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4:55 PM.Today marks Diwali - a Hindu festival celebrating the triumphant return of the Hindu avatar, Lord Rama, to Ayodhya. Audio

4:47 PM.It was a relatively peaceful Guy Fawkes from a law enforcement perspective, but not so for Ros Rowe - a Hawkes Bay woman whose beloved horse Peaches died after developing a stress-related condition… Read more Audio

4:39 PM.What the Panelists Paula Penfold and Anton Matthews want to talk about. Audio

4:35 PM.NCEA exams begin today for 140,000 or so high school students around the country. Audio

4:32 PM.China is set to overtake France as the world's number one tourist destination yb 2030, according to a global research company. Audio

4:28 PM.Trevor Mallard and Gerry Brownlee have come under fire for a 48-hour trip to Japan which cost $24,000, and during which the pair went to watch an All Blacks test. Audio

4:13 PM.It's judgment day in the USA, as voters have their say on the Trump Presidency so far by voting in the mid-term elections. With dozens of possible permutations, we cross to RNZ's Tim Watkin to get a… Read more Audio

4:11 PM.Raising money for NZ Inc, decriminalising cannabis and introducing a regulated market would bring significant economic benefits, according to the Drug Foundation. Audio

4:03 PM.Raising money for NZ Inc., decriminalising cannabis and introducing a regulated market would bring significant economic benefits, according to the Drug Foundation. It's judgment day in the USA, as… Read more Audio

3:51 PM.Around three-quarters of American men and two-thirds of women are now overweight - and 40 perent of americans are considered obese! Audio

3:45 PM.We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Audio

12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the investigative journalist Paula Penfold, and Christchurch restaurateur Anton Matthews

4:57 PM.There isn't much (visible) fallout from Guy Fawkes yesterday, but public sentiment towards the celebration seems to be shifting. Audio

4:55 PM.The new, very slick and all local Air NZ safety video.... have you seen it? Audio

4:49 PM.Consumer NZ has harshly condemned most types of mechanical insurance, saying they're overly complicated and contain lots of technicalities which allow insurers to absolve themselves from paying up… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.Voters in the United States head to the polls for mid-term elections tomorrow, and both political parties are pulling out all the stops to make sure the result goes their way. Audio

4:41 PM.What the Panelists Moira Lawler and Chris Wikaira want to talk about. Audio

4:32 PM.The Melbourne Cup kicks off in half an hour, amid unseasonal, torrential rain in Australia's second-largest city. Audio

4:29 PM.Pakistani woman Asia Bibi, who's a Christian, is asking the USA for asylum on religious grounds, after making a comment about the prophet Muhammed which landed her on death row. She's since been… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.As the European Union tries to move away from daylight saving time, the panellists discuss whether New Zealand should do the same. Audio

4:14 PM.A report into culture and conduct at New Zealand's banks paints a murky picture, even if it lacks the outrageousness of the Royal Commission of Inquiry in Australia. NZ Herald business editor at large… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.The Children's Commissioner is telling the government to follow the lead of the UK, South Africa and Australia, and immediately ban smoking in cars with children in them. Audio

4:08 PM.The idea that won't go away went in front of Auckland's council today. Our panellists weigh in with their thoughts on the idea, and how it might be received. Audio

4:05 PM.The Melbourne Cup kicks off in half an hour, amid unseasonal, torrential rain in Australia's second-largest city. What the Panelists Moira Lawler and Chris Wikaira want to talk about. Voters in the… Read more Audio