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NZ On Air money used for TV3 reality show; and the lack of a season ticket option means regular users of Timaru's new CBay Aquatic Centre could spend more than $700 a year to swim there. Audio

Topics - The Mongrel Mob says it will take the Porirua City Council to the Supreme Court, if it has to, to overturn a ban on offensive insignia on headstones. Soaring property prices in Auckland… Audio

Topics - Complaints about a Napier church billboard that claimed 'Jesus heals cancer' have been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority. Car makers say the tastes of Chinese consumers are having… Audio

Topics - The Sydney Morning Herald reports Australia's big four banks will have reported a combined first-half profit of about $12.5 billion by the end of the next fortnight. A Hamilton man has begun… Audio

Panellists have their say and our listeners do too in the Complaints Choir; Financial crunch time for NZ Post? and; TVNZ7 and its loyal band of determined followers. Audio

Topic 1 - Bridgecorp director Rod Petricevic sentence. Topic 2 - Food Bans. Topic 3 - Aircraft seating. Audio

Topics - Europe's plan to fix its debt crisis by imposing budget cuts appears to be unravelling. A Ministry of Health working paper suggests that increasing the cost of a packet of cigarettes to $100… Audio

Topics - New Zealand's main tobacco companies claim that plain packaging won't reduce the prevalence of smoking. Netsafe estimates up to half of children aged 10 to 12 are using Facebook - even though… Audio

The latest One Direction news!!; Panellists have their say; News on rival consortia for Crafar farms; Rugby World Cup stronger than forecast, Ministry of Economic Development. Audio

Topics - A former army officer and historian for Australia's Department of Veterans Affairs, Graham Wilson, says one of the most persistent myths was of the great independent Aussie bushman instantly… Audio

Topics - A new smartphone app allows you to hear the sounds of a more exotic car while you drive your own. Is the new Consumer Affairs Minister Simon Bridges pussy-footing around with his "good… Audio

Topics - Chinese-made poppies will go on sale in New Zealand for the first time in this week's annual poppy appeal. Has banning the cane and the strap left schools unable to impose discipline and led… Audio

Topics - The Hunger Games far outperformed The Three Stooges (the latest thing from Hollywood) over the weekend to claim the No. 1 spot for the fourth consecutive week. John Key has promised the… Audio

What could be more dangerous than drink driving? Only 35% of hybrid vehicle owners chose to purchase a hybrid again when they returned to the market in 2011, according to auto information company R.L… Audio

Topics - The number of houses being listed for auction is reported to be surging as limited supply (particularly in Auckland) gives sellers of even fairly ordinary homes the upper hand. Some Eastern… Audio

Topics - Facebook has reached an agreement to buy the popular photo-sharing app maker Instagram for about a billion (US) dollars in cash and stock. Housing New Zealand has denied there's a conflict of… Audio

The Complaints Choir - your gripes put to music; Panelists have their say and; Convention Centre a quid pro quo for more Pokies? Audio

Topics - some Hamilton city councillors are reported to be questioning why ratepayers should have to fork out for the Mayor's Koru Club membership. Auckland Council is seeking public opinion on a bid… Audio

Topics - An American endocrinologist, Dr. Robert Lustig, says sugar is as addictive as cocaine. Australia's new Foreign Affairs Minister, Bob Carr, is among a group of prominent Australians who have… Audio

Topics - An Auckland councillor is railing against what he calls 'shoebox-sized shops selling absolute rubbish' on Auckland's golden mile. The Norwegian adventurer Jarle Andhoey, who made an… Audio

A Christian doctor claims he was sacked for emailing a prayer to colleagues in a bid to raise their spirits is suing a hospital for unfair dismissal; and an Islamic 'marriage guide' book has sparked… Audio

Topics - in an entertaining column, Natalie Reilly has had a go at the use of the Internet hashtag '#Just Sayin'. Cars may no longer require a six-monthly warrant of fitness check under reforms being… Audio

Topics - The New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns says fighting to clear his name in the High Court in London "was a real rollercoaster". For the first time since his arrest in January, the alleged… Audio

Topics - A new book called "The Righteous Mind," by Virginia University professor Jonathan Haidt, argues that for liberals, morality comes down to caring for the weak, fairness and liberty. A Japanese… Audio

Topics - Pregnant women will be the target of compulsory warning labels on alcohol products, which are set to be phased in over the next two years. The Retirement Commissioner Diana Crossan wants a… Audio