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12:15 PM.From Cape Reinga to Bluff, electricity does the same thing whenever and wherever it comes out the plug. So how do you decide who to buy it from? George Block from consumer.org.nz's been looking at New… Read more Audio

12:01 PM.Selling power to the people, a Netflix for live music, tracking dementia patients, the best way to shuffle cards, and could spider venom help stroke recovery? Audio

12:55 PM.Sea trekking promises to combine the experience of swimming in the open ocean with snorkelling and freediving, along with a little bit of camping thrown in for good measure. The key bit of equipment… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:45 PM.Claims of misinformation over Spark's wireless broadband performance; Google's crackdown on fake news; and could political bias skew our internet search results - and even our elections? Read more Audio

12:40 PM.A team of computer scientists at Victoria University think they may be a step closer to making virtual reality more like... reality. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.Dr Chris Smith looks at a blood test for autism that can pick up biochemical markers that are significantly altered in autistic patients; and testing underway on a new approach to treating brain… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.In many parts of New Zealand rabbits are seen as pests, but Chrissy Joy doesn't see them that way. She's among a group of of Wellington volunteers who've rescued and found homes for hundreds of sick… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:01 PM.Rabbit rescue, testing for autism, VR breakthrough, internet search bias, and trekking the seas. Audio

12:50 PM.New figures show how New Zealanders are taking to streaming video on demand services; and the privacy implications of the CIA potentially hacking consumer devices to gather intelligence. Read more Audio

12:40 PM.This Way Up speaks to the creators of The Impossible Burger - a plant-based 'meat' that's claimed to smell, taste and sizzle just like the real thing. Read more Audio, Gallery

12:30 PM.Journalist Brad Stone went behind the scenes at Uber and Airbnb to look at how they've built their success on disrupting traditional business models for transport and accommodation. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Would you sign a contract to join a queue for nearly 2 days to buy a pair of shoes costing nearly $400? We explore the world of the hardcore sneaker head, a place where a passion for cool kicks is a… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:01 PM.Queueing up for kicks, Uber and Airbnb's success, a plant based burger, and did the CIA hack consumer devices? Read more Audio

12:50 PM.Hadyn Green of consumer.org.nz's been testing the latest virtual reality headsets. So what are the options on the market today and how do they work? Read more Audio

12:40 PM.Playing on the pokies is definitely not a recommended route to wealth. But what if you could hack the slots and drastically increase the odds in your favour? Read more Audio

12:35 PM.It's the psychological study that we're all participating in every day: using the internet! So is the digital 'you' the real 'you'? We speak to Michal Kosinski from the Stanford Graduate School of… Read more Audio

12:25 PM.With predictions that the Arctic could be ice-free by 2030, an ambitious geoengineering project aims to create more ice by circulating water using 10 million wind turbines.  Read more Audio

12:15 PM.When the human world and the animal kingdom collide, the results aren't always pretty. Now a museum in the Netherlands is using a selection of stuffed exhibits to celebrate some historic examples. Read more Audio, Gallery

12:01 PM.Dead animal tales, making more ice for the Arctic, is the digital you the real you?, hacking the pokies, and a buyer's guide to VR headsets. Audio

12:50 PM.Bryan Baker of Svord Knives is a master cutler who's been making knives for more than 30 years. His handmade knives are used by hunters, fishers and cooks closer to home. Read more Audio, Gallery

12:40 PM.The problems of private drone use during an emergency; claims that half of the world's web traffic is encrypted; and gamers identify planets for scientists in a cool citizen science project. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.In his book Golden Kicks, sneaker-head Jason Coles charts how popular sports shoes like Nike’s Air Jordans have vaulted from the court onto the feet of the masses. Read more Audio, Gallery

12:20 PM.George Block of consumer.org.nz has just been reviewing the best water blasters on the market. He talks about the perils of water blasting (really!) and whether you should use them to wash your house.

12:15 PM.It's a delicate question that's been challenging NASA: How can an astronaut relieve themselves in comfort while wearing a spacesuit. Read more Audio, Gallery

12:01 PM.This Way Up for Saturday 25 February 2017 NASA's Space Poop Challenge, buyer's guide to waterblasters, the shoes that changed sport, tech news (drone dangers and gamers mapping exoplanets) and… Read more Audio