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4:31 PM.Karoshi is the Japanese word for "death by overwork". The country is trying to address this phenomenon by introducing some labour laws. Meanwhile a 64 year-old man has been harshly dealt with for… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.New statistics show hazadarous drinking has increased for older groups and Alcohol Heathwatch's execuitve director warns partys of the population have reached 'peak booze'. One-third of hazardous… Read more Audio

4:17 PM.The Property editor at the NZ Herald Anne Gibson has been doing some digging and answers your questions around the Building Code, regulations, fit-for-purpose designs, and building materials. Audio

4:14 PM.Nurses aren't the only ones who are stressed and busy and need a pay rise. So why aren't they happy with $2000 lump sums and a 9% pay rise? Audio

4:12 PM.Should elected government's be in for the longer haul? The outgoing chief science adviser Sir Peter Gluckman says NZ isn't very good at long-term thinking and we need longer parliamentary terms of… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Now that she's arrived the focus is now on naming Jacinda Ardern's daughter and what dad Clarke Gayford's role in the family will be. Audio

4:05 PM.Karoshi is the Japanese word for "death by overwork". The country is trying to address this phenomenon by introducing some labour laws. Meanwhile a 64 year-old man has been harshly dealt with for… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.Now that she's arrived the focus is now on naming Jacinda Ardern's daughter and what dad Clarke Gayford's role in the family will be. Should elected government's be in for the longer haul? The… Read more Audio

3:55 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

3:50 PM.Number 8 wire, bored cats and cold toes. Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Today Jim is joined by journalists Alexia Russell in Auckland and Ian Telfer in Dunedin. Read more

4:57 PM.More than 450 patients at a UK hospital died after being powerful painkillers inappropriately. A new report has found Gosport War Memorial Hospital had an institutionalised practice of shortening… Read more Audio

4:55 PM.US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order promising to end the separation of families at the border, after an outpouring of public outrage.  Read more Audio

4:53 PM.America television network CNN has labelled Dunedin as New Zealand's most underrated city. With its cheap east, street art, craft beer and live music, Dunedin has "understated cool" apparently.  Read more Audio

4:49 PM.The plastic plague continues. In New Zealand, Dunedin City Council is once again conducting bin checks to make sure residents are recycling properly.  Read more Audio

4:40 PM.Pepe's embarrassing dive, police looking into reports of English fans giving Nazi salutes, and helpful Japanese fans picking up rubbish at the stadium after their national team won against Columbia. Read more Audio

4:33 PM.What the Panelists Niki Bezzant and Mark Inglis want to talk about. Niki talks about how watching The Handmaid's Tale freaks her out and Mark discusses going alcohol-free.  Read more Audio

4:30 PM.Paul Simon has announced he will hold his farewell concert in Queens, where he grew up. The singer revealed in February the tour this year would be his last.  Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Further discussion on the topic of house prices. Housing expert Leonie Freeman joins the show to respond to comments from listeners about big players keeping the cost of materials high. Read more Audio

4:20 PM.Is the tax we're extracting from cigarettes blood money now? In light of the recent stabbing of two dairy workers, the panelists discuss listener solutions to the problem.  Read more Audio

4:13 PM.The United States has withdrawn for the United Nations' Human Rights Council, calling it biased and hypocritical. Critics say the move could hurt efforts to address human rights abuses around the… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.The Prime Minister arrived at Auckland hospital this morning to give birth to her baby. Best wishes have flooded in from all over the world, and from her colleagues in parliament.  Read more Audio

4:03 PM.The Prime Minister arrived at Auckland hospital this morning to give birth to her baby. She was driven there by her partner Clarke Gayford. Best wishes have flooded in from all over the world, and… Read more Audio

3:53 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Story of the day today is about The Oxford Dictionary calling for unusual regional words.  Read more Audio