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4:35 PM.Question of the Day: If you could choose another country's leader to lead New Zealand, who would it be? Audio

4:25 PM.A research company asked Australians to rank their most trusted politicain and the winner was Jacinda Ardern. Just two weeks out from the Australian general election the people chose our Prime… Read more Audio

4:20 PM.Americans are more likely than any other nationality to say their country is the 'best in the world'. That's the finding from a project by the Guardian, which surveyed 23 of the world's biggest… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.A survey has found some Kiwis are worried about tourists - mainly because of congestion, infrastructure and the environment.  Read more Audio

4:10 PM.Children shouldn't play contact sport until at least 12 years old experts say. They were unanimous is saying that a little contact in pre-teens to the head is too much contact.  Read more Audio

3:54 PM.What the Panelists Heather Roy and Andrew Clay have been thinking about. Read more Audio

3:49 PM.A case of mistaken identity in London. Audio

12:00 PM.Wallace Chapman is joined by Heather Roy, business consultant and former ACT party MP, and Andrew Clay, comedian and writer.

4:54 PM.A traveller wants to see prunes handed out on Air NZ flights rather than lollies. The man argues it would "clean eating and healthy digestion". Read more Audio

4:47 PM.A new study has found the effect social media has on children's happiness is "trivial". While the effects of time spent on social media were more wide-ranging for girls, that effect is quote "tiny". 

4:41 PM.Auckland Transport is considering a number of ideas to boost public transport patronage, including free travel on weekends, cheaper ferry rides, and bigger students discounts. Read more Audio

4:33 PM.The Israel Folau saga continues with many figures coming to his defence. Wallabies star Israel Folau was found guilty of a "high level" breach of his contract. Read more Audio

4:10 PM.In a rare parliamentary move, the Speaker named and suspended National MP Nick Smith for a comment yesterday, he accused Trevor Mallard of being " soft on drugs, like the Government."  Read more Audio

4:04 PM.Auckland Transport is considering a number of ideas to boost public transport patronage, including free travel on weekends, cheaper ferry rides, and bigger students discounts. Many of these ideas have… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.In a rare parliamentary move, the Speaker named and suspended National MP Nick Smith for a comment yesterday. The dispute happened in the last question of the day in Question Time when Smith accused… Read more Audio

3:54 PM.What the Panelists Sue Bradford and Stephen Franks have been thinking about. Audio

3:46 PM.The seventh in-line to the British throne has arrived...and he now has a name. The Sussex's have decided on Archie.  Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Wallace Chapman is joined by Sue Bradford, activist and former Green MP, and Stephen Franks, former ACT Party MP and now public and commercial lawyer with Franks Ogilvie. 

4:56 PM.A man and a woman were kicked off an Air New Zealand flight yesterday for reportedly refusing to pay attention to safety briefing, Stuff reports.  Read more Audio

4:50 PM.Schools are debating whether to take the drastic step of excluding have not been vaccinated, in the midst of a measles outbreak.  Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Wellington City Council has been making a song and dance about its living wage status, but now it's emerged some of its staff are actually on minimum wage. Read more Audio

4:38 PM.Kiwi Wealth has released its State of the Investor Nation report, finding that a third of those surveyed are struggling to make ends meet. Read more Audio