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2:09 PM.Sharon Barbour is a BBC journalist and film-maker who has spent a good portion of her life putting together the various parts of the tragic story of the Wahine. Her efforts began as a young journalist… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Today's Mars guest is certainly well-travelled. She's probably flown to Mars and back in equivalent air miles. She has a new book out, a novel which saw her travel for research to both the American… Read more Audio

1:08 PM.Jason Hall from Auckland has chosen 'Carolina Rain' by Ryan Adams. Audio

4:40 PM.The BBC concludes there are now 7 different social classes, the NZ flag is lowered at Kiwibase in Bamiyan province, the British PM says it would be "foolish" to abandon its Trident nuclear deterrent… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.Auckland house prices to rise by 12% over the next year, and the Council of Trade Unions describes Mighty River Power directors' pay rise "obscene". Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:42 PM.There are more than 30 pilots with brightly-coloured hot air balloons taking part in this year's Balloons Over Waikato. Michele Connell is the organiser of the event. Audio

3:29 PM.'The Host', 'Trance', and 'Identity Thief'. Audio

3:19 PM.Mahi Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2012 ($19); Chateau Saint-Paul Cru Bourgeois Haut-Medoc 2010 ($29.95); Kumeu River Hunting Hill Chardonnay 2010 ($50). Audio

3:10 PM.Jacob's recipe for Grissini with Cured Pork Belly or Jowl. Audio

2:50 PM.'The Stranger' is Billy Joel's biggest album. It came out in 1977 and at the heart of its success was Joel's collaboration with famed producer Phil Ramone, who died recently. Audio

2:20 PM.Walking: it's something nearly all of us can do. And for most of us it's a way of getting from A to B or, occasionally, a leisure pursuit. But for others it is a highly competitive sport. In the… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Every Friday night in Blenheim, a group of 15-year-olds gets ready to rumble. They are the Young Lions, part of a club that teaches students how to be professional wrestlers. But before they can learn… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.In 1973, when he was only 16, Zaine Griff left for the UK, lured by the success of other Kiwi musicians. After his decade-long OE, during which time had two hit singles, a couple of LPs, and gigs with… Read more Audio

1:06 PM.Tim Paling of Auckland chooses 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out'. Audio

4:36 PM.Topics - The US is moving an advanced missile system to the Pacific island of Guam as a precaution following threats by North Korea. The two men accused of assaulting the cricketer, Jesse Ryder… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Topics - The State Services Commissioner, Iain Rennie, says he didn't expect the Prime Minister to ring an old family friend directly about the country's top spy job. Census day was Tuesday, 5 March… Read more Audio

3:47 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:30 PM.All around the country migratory wading birds such as godwits and knots are winging their way north to breeding grounds in the Arctic. Alison Ballance heads to the Firth of Thames to see some of the… Read more Audio

3:19 PM.Katy Gosset meets props maker extraordinaire Anneke Bester, who has turned her hand to everything from theatre sets to the artefacts of the Hobbit movies. Audio

2:21 PM.Every weekday on the 45 minutes each way commute from the Hutt Valley to Wellington, Peter King can be seen working furiously on his smartphone. He's not answering emails... he's writing novels. In… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.The award-winning movie 'Argo', about six American hostages who escaped the US Embassy when it was taken over militants in Tehran in 1979, suggested New Zealand diplomats did little to help. In fact… Read more Audio

1:21 PM.Thirteen kilometres south-west of Gore and 53 kilometres north-east of Invercargill, Mataura is a small community on the eastern fringe of the Southland Plain. It's a village which once had almost… Read more Audio

1:09 PM.Deena Coster from Fitzroy Beach in Taranaki has chosen ' A Long December' by The Counting Crows. Audio

4:36 PM.Topics - Samoa Air has introduced a "pay what you weigh" price system that will charge fat people more money to fly. Some new research shows the road crash injury risk in Auckland is higher among… Read more Audio