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4:45 PM.Cafes, bars and restaurants are struggling big-time to fill their summer job vacancies, with some not reporting a single application. Read more Audio

4:40 PM.There's been outrage and calls of racism after a cruise ship guests were given a fake Pōwhiri by non-Māori men at port of Tauranga.  Read more Audio

4:35 PM.Existential has been chosen as word of the year 2019. What would be your word of the year and why? Read more Audio

4:20 PM.The latest One News Colmar Brunton poll, unveiled last night, suggests National and Act would be able to form a government together, with National sitting pretty on 46 percent and Act up one point to… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.One of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's accusers has told her story alledging she was trafficked to Britain to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was 17.  Read more Audio

4:10 PM.The Government will ban foreign donations of more than $50 to political parties and candidates. Legislation will be introduced to Parliament this afternoon and passed under urgency.  Read more Audio

4:02 PM.Existential has been chosen as word of the year 2019. Dictionary.co says climate change, gun violence, and Toy Story star Forky helped the word take the title. Existential was searched many times in… Read more Audio

4:01 PM.The Government will ban foreign donations of more than $50 to political parties and candidates. Legislation will be introduced to Parliament this afternoon and passed under urgency. Lawyer Graeme… Read more Audio

3:55 PM.What the panellists Damian Christie and Victoria Stewart have been thinking about. Audio

3:48 PM.Story of the day for Tuesday 3rd December, with Ali Ventura. Audio

12:00 PM.Wallace Chapman is joined by Damian Christie, journalist and director of Aotearoa Science Agency, and Victoria Stewart, partner and CEO of technology law firm, Simmonds Stewart. 

4:55 PM.Dungeons and Dragons is cool again. So says an article in The Guardian.  Read more Audio

4:50 PM.Wellington City Council's use of a water diviner has been mocked by the The New Zealand Skeptics Conference who awarded the council a "bent spoon" accolade.  Read more Audio

4:45 PM.GST on purchases less than $1000 came into force yesterday - overseas websites selling goods here online will have to charge and collect GST.  Read more Audio

4:40 PM.NZTA will now take over speed cameras from police. The change was announced yesterday along with a raft of others like boosting the number of speed cameras and introducing warning signs around them. 

4:32 PM.What are your memories of school camps? Read more Audio

4:25 PM.A call for the revitalisation of rustic school camps. The Chairman of Camp Wakarara, near Waipawa, says they are seeing shorter stays as teachers lack the skills to host the activities at the camp. Read more Audio

4:20 PM.Nearly $400 million has been pledged for school maintenance by the Government, calling it the biggest investment in at least 25 years. It's a one-off fund based on the schools' size and must be used… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.The Government has announced a big spend up on infrastructure to improve school property. It comes after Labour held their annual conference, the last before next years' election. Read more Audio

4:10 PM.Kids are forced to stay home, and Christmas gatherings have been cancelled in Samoa - the measles epidemic is impacting everyday life there. 53 people have now died since the outbreak began. Read more Audio

4:04 PM.More deaths - the Samoa measles outbreak; Will a big spend on infrastructure help Labour; Cash injection for schools; Audio

3:55 PM.What the panellists Lynda Hallinan and Simon Pound have been thinking about. Audio