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Topics - A conspiracy theorist might think that NASA's newest Mars rover, the Curiosity, is actually just in the middle of a desert on Earth. Valerie Adams' fellow Kiwi Olympians have congratulated… Audio

Topics - Annoyed by the loudness of bars? Does anyone care whether Olympic athletes win by chemical enhancement rather than by merit alone? What sports should be added or subtracted from the Olympics?

Google will pay a record fine of over 22 million US dollars to the Federal Trade Commission after it tracked users of Apple's iPhone, iPad and Mac computers by circumventing privacy protections on the… Audio

Topics - Is syncronised swimming a sport? Thousands of Auckland homeowners have been surprised by rates rises far in excess of a promised 10% transition cap. Is not joining Facebook a sign you're a… Audio

Topics - A newly released study shows that regular drinkers are less likely to die prematurely than people who have never indulged in alcohol. The Labour Party's Pacific Island Affairs spokesperson… Audio

Topics - Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple with the late Steve Jobs, is predicting "horrible problems" in the coming years as cloud-based computing takes hold. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent in… Audio

Could excessive hard work be counterproductive? The world's media has been carrying a lot of comments from players, coaches and Olympic officials in reaction to the disqualification of eight female… Audio

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Topics - According to a new poll conducted by Sight & Sound magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo has deposed Orson Welles' Citizen Kane as the greatest film of all time. New Zealand's first Charter… Audio

Topics - When you're smiling, even if you're faking it, you're reducing stress according to a new study. A teenage boy in the UK has been arrested and issued with a harassment warning for sending a… Audio

Topics - The International Olympic Committee's medical chief says there's no reason to have suspicions over the Chinese teenager, Ye Shiwen's remarkable victory in the women's 400m individual medley… Audio

Topics - An international study suggests that women are lazier than men. Aucklanders will this week receive their first bills under the new region-wide property rates system, with some facing big… Audio

The Cook Street Chorus sings your complaints, National Poetry Day sees poets - both fledgling and award-winning - take to the streets, cafes, auditoriums and class rooms all over the country to read… Audio

Topics - the choice of New Zealand's flag-bearer at the London Olympics has been characterised as a two horse race. The strapline in the NZ Herald is unequivocal - Business leaders have delivered a… Audio

Topics - Britain's Treasury minister comes out saying that paying tradespeople in cash is morally wrong. A bill that would allow New Zealanders to have a day off on Monday whenever ANZAC or Waitangi… Audio

Topics - She knew her children, and their parents. The great Margaret Mahy. A feature in the Atlantic Monthly says private companies, not cities, are the big winners in the bidding process for the… Audio

Topics - The Government says it is trying to build up long-term ownership of shares through its partial asset sales programme. NZ Bus says it has considered stopping night return trips between… Audio

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Topics - Should we be alarmed about New Zealand's diminishing appeal as a destination for long-haul tourists? Liquor industry executives have met the Minister of Justice, Judith Collins, and lobbied… Audio

Topics - The multi-millionaire Owen Glenn isn't letting the fact that he spends most of his time outside New Zealand prevent him having his say on where the country should be heading. Members of the… Audio

Topics - A booklet released by the Otara-Papatoetoe Local Board says street prostitutes have been responsible for damaging more than 40 parking signs over the last 18 months. A row over free speech… Audio

Topics - Psychologists have found female IQ scores have risen above men's for the first time in 100 years. A 36-strong delegation from the Auckland Council is attending the Local Government NZ… Audio

Our Complaints Choir, In an article in the New York Times, Eduardo Porter examines the spreading scourge of corporate corruption in the USA. Theodore Roosevelt may be rolling over in his grave… Audio

Beach Boy Brian Wilson has admitted to media, after all this time, there was no real-life Rhonda in their 1965 hit Help Me, Rhonda. The Herald is reporting that a Customs officer has been found to be… Audio

Topics - Did you know sitting is as bad for you as smoking? How do you suppose New Zealanders feel about exploration and mining of world heritage sites? Audio