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9:30 AM.A 19 year old product design student has won an award for creating a pair of smart glasses which provide protection for people affected by photosensitive epilepsy, plus the runner up with her fruit… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Pharmac is planning to fund a new brand of ADHD medication from the first of December. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Health Minister is pushing ahead with changes to the health workforce after consultation that sparked worries in the health sector.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and television reviewer James Croot joins Kathryn to review the latest - and last - Downton Abbey movie.  Read more Audio

11:25 AM.How to help children to be more assertive and self-confident, without being demanding and aggressive. Read more Audio

11:12 AM.Tech commentator Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to discuss the deal to move TikTok's US business onto an investor consortium, creating a new entity to operate the app in the US. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The economy contracted sharply in the second quarter of the year and GDP has now fallen in 3 of the last 5 quarters.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Peter reports on the sentencing of a man convicted of manslaughter after his dogs killed his friend, mayoral races in Northland and the return of a much loved woodchopping tropy.  Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Louise Ward reviews Kings of This World by Elizabeth Knox, published by Allen & Unwin. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.For many years, Philippa Wright was known as 'the wool lady', reflecting the fact she was the only woman working in the male-dominated New Zealand wool sector.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Hugo Gye details how Donald Trump's state visit has gone so far, ahead of a state banquet with the King and tomorrow's meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.  Read more Audio

9:30 AM.From tonight Eden Park turns from sporting venue into giant art gallery, as Art in the Park returns.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.After almost thirty years without fresh data on fish stocks around the Lower North Island, the fishing industry and scientists have developed a novel solution to finding out what's in the water.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The primary school teachers' union respond to criticism from the Public Service Commssioner Sir Brian Roche.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Money expert Lisa Dudson joins Kathryn to look at how AI tools can help with your personal finance. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.A new book details New Zealand's immigration policies between 1980 to 2020 - with input from fifteen former Immigration Ministers. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music commentator Kirsten Zemke looks at the popularity of the harmonica in modern music. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Gyles Beckford reviews Bird of the Year by Forest and Bird, published by Penguin Random House NZ. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.After starting her health career as a community pharmacist, Kate Moodabe has spent decades finding solutions for health inequities that ruin people's lives and cause preventable deaths. Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Chris Niesche has the stories making the news across the ditch, including Roblox agreeing make changes to keep young users safe. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Hunting groups want Wapiti in Fiordland cemented in law as a herd of special interest, while environmentalists say they are wrecking delicate native habitats.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Should there be a limit on the number of terms a local council candidate can stand and serve? Retiring Hamilton mayor Paula Southgate thinks so.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Automatically splitting Kiwisaver 50-50 in separation agreements, is one of the suggestions being put forward in a new report looking at how to fix the gender gap in retirement savings.  Read more Audio