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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

Topics - are you deliberating on whether the Olympics are worth a SKY subscription? KiwiRail is looking to disestablish up to 220 jobs as it attempts to find 200-million dollars in savings. Audio

Topics - Is enforced conformity in school classrooms condemning boys to mediocrity? The Sensible Sentencing Trust says it will leave no stone unturned in its efforts to get justice for the family of… Audio

One of New Zealand's leading financial brains says coffee drinkers should haggle for a cheaper flat white, following the fall in milk and coffee bean prices. It's been suggested today that the… Audio

Toxic cats; Higgs boson; Water charges. Audio

Topics - Andy Griffith has died. He was 86. Eating 40 per cent less food could extend a person's life by 20 years, according to scientists. Sam Hunt has chosen Christchurch as a venue to celebrate his… Audio

Topics - In a study conducted by three American universities last year, it was discovered that rude men earn 18 per cent more than "agreeable" men, while rude women earn 5 per cent more than nice… Audio

Topics - The escalating cost of living finds two-income families increasingly worse-off than single-income families were a generation ago - and it is threatening to put them under. Beneficiaries who… Audio

In this era of smartphones equipped with GPS ... and employers' doing whatever they can to make you more responsive to their customers' needs ... do you need to worry that your boss may be watching… Audio

Olympic organisers have chosen 'SURVIVAL' by Muse as the official song of the 2012 London games; The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is claiming the Prime Minister knew about serious financial… Audio

Topics - ACC has sent letters of apology to rape and incest victims whose privacy was breached - offering them $250 if they agree to stay silent. An inquiry into the collapse of the CTV building has… Audio

Topics - new studies show daffodils may indeed help to treat depression. What percentage of Aucklanders do you reckon support Len Brown's "vision" for a city rail loop? and is Len Brown the best mayor… Audio

Topics - Children commit crime because they lack morals and not just because of the environment they live in, according to a new study. Today we learned that a terminally ill woman from South Africa… Audio

Topic 1 - The famous scrum-time catch-cry of referee's worldwide, crouch, touch, pause, engage, could soon be a thing of the past. Topic 2 - The Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman has again… Audio

Topics - The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has branded the tax arrangements of comedian Jimmy Carr "morally wrong" after it emerged he uses a scheme which allows the wealthy to pay as little… Audio

Topics - Loneliness and living alone may actually affect your longevity, according to two new studies in the Archives of Internal Medicine. A young woman in the USA who admits having 11-thousand songs… Audio

Topics - The Telegraph has published its list of the top ten least reliable family cars. The days of worrying about a car lurking in your vehicle's blind spot could soon be a thing of a past. John Key… Audio

Topics - a scientific analysis of stress over time offers some proof that there's more stress in people's lives today than 25 years ago. Should the Government review the use of school decile rankings?

The Complaints Choir, the winner of Miss Universe NZ may have to give up her winner's tiara, more on the asset sales, and Earth has a close call with a large asteroid. Audio