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4:36 PM.An opinion piece by Brook Sabin on Stuff decries the overcrowding of Air New Zealand's Koru Club. It says it's time to kick out the freeloaders because now it's more spacious outside the lounge than… Read more Audio

4:22 PM.A recent report commissioned by Horticulture New Zealand suggests a single lettuce could cost as much as $5.50 in today's money by the year 2043. Agribusiness professor Hamish Gow joins the panel to… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.The replica of Captain Cook's Endeavour ship made its way into Turanganui-a-Kiwa today, greeted thousands of spectators and about 50 protestors. Audio

4:03 PM.The replica of Captain Cook's Endeavour ship made its way into Turanganui-a-Kiwa today, greeted thousands of spectators and about 50 protestors. A recent report commissioned by Horticulture New… Read more Audio

3:55 PM.What the Panellists Julia Whaipooti and Chris Gallavin have been thinking about. Audio

3:45 PM.A thread went virl on twitter earlier this year it was by the comedian Zak Toscani and followed his quest to discover and suitably punish the workmate who had been stealing another of his colleagues'… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the lawyer and justice advocate Julia Whaipooti, and the Massey University vice-chancellor and poet Chris Gallavin.

4:50 PM.A professor of architectural engineering says the government needs to introduce new regulations to encourage more work in the green building space. Sam Archer from the Green Building Council joins the… Read more Audio

4:40 PM.New Zealand has some of the most expensive childcare in the world - more than 10 percent of parents spent more than $200 on it every week. Peter Reynolds from the Early Childhood Council joins the… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Could you return to a life before having a smartphone? Why, or why not? Audio

4:25 PM.The humble girl guide biscuit was removed from shelves last year, but it's now made a glorious return. Audio

4:20 PM.Facebook has quietly allowed politicians and political messaging to fly under the radar of its new policies aimed at combatting misinformation. Audio

4:15 PM.Despite efforts to tackle it, gang membership in New Zealand has risen by about a quarter since 2017. Sociologist and gang expert Dr Jarrod joins the panel to discuss what all this means, and whether… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.Over the weekend a 19 year-old student died at a flat party in Dunedin. Do our universities need to revisit their duty of care to students? Audio

4:06 PM.Question of the Day; Should we think about making universal free childcare? Green buildings the way of the future? Return of the Girl Guide biscuits. Audio

4:05 PM.Student dies following flat party in Dunedin; Gang membership on the rise; Facebook backs away from misinformation policy. Audio

3:55 PM.What the Panellists David Slack and Janet Wilson have been thinking about. Audio

3:50 PM.Oversleeping through the ages. Audio

12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the former journalist and media trainer Janet Wilson, and the writer and broadcaster David Slack

4:40 PM.Thought provoking article about voter turnout by Georgina Campbell, that the reasons for low voter turnout are frankly wearing thin. Read more Audio

4:32 PM.Have you switched power companies? What's your experience? Read more Audio

4:20 PM.The number of people waiting for public housing has grown to more than 13,000 for the first time. This despite the Government's home building efforts. It is a record number.  Read more Audio