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4:20 PM.National held its 21st annual Blue Greens forum over the weekend, but the prospect of a new, centrist, environmentally-focussed party hung over the event. Would such a party held diversify our… Read more Audio

4:09 PM.Landlords have two and a half years to comply with new rental standards introduced by the government, including a requirement that every home has a heater able to heat the living room up to 18… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Without using its name - describe your favourite film in six words or fewer. A new study suggests cheese is nearly as bad as meat when it comes to the environmental footprint of what we eat. A team of… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.Landlords have two and a half years to comply with new rental standards introduced by the government, including a requirement that every home has a heater able to heat the living room up to 18… Read more Audio

3:51 PM.This is the story of a 12 year old from Selinsgrove, Arizona with a helluva good attitude as a journalist. Audio

3:50 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the investigative journalist Matt Nippert, and the journalist and documentarian Amanda Millar. Read more

4:55 PM.A Southland cat lover says the local council has kept mum about changes to cat rules in the region. Proposed new rules will require all cats in Omaui to be neutered and registered within 6 months and… Read more Audio

4:52 PM.Sweden's National Organisation for Women's Shelters is calling for sex robots to be banned. They say they dehumanise women, they encourage men to treat women's bodies as objects and unlike real women… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.The Auckland Council order  Lime Scooters off the streets after safety concerns. Several people have been shot over the handlebars because of random braking.RNZ's Tom Furley is at the Auckland Council… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.The Santa Parade won't be going down without a fight. It's got at least one councillor on its side - Cathy Casey says the $45k doled out by ATEEDS is nothing compared to what they fork-out for the… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.There's a theme going around about the Academy Awards this year. Observations made about how it's not the best movies that actually win the Oscars. Why is this? We ask entertainment reporter Kate… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.What is the kiwi way of life? Audio

4:27 PM.It's literally the cost of living. A new model introduced here as part of the government's Well Being Budget includes the value of a "statistical life". It's $4.7m. It's monetizing aspects of life… Read more Audio

4:22 PM.An opinion piece by the founder of Better Democracy NZ Steve Baron is urging for greater use of referndum as a political tool. The theory is that voters will engage more in the democratic process if… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.The Tax Working Group has delivered its recommendations to the government with a Capital Gains Tax rising to the fore. It's suggested a CGT rate of 33 per cent .In the UK it's 28 per cent, in France… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Shannon Haunui-Thompson is at te matatini and talks about what kapa haka does for te reo, groups using the stage for delivering political messages and how Wellington is welcoming the kapa haka groups… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.What is the kiwiw way of life? There's a theme going around about the Academy Awards this year. Observations made about how it's not the best movies that actually win the Oscars. Why is this? We ask… Read more Audio

3:51 PM.Censorship - banned books in New Zealand. Audio

3:45 PM.A preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Ovarian Cancer awareness month. Audio

5:00 PM.Writer Hayden Donnell and actress Jacquie Nairn are both in the RNZ Auckland studio.

4:58 PM.The Nest security alarm system has a microphone in it. Although you probably wouldn't know that because it's not stated on the gadget's specifications. It's a Google product and the company says it… Read more Audio

4:56 PM.Thirty-six per cent of 16-24 year-olds in full-time education in the UK are not touching booze. They're joining teetotal clubs and opting for alcohol-free accomodation. High levels of debt and the… Read more Audio

4:49 PM.Displaced residents of Merivale Retirement village in Christchurch were told that they need to move out by April 1. A new facility that has replaced the earthquake damaged one won't have enough beds… Read more Audio