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4:10 PM.Should Anzac Day solely concern itself with fallen soldiers, or does it have wider resonance as a reminder of the horrors of war? Alan Jackson of the Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust joins the panel to… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.What album did you first hate and ended up loving ? Fertile land around our urban centres is being eaten up by housing developments, and the horticultural sector is worried it'll affect a $3.5 billion… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Should Anzac Day solely concern itself with fallen soldiers, or does it have wider resonance as a reminder of the horrors of war? Alan Jackson of the Archibald Baxter Memorial Trust joins the panel to… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.What the Panelists Ben Thomas and Ruwani Perera have been thinking about. Audio

3:44 PM.Story of the Day for 26 April 2019. Audio

12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the PR specialist and former parliamentary staffer Ben Thomas, and journalist Ruwani Perera

4:56 PM.The grand-daughter of Walt Disney co-founder Roy Disney is calling for the company to spread its wealth more evenly, after it was revealed the company's chief executive was paid $98 million this year.

4:54 PM.Consent has been granted for a controversial extension of Queen's Wharf in Auckland, allowing huge cruise ships to berth there. Audio

4:47 PM.Some religious groups are missing out on funding because they object to taking money that comes from gambling. Why are so many charitable groups reliant on the pokies to stay solvent? Audio

4:36 PM.Maori seats have been effective in getting more Maori into parliament - but there's a big dearth of Maori among local councils. Should - and can - we introduce similar structures? Audio

4:32 PM.What's your favourite ever work perk? Audio

4:25 PM.Some teachers whose qualifications are still being processed are being paid a temporary wage which ends up being less than $17.70 an hour. Stephanie Mills from the NZ Education Institute joins us to… Read more Audio

4:20 PM.Jacinda Ardern is trying to lead global efforts, in concert with France, to end the use of social media to promote and organise terrorism. But is our voice loud enough to make a difference on the… Read more Audio

4:09 PM.On the eve of Anzac Day, the panel ponders whether the meaning of a commemorative day can change over time. Audio

4:03 PM.On the eve of Anzac Day, the panel ponders whether the meaning of a commemorative day can change over time. Jacinda Ardern is trying to lead global efforts, in concert with France, to end the use of… Read more Audio

3:53 PM.What the Panelists Michelle Boag and Golnaz Bassam-Tabar have been thinking about. Audio

3:46 PM.If you're a bit upset about not having many Twitter followers - call a meeting with the company's CEO. Oh, you think you might find that tricky? Well, it's not if you're the president of the USA. Audio

12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the former National Party president and PR specialist Michelle Boag, and the former journalist and now PR worker Golnaz Bassam-Tabar

4:52 PM.The number of monarch butterflies seems to be eroding year after year. Jacqui Knight from the Monarch Butterfly New Zealand Trust joins us with her theory as to why, and tips on how you can help them… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.New research suggests AirBnBs are disproportionately located in our busiest tourist hotspots, like Queenstown and Wanaka. How badly is it affecting those housing markets? Audio

4:37 PM.International complications around recycling mean certaintypes of plastic are likely to soon be unviable - and could put landfill under pressure. Audio

4:31 PM.What habits most annoy you when flying? Audio

4:22 PM.The government won't meet its target of recruiting an extra 1800 police officers by 2020 - does this call into question its credibility? Audio

4:08 PM.Nearly 300 people have died in a series of hotel and church bombings in Sri Lanka over the weekend. The University of Waikato's Professor Al Gillespie joins us to talk about the significance and… Read more Audio