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12:15 PM.The first comprehensive genetic analysis of melanoma in New Zealand has shown that that where you live could be critical to your chances of getting skin cancer, and how it can be treated. Aniruddha… Read more Audio

12:01 PM.NZ skin cancer, disposable batteries, how silver nanoparticles can fight tooth decay, and scratching studies. Audio

1:35 PM.Technology correspondent Peter Griffin on the rebirth of the Dick Smith brand online. Also New Zealand reveals a $22 million plan to beef up the country's cybersecurity presence, and fears that… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Dr John Swaddle has developed a system of carefully targeted noises to disrupt birds' communications, making them feel like they're always in danger. Read more Audio

12:30 PM.At a recent concert in Wellington, Chamber Music New Zealand hosted a Touch Tour. It's an opportunity for audience members who are blind or have low vision to get close to the instruments and to hear… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:15 PM.Devon O'Neill of Outside magazine has been exploring some of the tensions in the outdoor community between old school adventurers, and a new breed of more tech savvy explorer. Read more Audio

12:01 PM.Is social media ruining outdoor adventuring? Keeping birds at bay using sound and a touch tour for blind music lovers. Audio

1:50 PM.Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists. This week, a new contraceptive and fertility treatment in one. And a gene that adds to years to your appearance has been documented by scientists studying… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Technology correspondent Peter Griffin on the rise of the 'chatbots'; also the local crowdfunding platform PledgeMe moves into peer-to-peer lending. And in the latest development in the complex and… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.George Block of consumer.org.nz has been testing drones. So what are the best models on the market, and what regulations do you need to comply with if you want to fly one here in New Zealand? Read more Audio

1:01 PM.Drone buyer's guide; tech news: chatbots, PledgeMe, and Spark's Lightbox offer; and science: new contraceptives and genes that make you look older. Audio

12:30 PM.Stuart Ritchie is a postdoctoral fellow in cognitive ageing at the University of Edinburgh who calls IQ tests "...some of the most reliable and valid instruments in all of psychological science". He's… Read more Audio

12:01 PM.'Mechanical doping' in cycling, gene-edited foods, and IQ tests: what can they tell us? Audio

1:45 PM.Hugh Robertson is one of the authors of The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand. We recently hopped on a boat to Kapiti Island with him on the hunt for the curious weka; it looks a bit like a… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Our genes are increasingly viewed as dynamic; shifting and interacting in a myriad of strange and sometimes random ways. They can contribute not just to our physical traits but also our risk of… Read more Audio

1:01 PM.The science of us: how genes work. Also, the weka. Audio

12:50 PM.Peter Griffin with tech news and the Australian government spends up to establish a specialist cybercrime unit. Also an intriguing You Tube video and a big feature in Wired means that augmented/mixed… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The changing dynamics of property prices, home ownership and a more mobile workforce mean that more people are sharing living spaces, and doing so for longer. All this is leading to opportunities for… Read more Audio, Gallery

12:25 PM.Why do we always seem to sleep badly the first night we stay in a new place? Dr Chris Smith reports on a new study suggesting that we keep half of our brain on alert to guard for danger the first time… Read more Audio