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Chinese authorities extreme spying on their citizens
4:34 PM.Chinese authorities are going to extraordinary measures to keep an eye on their many civilians. Among them, "gait recognition" - wherein software uses people's body shapes and how they walk to… Read more Audio
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Charity boxing events under the microscope following death
4:26 PM.Boxing New Zealand is cutting ties with corporate boxing events following the tragic death of Kain Parsons yesterday. Aragorn Urquhart was boxing in the same event and joins us to discuss some of the… Read more Audio
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Trump resumes attacks on media following mid-terms
4:10 PM.US political correspondent Karen Kasler joins the panel to explain yesterday's mid-term results, the implications, and what happens next. Plus a discussion of Donald Trump's run-in with CNN's Jim… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Bernard Hickey and Penny Ashton (Part 2)
4:05 PM.Chinese authorities are going to extraordinary measures to keep an eye on their many civilians. Among them, "gait recognition" - wherein software uses people's body shapes and how they walk to… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Bernard Hickey and Penny Ashton (Part 1)
4:03 PM.US political correspondent Karen Kasler joins the panel to explain yesterday's mid-term results, the implications, and what happens next. Plus a discussion of Donald Trump's run-in with CNN's Jim… Read more Audio
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Story of the day for 8 November 2018
3:54 PM.An important lesson to make sure you have fully hung up the phone before you start slagging off the person you have been speaking to or left a message for. Audio
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Pre-Panel & One Quick Question for 8 November 2018
3:46 PM.What do we know about the Right whale that visited Wellington earlier in the year? What's a good, general terms for US citizens? And does our culture of compulsive overtaking contribute to car… Read more Audio
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The Panel, Thursday November 8th
12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the journalist and editor Bernard Hickey, and the comedian and actor Penny Ashton
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Diwali - Hindu festival of lights
4:55 PM.Today marks Diwali - a Hindu festival celebrating the triumphant return of the Hindu avatar, Lord Rama, to Ayodhya. Audio
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The animal cost of fireworks displays
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
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NCEA exams kick off for high schoolers
4:35 PM.NCEA exams begin today for 140,000 or so high school students around the country. Audio
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Tourism capital of the world to be ... China?
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
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Brownlee, Mallard criticised for Japanese trip
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
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America votes in mid-term elections
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
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New tourism levy expected to raise $60-80 million
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
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The Panel with Paula Penfold and Anton Matthews (Part 2)
4:05 PM.China is set to overtake France as the world's number one tourist destination yb 2030, according to a global research company. What the Panelists Paula Penfold and Anton Matthews want to talk about… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Paula Penfold and Anton Matthews (Part 1)
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
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Story of the day for 7 November 2018
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
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Pre-Panel & One Quick Question for 7 November
3:45 PM.We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Audio
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The Panel, Wednesday November 7th
12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the investigative journalist Paula Penfold, and Christchurch restaurateur Anton Matthews
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Smooth sailing on Guy Fawkes
4:57 PM.There isn't much (visible) fallout from Guy Fawkes yesterday, but public sentiment towards the celebration seems to be shifting. Audio
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Air NZ releases new safety video
4:55 PM.The new, very slick and all local Air NZ safety video.... have you seen it? Audio
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Mechanical insurance under the microscope
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
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Trump and Obama exchange barbs as mid-terms heat up
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