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Talented Christchurch songwriter Sarena Close takes her performance name 'Mousey' from a David Bowie lyric. She and her band play tracks from the new record My Friends in our Christchurch studio. Video, Audio

The police fleet of Holden vehicles is being retired with many of the cars being auctioned off due to the brand fast becoming a collectors item.. One of those museums is The National Toy and Transport… Audio

The Top Dog Film Festival kicks off in Auckland on August 13th and finished in September in Christchurch with a very special session. New Zealand tour operator Nat Ward talks to Jesse. Audio

Sisters Xuxu and Aida Amoozegar-Montero are researching how design technology can be used to create comfortable custom-made bras. Audio

The Auckland University of Technology Living Laboratories project team are running planting experiments to investigate how best to restore native forests. Audio

On bookmarks today is Iranian-born author Mahyar Amouzegar. His love of literature can be traced back to his childhood in Iran when his father, a ferocious reader, encouraged reading in all seven of… Audio

Forest and Bird are hoping for plan with teeth protect our shark life around Aotearoa. A draft National Plan of Action on Sharks has just been released. Forest and Bird spokesman Geoff Keey speaks to… Audio

Apparently, the earth is also spinning faster than it did 50 years ago. Adam Dunford is Senior Research Scientist at Callaghan Innovation which is home to New Zealand's Measurement Standards… Audio

The Game Bird hunting season is coming to a close. And if you're unsure how to turn black swan, duck, or Canadian goose into a yummy dish, Club Waimea Chef Phil Hazeldine is here to help. Audio

Dr Katy Milkman is a pioneering behavioral scientist whose work identifies how to change. She's a best selling author and host of the podcast Choiceology. She shares her science based tips for making… Audio

Courtney Davies has been a top chicken judge, represented Aotearoa as a Rural Ambassador, discovered four new viruses, and volunteered remotely by teaching six thousand people in Africa to date about… Audio

The World Series of Birding. Every year, teams gather to try to identify the greatest number of bird species in a 24 hour period, all within the State of New Jersey in America. Former winner Dan… Audio

Our abrupt change to a lifestyle on screens means we're learning about the consequences as we live them. Dr Alex Muntz is an Ophthalmology research fellow at the University of Auckland, he speaks to… Audio

Here in New Zealand, the first person in the world was injected with new gene editing material designed to modify the DNA which produces bad cholesterol. Dr Ralph Stuart, speaks to Jesse about the… Audio

A new seagrass restoration project is being trialed with the hope it can then create an effective way to plant more of it around Aotearoa and help fight climate change.  Cawthron Institute lead… Audio

Jim Wheeler is a New Zealand bronze sculptor, who stops every few metres to examine various leaves, branches and roots. He fell in love with New Zealand's ancient native flora, and moved to Aotearoa… Audio

A very special movie is premiering tonight at the New Zealand International Film Festival. It's a called Kainga. Shuchi Kothari is one of Kainga's producers, she talks to Jesse about the film. Audio

New research on a large scale has concluded that napping may in fact be bad for your health!  Sleep specialist Dr. Raj Dasgupta, talks Jesse about the research. Audio