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11:45 AM.Our comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink bring some levity the end of the week Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Sports commentator Sam Ackerman Read more Audio

11:05 AM.A new double album has just touched down from lauded Californian indie-fold songwriter Cass McCombs. We'll hear two key tracks from that today, followed by new work from Brooklyn singer/ rapper/… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Around the motu: Jesse Archer in Taupo Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Kiran Dass reviews Universality by Natasha Brown, published by Faber. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Jonathan Dove one of the world's leading contemporary composers - here for the local debut of an opera with a twist:  amateurs get to sing with professionals.

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9:50 AM.Beijing's military spectacle, which brought together leaders of China, North Korea and Russia, has drawn global attention; Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto is in China amid protests at home, and… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.The search is on for boomers this weekend. Not the human kind, but the Matuku or Australasian bittern - an elusive heron-like bird native to wetlands, with a distinctive booming call.  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.A young entrepreneur is hoping to make New Zealand a more accessible place for people with physical disabilities.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.NZ Rugby Chair David Kirk joins Kathryn to discuss the state of the national game and the business that runs it.  Read more Audio

11:25 AM.What are the pros and cons of handing out awards to children?  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Technology commentator Mark Pesce looks at how generative AI is creating more and more videos - but is it being almost weaponised and targeted against us?  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Kirsty discusses local anger over the removal of native birds from a local bird sanctuary, a new agri tourism business is due to open and the redevelopment of a local playground gets the tick of… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Stella Chrysostomou reviews Empathy by Bryan Walpert, published by Makaro Press. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.New figures released by Immigration New Zealand show the number of people being deported from New Zealand has gone up by almost a quarter in the last financial year to the end of June.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Journalist Tim Weiner examines the role of the CIA after the Cold War - and how it's faring under Donald Trump

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9:45 AM.UK correspondent Dan Bloom joins Kathryn to talk about deputy PM and housing secretary Angela Rayner's admission that she underpaid stamp duty when buying an £800,000 flat.  Read more Audio

9:30 AM.As the education sector gets a shake-up, an Auckland-based charity is quietly getting on with their mission to train teachers in classrooms.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Households and businesses in Auckland wanting to disconnect their piped gas could face higher fees to do so.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The Chief Justice's annual report says too few judges, high workloads and stress, not enough court rooms and fewer lawyers offering legal aid are putting the judiciary under considerable stress.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Roughly 20 percent of families with kids under five experience an accidental poisoning every year. More than half the calls to the National Poisons Centre are about this. Read more Audio

11:20 AM.It's a subject that many find uncomfortable, but is a necessity - how to handle the end of life. Kathryn is Treza Gallogly, she's the chair of the End of Life Doula Alliance Aotearoa. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Committing to a life-partner in a marriage or civil union is a hugely significant event in anyone's life. Little wonder music plays a large part. Read more Audio