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4:34 PM.Topics - The New Zealand Post-owned Kiwibank could face an increase in its wholesale funding costs after its credit rating was downgraded by the international rating agency Standard and Poor's. Three… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - Storm-ravaged residents of New York and New Jersey have begun urgent recovery efforts after a pummeling from (the former Hurricane) Sandy. New York City Marathon officials insisted the annual… Read more Audio

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

3:35 PM.The Auckland Botanical Society is marking its 75th Jubilee, and to celebrate, a new book's been published called 'Auckland's Remarkable Urban Forest'. Audio

3:10 PM.Topics - analysts at the Macquarie Group say mobile devices could account for a third of all search traffic by year's end; the head of Apple's iPhone software development was asked to resign after he… Read more Audio

2:24 PM.Venessa Stables puts so much effort into Halloween it's scary. She's spent thousands of dollars on decorations and recruited volunteers to create a Circus of Misfortune and Tragedy in her front… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.After finishing a Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of Otago, Hap Cameron decided to set himself a big goal: live and work on all seven continents of the world before the age of 30. It… Read more Audio

1:20 PM.Can you spot the connection in our music quiz? Audio

1:08 PM.Trish Downie from Auckland has chosen 'I Who Have Nothing' by Shirley Bassey. Audio

4:35 PM.Topic - Forecasters say the center of Superstorm Sandy has roared ashore on the New Jersey coast, packing high winds and a life-threatening storm surge. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - The Government could legislate to force councils to rezone land outside city limits for new housing, as it tries to ease pressure on low-income families who are struggling to enter the… Read more Audio

3:46 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:30 PM.Lynda Chanwai-Earle talks to organisers of the Little Lotus Project to find out how prominent New Zealand artists and musicians were inspired to raise funds to help refugee children living off rubbish… Read more Audio

3:09 PM.American John Wilbanks is a Senior Fellow at the Kauffman Foundation, the world's lagest foundation devoted to entrepeneurial activity. He wonders if the desire to protect our privacy is slowing… Read more Audio

2:19 PM.New Zealand volcanologist Richard Wysoczanski is one of the scientists investigating what's thought to be the largest ever eruption in New Zealand waters. Audio

2:10 PM.We cross to New York to talk to a New Zealander who's lived in the city for twenty years. Hamish Kilgour is a musician and artist originally from Dunedin and a founding member of one of our most… Read more Audio

1:55 PM.Topics - Boarding pass barcodes can be read by smartphones, 'Mental Floss' magazine and Microsoft's 'surface' arrives. Audio

1:45 PM.'Keep Your Head Up' by Ben Howard and 'The Old Dun Cow' by Bellowhead. Audio

1:32 PM.Reviewing 'Lives We Leave Behind' by Maxine Alterio and 'The Search for Anne Perry' by Joanne Drayton. Audio

1:18 PM.'Weird or What?', 'Wildlife at the Zoo', 'NZ's Got Talent', and 'Homeland'. Audio

1:07 PM.Diane Holmes joins us from Pauanui where she is holidaying. She has chosen 'Germon's aria' from Verdi's La Traviata. Audio

4:34 PM.Topics - US President Barack Obama has warned that Hurricane Sandy is a "serious and big storm" and he has urged US East Coast residents to protect themselves from its onslaught. A youth drink driving… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - There is no quick fix to high housing costs, says Finance Minister, Bill English, and work is needed in a number of areas. The former pop star Gary Glitter has been arrested as part of an… Read more Audio

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

3:32 PM.Spring to the Street is an annual event organised by the Greater Wellington Regional Council to encourage people to leave their car at home for three weeks and to use their commute to become more… Read more Audio