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Kaimoana: Crayfish
12:10 PM.We look at the crayfish with Rachel Taulelei, how it develops and how to prepare it. Audio
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Indian micro-saving
1:50 PM.Meena Kadri in Mumbai on a savings scheme for the poorest people in Dharavi slum. Audio
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Cyberwars and ultrafast NZ broadband
1:30 PM.Ben Gracewood with the latest on the cyberwar surrounding Wikileaks. Plus the plans for ultrafast broadband roll out in New Zealand. Audio
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Worcestershire sauce
1:20 PM.Our resident sauce queen Maggie Forrest on the origins and ingredients of worcestershire sauce. Audio
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London calling
1:10 PM.We head to the UK to chat to expat journo Chris Parkin. The world's hottest chilli, cloned meat and dirty magazines. Audio
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Smart Phones
12:50 PM.New Scientist writer Jim Giles on data problems when using smart phones in urban areas. Audio
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Oldest Book
12:35 PM.Frances Wood of the British Library on the restoration of the Diamond Sutra, a book printed in 868 AD. Audio
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Snacks
12:20 PM.Hunger and snacking explained by Professor Roger Lentle of Massey University. Audio
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Foraging: elderflower
12:10 PM.We're foraging for free food with Johanna Knox. This week, we get cordial on the hunt for elderflower. Audio
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Ghost nets
1:50 PM.Discarded fishing nets that remain fishing in the Pacific ocean and killing wildlife. Kris McElwee is the Pacific Islands Marine Debris Coordinator. Audio
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India: Bollywood Italian job and wedding detectives
1:40 PM.Bollywood are remaking classic 60s film 'The Italian Job'. Plus parents are hiring detectives ahead of family marriages. Jason Burke reports. Audio
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Digital distractions
1:20 PM.Matt Richtel of the New York Times on how technology can challenge our ability to focus and learn, especially in regards to young people. Audio
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Sweet cat food
1:10 PM.Vet Nick Cave of Massey University responds to a listener enquiry about levels of sugar in cat food. Audio
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Nice lice
12:45 PM.The evolution of lice with David Reed of the Florida Museum of Natural History. Audio
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Tech news
12:30 PM.Bill Thompson on an EU investigation into Google plus Rupert Murdoch plans to launch a daily newspaper for the iPad. Audio
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Coupons
12:15 PM.The humble coupon has evolved into consumer bargain hunting websites. Matt Schwartz of Wired magazine on retail hacking. Audio
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Learning through gaming
1:45 PM.The school in New York that's designed its curriculum around computer gaming principles. Katie Salen is behind the programme. Audio
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The fall of French cuisine?
1:25 PM.French cuisine has slid down the global league of gastronomic excellence according to author Mike Steinberger. Audio
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Wine additives
1:10 PM.What's sulphur doing in our wine? Kirsten Creasy's a senior tutor of Oenology at Lincoln University. Audio
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Collaborative consumption
12:45 PM.Rachel Botsman's coined the term 'collaborative consumption' to describe the emerging economy based on sharing, borrowing and swapping goods and services, from power tools to accomodation. Audio
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Kaimoana: Groper - Hapuka
12:30 PM.Groper's a flaky fish that's also known as hapuka, and is similar to sea bass. With Rachel Taulelei of Yellow Brick Road. Audio
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Weather derivatives
12:15 PM.Predicting the weather can make you cash, lots of cash! Bill Windle is president of the Weather Risk Management Association. Audio
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Mix and Mash
1:45 PM.Remixing New Zealand culture with Courtney Johnston, one of the organisers of the Mix and Mash competition. Audio
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Fish oil capsules
1:35 PM.We're looking at fish oil capsules with Associate Professor Marie Wong of Massey University. So are they all the same, how do you make them, and what does 'molecularly distilled' mean? Audio
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London calling
1:25 PM.We head to the UK to chat to expat journo Chris Parkin. Cycle to work schemes, reindeer meat, and free cheese for the Irish. Audio