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4:46 PM.Property investors are worried a wave of tenant-free rules could throw up some dicey situations for landlords who're simply trying to protect their assets. Juli Anne Tolley from the Tauranga Property… Read more Audio

4:40 PM.What the Panelists Ben Thomas and Niki Bezzant want to talk about. Audio

4:33 PM.In a recent Paul McCartney interview he says it was the only song he ever wrote that John Lennon praised. He says he would pay Lennon complinents, but only ever got one back. Audio

4:30 PM.A video of Simon Bridges and Chris Bishop singing popular songs in a car has raised questions about whether they're breaking copyright by using the music in what could be perceived as political… Read more Audio

4:18 PM.CoreLogic analysts say buyers will save $90,000 or so by buying KiwiBuild houses - but could that cost-cut compromise the homes' quality? Roger Levie from HOBANZ joins us to discuss. Audio

4:13 PM.A 28 year-old man suspected of child abuse has been forced to unlock his phone using facial ID - thought to be the first time this has happened. Audio

4:10 PM.The PPTA has rejected the government's latest pay offer, emphasising that the issue is about both pay and improving working conditions Audio

4:03 PM.The PPTA has rejected the government's latest pay offer, emphasising that the issue is about both pay and improving working conditions. A 28 year-old man suspected of child abuse has been forced to… Read more Audio

3:49 PM.The future of our cashless society and our stalling internet use. Audio

3:45 PM.How do sea mammals survive without drinking sea water? What sorts of gas to people use to knock people out in order to burgle them (don't go getting any ideas, listeners)? And why doesn't TradeMe have… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the PR consultant and well-regarded craft beer Tweeter Ben Thomas, and the food and nutrition writer and speaker Niki Bezzant

4:57 PM.The NZ Herald reports today on a young mother left fearing for her life after being threatened with beheading. Audio

4:54 PM.Bernard Hickey told us on The Panel last week that petrol could hit $2.50. Today Shamubell Yacoub reckons $2.70 by early next year. Audio

4:53 PM.September ended with "national all-time high" average house asking prices - but vendors insist it's both a great time to buy, AND a great time to sell. Have we hit a supply-and-demand sweet spot, or… Read more Audio

4:40 PM.Winston Peters is calling for immigrants to prove they understand and respect "New Zealand values" - but he doesn't outline exactly what those values are. Expat Kiwi Andrew Boak lives in San Francisco… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.What the Panelists Chris Wikaira and Nadine Higgins want to talk about. Audio

4:31 PM.Led Zeppelin may yet pay a price for Jimmy Page's famous riff, as representatives of the band Spirit take Led Zepp back to court, accusing them of stealing the famous "Stairway to Heaven" riff from… Read more Audio

4:17 PM.Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft joins the panel to explain why he thinks the care and protection system needs greater emphasis on Maori perspectives, given the large number of Maori in… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.The Green Party wants the welfare system to be more compassionate - but with sanctions already down by a fifth, how much lower is it reasonable to go? Audio

3:53 PM.Today we look into warings about Selficides and flu epidemics. Audio

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

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12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the public Affairs specialist Chris Wikaira in Wellington and journalist Nadine Higgins in the RNZ Auckland studio.