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Mike Parker Pearson: Stonehenge’s purpose and origins
11:06 AM.Stonehenge discoveries have been numerous in recent years, with new techniques allowing us to learn more about a monument so ancient there are no records to explain why or how it was created. A leader… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Jaye Pukepuke: the bro helping at-risk youth
10:40 AM."It's easier to build strong children than to repair broken men" is one of Jaye Pukepuke's favourite quotes. After a promising rugby league career and a prison sentence, Jaye now runs the… Read more Video, Audio
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Brad DeLong: the modern dream slouches towards utopia
10:06 AM.If you had told people 150 years ago how well off the world would become, they would have anticipated paradise. So why do things feel so broken? A former advisor to President Clinton and a professor… Read more Audio
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Jonathan McDowell: a year of space exploration in review
9:40 AM.It's been a busy year for space exploration. Phase one of NASA's Artemis mission is scheduled to conclude on Monday, bringing us spellbinding new images of our moon. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Hugh Rennie: overcoming 150 years of NZ misrule in the Chathams
9:05 AM.In 1990, writes Sir Hugh Rennie in Chathams Resurgent: How the Islanders overcame 150 years of misrule, the islanders had lived with "years of muddlement, some good intentions, financial waste… Read more Audio
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The greatest film you’ve never seen
8:40 AM.It's a film some people say is like watching paint dry, whilst others say it will change your life. And it's the film that this month 1600 film critics and academics voted the greatest film of all… Read more Video, Audio
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Hon. Ralph Regenvanu: Vanuatu demands climate change justice
8:12 AM.One of the countries most under threat from climate change, Pacific neighbour Vanuatu is taking a lead in the fight against climate change. Read more Audio
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Brett Gartrell: Avian influenza could devastate native birds
5:35 PM.One of the country's leading wildlife veterinary experts warns a heavy-handed response may be needed to limit damage if a particularly infectious strain of bird flu reaches our shores. Read more Video, Audio
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Saturday Morning Feedback
12:00 PM.Susie reads listener feedback from the show. Audio
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Jude Rogers: how popular music gets woven into our lives
11:05 AM.British music journalist Jude Rogers explores music as a portal to "new places and new feelings or places to put feelings" in her new book The Sound of Being Human. Read more Video, Audio
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Mike Hewson: the fine art of taking risks
10:40 AM.NZ born civil engineer turned installation artist Mike Hewson thinks that safe playgrounds are dangerous for children. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Prof Mike Berridge: recognising vital work in cellular science
10:05 AM.Renowned scientist Professor Mike Berridge is having his work in cell biology recognised with a doctorate this month. Career highlights have included research he led showing how tumours use… Read more Audio
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Jonathan Drori: photosynthesis and an underground pitcher plant
9:40 AM.Author, plant lover and former BBC documentary maker Jonathan Drori joins the show for a chat about some of the latest botanical news. Read more Video, Audio
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Edda Mussolini and the rise and fall of fascism
9:05 AM.Edda Mussolini was Benito's favourite daughter and his confidante during 20 years of fascist rule. She acted as envoy to both Germany and Britain, helping steer Italy to join forces with Hitler. UK… Read more Audio
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Vivian Wang: on the ground at China's zero-covid protests
8:10 AM.In response to the largest public protests since Tiananmen Square, Chinese government officials have signaled a shift away from 'Zero Covid' and eased some restrictions. Read more Audio
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Kelly Francis: the Whenua Warrior cultivating food security
4:30 PM.Kelly Francis's dream is that every New Zealander has access to a garden of fresh, healthy food to eat and share. From her base in Mangere she's making a vision of community-led food sovereignty a… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Gerard Hindmarsh: preserving stories of Nelson’s backcountry
11:30 AM.Golden Bay freelance journalist and author Gerard Hindmarsh is back with his latest collection of stories, with a focus on Golden Bay's West Coast and Kahurangi National Park. Read more Audio
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Dr Matthew Phillips: could fasting and keto heal brains?
11:10 AM.Hamilton based clinical and research neurologist Dr Matthew Phillips is frustrated by how little he and his colleagues can help patients with degenerative brain disorders, such as Parkinson's and… Read more Audio
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Josh Cheuse: staying rather than going with The Clash
10:00 AM.At 16, budding New York photographer Josh Cheuse used the payphone at his high school to call The Clash at the Electric Ladyland Studios in Manhattan to ask if he could photograph the band. It was the… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Colm Tóibín: writing on changes in life, church and state
9:05 AM.The author of 10 novels, Colm Tóibín's collection of essays A Guest at the Feast begins by taking us back to his childhood. Starting with growing up in Enniscorthy, County Wexford he also tracks the… Read more Audio
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Fatboy Slim on the 'beautiful job' of DJing
8:25 AM.English DJ Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim) tells Kim Hill why he still loves "spreading tales of abandon and community and hedonism and connection" to dance floors around the world. Read more Video, Audio
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Lina Abu Akleh: justice for the death of her journalist aunt
8:10 AM.It's six months since renowned Palestinian Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed while reporting in the occupied West Bank. Initially, the Israeli military denied involvement but have… Read more Audio
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Satellite constellations threatening the night sky - astronomers
7:00 PM.Astronomers say the very existence of their field of science could be threatened by the huge number of low-flying telecommunications satellite constellations now in the sky - launched by companies… Read more Audio
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'They know we're coming for them' - Former NZ soldier says a Ukrainian victory feels possible
5:35 PM.Last week Russia withdrew 30,000 troops from the Ukrainian port city of Kherson and surrounding region after nine months of occupation. A former New Zealand soldier Jordan O'Brien was part of a unit… Read more Audio