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Amicable lending app by Hawke's Bay farmer
An ex-banker from Hawke's Bay has come up with a simple way of formalising loans between friends and family. Audio
The app helping orchardists manage individual trees
Fruitminder is a software agri-business that allows orchardists to precisely manage each tree. Sebastian Chapman is founder and CEO. Audio
Food and friendship with Magic Beans
A start-up called Magic Beans is helping connect people and save money by swapping home grown food. Audio
What role does our garden play in biodiversity?
University of Otago urban ecologist Professor Yolanda van Heezik recently led a research team focused on the role private gardens can play in contributing to biodiversity. Professor van Heezik is with… Audio
The Wellington company pioneering carbon footprint-tracking technology
Many people around the world are now considering their personal carbon footprint on a daily basis. A Wellington-based sustainable data company is helping British bank customers spend in line with… Audio
Why your memory is better than you think
Dr Anne Unkenstein is a neuropsychologist and author of the book Memory-wise: How memory works and what to do when it doesn't. She's with us to look at misremembering and why our memory isn't… Audio
Professor Gary McLean: Things unlikely to be 'normal' until 2023
New Zealander Dr Gary McLean is an international authority on coronaviruses. He joins the show to discuss the threat of the new lambda variant, and why it's likely that Covid will continue to impact… Audio
Morrison pushes for tougher surveillance laws after drug bust
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Australia's role in yesterday's global drug bust and how Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants Opposition help to pass three… Audio
The Kiwi app helping mothers ease pregnancy-related stress
When Dr Carrie Barber had her first child she went into labour pre-term ... the trauma of that coming after two miscarriages. She felt like a failed mother at the time, and blamed herself. Thirteen… Audio
Is it time to make the switch to private browsers?
The consumer technology writer from the New York Times is urging readers to ditch Chrome, Safari and Microsoft Edge in favour of using private browsers like Brave. Sunday Morning tech correspondent… Audio
Irregular sleep patterns linked to bad moods, depression
The more variation in our wake up and sleep time, the worse mood and more chances of depression symptoms we're likely to experience. That's the finding from a study conducted by a team from the… Audio
Michael Baker: 'Power is there to detain Covid-19 contacts'
Auckland moved back into Alert Level 3 lockdown this morning - with the rest of the country being moved to level 2 - after a new Covid-19 case was detected in the community. Joining us again is the… Audio
Lying men mimic the body language of other men they are talking to
When telling a lie, it is not uncommon for men to imitate the body language of other men they are lying to without realising they are doing it. Sophie van der Zee from Erasmus University Rotterdam is… Audio
App ensures correct use of donated medical equipment
An Auckland Bioengineering Institute PhD's student has helped to create an app to ensure medical equipment donated to hospitals in developing countries doesn't end up on the scrapheap. While on an… Audio
Mutu: the new app for lending and borrowing
If you've got some stuff sitting around you'd like to make money from, maybe a tent, a drill or a lawnmower, the new app Mutu might be your answer. Mutu – which takes its name from the latin word for… Audio
Covid-19 update with professor Michael Baker
Six new Covid-19 cases in the community as of yesterday, four linked to the existing Auckland cluster and the origin of the other two cases is being looked into. Professor Michael Baker is back for… Audio
Covid-19: Survey shows one third of Kiwis are not contact tracing
The latest report from Research NZ on the impact Covid-19 is having shows that significantly fewer respondents believe we are adhering to social distancing rules, while one third of people are not… Audio
Linda Clark & Richard Harman discuss politics and progress
The change at the top of the National Party's hierarchy and the nation's overall progress under Alert Level 2 are on the agenda for this week's panel discussion, which includes guests Linda Clark and… Audio
Government tracing app to be released from tomorrow
The Government's tracing app will be launched tomorrow. The Panel speaks to Dr Andrew Chen, an Auckland University researcher of digital transformation and its impacts on society. Audio
Government misses the mark on contact tracing app
After months of discussing it, the Government has released it's contact tracing app to the public
The NZ COVID Tracer app is described as a digital diary, with businesses encouraged to register with… Audio