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1:35 PM.Research will soon get underway into how best to identify mushroom species as a basis for a potential drug-checking service. Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Today is May the fifth. Which means yesterday was May the fourth, Star Wars Day and it still is in many parts of the world.  Read more Audio

1:10 PM.As our rapidly growing urban centres put the squeeze on housing, an architect duo have come up with a solution - "Pocket Homes". Read more Audio

3:15 PM.Prolific New Zealand businessman Sir Bob Jones has passed away at the age of 85. Jesse Mulligan spoke with political activist, blogger & pollster David Farrar about his life. Read more Audio

3:08 PM.Julie Biuso beats back the bad weather with this lovely rich curry which is great with Indian breads. If you eat meat, a roast chicken of some kind is a perfect plate-mate. Otherwise, serve with a… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Coming to you live from the famed Studio B in our Auckland office, we kick off our special anniversary series. To mark the occasion, we've asking listeners to get in touch telling us the one Kiwi… Read more Video, Audio

2:10 PM.Sam Hollis reviews Ryan Coogler's latest film Sinners and One of Them Days, an American buddy comedy film starring Keke Palmer and SZA. Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Each week we ask you to share your spooky encounters, your eerie coincidences, your unexplained mysteries. Today, Tracy calls in with her story of a nagging sense that her son was heading for trouble… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Karangahape Road A.K.A K Road is one of the nations most famous streets It's just 1km long and perhaps best known for a slightly seedy reputation. A reputation - mostly - conferred on it by some… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Today we're joined by the recently crowned 3 times winner of "best in show" at the New Zealand Morris Minor convention - John Twaddle. Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Believe it or not, that's the question which has turned into a full-blown debate not only on the internet, but also around the watercooler. People have been passionately posturing over the… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Mike Walsh is one of our most successful coaches, leading The Black Socks to four consecutive world championship finals, winning two and taking the Women's White Socks team to the Olympics Today we've… Read more Audio

2:23 PM.Today Alan Doak looks at DNA Trail: The Promise, a podcast about Laura Ancell who is searching for the real family of her late father. He also discusses Titanic - Ship of Dreams where host Paul McGann… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Lindsay Alexander is a NZ whaling historian based in Kororareka, Russell. He has been researching the topic for more than 12 years and has written a number of books based on the real often forgotten… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Nationwide tours are usually the preserve of musicians, comedians, entertainers, maybe the odd politician. But much less common - people aiming to disrupt the funeral industry But Fergus Wheeler… Read more Audio

1:09 PM.Our first story today takes us to Waikato - where a special anniversary is being marked this week. Te Wananga o Aotearoa is celebrating 40 years since it was established in Te Awamutu. It was set up… Read more Audio

3:40 PM.Last month Jesse talked with Riku van Tonder. Riku is an archery champion, competing to a high level in tournaments around the world. After emigrating from South Africa to New Zealand he struggled… Read more Audio

Join Claire Concannon aboard the DOC research vessel Southern Winds.  

Claire is with a team from Victoria University of Wellington, led by Professor James Bell, studying Fiordland’s underwater… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.This is how huge tech platforms like Google and Meta roll; first, they're good to their users; then they abuse them to make things better for business customers, then they exploit their business… Read more Audio