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Topics - Motorcar manufacturer Holden has been criticised for suggesting that redundant factory workers should take up a career mowing lawns, cutting hair or get into aged care - as experts warn the… Audio

Topics - The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research's Quarterly Survey of Business says latest figures point to a stronger economic recovery which will prompt firms to hire more people. Arthur… Audio

Topics - The Australian media has responded with disbelief to a poll that placed a Welsh beach among the top 10 in the world. A Government proposal to require people buying homes to have a larger… Audio

Topics - workers need to be paid between $18-$20 an hour to earn a living wage. That's the figure expected to be announced on Thursday when researchers at the Anglican Church's Family Centre in Lower… 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 - It will come to light that there are numerous buildings throughout NZ that are as in poor shape as the CTV building, many of them built in the last 10 years. Can you buy duty-free booze and… Audio

Topics - Staggering demand for computer tablets has seen British shoppers buy one every second as the rush for Christmas gifts goes into overdrive. Facebook says the 'right to be forgotten' - which is… 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

Topics - The World Wildlife Fund is accusing the government of ignoring the signatures of 30 thousand people in a global email petition urging Prime Minister John Key to save the endangered Maui's… Audio

Should we increase the age of eligibility for National Superannuation and use the saved money to fund more services to stop child abuse? The President of the Paediatric Society Dr Rosemary Marks and… Audio

Not enough has changed in the New Zealand building industry since the The Hunn Report into the 22 billion dollar leaky building crisis came out 10 years ago according to one of its' authors. Teach… Audio

Topics - An interesting list has been published today, we saw it in the Herald, the names, first names, most rejected by the Department of Internal Affairs over the last 10 years. Current and former… Audio

Topics - The media has laid-out the details of John Banks' Auckland mayoral campaign, including how his team drew up a list of 10 rich donors to target for $25,000 each. The throwing of lollies and… Audio

Topics - A survey has determined that the British blush four times a day, on average. The Labour party wants to provide free food to 650 of the lowest decile primary and intermediate schools in the… Audio

Topics - It looks as though David Bain has been found innocent on balance of probabilities. The new-look Herald has joined other media in analysing the decisions handed down by the judiciary. Audio

Google will pay a record fine of over 22 million US dollars to the Federal Trade Commission after it tracked users of Apple's iPhone, iPad and Mac computers by circumventing privacy protections on the… Audio

The High Court at Auckland has heard evidence of the involvement of a secret Government organisation in the raid on Kim Dotcom's mansion. Audio

Topics - Is syncronised swimming a sport? Thousands of Auckland homeowners have been surprised by rates rises far in excess of a promised 10% transition cap. Is not joining Facebook a sign you're a… Audio

Thousands of homeowners and businesses in Auckland will be getting a shock in their letterboxes this week when the first rates notices under the new region-wide property rates system arrive. 187,000… 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 - Some schools have engaged debt collectors in an attempt to force parents to pay so-called "voluntary" donations. A new poll asks if New Zeanders are in favour of schools being given an… Audio

Topics - Is it ok to skip breakfast? What about replacing Christchurch's devastated CBD with a massive lake? Audio

Topics - The Mongrel Mob has been linked to a Dunedin charitable trust allegedly given money by the Government agency Whanau Ora. The Tourism Industry Association is defending its timeframe for… Audio

Topics - New Zealand's main tobacco companies claim that plain packaging won't reduce the prevalence of smoking. Netsafe estimates up to half of children aged 10 to 12 are using Facebook - even though… Audio

Topics - SkyCity's chief executive Nigel Morrison says the Auckland casino's slot machines are less harmful to the public than Lotto tickets - and he says claims of social harm are out of proportion… Audio

Topics - Facebook has reached an agreement to buy the popular photo-sharing app maker Instagram for about a billion (US) dollars in cash and stock. Housing New Zealand has denied there's a conflict of… Audio

Topics - A survey of one thousand New Zealanders, commissioned by a PR company, has been interpreted as a stark warning to retailers that 90 percent of shoppers would refuse to shop in stores that… Audio

Topic 3: The house where the internet mogul Kim Dotcom's pregnant wife has taken refuge with their children has been seized - and so has her jewellery. Audio

Topic 1: The Minister for Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, was quick to apologise to the Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker for calling him a clown. Topic 2: The Electoral Commission says John Key's… Audio

Topics - Police in Wanaka say they're determined to "get to the bottom" of a series of incidents involving a naked man engaging in recreational pursuits in public places. Police, who were yesterday… Audio