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Male mammals don't stay monogamous to produce fitter offspring, instead they do it for love and to protect their partner; Edward Snowden granted temporary asylum in Russia; Parking companies in… Audio

Topics - stay at home mums are the happiest, it has been revealed in a new survey. The idea that CEOs should only be paid five times as much as the lowest paid employee. The line up for the Big Day… Audio

Topics - American scientists found in a new study that individuals who derive their happiness from a sense of purpose showed favourable gene-expression profiles in their immune cells, showing stronger… Audio

Topics - James Blunt was involved in a UK wide spam attack, urging people to listen to his new single. Was it a clerical error, or a smart marketing ploy? Warner Music said it was a mistake. The… Audio

Topics - The well-known columnist Charlie Brooks, in the Guardian, is cutting back. "I've recently been overwhelmed by the sheer amount of jabber in the world" says Charlie. Team New Zealand continues… Audio

Topic 1 - Do people go a bit nutty when there's a full moon? Topic 2 - Research says psychopaths don't lack empathy. Audio

Topics - People with fewer natural teeth remaining perform more poorly on memory tests. The New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner is shrugging off calls for him to quit the race over… Audio

Topics - We live immersed in artificial light. And we are just beginning to learn the true cost of all this light. Studies increasingly link our overuse of light at night with health concerns such as… Audio

Topics - Jackie Thomas has become the first champion of The X Factor NZ. Arthritis Australia is calling on the federal government to evaluate the health and safety impact of packaging that is hard to… Audio

Topics - Are we becoming mentally obese? Alarming new research suggests 25 per cent of Australians aged between 16 and 34 spend more than 21 hours online every day. A police inspector has admitted to… Audio

Another study claiming alcohol's good for you - with a catch; Maori moving to Australia for better wages; and 'warrants of fitness' for rental properties. Audio

Topics - It's been reported today that cheaper prices are driving New Zealanders overseas for dental treatment, with a growing number snapping up package deals that include a holiday. Treasury warned… Audio

Topics - Researchers at the University of Alberta have found more evidence to suggest that music decreases people's perceived sense of pain. National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has… Audio

Topics - Northland's cheapest rental is a one-bedroom caravan available for $99 a week for medium to long-term accommodation over winter. Some New Zealand diabetics say the new Korean-made blood… Audio

Topics - Families are spending little over half an hour quality time together during the week because of the demands of modern life. Council workers are receiving crisis-intervention training, after… Audio

Link between weight gain and changes to personality traits; Drug drivers and the Broccoli lady. Audio

Topics - HSBC chief economist Stephen King claims rich Baby Boomers - that's people born between 1946 and 1964 - are behaving like the nobility in the Peasants' Revolt and risk an uprising by the… Audio

Topics - Singing in a choir often gives individuals a feeling of harmony, both musically and spiritually. But new research suggests these feelings are more than psychological, as scientists from the… Audio

Judging for the Women's World Car of the Year is complete and the supreme winner for 2013 is the Ford Fiesta 1.0l Eco-Boost. By recent court decisions, the South Island postie who stole the mail and… Audio

Topics - Andy Murray has praised the work of his coach, Ivan Lendl, following his historic win at Wimbledon this morning. We mentioned last week about the current fashion for home detention in… Audio

Home office, more office - new research shows those that have the flexibility of working from home also work more hours; more female candidacy in Parliament; 'Kia Ora' not such a welcome greeting with… Audio

Topics - Today we learned that throwing a stick for your dog to fetch is dangerous and should be banned. The Department of Corrections says prisons will remain smokefree, despite a High Court ruling… Audio

Topics - A supermarket checkout assistant has been hailed as striking a blow for modern manners by refusing to serve a shopper who was talking on her mobile phone. Tower insurance's refusal of a claim… Audio

Topics - The culmination of 29 Australian happiness surveys over 12 years by Melbourne's Deakin University has revealed if you live within the "golden triangle" you're more than likely to be happy… Audio

Men over 40 competing in Triathlons should be careful, Panel says..., Puberty Quiz, Teenage Book, Owen Gleen inquiry. Audio