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4:55 PM.It was back to school today for the children of Christchurch...and we're going to talk to Blair Dravitski, the principal of Linwood Avenue Primary. Audio

4:52 PM.Police have told reporters in Christchurch that they aim to have all mosques in the city open by this Friday. They've been closed since the attacks on two mosques. In Hamilton, that city's Mosque held… Read more Audio

4:40 PM.The role that the tech giants played in the proliferation of the chilling self-streamed footage of the alleged gunman Brenton Tarrant's attack has been a talking point. The mass killing was live… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.A man who stood outside a Manchester mosque after the shooting of 50 people at mosques in New Zealand said he wanted to "respond with friendship". Andrew Graystone was pictured with a placard saying… Read more Audio

4:26 PM.The Canterbury Crusaders rugby team is considering a name change. Apparently, they've thought about getting rid of "Crusaders" before because of the connotations. Religious studies expert Dr Peter… Read more Audio

4:22 PM.Over $5m has been raised on a Givealittle page for the victims of the Christchurch mosque killings. All that money comes form nearly 70-thousand donors. So thank you New Zealand - and those of you… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.The mass killing in Christchurch has put the spotlight on New Zealand gun laws, particularly around the availability of semi automatic weapons. Marie Russell of the University of Otago has done… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.A man who stood outside a Manchester mosque after the shooting of 50 people at mosques in New Zealand said he wanted to "respond with friendship". Andrew Graystone was pictured with a placard saying… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.The massace in Chch has put the spotlight on NZ gun laws - particularly around the availability of semi automatic weapons. Over $5m has been raised on a Givealittle page for the victims of the… Read more Audio

3:46 PM.Gary McCormick and Raf Manji are both Christchurch residents. They share their reaction to having Muslims in two mosques slaughtered while they prayed.

The organiser of Christchurch's Students'… Read more Audio

4:56 PM.An Australian anti-vaxxer is coming to give a workshop in Auckland later this year. Given the measles outbreak in Canterbury at the moment, is this the kind of rhetoric we want in New Zealand? The… Read more Audio

4:51 PM.A New Plymouth woman cleaned up more than 12,000 cigarette butts in just 10 days ... small actions CAN make a big difference. Audio

4:37 PM.Breast cancer patients told MPs yesterday they are forced to turn to GiveALittle in order to pay for life-extending drugs. One of those women, academic Dr Hilary Chung, joins us to explain a bit more… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.What's your favourite TV theme music? Audio

4:28 PM.Cotton On staff 'told not to sell Michael Jackson apparel. Audio

4:22 PM.There's an inherent tension between economic progress and preserving the environment, and two stories from today aptly demonstrated that tension. Plus, the insurance industry is having to adapt to… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.A new report claims rest home residents are dying because they're not getting enough care, and the nurses union is calling for new and better standards of aged-care staffing. David Wait from the NZ… Read more Audio

4:09 PM.Today is day two of Polyfest, the world's biggest Pacific Island dance festival, at the Manukau Super Bowl. RNZ producer Sara Vui-Talitu joins us from the festival. Audio

4:05 PM.What's your favourite TV theme music? Breast cancer patients told MPs yesterday they are forced to turn to GiveALittle in order to pay for life-extending drugs. One of those women, academic Dr Hilary… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.Today is day two of Polyfest, the world's biggest Pacific Island dance festival, at the Manukau Super Bowl. RNZ producer Sara Vui-Talitu joins us from the festival. A new report claims rest home… Read more Audio

3:46 PM.An introduction to our panellist and the topics for the day plus our panellists share their thoughts on something they've been thinking about. Audio

4:53 PM.The Californian city of Berkely has seen a 50 percent decrease in sugary drink consumption since introducing a sugar tax - should we do the same? Plus, grown adults in NZ are pulling out their own… Read more Audio

4:41 PM.Canterbury University politics lecturer Bronwyn Hayward wants NZ to lower the voting age to 16 - something championed by, among others, former Green MP Sue Bradford. The Panel weighs in with their… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.What's your ultimate fantasy breakfast spread? Audio

4:23 PM.Around the country, high school students are planning to take a day off school to protest perceived inaction from governments with regard to climate change. Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft… Read more Audio