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Topics - New Zealanders paid tribute to the victims of the Christchurch earthquake today - with two minutes' silence marking the moment the disaster struck last week. The emergency ambulance service… Audio

Topics - the Government is due to announce details of an emergency finance package to help Christchurch firms stay in business and keep as many Cantabrians on the payroll as possible. We also talk to… Audio

With Simon Pound, Deborah Hill-Cone and Barry Corbett. Audio

With Jock Anderson, Sir Bruce Slane and Sue Wells. Audio

Jim and The Panelists are joined by Gary McCormick, Hamish Campbell from GNS Science and financial commentator Bernard Hickey to examine the quake impact. Audio

Topics - Anti-government protests could lead to a civil war according to the son of the Libyan leader Col Muammar Qaddafi. Dairy farmers say they're likely to be the ones left crying over milk, split… Audio

Flashy not frugal, is that the message from the State with their new fleet of BMW's?; and more luxury as Ministers and officials retreat, into the opulence of Black Barn and the like; but a sign of… Audio

Prime Minister says beneficiaries who resort to food banks do so because of their own"poor choices", and Auckland's rental accommodation crisis is worsening. Audio

Topics - The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has told New Zealand MPs the drive for a trans-Pacific trade agreement is a major opportunity for the economies of both countries. A Christchurch… Audio

Topics - The Australian Prime Minster Julia Gillard has - at the start of her first visit to New Zealand - emphasized the close relationship between the two countries. How do New Zealanders feel about… Audio

Topics - Deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is gone and Egypt's military council has met at least two demands made by anti-government protesters by dissolving Parliament and suspending the… Audio

Topics - The relationship between the Auckland Council and its independent Maori Statutory Board has started badly, with councillors reacting angrily to being rushed to approve the board's funding… Audio

Topics - The ACT Party has condemned what it is calling an"outrageous abuse of process"by the Government over its attempts to rush the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill into law. Some New… Audio

Topics - A representative of urban Maori in Auckland says people should stop critiquing every cent of public money that is given to Maori. Several people have complained about a series… Audio

Topics - The Prime Minister is promising a further tightening-up of the public service this year. The Maori MP Hone Harawira says divisions in his party could be mended if the dispute was handled the… Audio

Topics - The Maori Party MP, Hone Harawira, has been suspended from the party's caucus indefinitely. Police in Australia are investigating a betting scam several rugby league figures including… Audio

With Brian Edwards andMichelle Boag. Audio

Topics - In Australia, the worst of Cyclone Yasi appears to be past, and the storm has been downgraded to a category two. Does the cost of driving licences need to come down before the Government… Audio

Topics - The Prime Minister John Key has announced the date of the general election - November the 26th. The storm threatening to wreak unprecedented havoc on north Queensland has officially been… Audio

Topics - The Foreign Minister says commercial flights remain the quickest way of evacuating people from Egypt. In another era, China's leaders might have been content to let discussion of the protests… Audio

Public holidays, and the sale of NZ's state assets. Audio

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With Barry Corbett and Duncan Webb. Audio

The Prime Minister has announced that the Government will explore partial sell-offs of four major energy companies, and fears that China has lost control over its economy and risks lurching from boom… Audio

Jim and Panellists discuss: junk food and its impact on our young; posh brothels and their impact on our so very well appointed suburbs. Audio