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Zero waste fashion
12:35 PM.A new exhibition is highlighting the work of 'zero waste' designers who try to avoid the traditional 15 percent of fabric wastage in their designs. We speak to designer Jennifer Whitty and curator… Read more Audio
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Kaimoana: Paua
12:15 PM.Fruits of the sea with Rachel Taulelei of Yellow Brick Road. This week we look at paua, the mollusc you're most likely to find on a rock or in a fritter. Audio
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Favela Express
1:55 PM.The Brazilian government's just invested in a network of cable cars to carry commuters and tourists high above Rio de Janeiro's slums or favelas. Nate Berg reports. Audio
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Tech news - IE9 and telco legislation
1:35 PM.Tech commentator Paul Brislen beams in to chat about the launch of the latest version of Microsoft's Explorer web browser-called IE9. Plus Google rejigs the way it lists search results, and a proposed… Read more Audio
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Wine and music
1:25 PM.Markus Bachmann plays music to his wine as it ferments as he reckons the soundwaves affect the yeast and make it taste better. Audio
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Wrinkly fruit and eating the skins
1:15 PM.Professor Julian Heyes answers more listener food questions. This week, should we be eating the skins of our fruit and veggies? Also is the fruit we're buying nowadays less likely to rot? Audio
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Sauces - Tomato Ketchup
12:50 PM.Maggie Forest is back with more sauces and condiments. This week, we're making tomato ketchup. Audio
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The inventor of the Ugg boot?
12:40 PM.In the 60s, Shane Stedman was an Aussie surfer with cold feet who decided to wrap his chilly toes in a sheepskin bootie. Audio
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Smallest engraving by hand
12:25 PM.Graham Short has managed to engrave the words 'Nothing Is Impossible' on the cutting edge of a razor blade. Audio
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Spam Study
12:15 PM.Chris Kanich has been studying how many people respond to spam emails and end up buying something. Audio
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Seawater greenhouses
1:50 PM.Charlie Paton is using greenhouses cooled with seawater to grow food in some of the most inhospitable places on earth. Audio
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Fairtrade gold
1:35 PM.Kate Carter of the Guardian on the jewellers in the UK who are teaming up to produce Fairtrade gold. Audio
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Cat food conundrum
1:25 PM.How much food does a 4.5kg cicada-eating cat need?! Nick Cave of Massey University has the answer. Audio
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UK news: product placement and no logo ciggies
1:15 PM.Chris Parkin lives in the UK where product placement on TV gets the go-ahead and logos are coming off cigarette packets. Audio
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Pests: Fleas
12:30 PM.We're on the hunt for fleas with pest controller Paul Chapman and bug man Allen Heath. Audio
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Global Denim
12:15 PM.At any moment it's estimated that about half the world's population is wearing jeans. But why? Daniel Miller's one of the editors of 'Global Denim' (Berg). Audio
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China: Water and power
1:45 PM.Jonathan Watts beams in from China where the worst drought in 60 years is threatening wheat production. It's also encouraging huge desalination plants and water diversion schemes. Audio
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Pickle Juice
1:25 PM.Kevin Miller of North Dakota State University is onto a miracle cure for muscle cramp. Pickle juice! Audio
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Tech news: Earthquake uses and iPad 2
1:10 PM.Our tech/science correspondent Peter Griffin takes a look at technology use after the Christchurch earthquake. Plus version 2 of the iPad. Audio
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Traffic lights
1:45 PM.We're looking at traffic lights with traffic engineer Wayne King (Hutt City Council) and Tim Kirby (Wellington City Council). So how do they work and why do they change when they do? Audio
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Crowdsourcing journalism
1:30 PM.Jim Giles is seeing if writing a good news article can be automated and crowdsourced. The only problem is it could put him out of business! Audio
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Limerick dictionary
1:20 PM.Chris Strolin is the Editor-in-Chief of the OEDILF. That's the Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form! Audio
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Meat eating clocks
1:10 PM.Jimmy Loizeau is designing a new breed of domestic appliances that 'eat' insects to power themselves. Audio
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Raw milk smuggling
12:50 PM.The shady world of raw milk smuggling. Amish and Mennonite farmers are illegally supplying the white unpasteurised stuff to New York foodies. Jordan Heller of the Daily has the story. Audio
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Kaimoana: Trevally
12:35 PM.We're filleting trevally with Rachel Taulelei. Trevally's an affordable and versatile fish that's mostly exported to the Middle East. Audio