published by Fourth Estate. Audio

10:08 AM.Can image analysis detect the hand of the Old Masters like Giotto or Rembrandt? The pioneering Belgian physicist and mathematician, Ingrid Daubechies has the answers. She is in New Zealand, as the… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.Susan Milligan is a former White House and National Political Correspondent for the Boston Globe. She is a Contributing Editor to US News and World Report. She also writes for The Washingtonian, Rhode… Read more Audio

9:37 AM.Roll Out the Barrel is a UK charity which is delivering roll-able water containers to communities where people would otherwise have the painstaking task of carrying them. In many developing countries… Read more Audio

9:24 AM.New research by Massey University shows media coverage of price wars, like the slashing of mortgage rates, intense competition in domestic air fares, and spiraling house prices can add an important… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.A former scientist from AgResearch's now defunct Wallaceville site says the latest round of staffing cuts at the Crown Institute form part of the largest loss of scientific talent in New Zealand since… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Banknotes, passports and subway maps Audio

11:28 AM.Mark Dickson is the co-owner of Taste Nature, an organic grocery store and eatery in Dunedin. He has a small market garden at Waititi and a home flock of chickens. The eggs for his shop are sourced… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Political commentators Mike Williams and Matthew Hooton discuss the government's decision on Lochinvar Station, the flag debate and the latest political poll. Audio

10:38 AM.By Sebastian Faulks, reviewed by Jane Westaway and published by Hutchinson. Audio

10:10 AM.The recent death of the last remaining dam buster, New Zealander Les Munro, highlighted the role the legendary squadron had on helping end World War Two. Les Munro flew in 21 bombing missions with… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Seamus Kearney with the latest on the European refugee crisis. Audio

9:26 AM.Angela Potroz and her family lost millions of dollars over their loan swaps when they were forced to sell three farms because of payments to the bank costing up to 120 thousand dollars a month. Lynn… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.The All Blacks have secured a gritty victory against Argentina, in their 2015 World Cup opener at Wembley - but were pushed hard, in front of a record breaking crowd. Former All Blacks captain Anton… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.With Te Radar and Gemma Gracewood. Audio

11:34 AM.Rugby World Cup. New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko. An upset in first 15 school boy rugby. Audio

11:06 AM.Just before strapping on his board shorts for a junket to Hawa'ii, Grant Smithies clears his desk of recent new releases, checking out the latest noises emanating from Albuquerque, Kinshasa, Baltimore… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Reviewed by Tilly Lloyd, published by Text. Audio

10:10 AM.Dr Michael Gazzaniga has lead pioneering studies on patients with split brains, where the two hemispheres work completely separately from eachother. In the 1960's he was involved in studies of split… Read more Audio