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Topics - heavy rain warnings remain in place for the Nelson region. Will the ratepayers of Dunedin continue to support a loss-making rugby franchise, along with the heavily indebted stadium it calls… Audio

Topics - Southland Mayor Frana Cardno says she doesn't know how Aucklanders can afford to feed themselves after paying their mortgage bills or rent. The BBC has moved to protect one of its most… Audio

Topics - A woman who lit a gas stove to bake a cake is in hospital with severe burns after the house she was in blew apart. Dog owners in the Auckland area are demanding a better deal for their pets -… Audio

Topic - more than half of all New Zealanders want the price of cheap alcohol increased and liquor trading hours tightened, according to a previously unpublished survey. Audio

The importance of eating brekfast in the morning; A man who moved in next door to a woman he raped has been abusing and intimidating her for the past two years, according to her partner. Audio

More than 40 per cent of all cancers in the UK could be prevented by avoiding unhealthy lifestyles and environmental risks, according to research; More than 100 conservation biologists and scientists… Audio

A UMR Research poll shows a third of New Zealanders believe aliens have visited Earth. A West Auckland man who filmed the antics of a boy racer in his street was pursued into his home by a man… Audio

Topics - National has agreed to a radical development in the education system - charter schooling as a surprising part of its support deal with the Act Party. National has agreed to a radical… Audio

Topics - Police say they had "no real option" but to shelve a case against a South Taranaki man accused of child abuse. The case against the man was dismissed last month after the judge ruled a jury… Audio

Sven Gronemeyer of La Trobe University says his decoding of a Mayan tablet with a reference to a 2012 date denotes a transition to a new era and not a possible end of the world as others have read it… Audio

The Institute of Economic Research says the rapid global economic deterioration is threatening New Zealand's recovery and interest rate increases won't be on the cards until mid 2013. Audio

Topics - TVNZ will close down its public service channel TVNZ7 next June. Those homeowners on Christchurch's Port Hills who are defying notices to leave their rockfall-threatened properties have been… Audio

Topics - Does it matter that a million eligible voters should choose to abstain? The Kapiti Elder community has been involved in a ground breaking project designed to start a conversation in the… Audio

Topics - Special votes are going to be crucial in a number of seats. We've received some email communications that link asset sales of the country's major electricity generation companies to a risk of… Audio

The English may be famous for their stiff upper lip but British people now enjoy 13 hugs each a day, research has found; a team of Auckland researchers has obtained $790,000 in reseach funding to… Audio

Topics - Don't mention the weather and the election in the same breath on Saturday, whatever you do, warns the Christchurch Press. National admits New Zealand is losing skills as record numbers of… Audio

Topics - All but one Hamilton City councillor at yesterday's strategy and policy meeting voted against hosting an R18 "Erotic Expo" event at the new Claudelands Event Centre in March. The Greens claim… Audio

Topics - Researchers from Taiwan found that smokers instructed to take a daily multivitamin smoked more cigarettes than smokers not taking a multivitamin. Budding teachers will have to take… Audio

Research New Zealand has just released its latest political poll. An American expert says bully victims should hit back. Wind farms are under attack from the Duke of Ediburgh. What do high heels say… Audio

The pros and cons of the Supplementary Member System; cycling clubs say they've had enough of "cycle hater" drivers on the roads; a woman who lost her hair during cancer treatment was turned away from… Audio

Topics - Professor Andrew Geddis joins us to you give us a Quick summary of the Single Transferable Vote system. An Auckland version of TePapa is OK with the Mayor of Wellington as long as it's just a… Audio

Topics - We examine the "Preferential Voting" option in the referendum on MMP that accompanies this month's general election. A Manawatu school principal who referred to the Education Review Office as… Audio

Professor Andrew Geddis, Otago University's electoral and constitutional law expert, is joining us as we prepare for the referendum on MMP that accompanies this month's general election. Audio

Topics - Some media outlets have questioned the pairing of Shane Cameron and Monty Betham in this year's Fight For Life charity event. The Referendum taking place at the 2011 General Election on 26th… Audio