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1:35 PM.Nine new detector dog handlers and their dogs are joining crime-fighting efforts and border security in both Aotearoa and into the Pacific. They have recently graduated from the Dog Training Centre at… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.An Auckland teenager is one of a small group of international students to be accepted to study at Cambridge University this year. He's also the only international student to be offered a place at… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.New Zealand is known has one of the most seismically active countries on the planet, however, there's no official early warning system in place. It's something that shocked Dr Chanthujan Chandrakumar… Read more Audio

Last year, a rare and mysterious spade-toothed whale washed up south of Ōtepoti Dunedin, sparking massive interest and news headlines around the world.  

We join Claire Concannon at the week-long… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Breakthrough drugs are changing medicine, offering new hope in pill form. But the system meant to protect patients is under strain. The U.S. develops over 40% of new medications, and the FDA plays a… Read more Audio

2:32 PM.Time for Bookmarks now and Jesse's guest today is author Damien Wilkins, who is this year's winner of the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at this year's Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Damien… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Foodie Kelly Gibney talks to Jesse about how to make the perfect burger that's easy and delicious. Read more Audio

2:10 PM.RNZ's music critic extraordinaire, Tony Stamp, plays Trouble by Voom and Baptised at the Desktop Computer by Greta O'Leary. Audio

1:50 PM.It's time to head off, in our weekly travel segment . This week we're not roving too far - we're off to Noosa on Queenland's Sunshine Coast. Gwen McClure, from RNZ's The Detail, has recently returned… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.A Northland SPCA shelter is crying out for help, as it struggles to take care of an influx of dumped and abandoned puppies. Jo Harbison is an animal attendant at the Kerikeri shelter and told Jesse… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.This week is TechWeek, which is Aotearoa's biggest celebration of technology and innovation. Events are being held across the country to explore the rapidly changing tech sector, Mario Wynands started… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.The Come Together: Live Rust tour kicks off next month, bringing together the raw energy of Neil Young's iconic Live Rust album. Jon Toogood and Dianne Swann are joining a group of New Zealand's… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Brad Foster joins Jesse to discuss NSW Police's blitz on domestic violence offenders and the ultramarathon runner who completed a 35-day record-breaking run from Perth to Sydney. Plus, he provides an… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Catherine Robertson joined Jesse to chat about some books that she's been really looking forward to reading. Wonderland by Tracy Farr (The Cuba Press) Returning To My Father's Kitchen by Monica… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Daniel Watson, managing director for Vertech.co.nz joined Jesse to share his tips on dealing with sextortion emails, alterative search engines for greater privacy and the latest on Rocket Lab's… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.It's been a clean sweep for kiwi in a trans-Tasman battle to be the top auctioneer. The Australasian Auctioneering Championships were held in Adelaide last week, with two New Zealanders taking out the… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.A Christchurch restaurant has decided to stop serving most fish from its menu. Gatherings have made the move, over concerns about the impacts of bottom trawling on our ocean environment. Gatherings… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.Next week, judges will be lining up, glasses in front of them, tastebuds at the ready to rate the nation's best tap water. Municipal water suppliers from across the country have submitted their finest… Read more Audio

2:32 PM.Gregor Campbell is the man behind Darkest Dunedin, a regular tour illuminating some of the grittier parts of the city's past. He has vast knowledge of Dunedin;s history and a phalanx of stories… Read more Audio