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9:08 AM.As Islamic State continues to enlist people from around the world, IS has made its biggest victory, in Iraq, since security forces and paramilitary groups began pushing them back last year, helped by… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.Gavin Ellis discusses media coverage of Prince Harry's visit, the New York Times signs a deal with Facebook. Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former editor of the New Zealand Herald. He can be… Read more Audio

11:23 AM.An insider's glimpse into the online shopping site, Alibaba.com which is the world's largest e-commerce company. The Chinese company has built a customer base larger than Amazon. Porter Erisman was… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram discusses the Budget and the economic fundamentals behind it. Audio

10:41 AM.Crystal Beavis reviews 'The Art of Creative Thinking' by Rod Judkins, published by Hachette. Audio

10:05 AM.Some of us are predisposed to respond to a sugar pill if we believe it is a medicine.

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9:51 AM.Susan Milligan is a Contributing Editor to US News and World Report. She also writes for The Washingtonian, Rhode Island Monthly, AARP Bulletin, eJournal and other publications. She teaches a course… Read more Audio

9:33 AM.Air New Zealand has stopped flying to Kaitaia, Whakatane, Westport and Taupo, citing unprofitability. Smaller carriers have moved into the void, but regional leaders say they could be getting more… Read more Audio

9:11 AM.The police say they are seeing an increase in younger children being contacted by child sexual predators through apps and games on smart phones. The online safety team at the police, OCEANZ says they… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Splitting up and getting lost. Lessons for the outdoors. Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Allan Spencer set up Premium Game in Blenheim in 1996. The company hunts mountain bred and naturally wild animals and processes the meat. The game product is sold in supermarkets around the country… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Politics with Matthew Hooton from the right and Mike Williams from the left. Read more Audio

10:37 AM.Today's book for review is 'God in Ruins' by Kate Atkinson. Audio

10:08 AM.David Gelles is a business reporter for the New York Times and its business blog, DealBook, where he writes about mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and corporate governance. He is also a… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.The icy relationship between the United States and Cuba is officially thawing, with a recent meeting of the countries' leaders.. the first time that's happened in over 50 years. Ties between the US… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.EU migrant quota plan runs into trouble, as ministers decide on a military campaign against smugglers. The first gay wedding for serving EU leader, as Ireland gets ready for world's first referendum… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Victoria University accuses the Wellington City Council of ignoring its contribution and potential. The University, which has more than 20 thousand students and employs two and a half thousand staff… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.With comedians Te Radar and Elizabeth Easther. Audio

11:32 AM.Coach John Kirwan and his future with the Blues. The cricket tour of England. Audio

11:08 AM.Jeremy Taylor lends an ear to former Muttonbird Don McGlashan's third solo offering, a collection of local artists offering their take on the Beatles, plus a reissue from John Peel faves The Wedding… Read more Audio

10:39 AM.Kiran Dass from Unity Books bookstore reviews 'Men Explain Things to Me & Other Essays' by Rebecca Solnit. Audio

10:05 AM.The dangerous race for arctic oil. Read more Audio, Gallery

9:49 AM.News from the Asian region with our correspondent Financial Times Beijing Bureau chief, Jamil Anderlini. Audio

9:35 AM.Ian Wright is a New Zealander engineer who co-founded Tesla Motors with Elon Musk in 2003. But he left after a year to focus on creating a super-fast electric car, which he did, and in recent years… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Professor Gerry Gilmore of the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge. He is the principal investigator on Gaia project - a space observatory launched by the European Space Agency in 2013… Read more Audio