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10:05 AM.Connecting with farmers is one of the attributes Robyn Dynes -- the latest recipient of Lincoln University's prestigious Bledisloe Medal - is most proud of.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The European Union takes its time to react to Trump's tariffs, seeking unity, France's Le Pen vows to fight court ban on running for president and Hungary pulls out of International Criminal Court.  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.First piloted in 1997 at One Tree Hill College - the Rotary Reading Enrichment Programme has grown to cover eight schools, and two more set to begin on Waiheke Island next term.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.A new campaign launching today wants political lobbyists subject to a mandatory code of conduct and a new Integrity Commission established to enforce the code.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Mental Health Foundation says plans for police to scale back attending mental health callouts must be halted. The Police currently receive 70,000 mental health callouts a year but the Govt wants… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Comedians Donna Brookbanks and Irene Pink bring the laughs, including the top April Fools' Day pranks of 2025. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Liam Lawson's set to finally get back on track after his formula one demotion, Auckland's stale stadium debates drag on and depleted Black Caps make the most of the IPL window - Sam Ackerman goes over… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.London band The Tubs find a sweet spot between wistful sad-boy lyrics and glorious guitar jangle on their second album Cotton Crown.  Read more Audio

10:50 AM.The Palmerston North City Council has come up with a creative solution that avoids lifting speed limits on some of its local roads.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Nelson and Tasman are in the firing line for an atmospheric river, this weather is coming on the back of a drought, the new ferries plan "just needs to be done" according to Picton residents and a… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Heavy rain has lashed Auckland and Northland this morning- with ferries cancelled and early reports of power cuts.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Australian Kristy McGregor met her kiwi diary farmer husband in the Aussie outback, then moved to Horowhenua when he took over running the family farm. Read more Audio

9:50 AM.Ed White brings the latest on the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, and the response. Plus reaction across Asia to the new US tariffs. Read more Audio

9:40 AM.An online freight moving service is hoping it can fill up lorries that at the moment are making trips empty or only partly filled. Industry estimates are that 9 out of 20 heavy transport vehicles on… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Health and safety experts say government announcements this week have fixed 'non issues' and fail to address what most needs to be done in the area.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The battle over a controversial proposal to fold Auckland University's 140-year-old law school in with its business faculty has taken another turn - with the University canning a deciding vote on… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Primary teacher and co-founder of a mental health venture, Alice Peel, says it's ok for children to feel low from time to time. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Dean Bedford reviews The Futures of Democracy, Law and Government Edited by Mark Hickford, Matthew S R Palmer published by Te Herenga Waka University Press Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Tauranga based Local Democracy Reporter Alisha Evans with news from the region. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.A review released this morning five years into a mental health support programme shows it is over 100,000 people off its target. Read more Audio

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It's a decade since a New Zealand boat started in the round the world Ocean Race - Kathryn meets the ambitious sailors who want to change that in 2027. Read more Audio