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11:05 AM.Many Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae acts cut their teeth recording cover versions of American funk and soul classics. The new Soul Jamaica album collects some of the best of these. We'll hear two… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Tess has the latest with the Otago councillor accused of financial misconduct, court action over protecting the hoiho, and Dunedin's new mayor. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Roger Christensen of Unity Books Auckland reviews Gloam by Jack Mackay, published by Oneworld. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Health NZ is releasing a new information campaign to encourage parents to immunise their children after the outbreak of measles in Northland.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.11-time Grammy award winner Tony Lindsay was the lead singer for Santana for 25 years.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Ed White is a correspondent with the Financial Times based in Shanghai Read more Audio

9:30 AM.It's been a phenomenal year for the New Zealand Youth Choir. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.The minister in charge of the online casino bill is looking again at the new legislation after huge opposition driven by a possible loss of community funding.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Banking innovators say consumers will be the winners after a government decision that banks may not charge for access to customer data.  Read more Audio

11:25 AM.Speech and Language Therapist Christian Wright talks to Kathryn about what typical language development in pre-schoolers looks like. Read more Audio

11:15 AM.Tech commentator Mark Pesce joins Kathryn to discuss how the South Korean government learned the hard way why back-ups to digital data are a good idea. Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Richard Griffin was Jim Bolger's press secretary and describes Jim Bolger as a great friend. Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews The Last Living Cannibal by Airana Ngarewa, published by Moa Press. Read more Audio

10:30 AM.All state highways in the Waitomo district remain closed, with several houses cut off by floodwaters, but those are beginning to recede.  Read more Audio

10:05 AM.On the eastern edge of the Kahurangi National Park lies the Flora Stream area.  Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Natasha discusses the latest news from the United Kingdom. Read more Audio

9:30 AM.New Zealand's longest-running arts and literary journal is celebrating its milestone 250th issue. Read more Audio

9:20 AM.New research suggests that gut and mouth microbiome can influence sleep.  Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Tributes are flowing for the former Prime Minister Jim Bolger, who has died aged 90.  Read more Audio

11:20 AM.Stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. That's how hunting author Peter Ryan describes his latest book Riding the Echo Down: Hunting Adventures from New Zealand and Around the World… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.Music correspondent Dave Wilson joins Kathryn to look at the success of songs written for films. Read more Audio