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12:00 PM.Today Wallace Chapman is joined by Michele A'Court, comedian, actor, presenter and writer, and Gary McCormick, poet and radio presenter. 

4:58 PM.Two documentaries have been released about 2017's disastrous Fyre Festival. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help one of the local Bahamian workers who were left out of pocket after the event.  Read more Audio

4:52 PM.The US Presidential election isn't until 2020 but Democratic candidates have already started to declare their intentions.  Read more Audio

4:45 PM.'Overtourism' is a serious issue around the world. It's the idea that we might have reached "peak tourism" because our incredible destination can't handle the crowds.  Read more Audio

4:39 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has spent her first day at the World Economic Forum in Davos speaking passionately about climate change alongside naturalist Sir David Attenborough and former US vice… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.Question of the Day: What is OK to take from work, and what is stealing? Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Stealing is illegal, but what if you're not sure if it IS stealing? The workplace can be difficult, is taking a pen home a fire-able offence?  Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Sales of poetry is soaring. The Guardian attributes the popularity of poetry to a rise in passion for politics, especially among teenagers and millennials. Sales hit an all-time high in the UK last… Read more Audio

4:21 PM.Former National MP Jami-Lee Ross has spoken out about his ordeal last year in a Facebook page entitled "Leaving bitterness and hatred behind".  Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Wellington is the most expensive in the country to rent, Trade Me says. Rents are up 5.8 percent to an all time high of a median $565. Auckland remains high and the National median has also risen.  Read more Audio

4:02 PM.Topics - Stealing is illegal, but what if you're not sure if it IS stealing? The workplace can be difficult, is taking a pen home a fireable offence? In a Stuff opinion piece, a lawyer recounts the… Read more Audio

4:01 PM.Topics - Wellington is the most expensive in the country to rent, Trade Me says. Rents are up 5.8 percent to an all time high of a median $565. Auckland remains high and the National median has also… Read more Audio

3:46 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

2:45 PM.Question of the Day: What is OK to take from work, and what is stealing?  Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Today Wallace Chapman is joined by Julia Hartley Moore, Private Investigator with Arbeth & Co, and Guy Williams, Comedian, columnist, television and radio host.

4:50 PM.The Washington Post has published a piece on the four-day working week, which a New Zealand company also trialled. Companies discussed the benefits and pitfalls of the experiment. Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Justice Minister Andrew Little's told the United Nations that New Zealand's incarceration rate is one of the highest in the world and had risen in recent years. He says our justice system is… Read more Audio

4:40 PM.Music reviewer Simon Sweetman recounts his attendance at Conversations with Nick Cave: An Evening of Talk & Music and we ask whether audience Q and A sessions are really worthwhile or not. Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Question of the Day: What New Zealand attraction underwhelmed you? Audio

4:20 PM.Auckland Eden Park is in serious financial strife and there are ongoing issues with infrastructure. They can't pay back loans and aren't actually hosting many events anymore. It's an iconic sporting… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Children's birthday parties can be expensive for parents but there's now a trend to help alleviate the costs: guests bring their own five dollar note. 'Fiver parties' are a new hit, attendees bring a… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.The Government won't back a call to make it compulsory for all employers to make KiwiSaver contributions to over 65s. As it strands under law currently, it's up to individual employers whether or not… Read more Audio

4:02 PM.Question of the Day; Suffering though audience Q & A's; Our justice system is 'broken'; Four-day work week isn't actually working. Audio

4:01 PM.Over 65s miss out on employer KiwiSaver contributions; Come to our kids' party, bring cash; What to do about Eden Park. Audio

3:59 PM.What New Zealand attraction underwhelmed you? Plus Story of the Day - two Scottish kids are sailing a toy pirate ship around the world and tracking it along the way.  Read more Audio