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12:00 PM.Author Catherine Robertson is in Wellington and is joined by Auckland comedian & lawyer James Elliott.

4:57 PM.A boy in Britain has been hit with demerit points before he even has a licence, for clocking a high speed on an electric scooter. Meanwhile an Auckland man has started a petition to make drivers sit a… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.A woman who was attacked by a man in a road rage incident is asking why other drivers didn't answer her calls for help.  Read more Audio

4:48 PM.Palmerston North City Council has decide to no longer provide soap in public toilets. That's because the dispensers are often vandalised. Officials say there's very little risk of disease. Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Shortland Street -The Musical opens tomorrow night in Auckland. It's an affectionate parody of the long-running soap opera, with iconic characters and storylines from the early years of the show.  Read more Audio

4:33 PM.What the Panelists Heather Roy and James Nokise want to talk about. Audio

4:31 PM.A study has found 62 percent of people listen to music while falling asleep and Ed Sheeran's love songs about doing drugs and sleeping with prostitutes are a favourite.  Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Students have launched a petition after being confused by the word "trivial" in a history exam. Some Year 13 students are worried they might fail the exam because they didn't know what it meant.  Read more Audio

4:22 PM.It seems Auckland Council will provide funding for future Santa Parades but it won't be through the event organisation of the council, ATEED.  Read more Audio

4:13 PM.Auckland primary school, Silverdale, has cancelled its prizegiving to move away from ranking students against each other. The Principal says studies show rewards undermine motivation.  Read more Audio

4:09 PM.Media were ushered out of a room during a meeting between Malaysia and New Zealand at the East Asia Summit after Malaysia's Prime Minister starting talking about the South China Sea.  Read more Audio

4:03 PM.Media were ushered out of a room during a meeting between Malaysia and New Zelaand at the East Asia Summit after Malaysia's Prime Minister starting talking about the South China Sea. Prime Minister… Read more Audio

3:54 PM.Celine Dion has launched a new clothing line - it's a unisex Children's Clothing Line Called Celinununu. Read more Audio

3:46 PM.We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today Graeme's question about Sikh names, Anton's query about drones, and Shelly's one about her microbiome.  Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Jim Mora is joined by James Nokise, comedian and playwright, and Heather Roy, business consultant and former ACT party MP. 

4:50 PM.Lime Scooters could soon be in Dunedin, while the situation in Auckland and Christchurch is being monitored to see if there are any issues to be ironed out. But not all are looking forward to the… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Dunkin' Donuts changed its name to Dunkin'. Weight Watchers is now WW, Telecom swapped to Spark and Kentucky Fried Chicken is simply KFC. Why do companies change their names to meaningless words or… Read more Audio

4:41 PM.It's been revealed a man named Trevor is the catalyst for Bunnings changing its policies on how to serve a snag at a charity sausage sizzle. He slipped on an opinion and though wasn't hurt, got panic… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.What the Panelists Mark Knoff-Thomas and Jo McCarroll want to talk about. Audio

4:32 PM.A new survey looks at the bizarre questions people ask the internet. From 'Am I good in bed?' to 'Do people like me?' and 'What is the menaing of life?' many of the questions seem to be unanswerable. 

4:26 PM.Auckland's event agency won't be funding future Santa Parades, it will be through a council fund. Next week's parade will go ahead but at a loss for the second year in a row. Read more Audio

4:23 PM.Kiwibank is closing its branch near Nelson, but locals have written a letter to the Government calling for intervention. It's one of many bank's moving branches out of small towns across the country. 

4:18 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is in Singapore for the East Asia Summit, ahead of the APEC summit in Papua New Guinea. The challenge is to remain on good terms with the various world leaders… Read more Audio

4:09 PM.British Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet has approved a draft agreement on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.  Read more Audio