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4:28 PM.Companies are clamoring to be the first to reach the moon to mine with robots Audio

4:24 PM.Former National Party staffer, Ben Thomas talks about the selection of a 17 year old school boy as the National Party candidate for Palmerston North. Audio

4:08 PM.Former National Party press secretary, Ben Thomas, joins the discussion on the National Party law and order policy released today. Audio

3:53 PM.What the panellists Laila Harre and Peter Dunne have been thinking about. Audio

3:45 PM.Messages in bottles and an 82 year old beating  up a New York robber. Audio

4:57 PM.Moon mining mooted and lithium extraction in Taupo a possible new industry. Audio

4:53 PM.District council elections in Hong Kong over the weekend show a massive swing in support for pro-democracy campaigners. Audio

4:47 PM.Inclusivity campaigner and former New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd joins the discussion on ensuring more Maori representation on local body authorities which lacking after the October elections. Audio

4:32 PM.What do you want for Christmas, what do you NEED for Christmas? Audio

4:25 PM.Actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's launched a blistering attack on the six people at the head of the most influential social media platforms over their failure to stop the spread of hate. Audio

4:19 PM.The Detail has looked behind the rumours of doping by the RWC winning South African team and the difficulties facing journlists exposing sporting drug cheats. Audio

4:05 PM.Justice law reform campaigner, Chester Borrows, joins the panel to discuss the law change to allow inmates to vote if their sentences is less than three years. Audio

3:55 PM.What the panellists Alexia Russell and Conor English have been thinking about. Read more Audio

3:46 PM.Ali Ventura is here to talk about FOBO - fear of better options - the anxious cousin of FOMO. Audio

4:51 PM.According to its own welfare advisory group, the government isn't doing enough to help lift people out of poverty - despite the claims of social development minister Carmel Sepuloni. Audio

4:39 PM.The government's policy to fund schools based on their students, rather than ask families for donations, counterintuitively means some schools will have to make some tough choices. Audio

4:33 PM.What's your favourite film soundtrack of all time, and why? Audio

4:27 PM.An article in the New Zealand Herald lays out the joys of taking a lunch break - and the dangers of NOT doing so. Audio

4:20 PM.The new Rainbow Centre in Botany will provide on-site doctors and nurses, and take-home meals for parents too busy to cook - but should we really be expecting this from daycare centres? Audio

4:09 PM.An Erebus Memorial mooted for the Parnell Rose Gardens opposed by some residents. Audio