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Govt details $12b infrastructure spend
4:10 PM.The government has detailing its $12b infrastructure spend, including significant investment in transport, schools, hospitals, regional projects and reducing the state sector's carbon footprint. Read more Audio
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The Panel with Niki Bezzant and Bill Ralston (Part 2)
4:06 PM.Today in music history: Albatross; Cabinet to move ahead with super-sized public broadcaster; Dunedin launches trial to pedestrianise the Octagon; Proposed school in Pukekohe puts precious soils at… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Niki Bezzant and Bill Ralston (Part 1)
4:05 PM.Govt details $12b infrastructure spend; Keep superannuation age at 65 for future generations - review; Trump still popular in polls despite 'horror story' new book. Audio
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What the panellists have been thinking
3:55 PM.What the panellists Niki Bezzant and Bill Ralston have been thinking about. Audio
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Story of the day with Caitlin Cherry
3:50 PM.Caitlin Cherry on the dangers of watching football. Audio
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Should more gender-neutral toilets be available?
4:56 PM.Is it time that society adopts gender neutral toilets and changing rooms everywhere? Read more Audio
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Govt to announce $12b infrastructure spend
4:50 PM.The government is set to announce a $12b infrastructure splurge this week, with a lot of it going to roads. Read more Audio
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Supermarket giant to trial 'unwrapped' fruit and vege
4:42 PM.Supermarket giant Countdown has announced that it is trialling going 'plastic-free' in three of its stores from next month, selling "unwrapped" fruit and vegetables Read more Audio
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Journalist suspended for tweet after Kobe Bryant's death
4:35 PM.A Washington Post reporter has been stood down after tweeting an old article about Kobe Bryant being accused of rape, minutes after news broke that the NBA player had died in a helicopter crash. Read more Audio
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Today in music history: How Bizarre
4:32 PM.This day in 1996 OMC's "How Bizarre" hit number 1. Audio
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Why is NZ slow to ban smoking in cars with kids?
4:26 PM.A survey has linked England's 2015 ban on smoking in cars carrying children to a 72 percent fall in the number of teens exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke. A similar law has been announced but not… Read more Audio
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The Holocaust and the struggle against forgetting
4:20 PM.A poll just out in the US by the Pew Research Center showed that fewer than half of American adults knew how many Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Read more Audio
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How will the tourism sector be impacted by virus travel bans?
4:10 PM.In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak there has also some concern at what that might mean for inbound tourism, from China but also from other countries. Read more Audio
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The Panel with Alison Mau and Rodney Hide (Part 2)
4:06 PM.Journalist suspended for tweet after Kobe Bryant's death; Supermarket giant to trial 'unwrapped' fruit and vege; Govt to announce $12b infrastructure spend; Should more gender-neutral toilets be… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Alison Mau and Rodney Hide (Part 1)
4:05 PM.Tourism sector to be impacted by virus travel bans; The Holocaust and the struggle against forgetting; Why is NZ slow to ban smoking in cars with kids? Audio
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What the panellists have been thinking
3:55 PM.What the panellists Ali Mau and Rodney Hide have been thinking about. Audio
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‘Nappy ban’ café gets slammed with negative reviews
4:58 PM.A Palmerston North café has been flooded with negative reviews online after telling parents that the toilet was not a nappy changing station. Read more Audio
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Nearly 40 percent of Kiwis not getting enough sleep - study
4:40 PM.A new study suggests that nearly 40 percent of New Zealanders are getting less than seven hours sleep each night. Read more Audio
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Taradale residents told to dob in gang behaviour after massive brawl
4:35 PM.Residents in Napier are being encouraged by police to dob in suspicious behaviour after three people were arrested following a massive brawl between 30-40 Mongrel Mob and Black Power gang members last… Read more Audio
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Today in music history
4:32 PM.On this day in 1979: Ian Drury And The Blockheads were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick', their only UK chart topper. Read more Audio
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Are school uniforms outdated?
4:20 PM.The Ministry of Education is investigating costs relating to uniforms to identify whether they could be reduced. But are uniforms are necessary any more? Audio
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Wuhan virus likely to hit NZ, facemasks fly off NZ shelves
4:15 PM.Pharmacies have reportedly been running out of face masks amid coronavirus fears, and the Director-General of Health has said the likelihood of a case arriving in New Zealand is high. Read more Audio
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Kiwi writer and social historian Gordon McLauchlan dies, age 89
4:12 PM.Auckland-based writer, TV presenter and social historian Gordon McLauchlan has died, age 89. Read more Audio
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Tributes flow for Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna
4:10 PM.NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine people that died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, this morning. Read more Audio