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9:23 AM.Bodies of Ebola victims have been dumped outside a hospital in Sierra Leone by burial workers, who are protesting at the failure of authorities to pay them bonuses for their hazardous work. Chatu Yapa… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.After telling reporters, and then parliament he had NOT had any contact with blogger Cameron Slater this week, John Key had to return to parliament to change his earlier answer and concede he had a… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.The controversial US bill that will stop independent scientists from advising the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Audio

11:33 AM.Half of the homicides in New Zealand are related to family violence and most victims of homicides are women. Former chief family court judge, Peter Boshier, is now a law commissioner and White Ribbon… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Hailing from Nelson, the three piece electronica act started 15 years ago as a covers band, but when they added a drum machine to the mix, drummer Ruth Carr was moved to the front of the stage as the… Read more Audio

10:42 AM.Written by Marian Keyes, reviewed by Elisabeth Easther and published by Michael Joseph. Audio

10:06 AM.Brewster Kahle is an American computer engineer, Internet entrepreneur, internet activist, advocate of universal access to all knowledge, and digital librarian. He is the founder of the Internet… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Cuts to Australian national broadcasters, ABC and SBS. The upcoming Victorian election. Audio

9:39 AM.A report into the terror attack and murder of British soldier Lee Rigby 18 months ago, has accused an unnamed US internet company - believed to be Facebook - of "providing a safe haven for… Read more Audio

9:23 AM.Political commentators Matthew Hotton and Mike Williams on the political fallout from the Gwyn Inquiry. Audio

9:08 AM.In the wake of a grand jury's decision not to indict white police officer Darren Wilson for the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, protests have erupted in Ferguson, Missouri. Community… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Reading a newspaper vs on-line coverage, the media's handling of the revelations that Raurimu killer Stephen Anderson is teaching at a Wellington art school. Audio

11:28 AM.Helen Leach is an Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of Otago. Her research interests include the evolution of human diet and prehistoric horticulture. The Pavlova Story was… Read more Audio

11:10 AM.The business side of the visit last week by President Xi of China. Audio

10:43 AM.Brent Edwards live from parliament. Audio

10:25 AM.Shami Chakrabarti is the Director of the UK campaign group Liberty (The National Council for Civil Liberties). She first joined Liberty as In-House Counsel on 10 September 2001 and quickly became… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Release of findings of the inquiry into how deeply the Prime Minister's office and the Security Intelligence Service were involved in efforts to undermine the former Labour Party leader, Phil Goff, in… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.Obama under fire from republicans for sparing millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. Audio

9:33 AM.The department of Corrections is being urged to end its ban on temporary leave, after suspending it two weeks ago when convicted murderer and child abuser Philip John Smith managed to leave the… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Mike Williams and Matthew Hooton on the findings of the inquiry into how deeply the Prime Minister's office and the Security Intelligence Service were involved in efforts to undermine the former… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Tommy Honey discusses technology in the classroom: is it a blessing or a curse? Audio

11:35 AM.28 year old Eunmi Kang learned to cook in her hometown of Busan, Korea - and she's now bringing her own twist on Korean street food to Wellingtonians through her stall, Miss Kangsta, at the Willis… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Mike Williams and Matthew Hooton discuss Labour's shadow cabinet as the new Labour leader and the ongoing criticism of Iain Rennie over his handling of the Sutton sexual harassment case. Audio

10:40 AM.Comedian and actor Russell Brand expands on an fiery interview on BBC's Newsnight a year ago, in which he took on legendary interviewer Jeremy Paxman. In it, Brand lamented the state of the world and… Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Alvy Ray Smith is one of the pioneers of the computer graphics industry. His work with computers started with the very birth of the personal computer in the 1960s, and the development of the computer… Read more Audio