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4:05 PM.What's your favourite film soundtrack of all time, and why? The government's policy to fund schools based on their students, rather than ask families for donations, counterintuitively means some… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.An Erebus Memorial mooted for the Parnell Rose Gardens is opposed by some residents. The new Rainbow Centre in Botany will provide on-site doctors and nurses, and take-home meals for parents too busy… Read more Audio

3:56 PM.What the panellists Bernard Hickey and Karlo Mila have been thinking about. Audio

3:45 PM.Marie Kondo causes consternation by opening online shop. Audio

12:00 PM.Our panelists today are Pasifika writer, researcher, and Programme Director of the Mana Moana Experience Karlo Mila and economic journalist and managing editor of Newsroom Pro Bernard Hickey.  Read more

4:56 PM.The latest fad to hit Silicon Valley is 'dopamine fasting' where people take time off from the world - in some cases avoiding all external stimuli, including food and contact with people, in a bid to… Read more Audio

4:38 PM.The government is considering cracking down on the bottled water industry, but has the horse already bolted? Exports rose by more than 270 percent last year. Niki Gladding from Water Action Aotearoa… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.Do you volunteer? And what do you volunteer for.. ? Tell us about it. Audio

4:25 PM.The United States Government has banned federal employees sleeping at work - but experts say sleep deprivation can take a toll on people's health, and the economy, and employees should be allowed to… Read more Audio

4:17 PM.The government has finally clamped down on the rules around car clamping. David Farrier - who's followed one of the more remarkable stories in recent New Zealand history centred around the practice -… Read more Audio

4:09 PM.New provisional electoral boundaries have been released - and they could have big ramifications on who wins what seats in next year's election. Politik's Richard Harman joins us to discuss. Audio

4:05 PM.Do you volunteer? Do you prefer to give money? Or do you do neither? Why? The government is considering cracking down on the bottled water industry, but has the horse already bolted? Exports rose by… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.New provisional electoral boundaries have been released - and they could have big ramifications on who wins what seats in next year's election. Politik's Richard Harman joins us to discuss. The… Read more Audio

3:55 PM.What the panellists Raybon Kan and Janet Wilson have been thinking. Audio

3:45 PM.The weird world of skin treatments. Audio

12:00 PM.Today's panelists are journalist and co-founder of media training organisation Deadline Ltd Janet Wilson, and comedian and columnist Raybon Kan 

4:53 PM.The practice of re-gifting is controversial - but with many people turning away from rampant consumerism, it could be the way of the future ... Audio

4:41 PM.As of Tuesday, 16 people have died in the Samoa measles epidemic ... TVNZ Pacific issues reporter Barbara Dreaver has just returned from Apia and joins the panel to discuss how the island nation is… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.Have you ever gotten off (or TRIED to get off) a parking ticket? Tell us how it went. Audio

4:26 PM.Counsellors around the country are reporting a big rise in the number of people reporting plastic-related guilt and anxiety. Audio

4:20 PM.Businesses and companies are distancing themselves from Prince Andrew, following an interview widely described as catastrophic earlier this week. Audio

4:09 PM.The government has cracked down on overseas investment in infrastructure with "monopoly characteristics" - such as airports, ports, electricity lines companies and water providers. The panel is joined… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.The government has cracked down on overseas investment in infrastructure with "monopoly characteristics" - such as airports, ports, electricity lines companies and water providers. The panel is joined… Read more Audio