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9:35 AM.Air New Zealand chief operating officer Alex Marren after the airline cancelled flights out of Wellington, Napier and Palmerston North due to strong winds.  Read more Audio

9:35 AM.When school student Bill Li volunteered in an aged-care home, he noticed residents never got visitors and wondered if they were lonely.  Read more Audio

9:25 AM.RNZ reporter Nick James with the latest from Epuni. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The New Year has started with 10 new or amended national policy statements intended to make it easier to mine, quarry and establish more aquaculture.

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11:45 AM.Sam Ackerman talks Super Rugby, Winter Olympics and the T20 World Cup. Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Comedians Pinky Agnew and Donna Brookbanks with a lighter take on some recent stories. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Weather update with RNZ reporter Lauren Crimp Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Slowboat Record's Jeremy Taylor is here with his music picks for the week. Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Around the motu: Robin Martin Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Holly Walker reviews three of her favourite books from last year. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.The Royal Wellington Golf Club is hosting the Women's Amateur Asia Pacific tournament. The winner earns invitations to three major championships, and thousands of visitors are expected through.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Now retired, Richard, fellow Thai cave rescuer Craig Challen, and their team are the subject of a documentary following them on a death-defying cave dive here in Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Succession planning for Small and Medium Enterprises. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Experts warn changes to health and safety laws will not make workers safer.

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11:45 AM.Film and TV correspondent Perlina Lau looks at His and Hers (Netflix), Sirat (cinemas) and how does Bridgerton season 4 shape up?  Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Parents and caregivers need lots of support to help neurodivergent children flourish, an Occupational Therapist says. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.We've all received unwanted emails, but does unsubscribing from them really work? Tech commentator Alex Sims looks at the law covering spam emails, penalties for breaches and what you can do to reduce… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Piers discusses how the scrapping of the RMA could threaten Wairarapa's Dark Sky Reserve, the subscription based driver service that cold be a world first, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Cynthia Morahan reviews three of her favourite books from last year: Attention by Anne Enright Penguin Random House, Hardship & Hope by Rebecca McFie, published by Bridget Williams Books, and The… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Among the surprises of the Winter Olympics this year has been the debut of a team from the United Arab Emirates, including one born in New Zealand.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Traditional medicines here and in Samoa are being investigated for their potential to treat viral illnesses that afflict people living in the Pacific. A Senior lecturer at Auckland University, Natalie… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Natasha Clark looks at questions put to Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his former communications chief Matthew Doyle - who was made a Lord in December - and his ties to a convicted… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.She's been an advocate for women in law, and spoken about rising threats to the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.While no decisions have been made, Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed officials are working through analysis and targeted consultation. Read more Audio