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3:49 PM.The answer to a question which I know has been plaguing you since time immemorial, HOW do I tweet and enjoy a bag of delicious greasy Greek Tzatziki flavoured potato chips without getting my phone all… Read more Audio

3:47 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

5:00 PM.Comedian Alan McElroy is in Auckland and social justice advocate Julia Whaipooti is in the RNZ Wellington studio.

4:54 PM.A NYT piece caught our eye, Let Children get Bored again by writer Pamela Paul. This article puts forward the idea that boredom teaches us that life isnt a parade of amusements. Audio

4:51 PM.Question of the Day: What has your renting experience been? Audio

4:45 PM.The wrecking ball seems to be headed straight for what remains of an old church in Auckland's Mt Eden. Audio

4:38 PM.A huge swath of bush and pine plantations have been destroyed by a bushfire in the Nelson region. Tinder dry conditions and the continuing hot Summer have created the perfect conditions for this fire… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Australia's banking and financial services sector has been found sadly lacking and downright damaging to businesses and individuals. Just how healthy are the banks in New Zealand? Would the Panelists… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.There's been a mixed reaction on social media to a tweet announcing a tour of Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka by American R&B singer R Kelly. He's been accused of sex crimes dating back 20 years… Read more Audio

4:22 PM.How did the PM perform at Waitangi this year? Labour minister Peeni Henare said "I'd hate for it to become rather bland". Don Brash barely got a word out in his speech and Josie Butler the sex toy… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.A report from Victoria University has found that renting is linked to poorer health among older people. Those in public rental properties have the poorest health. They have the lowest incomes, smoke… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Australia's banking and financial services sector has been found sadly lacking and downright damaging to businesses and individuals. Just how healthy are the banks in New Zealand? Would the Panelists… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.A report from Victoria University has found that renting is linked to poorer health among older people. Those in public rental properties have the poorest health. They have the lowest incomes, smoke… Read more Audio

3:48 PM.Anti-natalism is the philosophoical notion that it is morally wrong for people to procreate, life is despondent, death is miserable, and a vast amount of human suffering could be avoided by people… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

5:00 PM.Have a good Waitangi Day. We're back on Thursday with journalists Alexia Russell and Tim Watkin who are both in the RNZ Auckland studio.

4:35 PM.Well as we head into Waitangi Day its time to take stock of what it represents - in remembrance of the signing of the Treaty 179 years ago on February 6. What it means to you, and to our panelists and… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.What does Waitangi Day mean to you? Audio

4:22 PM.$100 million dollar fund for Maori to develop land is up for grabs as part of the Provincial growth fund. National leader Simon Bridges compares this to "beads and blanket" in an unflattering… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was put on the spot by a reporter at Waitangi yesterday. A Treaty of Waitangi pop quiz was sprung on her. Is is fair that she was expected to rattle off the articles… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Shannon Haunui-Thompson fill us in on what's happening at Waitangi the day before the official celebrations. Audio

3:49 PM.Cadbury - it's lost yet more ground in its battle to trademark the colour purple it wraps its chcolate in. Audio