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3:20 PM.The history of the tallest building in NZ Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Senior writer at the NZ Herald Simon Wilson asks 'Will the Doctrine of Abundance save us all?' Abundance is the new buzzword in planning and city building debates and "Abundance" is the name of a new… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.We usually like to celebrate success stories with NZ Sporting History but, as we all know, when it comes to sport it's even harder to forget the times we've fallen short. 2025 marks the 25th… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Jemima Huston reviews Stalked by the BBC and Politics Now by the ABC Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Our feature album today is the brand spanking new album from Marlon Williams, Te Whare Tiwekaweka. It's Marlon's fourth solo album, but his first completley Maori language record. Although he's not… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Libraries have a reputation for being quiet places where a stern-faced librarian frowns at the slightest noise and constantly tells you to shush! Our next guest wants to challenge that perception… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.After passing his NCEA Level 1 literacy and numeracy exams last year at just 9 years old. Porirua schoolboy Raymond Hsu set a new goal .. to gain university entrance.. Raymond just sat the SAT test… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.The Wild Dunedin NZ Festival of Nature is a celebration of all that Dunedin and its incredible natural environment is ... and could be. It educates as well as entertains and that's largely due to the… Read more Audio

3:07 PM.Rainn Wilson knows that talking about faith and spirituality isn't exactly cool. But "The Office" actor has never been one to worry about that. Read more Audio

2:32 PM.Fasitua Amosa has had lead roles in several New Zealand films and TV shows and more recently in the NBC sitcom, 'Young Rock' about Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson.  Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Kelly Gibney brings the goods with this tasty and nutritious dinner. Read more Audio

2:07 PM.Dianne Swann reviews Neive Strang and Haiko Redo. Read more Audio

1:33 PM.Bariz Shah and Saba Afrasyabi are an Afghan-Kiwi couple who have established 51 microbusinesses in memory of the 51 lives lost in the March 15 mosque attacks.  Read more Audio

1:19 PM.In the Auckland suburb of Mangere Bridge they are all about fostering connections to build a sense of community. Read more Audio

1:10 PM.A global study of over 250 dune species concluded that there is no safe level for driving on beaches.  Read more Audio

3:10 PM.The first generation to grow up never knowing a time before smartphones and social media has had enough. As a teenager, Emma Lembke saw her own mental health declining with constant scrolling and… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.Our favorite Australian Brad Foster is discussing the upcoming federal election and how it might well be an election influenced by millennials and Gen Z. He also examines the serious case of a Sydney… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Our reviewer Bill Hastings casts his eye over two books he recommends for good reading.

The books discussed are: Orbital by Samantha Harvey and Ted Lasso and Philosophy. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Tim Batt takes a look at some ways tech is changing the medical world, brain implants, AI doctors and depression therapy. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Nursing is a profession that has long been dominated by women and there was a time when it was one of the few jobs that was seen as an acceptable career for those who chose to work. Read more Audio

1:21 PM.Moana Pasifika make history. Read more Audio

1:07 PM.New research has looked into why teenage girls are dropping out of sport at such an alarming rate.  Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Flamboyant Painters and Dockers frontman Paulie Stewart on a life defined by rebellion, resilience and redemption.  Read more Audio