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10:10 AM.NASA astronaut and microbiologist Dr Kate Rubins has been touring New Zealand taking part in a programme to promote STEM subjects. STEM is science, technology, engineering and math subjects, and the… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The last time a New Zealand tennis player featured in the world's top 10 was more than a century ago when Anthony Wilding won the last of his four Wimbledon titles in 1913. He also remains the only… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.A new tell-all book by Prince Harry has been officially released. Spare is not short on bombshell revelations, which have already had a good airing after details were leaked last week. Anna is joined… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.The historic Mercury Bay Boating Club in Whitianga will have to be abandoned as the sea creeps to about three metres from the front of the clubhouse. It became famous in the late 1980s when the club… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.Former Cyclone Hale has torn across parts of the upper North Island bringing galeforce winds, torrential rain and big swells. The Tairawhiti region has been hard hit and last night a local state of… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Around 500 works of art by the likes of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Caravaggio are on display in Auckland in a way you could never imagine. A special exhibition using multimedia… Read more Audio

11:08 AM.Today we take a roadtrip with Simran Kaur from the chart-topping podcast Girls That Invest https://girlsthatinvest.com/. The podcast, which helps young women invest and grow their money, has been… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Today our museum stop is in south Taranaki. Not far out of Hawera you will find the Tawhiti Museum. Established over 30 years ago and privately run, it takes visitors on a journey from early Maori… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Farm cook Phillipa Cameron lives with her family on a high-country sheep station in North Otago. She posts recipes for smoko classics like cheese scones and cinnamon scrolls on Instagram and is the… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Summer's a great time for watching our local birdlife. Anna gets some tips and talks through threats to birdlife with Tasman-based ornithologist David Melville. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.As the All Blacks stormed to victory at the first ever Rugby World Cup in 1987 a group of students in the Hutt Valley made a pact that they would attend every World Cup that followed. Two of that… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.More women are taking up the sport of fly fishing - largely thanks to social media. Taupo local Libby O'Brien loves nothing more than to get out on the crisp mountain rivers and throw a line in. She… Read more Audio

9:24 AM.Most of us encounter the digital world every day through our mobile phones, computers, when we shop online or pay our bills. But are we a country with the skills to work in the digital realm? Justin… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.As many parts of the North Island battle bad weather, we head to the other end of the country, where in a twist of irony the south of the South Island has been basking for weeks in sun and top… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.As former Cyclone Hale batters the upper North Island, many tourist operators are counting the cost of what has been a very stormy summer. For Dive Tutukaka the first week of January is normally the… Read more Audio

11:35 AM.Salsa, guacamole, lime, coriander - the fresh flavours of Mexico are perfect for summer. Tio Pablo founder Faine Alexander is along to share some flavourful summer eating. Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Today we're taking a roadtrip with writer, comedian actor and satirist Tom Sainsbury. He shot to fame as the 'Snapchat Dude', donning wigs and manipulating his face to create laugh out loud satirical… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Today we're heading to the coastal Waikato town of Raglan for our museum stop. Te Whare o Whaingaroa Raglan and District Museum covers Maori history, early settler and town life history, farming… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.With the health system overloaded, understaffed and patients struggling to get the timely care they need, Auckland Professor of Public Health Grant Schofield says it's time to reimagine the way… Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Do you enjoy wrestling with a Wordle? Tens of millions of people now play the New York Times game, which involves figuring out the five-letter word in six tries. Senior Editor of the New York Times… Read more Video, Audio

9:45 AM.Whatever the weather there's always something to watch with a myriad of streaming services to choose from. Summertimes reviewer and RNZ producer Charlie Dreaver is across them all and has some top… Read more Audio