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10:35 AM.He's been considered one for years - but last month Sir Sam Neill was officially designated a Screen Legend. The honour marking his stellar fifty year career was handed out at the New Zealand Screen… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.South East Asia's biggest sporting event winds up tomorrow, and playing for the Thai women's side has been Wellington's Natalie Olson.  Read more Audio

9:20 AM.It took him more than a decade - but earlier this year Simon Olliver achieved the incredible feat of becoming the oldest person to complete the gruelling Oceans Seven swim.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Kathryn and commentators look back on the year in politics, business, the economy and science. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Tom Augustine is a Tamaki based filmmaker and critic.  Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Summer holidays come with plenty of opportunities for children to utter 'I'm bored'. Parenting expert Zhenlin Wang on whether that's a bad thing. Read more Audio

11:10 AM.Tech journalist Bill Bennett looks at how 2025 became the year tech giants became deeply entangled in geopolitics.  Read more Audio

11:05 AM.The economy rebounded in the September quarter, after contracting in the June period.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Libby Kirkby-McLeod is a senior RNZ reporter based in Hamilton Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Cynthia Morahan reviews The Funeral Crashers by Joanna Nell, published by Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more Audio

10:15 AM.Natasha Clark is political editor for LBC London. Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Tasman District mayor Tim King joins Kathryn to talk about how the region and its recovery is going. Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Former National Minister and academic Marilyn Waring who set up the People's Select Committee gives an update on pay equity progress. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Auckland Airport chief executive Carrie Hurihanganui talks through the big changes and what they mean for the Auckland economy. Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Cases brought by family carers that have been on hold for years in the Employment Relations Authority are now waiting for direction. Read more Audio

11:45 AM.Science commentator Dr Jen Martin joins Kathryn with four of the top discoveries of the year. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.2025 marked another year of big developments in space exploration, including NASA's Project Artemis that will take humans farther from Earth than anyone's been for over 50 years.  Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Jesse Archer from LakeFM in Taupo Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Gina Rogers reviews What Have I Done? My Autobiography by Ben Elton. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.A new charter school in Upper Hutt focused on high-performance sports is set to open next year.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.After 30 years of spectacular designs for the World of Wearable Arts, one of New Zealand's most prolific illustrators, creators, designers and writers, Fifi Colston, is taking a break.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn with the latest on the Bondi shootings, including how public debate has now shifted to political recriminations, now the government has announced… Read more Audio