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4:35 PM.Topic 3 Breath testing Topic 4 Auckland rental accommodation Audio

4:10 PM.Topic 1: Unruly kids Topic 2: Air hogs Audio

3:40 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:30 PM.Tucked away on a quarter-acre oasis near Mt Albert, Bonsaiville was established in the early 1960s and boasts over 400 bonsai. Lisa Thompson recently met bonsai enthusiasts Bob Langholm and Simon… Read more Audio

3:30 PM.Tucked away on a quarter-acre oasis near Mt Albert, Bonsaiville was established in the early 1960s and boasts over 400 bonsai. Lisa Thompson recently met bonsai enthusiasts Bob Langholm and Simon… Read more Audio

3:10 PM.Tablet replaces waiters; What happens to your online accounts when you die?; Is iMessage killing texting? Audio

2:20 PM.After a Google search turned up the Circo Arts Circus School at Christchurch Polytechnic, Pascal Haering left Switzerland for New Zealand to join the circus. Now he performs with Circus Aotearoa… Read more Audio

2:10 PM.Fifty years ago this Friday, Peter Snell set his second world record, this time in Christchurch, one week after running the world's first sub-four minute mile at Cooks Gardens in Wanganui. Sir Peter… Read more Audio

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

1:10 PM.Jon from the Kapiti Coast nominates The Barcarolle from the Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach. Audio

4:35 PM.An increasing number of schools are reported to be "inviting" pupils to bring iPads or netbooks to class. Leading church figures including the former Archbishop of Canterbury have sparked controversy… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.A UN report warns today that the world is running out of time to make sure there is enough food, water and energy, The Government says residents forced to sell up and leave their earthquake-damaged… Read more Audio

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

3:35 PM.Lynda Chanwai-Earle with more on bullying in schools. The Peace Foundation has deployed its "Cool Schools Programme" around the country, to help counter the wide-spread and some say growing problem of… Read more Audio

3:07 PM.At some point is our lives, all of us will experience great loss or tragedy. Psychotherapist Dr Russ Harris discusses strategies for coping with painful life events. Audio

2:45 PM.The new album by American indie band Chairlift. Audio

2:10 PM.David Wilson is in the home stretch of his epic journey from Stewart Island to Cape Reinga on his 1880's style penny farthing cycle. Audio

1:52 PM.The ultimate Facebook app: if I die. Translating tree rings into music. Children's ideas on how robots might help them learn and work better. Audio

1:44 PM.Traces of Red by Paddy Richardson and The Hungry Heart: Journeys with William Colenso by Peter Wells. Audio

1:30 PM.The media handling of Kim Dot Com, the passing of Stratos TV. Audio

1:20 PM.The Horrors and Pyjama Club play The Laneways festival. Audio

1:08 PM.Amey Bell-Booth from Palmerston North chooses this song by Sting. Audio

4:35 PM.Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe is to be rewritten to make it easier to read, Parents are reported to be frustrated at schools doing exclusive deals with stationery suppliers which some say are stopping… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Relationship counselor for Christchurch council, New Zealand and Australia have agreed to a joint study into how to bring the two countries' economies even closer together. A Wellington couple say… Read more Audio

3:43 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio