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10:05 AM.Chibundu Onuzo is a young Nigerian writer and commentator. She started writing her first book aged 17, got an agent at 18, became the youngest woman to sign to publisher Faber & Faber at 19, and… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The reaction to swimmer Ian Thorpe coming out as gay, and the largest compensation payment in Australian history is to be payed out to the victims of the Black Satruday fires. Audio

9:18 AM.Peter Saunders is one of six victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy who were invited to Rome to meet the Pope. He is Founder and CEO of Director of the British registered charity The National… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Nine to Noon producer Caitlin Cherry discusses the expulsion by the Institution of Professional Engineers of Anthony Major, for his negligence in the design and sign off of Stadium Southland, where… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Fallout from the Malaysia diplomat case. Audio

11:22 AM.Emily Gould is an American author, former Gawker.com co-editor, and publisher of the indie e-bookstore, Emily Books. Her own books are the essay collection And the Heart Says Whatever, the novel… Read more Audio

11:11 AM.Fonterra's announcement about a third farming hub in China. Audio

10:40 AM.Reviewed by James Elliott, published by Text Publishing, RRP$37.00. Audio

10:11 AM.Is there a line between sanity and insanity? British author and clinical psychologist Tanya Byron tells tales of ordinary people struggling to cope with life's challenges in new book The Skeleton… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.The immigration crisis. Audio

9:40 AM.The ambulance service is a month into trialling a new system in Auckland - where if a call is designated as low priority by the emergency call taker, a paramedic or nurse calls back to give a fuller… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Dr. Mark Salter, public health expert with Public Health England, explains the latest on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and concerns about its international spread. Audio

9:10 AM.Sally Macauley is the acting Mayor of the Far North District Council. Audio

11:35 AM.On the battle for our native birds. Audio

11:29 AM.Fix and Fogg Peanut Butter: Commercial lawyer turned artisan peanut butter maker Roman Jewell shares recipes for Fudge Fingers and Winter Peanut Butter Coleslaw. www.fixandfogg.co.nz Audio

11:05 AM.The fall out from the Malaysian diplomat scandal, and how some of the smaller parties are gearing up for the election. Audio

10:43 AM.Reviewed by Louise O'Brien, published by Ebury Press, RRP$37.99 Audio

10:10 AM.Shirley-Anne Thomson, aged 79, has an incredible almost 70-year history of highland dancing in New Zealand, including performing for royalty, in prisons, and in countries all over the world. She is… Read more Audio

9:44 AM.Israeli warns of large-scale bombing of Gaza. Audio

9:40 AM.Former All White and RNZ's football commentator for the tournament Sam Malcolmson joins us in the last minutes of the football world cup. Audio

9:37 AM.Sze-En Lau is the Coordinator of the University of Otago Volunteer Centre. Audio

9:15 AM.University of Auckland population health associate professor Chris Bullen and co-director, NZ Tobacco Control Research Turanga; and Pamela Ling, Professor of Medicine at the University of California… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Correspondent Andrew Downie joins us from Brazil. Read more Audio

11:50 AM.With the week that was. Audio

11:32 AM.What to look forward to from the Football World Cup's final days. Audio