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Curio Bay carpark threatens penguins, says volunteer ranger
9:20 AM.A volunteer ranger says the Department of Conservation is putting the yellow-eyed penguin at risk to build a capark in Southland's Curio Bay. The South Catlins Charitable Trust is building a… Read more Audio
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Sports and alcohol advertising
9:10 AM.A study has found New Zealand children are exposed to up to 200 ads per hour when they watch sport on television, many of them alcohol ads. Given alcohol-related injury and illness cost the country… Read more Audio
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Professor Justin S Vaughn on Obama's Legacy
11:05 AM.Is Obama's most significant legacy...Donald Trump? Audio
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Encouraging backyard biodiversity
10:49 AM.Auckland City Council biodiversity advisor Ben Paris can explain this and so many more ingeneous ideas as to how you can spend your holidays in the outdoors. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Employee of the Month -Greg Stanley
10:30 AM.Today's employee of the month is a Ranger for Environment Canterbury Audio
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Life with less
10:10 AM.Following the great Christmas splurge, minimalist Ryan Nicodemus has some tips for how to de-clutter our lives. Read more Video, Audio
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Fungus
10:10 AM.Comedian Paul Ego found a growth in his home... Audio
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Get your children reading this Summer!
9:15 AM.If we parents are being honest with ourselves ... the iphone, the computer and the X-box are probably also pretty big draws for our children. But educationalists believe there should be one more… Read more Audio
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Time running out for great southern lakes
9:07 AM.A veteran water quality campaigner says even deep, clean South Island lakes such as Lake Wanaka are showing signs of stress. Read more Audio
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Vintage Weekend - Auckland Aotea Square
11:15 AM.It's Vintage Weekend - taking you back in time with music, dance, fashion and a vintage market. Jesse Mulligan talks to organiser Rose Jackson. Audio
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'Tis the season for atonement
11:07 AM.It’s the season of atonement for many of us, when the dues are paid for the holiday bacchanal. But is this a wrong-headed mindset? Read more Audio
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What are you reading? - Gareth Morgan
10:50 AM.Philanthropist and businessman Gareth Morgan is reading Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. Audio
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Everybody has rats
10:40 AM.John Innes is a scientist at Landcare Research and an expert on rats among other things. He was the man who helped bring tui back to Hamilton. Audio
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Music lovers seek authenticity in plastic
10:20 AM.From urban gardeners to bin-diving vinyl nuts, Professor Karen Fernandez discusses the resurgence of retro in our digital age. Read more Audio
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Employee of the Month Edwina Clarke
9:25 AM.Today's Employee of the month is Edwina Clarke - formerly of Okarito on the West Coast - these days she can be found in Central Otago. Audio
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Where's the best place for a dip this summer?
9:15 AM.If summer ever actually arrives, here are some suggestions for New Zealand’s best swimming spots. Read more Audio
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Sally Pairman on the worldstage on midwifery
9:10 AM.Sally Pairman has been working in and around the midwifery sector for over 30 years as a midwife, lecturer, author and advocate and now she's been chosen from a list of international cadidates to head… Read more Audio
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Seeking unusual vege varieties
11:25 AM.Tim Martin is an ecologist who in his spare time cultivates a magnificent fruit and vege garden at his Mt Wellington home in Auckland. Read more Audio, Gallery
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The Senses
11:07 AM.The senses are amazing systems which help us find our way in and experience the world. But some people have the misfortune of losing one or more of their senses. A new event is taking place next month… Read more Audio
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Should we teach children to drink the French way?
10:15 AM.Is parents supplying their children with alcohol the best way to teach healthy drinking habits? Read more Audio
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Women on boards
9:25 AM.The ratio of women on NZ boards has not budged in several years, despite efforts to boost their numbers. It's emerged from the NZX that in 2016, only 17 per cent of directors on NZ boards were women… Read more Audio
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Breast cancer study out of Auckland University
9:10 AM.Breast cancer is the most common cancer for women, affecting one in every nine New Zealand women over their lifetime. As time has gone on, and research on the disease grows, it's emerged that the… Read more Audio