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10:35 AM.Eden Denyer from Unity Books Wellington reviews Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson, published by Hachette Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings us deeper into the Cosmere universe… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Kiwi Annemarie Rawson packed up herself and her husband in 2018 and moved to London for a new overseas experience in their early 60s. It wasn't the first time Annemarie had done this to her husband… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Ed talks to Kathryn about US court documents detailing a brazen scheme for getting cigarettes into North Korea worth hundreds of millions of dollars. There have been mixed signals given to western… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Brianne West founded the plastic-free beauty bar business Ethique 11 years ago while she was studying chemistry at university. It's now a $100 million business, exporting shampoo bars and soaps to… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Anyone wanting to have their say on the five proposals for a second Auckland harbour crossing needs to get cracking - the opportunity for "feedback" closes on Monday. It's less than a month since… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Film and TV reviewer Laumata Lauano joins Kathryn to talk about true-crime thriller Love & Death, starring Elizabeth Olsen and Jesse Plemons, family movie Chupa (Netflix) and Tiny Beautiful Things, a… Read more Audio

11:25 AM.The newly developed Common Practice Model is going to inform how literacy and maths is taught in primary and secondary schools in the coming years. But what does that mean, and what are the teaching… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Tech commentator Bill Bennett joins Kathryn to talk about Massey University's amnesty to at least 20 students alleged to have been caught cheating using ChatGPT - if they 'fess up. Rural connectivity… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Che talks to Kathryn about why Southern mayors can't keep out of the news, the intentional poisoning of trees, Henry the tuatara's keeper calls it a day after 52 years and the Routeburn Classic Trail… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Paul Diamond reviews Aftermaths: Colonialism, Violence and Memory in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific edited by Angela Wanhalla, Lyndall Ryan and Camille Nurka, published by Otago University… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.JP McMahon has his fingers in many pies, not least a Dingle Pie. The prominent Irish chef is an ambassador for Irish food: both its produce (especially wild food such as foraged seaweed) and its food… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about a 'critical' 24 hours in the effort to evacuate British nationals from Sudan, and a meeting between Rishi Sunak and the new head of the SNP… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.A programme that teaches self-regulation of emotions and behaviour to preschool children is to be rolled out in early childhood centres around the country. The ENGAGE programme, developed at the… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.The government needs to take more urgent and bold actions on climate change, or risk missing its own emissions targets for 2026 to 2030 according to the Climate Change Commission. The Commission says… Read more Audio

10:55 AM.A series of earthquakes have hit in short succession near Porangahau in the Hawkes Bay. A magnitude 5.9 quake occured at 10:16 this morning followed by a 5.3 magnitude quake 2 minutes later. Several… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Catriona Ferguson reviews Resistance by Jacinta Halloran, published by Text Publishing. Read more Audio

10:07 AM.Australian writer and social researcher Pip Williams' first novel, The Dictionary of Lost Words, was published just as the world locked down due to covid, and became an international best seller. It… Read more Audio

9:48 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the new Defence Strategic Review unveiled by the government that has a renewed focus on the Indo-Pacific region, an overhaul to the… Read more Audio

9:36 AM.World-leading New Zealand research has made a breakthrough in earthquake strengthening higher-risk buildings. They've come up with some immediate repair solutions for buildings that are more than… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.Four final bids have been lodged to buy Ruapehu ski fields, but time is running short for one to be confirmed in time to open this winter season. Ruapehu Alpine Lifts which ran the Whakapapa and Turoa… Read more Audio

11:50 AM.Urban issues correspondent Bill McKay joins Susie to look in depth at the five options announced as contenders for a new Auckland Harbour crossing: a variety of tunnel and new bridge routes for light… Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Taupō chef Hare Rewi thought eating for health was "a load of rubbish" before meeting his German partner Lilith, a former obstetrician. Soon he'll merge his Māori food business with Lilith's 'clean… Read more Audio