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Topics - temperatures on the east coast of New Zealand were predicted to reach 40 degrees today and tomorrow, by a climate scientist. With hot, dry weather looking set to stay for the rest of January… Audio

Topics - appalling stories of Christchurch families living in garages and tents - even a couple renting a wash-house - are continuing to surface almost two years on from the February 2011 earthquake… Audio

Topic 1 - The Herald is reporting that Auckland homeowners are being encouraged to sell their houses to wealthy Chinese investors as part of a television marketing offensive. Topic 2 - The Economist… Audio

John Key on Housing, Fawlty Towers. Audio

Topic 1 - Mana Party leader Hone Harawira says he could comfortably lead a united Maori political movement. Topic 2 - A New Plymouth woman says she was astonished to learn that reversing into an angle… Audio

Topics - Homosexuality is a choice and society is right to discriminate against gay relationships, according to Colin Craig, leader of the Conservative Party. John Key's cabinet reshuffle sees the… Audio

Topics - The well-known economist Gareth Morgan has launched a controversial campaign to eradicate domestic cats. The Prime Minister's office is standing by its estimate of the number of jobs created… Audio

Topics - Kim Dotcom says his new business venture - MEGA - will create hundreds of jobs. Flights between London and Auckland are up to twice as expensive when you book them from New Zealand compared… Audio

Merry Christmas from Afternoons with Jim Mora, broadcasting from Auckland waterfront. Audio

The Auckland City Mission has seen record numbers of beneficiaries and low income earners queuing for Christmas charity this week. The pokies-for-a-convention centre deal is in peril, with the casino… Audio

Topics - The Secretary of the Public Service Assocation, Brenda Pilott says the Education Minister Hekia Parata should follow the lead of the former Secretary of Education, and resign. At least one… Audio

Topics - MPs are set to receive a salary increase and a lovely wee extra bonus in time for the summer holidays, when the Remuneration Authority releases its review of their salaries tomorrow. A Temuka… Audio

Topics - About 8000 people are sheltering in evacuation centres across Fiji, as authorities investigate the scale of the disaster and count the number of homes that have been ruined. Power bills have… Audio

Topics - The NZ Herald reports The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was the biggest December opening for the US ever, earning $NZ100.3 million in its first two days. The co-leader of the Maori Party… Audio

Topics - Tropical Cyclone Evan continues to batter Fiji, with hurricane winds reaching the main island of Nadi. The United States President Barack Obama has arrived in the Connecticut community… Audio

Topic 1 - Bain Report. Topic 2 - Auckland Transport. Audio

Topics - The report by the Canadian Judge on the David Bain compensation claim recommends that Mr Bain be paid compensation. The Justice Minister Judith Collins has released the report, and a peer… Audio

Topics - The Justice Minister, Judith Collins, has outlined to Parliament some of the problems she sees with the report of a retired Canadian judge on the David Bain compensation claim. A former… Audio

Topics - The Government is investigating whether civil charges are possible for those responsible for the construction of the CTV building. The Justice Minister Judith Collins says a report by a… Audio

Topics - The latest Children's Social Health Monitor report has found increasing numbers of children are being hospitalised for conditions linked to poverty. Fairfax Media is reporting it's latest… Audio

One of New Zealand's foremost accountancy firms is accusing the Inland Revenue Department of rewriting the rules on accommodation allowances. The National Business review is reporting that the… Audio

Topics - Hobsonville storm damage; our reporter, Bridget Mills has just come from a briefing at Hobsonville Air Force Base. For information on the road network we are joined by Steve Mutton who is a… Audio

Topics - MP Brendan Horan, who was yesterday expelled by New Zealand First, has been back at Parliament today sorting out a new office as he takes up the role of an independent MP. The Herald reports… Audio

Topics - The Prime Minister John Key denies what's been characterised as the Government "casting about to get the advice it wants" on compensation for David Bain. Is the Press "the enemy of the… Audio

Topics - The Hospitality Association is asking Justice Minister Judith Collins to delay the implimentation of laws designed to reduce alcohol-related harm until February 2014. John Tamihere says he's… Audio