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Critter of the Week: Takapo ground weta
3:35 PM.This week's critter is an endangered weta that only lives in the silty river margins of the Mackenzie Basin. The small, cute and elusive Takapo ground weta, Hemiandrus 'furoviarius', digs itself a… Read more Audio
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Weekend Stuff: Gardening
3:15 PM.Lynda Hallinan answers all your questions about planting, gardening, mulching and more! Audio
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NZ Live: Reb Fountain
2:20 PM.Reb Fountain has just released her 6th album and to celebrate she's heading out on tour. Read more Audio
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Film Review: Minecraft, A Working Man and Val Kilmer
2:10 PM.Kate Rodger reviews the latest video game adaption Minecraft, Jason Statham's now film A Working Man and a tribute to the late Val Kilmer. Read more Audio
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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei offers free universal health insurance
1:35 PM.Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is trying to reframe how health can be managed by offering free universal health insurance to its members. Read more Audio
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97-year-old yogi shares her secrets to staying fit
1:20 PM.Three times a week Maureen Maclean gets in her car and drives to her local yoga studio. There's nothing unusual about that, except that Maureen is almost 97. Read more Audio
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Take a lichen at this
1:10 PM.Calling all wildlife photographers - the 2025 City Nature Challenge begins in just under three weeks. Lichenologist Marley Ford explains how it works. Read more Audio
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Solving the World's Problems
3:15 PM.Senior writer at the NZ Herald Simon Wilson asks 'Will the Doctrine of Abundance save us all?' Abundance is the new buzzword in planning and city building debates and "Abundance" is the name of a new… Read more Audio
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NZ Sporting History: 2000 Sydney Olympics
2:30 PM.We usually like to celebrate success stories with NZ Sporting History but, as we all know, when it comes to sport it's even harder to forget the times we've fallen short. 2025 marks the 25th… Read more Audio
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Podcast Critic: Stalked and Politics Now
2:10 PM.Jemima Huston reviews Stalked by the BBC and Politics Now by the ABC Read more Audio
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Great album: Te Whare Tiwekaweka by Marlon Williams
1:45 PM.Our feature album today is the brand spanking new album from Marlon Williams, Te Whare Tiwekaweka. It's Marlon's fourth solo album, but his first completley Maori language record. Although he's not… Read more Audio
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Tales from the Fun-brarian
1:35 PM.Libraries have a reputation for being quiet places where a stern-faced librarian constantly tells you to shush! Our next guest wants to challenge that perception - Claudine Crabtree describes herself… Read more Audio
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Raymond's cool achievement
1:25 PM.After passing his NCEA Level 1 literacy and numeracy exams last year at just 9 years old. Porirua schoolboy Raymond Hsu set a new goal .. to gain university entrance.. Raymond just sat the SAT test… Read more Audio
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Jeannie Hayden: wild hero
1:15 PM.The Wild Dunedin NZ Festival of Nature is a celebration of all that Dunedin and its incredible natural environment is ... and could be. It educates as well as entertains and that's largely due to the… Read more Audio
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Feature interview: former The Office US actor, Rainn Wilson
3:07 PM.Rainn Wilson knows that talking about faith and spirituality isn't exactly cool. But "The Office" actor has never been one to worry about that. Read more Audio
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Bookmarks with Fasitua Amosa
2:32 PM.Fasitua Amosa has had lead roles in several New Zealand films and TV shows and more recently in the NBC sitcom, 'Young Rock' about Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson. Read more Audio
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Easy Eats: Tofu and Black Bean Enchiladas
2:20 PM.Kelly Gibney brings the goods with this tasty and nutritious dinner. Read more Audio
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Music Critic: Neive Strang and Haiko Redo
2:07 PM.Dianne Swann reviews Neive Strang and Haiko Redo. Read more Audio
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Heading Off: Spooky Parliament Tours
1:45 PM.This week we're Heading Off to Parliament. If you like a good fright, a bit of history topped with fake blood and don't mind wandering around after hours then the Spooky Tour of the Parliamentary… Read more Audio
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Project Fifty One
1:33 PM.Bariz Shah and Saba Afrasyabi are an Afghan-Kiwi couple who have established 51 microbusinesses in memory of the 51 lives lost in the March 15 mosque attacks. Read more Audio
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Friends of the Farm: how to build a community
1:19 PM.In the Auckland suburb of Mangere Bridge they are all about fostering connections to build a sense of community. Read more Audio
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No cars on the beach?
1:10 PM.A global study of over 250 dune species concluded that there is no safe level for driving on beaches. Read more Audio
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Feature interview: social media as WMD
3:10 PM.The first generation to grow up never knowing a time before smartphones and social media has had enough. As a teenager, Emma Lembke saw her own mental health declining with constant scrolling and… Read more Audio