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11:35 AM.Former dairy farmer, Desiree Whitaker has always loved whiskey, and always wanted to make it herself. After selling her Canterbury farm she is setting up a traditional Scottish whiskey distillery in… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.The critical vote on the leadership of Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott. Karen Middleton is the chief political correspondent for SBS Australia. Audio

11:06 AM.Our political commentators discuss the Prime Minister at Waitangi, the fight against Islamic State and the Australian liberal party's leadership vote. Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Reviewed by Ralph McAllister. Published by Penguin. Audio

10:06 AM.Ivan Donaldson was head of neurology at Christchurch Hospital for nearly 20 years and is a past-president of the Neurological Society of New Zealand. He has been widely published in medical journals… Read more Audio

9:53 AM.Greek election, Ukraine battles, debate over tackling extremism in France. Audio

9:45 AM.Dr. James Carmody is a New Zealander who's Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Massachusetts Medical School. He has extensively studied the effects of mindfulness training on brain… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Advocates for victims of abuse while in state care say delays of up to 15 years in resolving historic claims are unacceptable, and they're calling for an independent Tribunal to be established. Judge… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Comedians Te Radar and Pinky Agnew poke fun at the week that was. Audio

11:32 AM.Philippa Werry is a Wellington author. Her latest children's book is called Waitangi Day. It is aimed at younger readers but can also be a resource for families and for schools. It examines the rich… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Jeremy Taylor investigates the swoonsome 80's stylings of Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders, the dizzying melancholia of Bjork's "Vulnicura" and a retro treat from the late lamented Mama Cass. Audio

10:41 AM.Written by David Cohen, reviewed by Gyles Beckford and published by Makaro Press Audio

10:08 AM.Pico Iyer has been called the greatest living travel writer and describes himself as a global village on two legs. A veteran travel writer who has journeyed from Easter Island to Ethiopia, Cuba to… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.New Zealand high court judge, Lowell Goddard has been appointed the head of an inquiry into historic sexual abuse of children in the United Kingdom. Audio

9:28 AM.Fourteen years ago Andrew Fleming's ordinary day's work on his in-law's Taranaki farm changed his life dramatically. He was thrown from his quad bike and became a paraplegic. The fit, active farmer… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Dr. Lina Khatib is the director of the Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut. Previously, she was the co-founding head of the Program on Arab Reform and Democracy at Stanford University's Center on… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.We look at the UK government's decision overnight to allow 3 person IVF - what it means, and why some fear it could lead to designer babies. Audio

11:30 AM.Ryan Malone takes a first-principles look at confidence votes in parliament. Audio

11:10 AM.Academy Award-winning songwriter Ryan Bingham is best known for his contribution to the soundtrack to the 2009 film Crazy Heart. His song, The Weary Kind, won an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a Grammy… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs by Greil Marcus. Published by Yale University Press and reviewed by Harry Ricketts. Audio

10:10 AM.GP and forensic physician, Professor Felicity Goodyear-Smith, on her fresh investigation of the George Gwaze murder case - and why she says the crown got it wrong. Audio

9:50 AM.Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot under increasing pressure from his own party. Audio

9:35 AM.It's been a sobering start to the year with 19 drowning deaths in January - which is 10 more than January last year. Water Safety New Zealand is currently renewing its strategy to decide where to… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Robin McNeill is the president of Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand, and the former chair of the Southland Conservation Board. Heather Rogan is the Convenor of the Fairy Tern Charitable Trust… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Media reaction to Eleanor Catton's comments, TV3 takes over production of Prime News, and the ethics of photographing children.\ Audio