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Surfing
12:25 PM.Peter Westwick is co-author of 'The World in the Curl'. The book looks at the history of surfing and explains its popularity today. Audio
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Lone luger
12:15 PM.The Indian luger who models himself on 'Cool Runnings' and carries the medal hopes of the nation at the Winter Olympics. With Anu Anand. Audio
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Laugh out loud with Lineni
6:40 PM."Ruru eyes" is one of the most popular video posts on Lineni Tuitupou's facebook page. Recording herself acting out 15 second roleplays has led to Lineni Tuitupou attracting quite a following. Audio
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Te Ao Pritchard and Tino Rangatiratanga
6:32 PM.Since 2008 Te Ata Tino Toa has lobbied for the Tino Rangatiratanga flag to fly alongside the New Zealand flag on the Auckland Harbour bridge on Waitangi day. Te Ao Pritchard explains why it's such an… Read more Audio
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Wine Pod
1:50 PM.Greg Snell's the inventor of the Wine Pod, a 120cm tall, high-end, home wine-making appliance. Audio
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Birds: Bellbird
1:35 PM.On the hunt for the tuneful bellbird, with our regular birdman Hugh Robertson. Audio
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XPRIZE cars
1:10 PM.In his book 'Ingenious' Jason Fagone follows the competitors in the Automotive XPRIZE. They're trying to win millions by designing a car that can do more than 40kms to the litre. Audio
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Asteroid mining
12:45 PM.Dr Martin Elvis from the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre suggests that going into space and finding suitable asteroids to mine might be even harder than first thought. Audio
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David Smith - miniature bottle collector
12:20 PM.David Smith is the proud owner of a huge collection of miniature bottles. Read more Audio
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Foodswitch
12:15 PM.A smartphone app that can help you choose more nutritious food. With Dr Helen Eyles of The University of Auckland. Audio
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Computer recipe generator
1:50 PM.Lav Varshney from IBM is working on project to make computers more creative in the kitchen, with a cooking and recipe algorithm. technology, science, food, recipes Audio
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Natural products
1:40 PM.Using the secrets of the natural world to make better medicines, batteries and circuit boards. With Professor Angela Belcher of MIT. technology, science Audio
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Tech news: Kim Dotcom, three strikes
1:25 PM.Peter Griffin beams in with the latest on Kim Dotcom's Internet Party, and a new French study looks at the effectiveness of 'three strikes' legislation as a way of cracking down on illegal online… Read more Audio
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Vikingland and cinammon
1:15 PM.Our Scandinavia correspondent Helen Russell on a Viking theme park in Norway, and a debate over the spices that can be used in pastries in Denmark. Denmark, Norway, spices Audio
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Inside a banana
12:45 PM.Inside New Zealand's most popular fruit, the banana, and the sugars it contains. With Dr Bridget Stocker and Dr Mattie Timmer of Victoria University of Wellington. science, food, sugars, bananas Audio
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Doggie day-care
12:15 PM.We visit a doggie day-care centre, part of the booming business of caring for New Zealand's estimated 5 million pets. With Sam Banks and John Fraser of Paws in the City. life and society, pets Audio
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Anti-psychotic drugs
1:40 PM.In her book "The Bitterest Pills", psychiatrist and academic Joanna Moncrieff expresses her concerns about how the number of prescriptions for anti-psychotic drugs has rocketed over the past decade. Audio
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Tech news
1:25 PM.Peter Griffin on a UN resolution to protect people's right to privacy in the digital age, and Apple gets told off by Australia's consumer watchdog for misleading consumers over its warranties. Audio
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Naked Science
12:45 PM.Naked Science with Dr Chris Smith. This week, 3D printing eye cells....could this be a way to restore people's sight? Also with millions of air travellers criss-crossing the globe every day, a new way… Read more Audio
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Barrels
12:15 PM.The 2,000-year-old piece of technology that's still a central part of the global distilling and brewing industry. Wayne Curtis has been looking at the history and science of the barrel. Also Pete… Read more Audio
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Nepali cooking: Yomari
1:40 PM.Kanchana Subedi shows us how to cook the Nepalese sweet rice dumpling called yomari, made to celebrate the rice harvest. Audio
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Handwriting's future
1:10 PM.'The Golden Thread' by calligrapher and design professor Ewan Clayton traces the story of writing and the written word. Audio
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Epidermal tech
12:50 PM.John Rogers of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is developing flexible computers that can be worn on the skin and can measure your body's performance in real time. Audio
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Tech news
12:40 PM.Technology news with Charles Arthur of The Guardian. The US Supreme Court rules on patent protection for computer software. Audio