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3:46 PM.In North Carolina the reptiles are doing amazing things to protect themselves. Alligators in a swamp allowed themsleves to freeze in place - but cleverly put their noses above the ice. Audio

3:43 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:58 PM.We're going to send you on holiday to a beautiful hotel in Scandanavia ... ALL expenses paid. Only catch is, you have to leave your cellphone behind ... Audio

4:54 PM.Forget attractive people doing handstands on a beach on Instagram ... that's SO 2018. The NEW social media gurus are fans of cleaning... called 'cleanfluencers', they plump cushions, they spray, they… Read more Audio

4:47 PM."Work smarter, not harder "... That's the message of an opinion piece in Stuff yesterday which looks at the question of why fence-builders are finding it so hard to recruit youngsters, despite… Read more Audio

4:41 PM.The Education Ministry's released its annual attendance survey, this is looking at term 2 in 2018 ... It found more than a THIRD of children failed to attend school regularly - that's defined as… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.An Australian school canteen menu from 1974 is doing the rounds on social media ... and how times have changed ... Audio

4:32 PM.What did you buy from YOUR school tuckshop? Audio

4:29 PM.McDonalds is replacing its Happy Meal toys with Roald Dahl books - a nice gesture, or effective marketing? Audio

4:21 PM.National says its new tax plan will give the average worker an extra $430 a year - does that hold up when you jump under the hood? Audio

4:09 PM.See level rise is putting billions of dollars of NZ council infrastructure at risk - so a new report put out by LGNZ says. Audio

4:05 PM.What did you buy from YOUR school tuckshop? An Australian school canteen menu from 1974 is doing the rounds on social media ... and how times have changed ... The Education Ministry's released its… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.See level rise is putting billions of dollars of NZ council infrastructure at risk - so a new report put out by LGNZ says. National says its new tax plan will give the average worker an extra $430 a… Read more Audio

3:50 PM.Do you have a favourite cover song? Audio

3:48 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the journalist and editor Bernard Hickey, and the comedian and actor Penny Ashton

4:51 PM.A very powerful tool in this day and age , but with great power comes great responsibility ... We're talking about photos, often on the covers of glossy magazines, which are surreptitiously but… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.The West Coast regional council says it won't support the government's Zero Carbon Bill unless it's presented with more proof human-induced climate change is happening. Audio

4:37 PM.Some European environment ministers are lobbying for legislation which would compel manufacturers to make their products more hardy and easier to repair. Audio

4:32 PM.Question of the Day: what is your most reliable ever home appliance? Read more Audio, Gallery

4:25 PM.National MP Nick Smith is the latest MP to come out in support of four-year parliamentary terms. Why IS New Zealand's term so short, and should it be extended? Audio

4:16 PM.The Lanet Commission of Obesity says a tax on red meat is an example of the kind of urgent action which could help mitigate the effects intensive farming has on the environment. Audio

4:10 PM.Sixteen insurance companies have been cited for a variety of unethical practices, including charging customers for expired policies, selling policies people can't legally use, and not properly… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.Sixteen insurance companies have been cited for a variety of unethical practices, including charging customers for expired policies, selling policies people can't legally use, and not properly… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.Question of the Day: what is your most reliable ever home appliance? Some European environment ministers are lobbying for legislation which would compel manufacturers to make their products more hardy… Read more Audio