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4:32 PM.In this day in 1962, Chubby Checker won a Grammy Award for Best Rock and Roll Recording for 'Let's Twist Again'. Read more Audio

4:20 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has launched a $175 million arts and music recovery package, saying the sector has been "decimated" by Covid-19.  Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Most New Zealanders are unemployed but they just don't know it yet, according to National's new leader Todd Muller.  Read more Audio

3:55 PM.Panellists Alexia Russell and Raybon Kan share what they've been thinking about. Read more Audio

3:50 PM.Donald Trump has signed an executive order to amend a piece of legislation called the Communications Decency Act.  Read more Audio

4:53 PM.New research just funded will investigate the effects of interrupting binge-watching television with short bouts of activity and how that effects blood sugar levels and sleep. Read more Audio

4:40 PM.Race is unwittingly becoming an issue following new National leader Todd Muller's recent reshuffle.  Read more Audio

4:35 PM.The prospect of a Trans-Tasman bubble with Australia is looking more likely following news that a 'blueprint' is expected next month.  Read more Audio

4:32 PM.On this day Irene Cara's 'Flashdance What A Feeling' hit no 1 in the US. Read more Audio

4:25 PM.The government today announced a multi-million dollar funding boost to help Aotearoa's arts and cultural sector recover from the impact of Covid-19.  Read more Audio

4:15 PM.New research just released suggests most New Zealanders would be quite happy working from home - or at least some of the time - post lockdown.  Read more Audio

4:10 PM.Survival specialist Stu Gilbert discusses the epic survival story of two trampers missing for 19 days in Kahurangi National Park. Read more Audio

3:55 PM.Panellists Verity Johnson and Bill Ralston share what they've been thinking about. Read more Audio

3:50 PM.First it was sourdough and homeschooling, now the new home crafting craze is tie dying. Robert Kelly gets out the soda ash to see what all the fuss is about. Read more Audio

4:55 PM.An settling incident in the US prompts debate over whether the country is going backwards when it comes to race relations. Read more Audio

4:42 PM.The government's recent announcement of a $490 weekly payment for workers whose jobs were lost due to Covid-19 has proved to be a contentious issue. Read more Audio

4:35 PM.The Panel is joined by Dr Caroline Orchiston, from Otago University, to discuss New Zealand's level of quake preparedness. Read more Audio

4:32 PM.On this day in 1977 - The Sex Pistols single 'God Save The Queen' was released in the UK. Read more Audio

4:29 PM.Joy wrote a short poem about the tricks time has been playing on us during lockdown. Read more Audio

4:20 PM.The Panel discusses Todd Muller's first performance as National's new leader in Question Time.  Read more Audio

4:15 PM.National's new leader Todd Muller has indictated that the party will pledge pushing up the age of eligibility progressively from 65 to 67 starting in 2037.  Read more Audio