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12:15 PM.Bridgette Karetai and Jeff Niblett from NZ Gamebirds raise 50,000 ducks, partridges and pheasants on the banks of the Tutaekuri River. Audio

1:50 PM.DuckDuckGo is turning the traditional online search model on its head with anonymised search results designed to protect your privacy. We're speaking to DuckDuckGo's founder Gabriel Weinberg. Audio

1:30 PM.Lewis Dartnell is an astrobiologist searching for life on Mars. His book 'The Knowledge' is a self-help book for life in a post-apocalyptic world. It claims to tell you everything you need to know… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Our tech correspondent Peter Griffin with the latest tech news. This week, Apple users on both sides of the Tasman are targeted in a scam. Also Apple shells out US$3 billion for Dr Dre's headphone… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Although it's duck hunting season, no shots get fired and no Paradise Ducks get harmed as Hugh Robertson and I find a pair of "paris". Audio

12:35 PM.Ashifa Kassam lives and works in Spain where defecating dogs, and their owners, are being tracked by detectives. Also Madrid introduces new smart parking meters that will charge polluting cars more… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Dr Mat Goddard of The University of Auckland is a biologist who's fascinated by micro-organisms, wild yeasts and fermentation. Read more Audio

1:50 PM.Anu Anand lives in India where the jackfruit's being heralded as the way to fight world hunger. Also the country's low budget space mission to Mars puts other efforts to shame. Audio

1:35 PM.Rolf Hut from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands is the man behind a smart umbrella that uses sensors and the power of the crowd to make better weather forecasts. Audio

1:25 PM.In these privacy-conscious times, a new secure smartphone that can keep you and your data anonymous. It's called the Blackphone, it's just attracted 30 million dollars of investment, and we're… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Peter Griffin's here with bits and bytes from the tech world. Telstra plans to crowdsource broadband access in Australia, and China says no to Windows 8. Audio

12:50 PM.The latest science news with Dr Chris Smith; a new way to treat diabetes, and wireless charging of medical devices implanted in the human body. Audio

12:35 PM.The world's wealthiest country, the tiny Gulf state of Qatar, is hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The temperatures will be scorching, and already there are worries over the safety of foreign… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Preparing the starter: it's the living colony of yeast and bacteria that will make our loaf rise, give it loads of flavour, and a great texture (hopefully!). Read more Audio

1:50 PM.Some clever shake-cancelling cutlery is good news for the up to 5 percent of the population who suffer from essential tremors. Anupam Pathak is the CEO of Lift Labs. Audio

1:30 PM.Following a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest last month, the climbing season's basically been cancelled. Ed Douglas has just been in Khumbu in Nepal, the centre of the climbing industry, to assess… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Peter Griffin on the potential death of anti-virus software, and how a decision by the European courts can help protect your online reputation. Audio

12:50 PM.The latest science news with Dr Chris Smith. This week, how radio can interfere with migrating birds' navigation systems. Also evidence that some common chemicals found in things like toothpaste… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The market for protein, and specifically vegetable protein, is taking off. Matthew Boyle writes about the global food industry for Bloomberg News and Businessweek. Audio

1:50 PM.Why vultures are under threat in parts of Europe due to a commonly used anti-inflammatory drug. With José Tavares of the Vulture Conservation Foundation. Audio

1:40 PM.The famous cycle race the Tour de France is starting this year in Yorkshire. Tracy McVeigh's just been there to see how the county's preparing. Audio

1:10 PM.Could the ancient Ethiopian grain teff be the next "supergrain", a bit like quinoa? With Bart Minten, Bob Reid and the crew at the Meeting Tree restaurant in Wellington. Audio

12:50 PM.Geraint Krumpe's Golden Goose is a new consumer device that can scramble an egg inside its shell. Audio

12:30 PM.Professor Floyd Romesberg of The Scripps Research Institute in California has added two more letters to the genetic code. Audio