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10:35 AM.Jonathan West reviews The Welcome of Strangers by Atholl Anderson Read more Audio

10:06 AM.Chessmaster, Danny Rensch, on his new memoir, Dark Squares, tells that story of his cult years, the competitions and co-founding chess.com Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matt Dathan discusses Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's performance at the Labour Party conference as the Reform party scores highly in the polls.

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9:40 AM.Animal rights campaigner and chimpanzee expert Dame Jane Goodall, who has died at the age of 91, in conversation.

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9:20 AM.The Shareholders Association remains concerned over investors getting involved in wholesale investment schemes.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Government defends its decision to tread lightly with  energy sector reform.  Read more Audio

11:47 AM.Employment law specialist Charles McGuinness talks about the rights and responsibilities of both employers and employees when going through the redundancy process. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Kat Littlewood, a veterinary specialist in animal welfare, talks with Kathryn about how much animals understand.  Read more Audio

11:07 AM.In recent weeks Ian Chapman has turned his attention to the colloquial term often given to the cycle of life: the 'Hatched, matched and dispatched'.  Read more Audio

10:48 AM.Mike discusses the fallout after Maori ward candidates left out of local election voting booklets, the clean-up of a car cemetery in Raetihi and the local boat builder about to hit a building… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Dean Bedford reviews Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York by Andrew Lownie, published by Harper Collins. Read more Audio

10:12 AM.The incredible story of how a global network of female judges stepped in to help their Afghan counterparts flee Kabul when the Taliban returned to power. Read more Audio

10:07 AM. Nathan Wallis speaks to the legacy of Nigel Latta, who's died aged 58. He was a fellow regular, talking about parenting issues on Nine to Noon. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to talk about Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrapping up a trip that included the UK, where he ruled out the country becoming a republic. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.New Zealand is riddled with damp, cold - yet still expensive - houses. So whenever we see fresh, inventive solutions in this space, it's worth paying attention.  Read more Audio

9:31 AM.Seven years on from Yang Fan Yun being NZ's top scholar he's now got an AI startup that has the backing of one the world's biggest AI companies.  Read more Audio

9:06 AM.Long-awaited reforms have stopped short of major change to the structure of the country's electricity sector.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.If you had to take your pick of quintessential Kiwi words - what would you pick? Kiwi wordsmith Mark Broatch has taken on the mammoth task of choosing the top 100 words that represent us. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Listed restaurateurs Savor Group are ditching lamb cutlets for the first time in 14 years due to rising costs. Rebecca also discusses how Auckland med-tech firm Aroa could be set to benefit from… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Kelly discusses the re-opening of a popular Rotorua restaurant, a murder charge following a car crash, and Rotorua teen offered a job after video of him helping elderly shoppers go viral. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Scientists are hoping a recent 50-hectare controlled burn of wilding conifer pines in Central Otago will help develop new ways to rid land of the pest.  Read more Audio

10:35 AM.David Hill reviews Good Things by Samin Nosrat, published by Penguin Random House. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Vanessa Croft's compelling debut novel draws inspiration from a little-known Kiwi colonial adventuress. Read more Audio