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4:03 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. The Children's Commissioner is telling the… Read more Audio

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

3:45 PM.A case of phony cancer treatment, plus an update on all the songs President Trump is not allowed to use. Audio

12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the communications specialist and former journalist Chris Wikaira, and LifeWise chief executive Moira Lawler

4:53 PM.Public sentiment against fireworks seems to be gaining traction, with convincing arguments being made by animal rights activists in particular. Bianka Atlas from the Companion Animal Council joins the… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.Emergency departments are offering patients vouchers for private clinics to steer them away, with the Waitemata DHB alone handing out more than 1,000 a month according to a New Zealand Herald… Read more Audio

4:41 PM.What the Panelists Catherine Robertson and Alan McElroy want to talk about. Audio

4:32 PM.Australian airline Qantas is coming under public pressure to emulate its competitor Virgin in giving war veterans preferential boarding rights and reading acknowledgments of their service in-flight. Audio

4:27 PM.New Caledonia has decided to stay part of la belle France. Audio

4:22 PM.New recordings emerged today of a conversation between Simon Bridges, Paula Bennett and the embattled MP Jami-Lee Ross. The tape will surely set beltway tongues wagging, but are people starting to… Read more Audio

4:12 PM.New speed cameras which measure drivers' average speeds between two set points will be rolled out in Auckland next year. Caroline Perry from the road safety charity SAFE joins the panellists with her… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.Today travellers bid (a gleeful?) farewell to departure cards - which will save us 100,000 hours a year, according to the immigration department. Audio

4:05 PM.Australian airline Qantas is coming under public pressure to emulate its competitor Virgin in giving war veterans preferential boarding rights and reading acknowledgments of their service in-flight… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.Today travellers bid (a gleeful?) farewell to departure cards - which will save us 100,000 hours a year, according to the immigration department. New speed cameras which measure drivers' average… Read more Audio

3:52 PM.Do you know what Glottophobia is? It's not a word you'll find in the dictionary, but one that has been more recently coined to describe discrimination against regional accents. Audio

3:45 PM.What are those bold pink flowers along the Kapiti Expressway? What jobs can you employ under-15s in? And where do raccoons get their self-preservation instincts from? Audio

12:00 PM.Todady's panellists are the comedian, actor and writer Alan McElroy, and the author Catherine Robertson

5:00 PM.Author Catherine Robertson is in Wellington and is joined by stand-up comedian Alan McElroy in the RNZ Auckland studio.

4:51 PM.A lack of qualified builders and young people wanting to enter the industry means not a lot will change with supplying much needed housing in New Zealand. John Gray of HOBANZ says it's impossible to… Read more Audio

4:49 PM.Ray White Real Estate has had to apologise over its Warkworth Investor Gate newsletter mocking rental tenants with the "funniest things tenants say about not paying rent". Naturally the Renters United… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.The first national survey of heterosexual sex in New Zealand for a very long time has found a quarter of underage young people are having sex. Should we be worried? Afterall there is an age of consent… Read more Audio

4:41 PM.A Law Society survey has found there is little difference in the salaries between the sexes in the first 10 years' of practice. Then after about 10 years a glass ceiling appears. Women lawyers are… Read more Audio

4:34 PM.What the Panelists Mai Chen and Andrew Frame want to talk about. Audio

4:32 PM.A heartwarming story for a Friday about a man who runs an elephant sanctuary in Thailand and plays music to tame the savage beast. Or in this case sooth sick and traumatised elephants. Paul Barton… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.The government is looking at filling the gap between KiwiBuild and renting. It's "KiwiBuy". The upshot is the government buys houses in partnership with low income earners.Buying under a shared… Read more Audio