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New research from Oregon State University finds that for most Americans, old age is not heralded in by a particular birthday - but rather by how a person acts. In the latest moves to make Auckland… Audio

Topics - A publicity stunt by Hallenstein Brothers menswear that has offended some people for being sexist will work in the company's favour, according to a marketing expert. The New South Wales… Audio

Topics - are humans becoming less intelligent? Former Cabinet minister Dover Samuels has defended a traffic ticket for driving in a bus lane, claiming country drivers don't know city rules. Daniel… Audio

Topics - 5.8 million people in Britain admit to being superstitious. An article in the Sunday Star Times suggests that changes to the Education Act could lead to "double-bunked" "mega schools". Audio

There are fresh demands to reform the system of appointing Archbishops in Britain, The debate on gay and transgender marriage continued this week in Parliament, The Prime Minister has denied in… Audio

Topics - A puncture's bad enough. But as more and more drivers are discovering, there's often another nasty shock in store. Advocates for leaky home owners are dissatisfied that only 12 victims of the… Audio

Topics - Which is your favourite US president? Returning to the US presidential election, where voting was too close to call earlier. Audio

Topics - Australian punters are expected to splurge more than a quarter of a billion dollars on today's Melbourne Cup. Monday is the last full day of campaigning in the US Presidential election and… Audio

Topics - Every schoolboy used to know that, at the height of the empire, almost a quarter of the atlas was coloured pink, showing the extent of British rule. An Otago University academic says Dunedin… Audio

The power of bread in your life. The idea of a ferry between Wellington and Christchurch. The revival of Megaupload, with a dot inserted in the name, and how to build houses more cheaply in New… Audio

Celebrities, never ones to let a natural disaster pass without giving their ill-timed two cents worth, have been very vocal since Hurricane Sandy hit. Quade Cooper's future in Australian rugby. An… Audio

Topics - The New Zealand Post-owned Kiwibank could face an increase in its wholesale funding costs after its credit rating was downgraded by the international rating agency Standard and Poor's. Three… Audio

Topic - Forecasters say the center of Superstorm Sandy has roared ashore on the New Jersey coast, packing high winds and a life-threatening storm surge. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the… Audio

Topics - US President Barack Obama has warned that Hurricane Sandy is a "serious and big storm" and he has urged US East Coast residents to protect themselves from its onslaught. A youth drink driving… Audio

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Topics - Women confess they hate spontaneity from their partner - especially if they spring a weekend away. A building industry publisher thinks we should be paying closer attention to what's going on… Audio

Topics - Hotels are charging exorbitant rates for Wi-Fi and guests are much better off paying for their own mobile internet. It sounds like bad fiction, doesn't it? An Auckland court has heard how a… Audio

Topics - A Princes Wharf apartment owner is fuming over a 207 per cent rise in outgoings, (Body Corp charges). John has sent us an email in which he describes the difficulties of trying to separate… Audio

The All Blacks are in Australia - a step closer to setting the longest winning streak in test history. Police say they'll be watching motorists closely this Labour Weekend in an effort to reduce the… Audio

Topics - $1.6 million dollars. That's the amount Housing NZ spent on security firms last year. According to Throng, viewership for the sixth (and final) Ridges episode rose by 139 per cent from it's… Audio

Topics - a writer in the Independent has come out saying why she never washes her hair. US President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have had their second presidential debate at… Audio

Topics - a man who was rejected by the Auckland University medical programme in 2010 allegedly pretended to be a student. The Pukekohe race track is going to get a longer track, three new corners, and… Audio

Topics - the extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner has landed after a jump from some 24-plus miles above the Earth. One of the women who was convicted of abusing the murdered Rotorua toddler Nia Glassie… Audio

A dog that's been on death row for the past two years after allegedly killing a rabbit and mauling another dog has been granted a stay of execution by a High Court judge. Audio

Topics - Want better plants? Then you should talk to them in a Geordie accent. Voters, on the verge of choosing who will handle their shares in two billion dollars worth of electricity assets, have… Audio