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3:09 PM.Two writers have delved into the New Zealand history books and come up with the greatest underdog stories in New Zealand sport. Bronwyn Sell and Christine Sheehy are the authors of Long Shots: The… Read more Audio

2:45 PM.Today's album features Nirvana with Kurt Cobain, singing and playing in a live TV setting. Audio

2:18 PM.A New Zealand duo, now based in London, are trying to forge a musical career in Britain. They have a name which makes you take notice - "Death in Texas" and it turns out they represent rather… Read more Audio

2:08 PM.Drawings by two of the country's most famous criminals, the Bassett Road killer, Ron Jorgensen, and the infamous prison escaper, George Wilder are being gifted to the Wilder family. Sherrie Johnson of… Read more Audio

1:22 PM.T is for Tuatapere, a small rural town in Southland. Tuatapere is located eight kilometres from the southern coast of the South Island. The town is on the Southern Scenic Route from Invercargill to Te… Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Cat Kynoch from Hawkes Bay has chosen "Asian Paradise" by Sharon O'Neill. Audio

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

3:30 PM.Sharing emotions but not as you know it. Katy Gosset finds out about the latest use for wearable technology. Read more Audio

3:09 PM.Lee Rigby murder - Facebook link. Google Contributor: can I really pay to remove ads? Sophisticated malware bug 'Regin' detected. Russia's webcam spying site urged to shut down. Bloodsucking video… Read more Audio

2:46 PM.The British singer/songwriter Sting is joining the cast of his deeply personal Broadway musical in the hope of saving the show from sinking. Sting, who is 63 years old, will appear on-stage in… Read more Audio

2:20 PM.Associate Professor Brian Hare, an evolutionary anthropologist at Duke University in North Carolina, studies dog's brains and he's come up with a test to measure dog intelligence. Audio

2:08 PM.It's time to throw away the jargon and celebrate plain English. The 2014 Plain English Awards are on tomorrow night. They aim to celebrate clear communication and shame the use of meaningless drivel… Read more Audio

1:21 PM.Three songs with one thing common to them all. What do you think it could be? Audio

1:08 PM.Shaune Blackwell of Auckland has chosen 'Traveling Again' by Dar Williams. Audio

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

2:45 PM.Like a Virgin was Madonna's second studio album and both the lyrics and the music video for the title track openly played on her persona of a supremely confident and sexually independant woman. But… Read more Audio

2:22 PM.It's an atlas of epic proportions. In fact, it is one of the largest in the world and Wellington now has its own copy. The book measures 1.8 metres by 1.4m, weighs 150 kilograms and it will now call… Read more Audio

2:09 PM.Historical footage showing New Zealand in the 1940s has turned up in California, and the search is on to find out who filmed the images. The silent footage was apparently taken by an American couple… Read more Audio

1:54 PM.'If This Then That', the Matador Network and Goat Simulator. Audio

1:41 PM.The Miho Jazz Orchestra and Luke Winslow King Audio

1:35 PM.'The Wandering Mind: What the Brain Does When You're Not Looking.' by Michael Corballis. Audio

1:22 PM.3News celebrates 25 years and the ABC is set to lose $254m. Audio

1:08 PM.David Ray from Hamilton has chosen 'Bring it on Home' by Led Zeppelin. Audio

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

3:30 PM.Founded in 2002 by migrant women, the NZ Sikh Women's Association provides support for ethnic minority community families experiencing domestic violence in Auckland South and Manukau Counties… Read more Audio