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4:35 PM.Social media influencers and well know people have exacerbated Covid 19 conspiracy theories. Audio

4:25 PM.Matt Lowrie from the Greater Auckland website looks at how Covid 19 will change the nature of our cities. Audio

4:19 PM.Mike Howie, owner of a small boutique wine and music bar in Grey Lynn discusses what lockdown has meant for his business and what the future holds as we prepare to move out from level four. Audio

4:09 PM.There is a growing swell of people who argue that the Level 4 lockdown actions adopted by the government were disproportionate to the threat - Al Gillespie from Waikato University explores this… Read more Audio

3:56 PM.Panellists Sally Wenley and Shane Te Pou share what they've been thinking about under lockdown. Audio

3:47 PM.Caitlin Cherry looks at what alert level 3 might look like if it changes next week. Audio

4:55 PM.Typical number eight wire solution comes out of lock down requirements to limit the numbers in the line at the supermarket. Site founder Gareth Hayes joins the Panel. Audio

4:48 PM.Recent Google mobility data shows that the massive behavioural changes which have occurred in New Zealand support the feasibilibity of the elimination goal being achieveable, Matt Boyd is one of the… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.US correspondent Simon Hampton joins the panel to talk about US President Donald Trump halting funding to WHO and his increasingly erratic media briefings at the White House. Audio

4:25 PM.In light of the pandemic forcing people apart socially the humble voice to voice phone call is making a come back. Audio

4:17 PM.Dougal McGowan the chief executive of the Otago Chamber of Commerce discusses whether the $3billion boost through tax breaks will help small businesses through the Covid 19 crisis. Audio

4:09 PM.E-learning expert, Claire Amos, joins the discussion on the challenges ahead for teaching 800,000 students in their homes from today. Audio

3:54 PM.Panellists Wendyl Nissen and Peter Dunne have been thinking about discoveries in lockdown - the good and the bad. Audio

3:46 PM.Dr Seuss as you've never heard him read before. Audio

4:54 PM.A new online campaign was launched over Easter - playwright Victor Rodger explains what Blokes vs Books is all about. Audio

4:46 PM.Head of the Newmarket Business Association discusses what the landscape for retail in New Zealand might look like post lockdown, Audio

4:37 PM.NZME has made 200 employees or fifteen percent of its workforce redundant - Mediawatch's Colin Peacock discusses how this impacts the media sector. Audio

4:33 PM.UK star, Tim Brooke-Taylor best known as part of TV comedy trio The Goodies, has died from coronavirus at age 79 Audio

4:20 PM.Economist Michael Reddell joins the discussion to talk about the Treasury's unusual task of trying to look ahead to the economic scenarios of the future based on a range of scenarios. Audio

4:03 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed many students will be able to borrow $1000 more on their student loan to tide them over until firmer decisions about tertiary education are made. Audio