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11:25 AM.Speech and Language Therapist Christian Wright talks to Kathryn about what typical language development in pre-schoolers looks like. Read more Audio

11:15 AM.Tech commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to discuss how the South Korean government learned the hard way why back-ups to digital data are a good idea. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Richard Griffin was Jim Bolger's press secretary and describes Jim Bolger as a great friend. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews The Last Living Cannibal by Airana Ngarewa, published by Moa Press. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.All state highways in the Waitomo district remain closed, with several houses cut off by floodwaters, but those are beginning to recede.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.On the eastern edge of the Kahurangi National Park lies the Flora Stream area.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Natasha discusses the latest news from the United Kingdom. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.New Zealand's longest-running arts and literary journal is celebrating its milestone 250th issue. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.New research suggests that gut and mouth microbiome can influence sleep.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Tributes are flowing for the former Prime Minister Jim Bolger, who has died aged 90.  Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. That's how hunting author Peter Ryan describes his latest book Riding the Echo Down: Hunting Adventures from New Zealand and Around the World… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn to look at the success of songs written for films. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.RNZ's Samantha Gee brings the latest news from the top of the South.  Read more Audio

10:30 AM.The new science funding body has been announced - pooling what was previously three separate funds. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Bill Buckley is best known for his work with electromagnets, which are used in more than 90 percent of the world's silicon chips.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Annika Smethurst is political editor at The Age. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Melissa Hannan loves cars and she's now teaching other women what's under the hood.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.The latest environment report on Freshwater, from 2023, indicated 45% of rivers - by length- were not suitable for swimming due to E. Coli. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.It's crunch time for the red meat processor Alliance Group, with a vote next week on whether to accept an overseas investment deal. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.During the years-long Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care survivors often referred to the difficulty they had in getting access information.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.US President Trump's tariff wars wiped $2 trillion off markets - as fears grow of an AI bubble.  Read more Audio