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Topic 3 - There's less than 2 days to go before one of the biggest road rule changes in nearly 40 years. Topic 4 - Some Wellington nannies say they've been told by their agency that they are now… Audio

Yet more health findings on red meat, aspirin may reduce the risk of several cancers, and the Auckland vending machine that dispenses cannabis. Audio

Topics - A fascinating article in The Guardian challenges Britain's admiration for the Germans as a "hardworking" nation with figures showing German workers take more holidays than anyone else in the… Audio

Typewriters are making a comeback among collectors and users. New drivers are struggling with a tough new practical driving test - fewer than half now pass the test. The Government will review the… Audio

Topics - the NZ Transport Agency is putting toll road evaders on notice, with preparations underway to prosecute drivers with the highest levels of debt for non-payment of tolls on Auckland's Northern… Audio

Topics - if you gaze to the northwest at twilight over the next few days, you should hopefully see the two brightest planets apparently moving close together - if the weather's clear. Today we learned… Audio

Topics - Tickets to the boy band One Direction's concerts, which sold out in minutes, have since been selling in online auctions for more than four times their face value. Eric Watson, having… Audio

Topics - Dick Van Dyke has just become a happy newlywed at the age of 86. Tickets to the boy band One Direction's concerts, which sold out in minutes, are now selling in online auctions for more than… Audio

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Topics - The Advertising Standards Authority appears likely to continue its investigations into a Napier billboard that claimed "Jesus heals cancer", despite the removal of the offending billboard… Audio

Topics - Britain's Olympic athletes are being told not to shake hands in case they catch a bug which could wreck their (Olympic) dreams. Are pseudosciences destroying universities' reputations? Air… Audio

Topics - A 150-foot asteroid orbiting Earth called 2012 DA14 will pass so close to Earth it will fly UNDER the man-made satellites orbiting our planet. How can Gull, with its infinitely smaller… Audio

Topics - Do we need a national conversation about mining and oil exploration? Gary McCormick has received notice of a decision by the BSA on an issue he raised here, on The Panel, back in September… Audio

Lady Gaga has revealed in a interview that she was bullied at High School; The Anglican bishop of the historic Christchurch Cathedral has announced the 130-year-old building is to be demolished. Audio

Topics - An increasing number of students in the United Kingdom are turning to prostitution to pay for their tuition, according to a new paper by a British medical student. Will constant access to the… Audio

Topics - We're waiting for word from the High court about whether or not it will overturn the decision to allow Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom out on bail. The executive director of the SPCA is calling… Audio

Topics - The Green Party is questioning the supposed economic benefits of the Sky City casino extension, in exchange for a deal with the government over a National Conference Centre. There's just a… Audio

Topics - Is there any such thing as a free education? The police in New Plymouth have arrested six Greenpeace protesters - including the actress Lucy Lawless - who boarded an oil exploration ship four… Audio

Here's an explanation for all of those people who jump on a chair because of a tiny spider in the corner. The British actor Rowan Atkinson has waded into a row about ageism on TV. It's been revealed… Audio

Topics - Plastic surgery will likely make you look nine years younger than you really are, a new study suggests. In Britain, an inquest has heard that firemen and police left a man floating face down… Audio

DB Breweries has refused to drop a Tui beer television advertisement despite pressure from a feminist group; and an animal rights group is calling on Hamilton City Council to ban rodeos from its… Audio

Ultra-sterile conditions contributing to infections, rebuilding Christchurch, the growing gap between Maori achievers and under-achievers. Audio

A new study suggests starving yourself on alternate days may help you live longer, and TripAdvisor controversy. Audio

Sir Paul McCartney has pledged to give up smoking cannabis for the sake of his eight-year-old daughter Beatrice. We've had the odd discussion, on The Panel about the harm caused by alcohol. The… Audio

Topics - On-selling tickets to a music festival by auctioning them on Trade Me isn't illegal. But should Trevor Mallard be held to a higher moral standard than the rest of us because of his history of… Audio