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Topics - some more complaints surfaced today of heavy-handed security at Eden Park during Saturday's one-day cricket international between New Zealand and England. Steve Biddulph, the Australian… Audio

Topics - Wool used to be New Zealand's most valuable and visible export. Up until recently it was the export equivalent of what dairying has become today. But now it's down to less than two percent of… Audio

Topics - Calling your dog "boo" is tame compared to some of the pet names that have turned up on a survey by the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in London. The leader of a group opposed to religious… Audio

Topics - The New York Times reports that a college degree is becoming the new high school diploma: the new minimum requirement, albeit an expensive one, for getting even the lowest-level job. Are we… Audio

A new study shows a gargantuan asteroid which struck Australia more than 300million years ago changed the face of the Earth forever. Murder accused Oscar Pistorius is described as appearing… Audio

Topics - Nutritional experts say food manufacturers and government agencies have consistently misled consumers over many years about the number of calories contained in food. Today we learned of the… Audio

Topics - Oscar Pistorius, the South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete was charged on Friday with the premeditated murder of 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot dead at his luxury Pretoria… Audio

The ABC's Mediawatch programme has highlighted the vulnerability of online news polls to manipulation by hackers. The iwi that owns Lake Taupo wants to charge Ironman New Zealand competitors about… Audio

Topics - The New Zealand First MP Richard Prosser says he won't resign from Parliament for his anti-Muslim rant in Investigate magazine, despite the growing consensus that he isn't fit to be an MP… Audio

Topics - Pope Benedict XVI will be the first pope to step down since Gregory XII in 1415. Wrestling officials are apparently astounded at today's decision to drop the sport from the Olympic program… Audio

Topics - Pet dogs are much more likely to steal food when they think nobody can see them. A New Zealand First MP, Richard Prosser, is calling for young Muslim men to be banned from travelling on… Audio

Topics - will new online news sources replace the sunday papers. One place we don't seem to be going for media is TVNZ at 7pm. YahooXtra customers say spam keeps arriving in inboxes even though… Audio

Topic 1 - Anti-Doping Agency warns that Australia's football codes must introduce blood testing. Topic 2 - The Official Information Act will be extended to cover some aspects of how the courts work… Audio

Topics - The Reserve Bank of Australia has admitted some of its forecasts are no more accurate than random chance. the phrase used is random walk, no better than random walking. The Chinese-owned… Audio

Topics - Scientific evidence has been produced to confirm a long-derided advertising slogan which claimed that chewing gum speeds up thinking and alertness. Some rain has fallen in various parts of… Audio

Veteran television and radio broadcaster Paul Holmes has died at his home in Hawke's Bay. The soccer superstar David Beckham has joined Paris Saint-Germain, signing a five month deal that will see him… Audio

The country will continue to swelter, as temperatures in some areas reach at least 30 degrees today. The National Business Review is describing the debacle over the David Bain compensation claim as a… Audio

Topics - Great news for those of us who struggle to get eight hours sleep each night! Some new research suggests we all have our own sleep patterns that change according to how much shut-eye we get… Audio

Topics - Today we learned that the former All Black Norm Hewitt approached Zac Guildford to offer his help to overcome an alcohol problem. The minister responsible for sorting out the teachers' pay… Audio

Panel says, Jimbo, Compo. Audio

Topics - The Violinist Vanessa-Mae has put music on hold for a year as she rehearses for a new role - skiing for Thailand at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. Real estate bargains are still out… Audio

Topics - The Problem Gambling Foundation and the Opposition say the recent growth in gambling losses, particularly at casinos, is a worry given the prospect of more pokies at SkyCity. A PhD can earn a… Audio

Topics - for the seventh year leading global marketing communications company JWT has released its predictions on what will take off in the year ahead. The NZ Rugby Union announced late last night… Audio

Merry Christmas from Afternoons with Jim Mora, broadcasting from Auckland waterfront. Audio

Happy Apocalypse. On the eve of his departure as Air New Zealand chief executive, Rob Fyfe has been accused of presiding over a "pattern of puerile, sexist depictions of women". Audio