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2:30 PM.Festival Review critiques The Kronos Quartet, Chinese instrumentalist Wu Man, and the play Rhinoceros in Love. Audio

2:20 PM.Knowing how to make a million is one thing, it's quite another to be able to show your children how to do the same. That's the finding of a new study in Massey University, which shows that rich people… Read more Audio

2:09 PM.Britain's certainly taking it seriously - they're sending Bonnie Tyler to Malmo this year. What's it really like backstage at one of the biggest shows in the world? Dominic Smith knows the answer… Read more Audio

1:52 PM.Topics - a computer storage product in Iceland running on 100% renewable energy, and the South By Southwest interactive trade show. Audio

1:43 PM.The songs 'Northwest' and 'Ikarus' by Ladi6. Audio

1:37 PM.Reviewing 'Simon Gault - Homemade', 'Preserving with Aunt Daisy' and 'At My Table' by Chelsea Winter. Audio

1:25 PM.The shows '3rd Degree', 'Elementary', and 'Behind The Brush'. Audio

1:08 PM.Mike Reeves from Wellington has chosen 'The Crowd' by The Cat Empire. Audio

4:37 PM.Topics - Three law firms have launched a call for New Zealanders to sign up to participate in class actions to claim back excessive bank default fees. A million-dollar sculpture by artist Michael… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Topics - A "specialist" team of 100 staff began work today to combat the backlog of problems with the beleaguered school payroll system. Is it ok to want a dialogue about the future ethnic composition… Read more Audio

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

3:30 PM.Kaikoura residents have formed the Hutton's Shearwater Charitable Trust to give these seabirds a helping hand. One of their projects is establishing another breeding population on Kaikoura Peninsula… Read more Audio

3:09 PM.In 1923, a young man from Christchurch made his way north to Auckland. He kept a meticulous diary documenting some of the the big changes happening in the 1920s, including the sealing of Dominion Road… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Festival Review critiques play I (heart) Alice (heart) I, Song Cycle Songs and Dances of Desire, and the Royal New Zealand Ballet's new show Made To Move. Audio

2:19 PM.In a study made public today, the researchers said they were able to put together a diet that cost less than nine dollars a day, and one that cost less than 15 dollars a day, that they say fulfilled… Read more Audio

2:09 PM.Our next guest is an Oamaru man who is tackling a bigger challenge at age 79 than most of us would in our lifetimes. Ron Daw has set off on an attempt to be the oldest sailor ever to circumnavigate… Read more Audio

1:08 PM.Nigel Rushton from Christchurch has chosen the 'Largo Excerpt from Symphony No: 9', 'The New World Symphony'. Audio

4:33 PM.The slaughter of elephants continues at a record pace - 25,000 killed in 2011, conservationists say, and more than 30,000 last year. The former lead detective in South Africa's investigation of the… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Inner-city Auckland traffic was paralysed last night after a motorway crash caused gridlock which the Automobile Association has described as the worst it has ever seen. Yesterday, on The Panel, a… Read more Audio

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

3:39 PM.There's only one place in the world where you can sample fish eyes and venison tongue and finish off the meal with a wasp larvae ice cream. Audio

3:28 PM.Sarah McMullan reviews the Wizard of Oz prequel, 'Oz: the Great & Powerful'. Audio

3:16 PM.Yvonne Lorkin's recommendations are Bouldevines Marlborough Gewurztraminer, Blind River 'The Sisters' Awatere Sauvignon Blanc 2012, and Sileni 'The Triangle' Merlot 2009. Audio

3:07 PM.Geoff Scott from Vinnies in Auckland. Geoff's back from his trip on board an oyster boat in Foveaux Strait. Audio