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4:03 PM.The Govt an the agriculture industry have come to an agreement where farmers can avoid being shifted into the ETS IF they commit to a new sector led plan - called He Waka Eke Noa. Labour and National… Read more Audio

3:55 PM.What the panellists Chris Finlayson and Laila Harre have been thinking about. Audio

3:45 PM. A futurist William Higham authored the Work Colleague Of The Future report and created a life-sized doll named Emma who is a representation of what the average office worker will look like in 20… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Wallace Chapman is joined by Chris Finlayson, former Attorney General and National party Minister, and Laila Harré, former minister and trade unionist. 

4:57 PM.Could sausage rolls and Tim Tams take down our local democracy? Stuff published a piece charting the amount of money Taranaki's local council spends on catering for council meetings in the 2018-19… Read more Audio

4:53 PM.Kmart have removed a child bride costume from its shelves after a mum launched a petition. Melbourne mother Shannon launched a petition on change.org, calling the $6 costume "beyond appropriate". Read more Audio

4:45 PM.The Tiwai aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point near Bluff is New Zealand only aluminium smelter. It is now the subject of a strategic review, and closure isn't entirely out of the question.  Read more Audio

4:41 PM.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cabinet is at a loss about what to do about Brexit. The Prime Minister is now facing the choice of whether to go ahead with his deal or waiting for a… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.If you could do a traditional trade (milliner, blacksmith etc) what would it be? Read more Audio

4:35 PM.A Catholic Bishop in Ireland says that yoga is not appropriate for schools in his diocese. Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan sent out a letter last month, warning that yoga was "not of Christian Origin"  Read more Audio

4:28 PM.Traditional professions are dying out because of population change. The BBC reports that the exodus of young people means that villages are left without a next generation to whom they can pass along… Read more Audio

4:19 PM.New Zealanders will almost certainly face a referendum next year on whether to legalise voluntary euthanasia after a make-or-break vote in Parliament cleared the way.  Read more Audio

4:09 PM.The huge blaze at the SkyCity convention centre is under control - but still active. Fire crews will stay at the scene until it's completely extinguished.  Read more Audio

4:05 PM.If you could do a traditional trade (milliner, blacksmith etc) what would it be? A Catholic Bishop in Ireland says that yoga is not appropriate for schools in his diocese. Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.The huge blaze at the SkyCity convention centre is officially under control - but fire crew will stay at the scene until it's completely extinguished. Then there's the damage to the building itself -… Read more Audio

3:55 PM.What the panellists Ali Jones and David Cormack have been thinking about. Read more Audio

3:45 PM.One for the risk takers out there. A reporter who was fired for hopping on cars during a live cross from an auto show Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Wallace Chapman is joined by Ali Jones, member of the Papanui Innes community board in Christchurch and Public Relations specialist and David Cormack, Managing Partner at The Draper Cormack Group and… Read more

4:54 PM.Wellington Airport's annonced yesterday plans for a $1 billion upgrade, which targets cutting carbon emissions but it also wants to increase the number of flights by a quarter by 2040. Read more Audio

4:45 PM.The Government is serious about encouraging young people into trades, putting $27 million into trades programmes at high school. Read more Audio

4:42 PM.An article from the BBC looks at the phenomenon of why in this era of peak content people return to re-watch old favourites time and time again.  Read more Audio

4:32 PM.Live press conference with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the scene of the SkyCity Fire in Auckland. Read more Audio

4:27 PM.Teens are hitting back over parents who are tracking them via apps. Read more Audio