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10:05 AM.Fred Lee was executive vice-president at one of America's largest hospitals and has worked in healthcare for 30 years. He has also done consulting work for the Disney Corporation, which allowed him to… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.The changing of the guard in the Senate and Australian Jihadis in Syria. Audio

9:28 AM.Hundreds of school dental clinics around the country have been closed, and replaced by what the Ministry of Health calls a hub and spoke system. While children still get their teeth checked at mobile… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.The former editor of Britain's now defunct News of the World newspaper, Andy Coulson, has been found guilty of conspiring to hack phones at a London court. But another former editor of the paper… Read more Audio

11:46 AM.The High Court ruling that a book written by a New Zealand Herald journalist about internet tycoon Kim Dotcom is not "news activity" and does not get special legal protections. Audio

11:25 AM.The controversial case of US Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, released after five years in Taliban captivity in exchange for five prisoners from Guantanamo Bay. Questions have been raised about the… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Discusses a legal setback for mining out at sea. Audio

10:38 AM.Reviewed by Sonja de Freiz. Audio

10:10 AM.Richard Marsh is the author of Locked In. The retired Californian police officer was teaching forensic science at Napa High School in California when, five years ago, at age 60, he suffered a severe… Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Dick Cheney, the invasion of Iraq, and the Fox News presenter that riled him. Audio

9:30 AM.A US programme is having remarkable results by connecting elderly dementia and alzheimers sufferers with the music of their past. Dan Cohen is the founder of Music and Memory which involves playing… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Three Al Jazeera English journalists in Egypt have been handed seven-year jail terms after being convicted of "spreading false news". The Egyptian government accused Peter Greste (formerly Nine to… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Three Al Jazeera English journalists in Egypt have been handed seven-year jail terms after being convicted of "spreading false news". The Egyptian government accused Peter Greste (formerly Nine to… Read more Audio

11:49 AM.Ride-sharing, amenitised buses and private public transport. Audio

11:36 AM.Jo Donnelly is the co-owner, with her husband Ian Stewart, of artisan honey cordial company Bees Blessing based out of Kau Whero farm in the Mangaroa Valley. She brings recipes for Spiced Syrup… Read more Audio

11:09 AM.Conservative leader Colin Craig standing for East Cost Bays; Labour's Donghua Liu troubles; the delay in releasing their party list; and what bad polling does to a political party this close to an… Read more Audio

10:41 AM.Reviewed by Phil Vine, published by Transworld Ireland. Audio

10:09 AM.Australian Barry Kirby was a working as a carpenter in Papua New Guinea in 1990 when he came across a gravely ill pregnant woman collapsed the side of a remote rural road. The experience prompted… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.The Ukraine Peace plan and Pope Francis taking on Italy's mafia. Audio

9:35 AM.The chair of the Environmental Protection Agency, Kerry Prendergast, on how it plans to manage offshore exploration and emissions trading over the next 5 years. As the EPA marks the third anniversary… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The 360 million dollar policy, dubbed Investing in Educational Success, will see the creation of communities of schools, with new roles of Executive Principal, and expert and lead teachers who will be… Read more Audio

11:48 AM.With Radar and Elisabeth Easther. Audio

11:37 AM.Brendan Telfer discusses Spain crashing out of the Football World Cup; the All Blacks on the threshold of a world record which they can equal in Hamilton tomorrow; and whether an 11-year-old girl be… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.Jeremy Taylor checks out new releases from New York songstress Sharon Van Etten, former White Stripe Jack White, and pop princess Lana Del Rey. Audio

10:37 AM.Kiran Dass reviews 'Carsick' by John Waters, published by Corsair. Audio