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4:34 PM.Air New Zealand's experiencing heavy demand for its Koru Lounge so it's now notifying passengers in advance to head to the Strata Lounge instead. This is a lounge used by other airlines and open to… Read more Audio

4:29 PM.The Maori owner of a UK-based kapa haka company Karl Burrows says it is vital to protect the integrity of the haka but a Dutchman who also offers kapa haka experiences says it is there to be shared by… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.Hunter MacDonald who decided to take a swing on the Len Lye Water Whirler sculpture on Wellington's waterfront has been charged with wilful damage for breaking the $300, 000 work.He said he was bored… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.The Prime Minister announced today that there will be an interest rate cap on "high cost" loans. This is in a bid to stop people getting swamped in debt.The Salvation Army has responded positively to… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Four trainee police officers have been stood down as police investigate claims of misconduct. Two of the investigations are criminal. And there are reports that at least one of the cases involves… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.No room at the Koru Club inn;Panel Says;$6000k vet bill for dead budgie;Last ditch fight against Auckland light rail. Audio

4:06 PM.Police recruits investigation;Govt to cap interest rates on high cost loans;Man charged over Len Lye sculpture damage;Cultural appropriation of haka. Audio

3:45 PM.What is the smallest creature on earth visible to the naked eye? Do you require an NZ ID to purchase alcohol at Countdown? If so, why? Audio

5:00 PM.For Maori TV executive and current Sky Sport commentator Mike Rehu is presenting The Panel today. Listener columnist and former political reporter Clare Delore is in Auckland and the founder of the… Read more

4:58 PM.The Lime e-scooters will arrive very soon, sooner than we know, on the streets of Auckland and Christchurch, and so will an even bigger batch of Onzo e-scooters. Audio

4:55 PM.Police are defending a four-month investigation into a principal who physically restrained an eight year-old boy in his class and stopped him running away from school. The Tai Tokerau Principals'… Read more Audio

4:52 PM.The government is owed billions from liable parents. Penalties are getting too much for many.If you're on a benefit your payments can fall behind or lapse and then the penalties mount up and compound.

4:47 PM.The court process may not be over yet for Mark Lundy. He's lost an appeal against the conviction for the murders of his wife and young daughter. Lundy was convicted in 2002. Then after the Privy… Read more Audio

4:44 PM.Wellington waterfront's Water Whirler sculpture was snapped from its base after a man decided to climb and dangle off it. Audio

4:40 PM.What the Panelists Janet Wilson and Peter Dunne want to talk about. Audio

4:34 PM.One man's frustration at not being able to avoid being bombarded with screen lights from various devicies and advertising billboards has led to him inventing special glasses that filter out the light.

4:27 PM.Does NZ have much of a chance of reducing methan emissions by 35%? It's an aspirational ideal but then there's the economic realities... Audio

4:20 PM.Properties in about 50 areas of Auckland are now worth less than their CVs including affluent suburbs like Epsom and Remuera. CV's for Christchurch are also not great. Auckland now has a median Homes… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.Jacinda Ardern says petrol companies are fleecing the public while opposition MP Judith Collins says the government gets a decent slice of the pie too. Economist Donal Curtin says it's too simplistic… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.Glasses that block out screen light;What the Panelists Janet Wilson and Peter Dunne want to talk about;Bored man breaks Len Lye sculpture;Lundy loses appeal;Principal "grilled" for months by Police. Audio

4:06 PM.PM vows to work on petrol prices;Emission target a stretch too far?Dunedin house values rise;Govt offering up NZ water to overseas companies. Audio

3:45 PM.Treaty of Waitangi, confidentiality and job interviews and speed camera tolerance. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Veteran journalist Janet Wilson is in Auckland and former United Future leader Peter Dunne is in the RNZ Wellington studio.

4:49 PM.It looks like the mantra that Auckland has another 800 cars added to the traffic each week is an outdated statistic. NZTA figures show in the year to August 2018 there was a net loss of 4184 cars on… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.What the Panelists Julia Hartley-Moore and Andrew Clay want to talk about. Audio