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10:33 AM.Our music critic Waveney Russ is back in the chair this week to talk about a scene tht has captured her imagination but hasn't quite taken over the radio waves here yet. The Chinese indie music scene… Read more Audio

10:05 AM.For the past 17 years my next guest has covered some of the biggest and most distressing criminal court cases in recent history. David Clarkson and his wife Anne have just retired as court reporters.

9:55 AM.Every day we check in on what's going on in the regions in Aotearoa and the pacific. Today, one of this country's most popular holiday spots, the Coromandel Peninsula. Stephan Brosman is the editor of… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Australia can have a big influence on larger countries’ efforts to decarbonise their economies, and it has the potential to be a green energy superpower, an economist says.      Read more Audio

9:08 AM.West Coast businesses are disappointed their application for Government assistance has been declined after a slip closed State Highway 7 for over two months.  Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Planning a wedding but stuck on the music? Luckily, RNZ Concert presenter Clarissa Dunn is also a wedding celebrant. She suggests some tunes to set the mood. Read more Video, Audio

11:05 AM.Dan Slevin's been at the movies this week and is in to tell us all about a couple of this week's new releases. He's been to see the world war one epic 1917 and a family favourite with Shaun the Sheep… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Christoff van der Ven is a pretty busy man! He's in New Zealand at the moment doing a nationwide tour with New Zealand musician Jed parsons. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Philippe J. R Kok is an expert on reptiles and amphibians who has been described by his peers as a hardcore field biologist.  Read more Audio, Gallery

9:50 AM. Today Local Democracy Reporting service Susan Botting based in Whangarei joins us from the winterless north. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.The impacts of a changing climate are having a huge impact on the way the humanitarian sector operates, and yet the harrowing stories at the centre are largely invisible. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.The Queen has asked her senior staff to work with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, to find a workable solution, after the couple announced they will step back as senior royals. The Queen has reportedly… Read more Audio

9:10 AM.Rural fire authorities in New Zealand are worried this country could be in for severe bush fire seasons in the future - akin to what Australia has been suffering. Read more Audio

11:16 AM.We were talking last week about excellent jazz covers of pop hits, so we thought we'd get the expert in! Jazz man Nick Tipping from RNZ Concert brings an array of jazzy covers of popular music into… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.New Zealand Post announced on Tuesday this week that they will no longer be accepting cheques from the end of next month.  Read more Audio

10:55 AM.We're checking in with Hemi Kelly, to learn some useful te reo Māori phrases you can use in your day-to-day life. Hemi's a lecturer in Te Ara Poutama - the Faculty of Maori & Indigenous Development at… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Could you go a year without buying new clothes? Journalist and podcaster Frances Cook has set herself a challenge to buy only second-hand clothing in 2020. She's also just released a book about money… Read more Audio

10:32 AM.What is world music? is that label useful? This month Ethno Aoteaora will take place at the Piritahi Marae on Waiheke Island and then at the Auckland Folk Festival in Kumeu.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.What do you get when you take three reporters and throw them at a public transport system? Wellington's councils are currently trying to work out how to "get Wellington moving", and we thought we'd… Read more Audio

9:54 AM.Every day we'll be checking in on what's going on in the regions in Aotearoa and the pacific. Today we're speaking to Waikato Times reporter Ellen O'Dwyer about what's going on in the heart of the… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.In what has been described as one of the biggest royal stories of modern times, Prince Harry and his wife Megan have announced they are stepping back from royal duties. Read more Audio

9:29 AM.Sport NZ is looking to combat the professionalisation of youth sports, which it says is contributing to kids dropping out of sport early.  Read more Audio

9:11 AM.Donald Trump has announced that Iran is standing down from escalating conflict with the US, but Otago University international relations Professor Robert Patman says there could be more to come. Read more Audio

11:04 AM.It's time for On The Road! Today we're joined by Niki Bezzant who is going to reliving a road trip she did in 1993 as a 22-year old in her first proper job, working for Grant Dalton and his NZ… Read more Audio

10:26 AM.Nine young Māori filmmakers are to get an opportunity of a life time on Thursday, when they travel overseas to study other Indigenous communities across the world.  Read more Audio