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4:27 PM.Politicians are pounding the pavement as they seek to win voters, but are walkabouts outdated? Judith Collins' walkabout in Ponsonby yesterday has been branded "cheeky and clumsy" after her party was… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.The hospitalisation of US President Donald Trump last week catapulted the vice-presidential debate into a glaring spotlight, putting pressure on Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris to… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.A Covid-19 amnesty on WoFs has raised concern that more people could die in crashes in unsafe vehicles. Drivers were given a six-month grace period to renew their on WoF's, registrations and driver… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.The National Library of New Zealand is looking to re-home 625,000 books from its international collection, to free up space for more New Zealand and Pasifika works. Book Guardians Aotearoa are making… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.A new report by the NZ Initiative says a child-led approach to teaching is to blame for New Zealand's declining educational performance. Albany Senior High School Principal Claire Amos discusses with… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Nineteen iconic phoenix palms in Matamata might be getting the chop. Residents are not happy about the decision, but the local council says they are poisonous and need to come down. Jo McCaroll from… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Donald Trump is back in the White House after a brief stay at Walter Reed medical centre, and has been criticised for downplaying the effects of Covid-19 and being reckless. Associate Professor Jo… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.The push for a travel bubble with the Cook Islands continues, but the only barrier seems to be each country keeping community transmission-free for four weeks. Former Cook Islands News editor Jonathan… Read more Audio

4:49 PM.Last week on the show we discussed whether managed isolation facilities should be moved out of the CBD. We heard from Meghan Hughes who lives on - and manages - Quarantine Island / Kamau Taurua, which… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.It's been a trying year for the KiwiSaver scheme, with the global onset of Covid-19 causing economic uncertainty. But the Financial Services Council has released a report showing KiwiSaver has… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.Environmental lobby group Forest and Bird has released a report blaming local and regional councils for not doing enough to protect the natural environment against vandals. Chief Executive of Forest… Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Speaking on Newstalk ZB yesterday, Judith Collins said "the problem with secondary schools now is there's too much photography and too much media and all those woke subjects". Media studies teacher… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.A recent report suggests that a growing number of employers are trying to track how much work their employees are actually doing at home. But "checking in" can cause more harm than good. Professor… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.The whole country will be on Alert Level 1 from Thursday, and experts have warned people to remain vigilant around mask wearing and using the Covid tracing app. How do we avoid complacency? Clinical… Read more Audio