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4:14 PM.It's about to get easier to buy a house. The Reserve Bank says risks to NZ's financial system have eased, and it's time to reduce LVRs and restrictions on mortgage lending. Property Council CEO Leonie… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Christchurch immigration law expert Mark Williams joins the panellists to dissect the government's announcement that drug smuggler Kerol Sroubek is liable for deportation. Audio

4:05 PM.Elon Musk says you have to be working about 80 hours a week in order to change the world - how are you doing on that score? What the panellists Leonie Freeman and Richard Langston want to talk about… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.Christchurch immigration law expert Mark Williams joins the panellists to dissect the government's announcement that drug smuggler Kerol Sroubek is liable for deportation. It's about to get easier to… Read more Audio

3:51 PM.Researchers at the University of Florida have surveyed 962 women about their bed sharing situations.. ie with a human, a cat or a dog - and the differences in sleep quality. Audio

3:46 PM.Why does a whip make a cracking noise? And can you give your pet alkaline hydrolysis, or a water cremation, in New Zealand? Audio

12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the new property council chief executive Leonie Freeman, and the journalist, broadcaster and poet Richard Langston

4:52 PM.There may be a clearer answer in research out today in the journal Nature Neuroscience, into why some people become dependent on alcohol while other people don't... Read more Audio

4:50 PM.Christmas is just around the corner - and so is the debate about what greeting to use ... Audio

4:44 PM.A Chinese professor has presented the world with its first genetically edited babies - twin girls whose DNA has been altered to prevent them from contracting HIV. But it's been described as… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Three of the major dictionaries have nominated their word of the year for 2018 - "single-use", "toxic", and "misinformation". Read more Audio

4:29 PM.The Speaker Trevor Mallard has announced an external review into the bullying and harassment of parliamentary staff going back to 2014. Read more Audio

4:19 PM.A new strain of meningococcal virus has killed six people in the past year, three of them in Northland. That's led the government to introduce a new vaccination programme for people in that area. But… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.The InSight lander touched down on the surface of Mars just before nine o'clock this morning - the culmination of a US$1 billion international effort. Otago Museum director Dr Ian Griffin joins us to… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Three of the major dictionaries have nominated their word of the year for 2018 - "single-use", "toxic", and "misinformation". What the Panelists Kevin Milne and Jennie Moreton want to talk about. A… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.The InSight lander touched down on the surface of Mars just before nine o'clock this morning - the culmination of a US$1 billion international effort. Otago Museum director Dr Ian Griffin joins us to… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Why do supermarkets remove the outer layer of red onions? Should mountain bikers be more careful about how they stack their bikes on the back of cars? And why don't we make more stuff out of sugar? Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the financial advisor Jenny Moreton, and the journalist and presenter Kevin Milne.

4:54 PM.Changes to the smokefree environments act will see vaping banned in bars, restaurants, schools and workplaces Audio

4:48 PM.She's also been the victim of some curious incidents recently, earlier this year her home and university office were burgled and she alleges her car was also recently tampered with. Audio

4:46 PM.Former Auckland Mayoral candidate has confirmed that he will try again for the mayoralty. Audio

4:40 PM.Auckland's Santa Parade has a new star attraction, after the usual Santa, Neville Baker, was dropped after saying he'd never hire a woman to play a Santa, but only as Santa's helpers. Audio

4:36 PM.What the Panelists Mihingarangi Forbes and Garry Moore want to talk about. Audio