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4:32 PM.There's such a thing as too clean and it's bad for the environment. A British writer wore the same t-shirt for five days to see if she could handle not washing her clothes as often as she was used to… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Red tape is taking the fun out of kids innovation and play. Bullrush isn't the only victim to a wrapping them in cotton wool mentality. The latest is a bike track in Christchurch that a group of boys… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.People are seeking out new ways of living, one of these is co-living.There's a new initiative in Auckland that offers hostel-like accomodation for adults. The Coh opens later in the month, on Symonds… Read more Audio

4:20 PM.The Black Caps are into the Cricket World Cup Final. It'll be one of the country's most exciting sporting moments but, you won't be able to go down to your local to watch it on Sunday because the time… Read more Audio

4:09 PM.The Commission for Financial Capability has taken aim at what they say are confusing retirement village contracts. The Commission says that residents often ended up paying anywhere from $20 - $100… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Topics - Red tape is taking the fun out of kids innovation and play. Bullrush isn't the only victim to a wrapping them in cotton wool mentality. The latest is a bike track in Christchurch that a group… Read more Audio

4:04 PM.Topics - The Commission for Financial Capability has taken aim at what they say are confusing retirement village contracts. The Commission says that residents often ended up paying anywhere from $20 -… Read more Audio

3:50 PM.What the Panelists David Slack and Lynda Hallinan have been thinking about. Audio

4:55 PM.Writer Angela Barnett wants people to stop commenting on others' looks on social media. Maybe keep your nastiness to yourself but, what's wrong with compliments? Audio

4:50 PM.An online petition to stop the replica of Captain James Cook ship the Endeavour coming to our shores for Tuia 250 has garnered nearly 2000 signatures. The re-enactment of Cook's journey is to mark the… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Non-government organisations are struggling from a lack of social workers because they can't compete with government agencies on the salary front. At the end of last year, Oranga Tamariki social… Read more Audio

4:40 PM.There are concerns in the beach town of Orewa that mobility scooters are becoming a menance and taking over the footpaths. Forget about e-scooters, mobility scooters can go up to 49 kph and there are… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.There's yet another Scream movie. It's Scream:Resurrection. What horror film frightened you the most? Audio

4:20 PM.An Australian experimental economist, Lata Gangadharan, who was in New Zealand recently, is calling for an opt-out approach to leadership. She says rather than putting the onus on women to create… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.The government has a $5BN surplus, so why doesn't it spend it on infrastructure or welfare? Economist Tim Hazeldine explains why a surplus is a sacred cow that no-one seems to want to touch. Audio

4:10 PM.New Zealand had the highest number of suicides in 10 years in 2016. Ministry of Health figures show 553 people died by suicide in 2016 and young people aged 15-24 years had the highest rate of suicide… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Suicide rate at 10-year high;Why doesn't the goverment spend the $5BN surplus?New approach to boost number women in leadership. Audio

3:55 PM.What the Panelists Irene Gardiner and Shane te Pou have been thinking about. Audio

3:50 PM.Zoe George reviews the cricket. Audio

4:57 PM.Now the Queen might be doing the unimaginable. Handing over power to her boy Charles! Audio

4:53 PM.It's a thing. Fake social media and news stories about disaster befalling the famous. And people believe it. Audio

4:47 PM.The school holidays are here and the kids might be heading to a trampoline park. But there are some pretty serious injuries to be had. A biomechanical engineer from the US says the designs of… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel is in Britain this week opening a new branch of the Christchurch Foundation, raising money for the victims of the March 15 mosque attacks. One of the interesting… Read more Audio