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Bankers and finance workers in the UK have received bonuses totaling £14billion this year; Developments in the Epsom electorate; The Professional Firefighters Union has filed notice of strike action.

Where the global economy could head next; sensible password use; and Tiger Woods has sacked his Kiwi caddie Steve Williams after an incredibly long partnership. Audio

Topics - Kapiti Coast District Council will pay up to 10 thousand dollars for two new welcome signs, containing macrons, which a critic claims will end up saying: "Welcome to Cabbage". Another New… Audio

Topics - in Australia, figures have been published that show the government and commercial vehicle fleets are propping up sales of large cars. St John Ambulance has confirmed it is among those… Audio

Topics - One of the New Zealand's most notorious criminals has been awarded $3500 compensation - for breach of privacy and hurt feelings. Police taser project manager, Superintendent John Rivers… Audio

Research New Zealand has polled Kiwi's attitudes to same-sex marriage, and John Key has announced a new investment bond aimed at helping Christchurch. Audio

Are the claimed benefits of drinking lots of water exaggerated?; Auckland District Health Board considers rejecting job applications from smokers; a former white supremacist wants taxpayers to pay for… Audio

Topics - Speight's and Steinlager will soon have health warnings on their labels like 'kids and alcohol don't mix' and 'it's safest not to drink while pregnant. Wellington City Council's looking to… Audio

Topics - The News of the World phone hacking scandal continues and more than 41,000 Australians applied for personalised number plates with the Roads and Traffic Authority in the past year. Audio

Topics - An independent medical research group is recommending paracetamol and ibuprofen not be used to reduce flu-related fever, saying it may increase the risk of death. Auckland Council has paid… Audio

The end of an era in the U.S. manned spaceflight program; Happy Feet; A survey of 1,300 Kiwis and Australians by Travelodge Hotels has revealed that Fridays provide the best night's sleep of the week.

Police ask bogans in Hamilton to look out for a stolen rare Holden; repeat criminals; and the potential death of the chequebook. Audio

Successive governments have refused to go anywhere near it, but it's understood the Labour opposition has taken the decision to introduce a capital gains tax if it wins the November election. Audio

The CEO of Maori Language Week Glenis Philip-Barbara says Te Reo has become cooler; and The Urinator is unmasked. Audio

Topics - The criminal case against the former IMF head, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, accused of sexually assaulting a maid at his Manhattan hotel six weeks ago, is unravelling amid deepening questions… Audio

British researchers have found smokers are twice as likely to succeed in quitting if they receive supportive text messages, the head of the Christchurch Earthquake Rebuilding Agency (CERA) Roger… Audio

Prisoners have taken to smoking nicotine patches, according to media reports; scientists draw up a list of the countries which will be worst affected by an asteroid strike. Audio

Topics - An expensive new stadium is its claimed increasing pressure on Dunedin's ratepayers as the council struggles to control its mounting debt. Scientists met today to discuss what to do with the… Audio

Topics - Synthetic cannabis is being advertised on mainstream youth-orientated radio stations, despite both the industry and the Government supporting strict advertising controls. Dog owners in… Audio

Topics - How much electricity does your satellite or cable tv set-top box use? Homeowners in Christchurch's red zone are being offered cheap bank loans to help relocate. Is Eden Park a "DOG"? Audio

A new study from the United States provides the strongest evidence yet that weight gain is primarily caused by dietary and lifestyle choices; The US president, Barack Obama, has declared that the… Audio

Topics - Up to ten thousand Jetstar and Qantas passengers have experienced disruptions due to the return of the giant volcanic ash cloud that caused havoc for airlines last week. Women get paid less… Audio

Various politicians have made statements critical of the public service spending nearly a million dollars to send senior staff on training courses at a Queenstown resort. Audio

Topics - a Statistics New Zealand Time Use Survey has found women do the same amount of work as men - but most of it is unpaid. There is good news in that homes are gradually becoming more affordable.

In a weekend editorial the NZ Herald has said that NZ is as 100% Pure as it ever was, and British Prime Minister David Cameron's attack on fathers who abandon their families. Audio