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9:07 AM.A new study from Otago University shows that getting synthetic cannabis off the shelves has virtually stopped the flow of users needing mental health care. Lead reseracher, Dr Paul Glue, is the Otago… Read more Audio

11:47 AM.'Our Girl', 'Nigel Latter bows stuff up' and 'Dancing with the stars'. Audio

11:23 AM.Jill Eggleton is an international educational consultant in literacy and author of over 800 children's books with a wide variety of teaching experiences, spanning over 30 years. She works throughout… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Worker fired for disabling app. The solar road. Virtual graffiti. Audio

10:42 AM.Published by Hachette. Reviewed by Dan Slevin. Audio

10:13 AM.Roger Horrocks, a longtime fixture on the art, film and media scene who set up Auckland University's Department of Film, Television and Media Studies. Also known for his work on the artist Len Lye… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Prince Charles' letters published. The UK elections. The Scottish referendum and independance. Audio

9:30 AM.A horror series of fatal crashes last weekend has prompted the head of road policing to highlight the lack of median divisions on many rural roads, and call for a reduced speed limit in some areas… Read more Audio

9:26 AM.Wellington remains cut off from the rest of the North Island on the western side because of slips and flooding. Contractors are now clearing a 40 cubic metre slip on State Highway One betweeen Pukerua… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Latest figures from NZQA show huge inequities persist between high and low decile schools when it comes to accessing special exam help for students with learning difficulties. This is despite an… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.Siouxsie Wiles discusses new research on internet self diagnosis, otherwise known as cyberchondria, which shows most information people receive in a medical Google search is irrelevant. Audio

11:33 AM.Professor Ursula Cheer of Canterbury University discusses media law issues - today she's looking at looming changes to in-court media coverage. Audio

11:06 AM.The band Faith No More releases their first new album in 18 years. With roots that stretch back to the late 1970s, Faith No More made their first musical impression in the mid-80s with lead vocalist… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Villa America by Liza Klaussman. Published by Macmillan RRP$34.99. Reviewed by Anne Else. Audio

10:06 AM.Mark Pesce is an inventor, educator, author and futurist. He is the keynote speaker at the tech innovation conference, Digital Disrupt next week. Mark Pesce predicts that within five years, every… Read more Audio

9:49 AM.Karen Middleton talks about the Australian budget; politics and weather. Audio

9:37 AM.The Reserve Bank has released its 6 monthly Financial Stability Report on Wednesday, in which it has announced measures to cool the Auckland housing market. Audio

9:25 AM.Jill Mikucki is an Antarctic researcher who's been studying the evocatively named Blood Falls at the McMurdo Dry Valleys. She's discovered the falls are part of an extensive network of interconnected… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Andrew Butler is the lawyer for terminally ill woman, Lecretia Seales, who is going to the High Court seeking the right for a doctor to help her die without criminal prosecution. www.lecretia.org Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Media commentator Gavin Ellis discusses the re-litigation of the Lundy trial by North & South and The Listener, the Matthew Sinclair story revisited. Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.In 2008, British woman Naomi Jacobs went to bed one night, she was a 32-year-old mother. When she woke the following morning, her world had changed. She didn't recognise her home, nor her 10-year-old… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Business commentator Rod Oram discusses Foodstuffs new CEO; and the economics of coal, in light of Solid Energy's latest job cuts. Audio

10:39 AM.Paul Diamond reviews 'Sanctuary: The Discovery of Wonder' by Julie Leibrich, published by Otago University Press. Audio

10:06 AM.For New Zealand actors, those great roles can be hard to come by, so Mark Mitchinson created his own. He and writer/director Justin Harwood recently completed the second season of their acclaimed web… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.The NFL deflategate scandal. The Apple watch. Late night television shows. Audio