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4:44 PM.The on-going problem of Warrants of Fitness not being up to standard. Thousands of cars need to be retested. A review is underway into NZTA's failure to enforce safety standards.  Read more Audio

4:42 PM.We've been airing complaints about what couriers charge, and the service they offer - or don't - to people who live even slightly out of town. We've had a huge amount of feedback on the subject from… Read more Audio

4:41 PM.What the panellists Tim Watkin and Alan McElroy want to talk about. Audio

4:34 PM.In response to Peta's decision this week to ask people not to use idioms about hurting animals, A British book chain has offered up alternative idioms that don't "trivialise cruelty to books".  Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Auckland Pride Parade members have voted to keep its board, after it faced a vote of no confidence for asking police not to wear uniforms at next year's event.  Read more Audio

4:15 PM.A new report by CERT NZ has found reported cyber scam and fraud are up 90 percent. Kiwis have reported hundreds of security threats in the last quarter.  Read more Audio

4:14 PM.The police have just held a media conference regarding the missing British backpacker Grace Millane. Ms Millane, a 22 year-old from Essex, hasn't been seen since she went missing in downtown Auckland… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.The Air New Zealand engineers' strike is planned for the busiest flying day of the year, December 21st. More than 40,000 customers are booked to travel that day.  Read more Audio

4:03 PM.The Air New Zealand engineers' strike is planned for the busiest flying day of the year, December 21st. More than 40,000 customers are booked to travel that day. The strike is over pay and cuts to… Read more Audio

3:55 PM.A seven-year-old has just become YouTube's highest earner, they've made over 30 million dollars this year. Read more Audio

3:45 PM.We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today Robert's question about the word "watershed" and a query about crumpets.  Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Jim Mora is joined by Tim Watkin, founder of the political blog site, Pundit and Executive Producer of Podcasts & Series at RNZ, and Alan McElroy, comedian, actor and writer. 

4:49 PM.The New Zealand Initiative's released a report on the country's superannuation, stating that our pension age needs to rise and it should be linked to health expectancy.  Read more Audio

4:44 PM.US magazine The Cut claimed in an article that actress Priyanka Chopra is a 'modern day scam artist' who married singer Nick Jonas to further her career.  Read more Audio

4:43 PM.Law firm Simpson Grierson has posted an image of its young lawyers celebrating passing the bar exam, but has photoshopped their wine glasses out of their hands. Read more Audio

4:37 PM.What the panellists Niki Bezzant and Sanjay Kumarasingham want to talk about. Audio

4:32 PM.Cognitive neuroscientist Christian Jarrett has written a piece identifying the darker aspect of human nature, including: our tendency to view minorities as less than human, taking pleasure in others… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.We've been airing complaints about what couriers charge, and the service they offer - or don't - to people who live even slightly out of town. We've had a huge amount of feedback on the subject from… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.More than two-thirds of Kiwi teenagers have been exposed to pornography, and one in four have seen it by the age of 12. Young people themselves think porn is easy to access. Does that mean we need to… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.We revisit the topic of Auckland school St Kentigern's College having players outside the city in its First XV team. All Black Reiko Ioane says players should appreciate the challenge.  Read more Audio

4:08 PM.The Employment Relations Amendment Act has passed its third reading. The act will restore meal and rest breaks, collective bargaining and union rights, protections for "vulnerable workers", and the… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Cognitive neuroscientist Christian Jarrett has written a piece identifying the darker aspect of human nature, including: our tendancy to view minorities as less than human, taking pleasure at others… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.The Employment Relations Amendment Act has passed its third reading. The act will restore meal and rest breaks for workers, collective bargaining and union rights, protections for "vulnerable… Read more Audio

3:55 PM.An interesting article in the Conversation by 3 Australian communications and marketing academics points out that older people are often portrayed in the media as being technically challenged. Read more Audio