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10:05 AM.It wasn't until New Zealand playwright Eleanor Bishop was on the New York Broadway scene that she heard about Chris Kraus.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Chris Niesche on the Australian government's decision to put an end to the so-called 'Golden visa'. Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The capital's into its second week of water restrictions, as the threats of even tougher cutbacks loom. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Australia will become the first country to ban engineered stone benchtops this year, and there are calls for New Zealand to follow suit.  Read more Audio

11:30 AM.Getting a good night sleep can be tough on a sticky summer night. It can be even harder for young kids - and their parents! Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The Commerce Commission has opened an investigation into Woolworths, Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island, following an allegation of Fair Trading Act breaches.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.The Invercargill City Council will hold its first meeting of the year today led by Acting Mayor Tom Campbell. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Ralph McAllister reviews three of his favourite books from last year.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Grammy-award winning singer, composer and producer Arooj Aftab will be in New Zealand in March.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Republican candidate Nikki Haley is getting one last shot at Donald Trump after Ron DeSantis suspended his presidential campaign.  Read more Audio

9:25 AM.It's almost a year since kumara crops, which were ready to be harvested in the Kaipara District in Northland were pretty much wiped out by two major weather events.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.In Opposition, Dr Shane Reti said the-then government had ignored a crisis in health. Now he is the new minister in charge of that system.  Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Kennedy discusses the future of atolls, ahead of a visit to the Micronesian nation of Palau.  Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Siblings Paul and Jane Rangiwahia have teamed up to produce the book Kai and Kindness focusing on food to nourish the body and soul.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Gareth, Ben and Kathryn will discuss Gareth Hughes is a former Green MP and now works for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Aotearoa.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Hawkes Bay Today editor Chris Hyde with the latest news from the region.  Read more Audio

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

10:05 AM.Jane Smiley has written close to 20 novels, including the best seller, King Lear inspired A Thousand Acres, for which she received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Thomas Sparrow is a political correspondent for Deutsche Welle, based in Berlin Read more Audio

9:25 AM.Technology and social media may be helping criminals but it's also being put to use to help retailers stem their losses.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Tough decisions lie ahead for councils up and down the country, some of which are facing rates rises in the double digits unless they tighten their belts.  Read more Audio

11:32 AM.After a whirlwind year, Ardie Savea is loving a change of scene in the Japanese mountains. "It's refreshing. I feel like a kid going to school for the first time," the World Rugby Player of the Year… Read more Audio