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The pressures on our surf-lifesavers
4:20 PM.High temperatures are getting harder, mosquitoes are getting smarter and our lifeguards are stretched thinner. Read more Audio
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The 4km sprint down a Dunedin airport runway
4:10 PM.Good use of a runway and Air NZ's latest safety video accused of being insensitive Read more Audio
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Anniversary days around the country
4:07 PM.Auckland, has a scorcher on its anniversary. Public holidays are scattered around the country. Read more Audio
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The Panel with Lisa Scott and David Farrar (Part 2)
4:05 PM.Are floating retirement homes a good deal? What panelists Lisa Scott and David Farrar are bringing to the table to discuss. Teachers in Switzerland earn twice what ours do. The Panel discusses the… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Lisa Scott and David Farrar (Part 1)
4:03 PM.Auckland, has a scorcher on its anniversary. Public holidays are scattered around the country in Northland, Marlborough, Nelson and Buller. Wellington's day off was a week ago. The Panel discusses… Read more Audio
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The Panel pre-show for 29 January 2018
3:53 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Read more Audio
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One Quick Question for 29 January 2018
3:48 PM.We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Read more Audio
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Helping the planet
4:57 PM.A new study out of Britian reports that microwave use across the European Union causes the same amount of carbon emission as 7 million cars. They're also among the fastest growing waste streams… Read more Audio
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Quit, don't cut back
4:47 PM.A new study shows there's no safe level of smoking for such diseases so quitting completely is better than cutting back on the smokes. Read more Audio
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The panelists bring their topics
4:42 PM.What the Panelists Claire Matthews and Guy Williams want to talk about. Audio
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What assumptions do we make?
4:34 PM.One of Britain's biggest car insurers is in hot water after admitting it hikes its prices if users apply using a Hotmail email address. Admiral said some domain names were "associated with more… Read more Audio
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Freedom camping continued...
4:28 PM.We continue our discussion on the bad habits of those visiting our popular hot spots. The Guardian is reporting that tourists have ruined the Milford track with their disgusting ways which is taking… Read more Audio
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Transforming cities
4:25 PM.Economic Development Minister David Parker is pushing ahead with a plan to secure a new site for America's Cup bases in Auckland. The plan would see millions of dollars saved but seems at odds with… Read more Audio
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Asbestos removal to cost $285,000
4:21 PM.The Christchurch City Council has to remove a new path behind homes in Waimairi Beach because the soil used is contaminated with asbestos. It's removal is expected to cost $285,000. Read more Audio
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Mozzies ran rampant
4:19 PM.With the heat comes mosquitoes. Wellingtonians are complaining of particularly bad bites. New research says if you swat mozzies away they stay away but that's not quite an effective method of staying… Read more Audio
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It's hot and it's going to get hotter
4:12 PM.It's hot and it's going to get hotter. Today Taumarunui is expected to take the top temp, we talk to the owner of a local Canoe and Jet boat company, Ron Hawkless, about how they're dealing with the… Read more Audio
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Doomsday inches closer
4:08 PM.The Doomsday Clock, which monitors how close the world is to symbolic point of annihilation, has moved 30 seconds closer to midnight. Read more Audio
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The Panel with Claire Matthews and Guy Williams (Part 2)
4:05 PM.One of Britain's biggest car insurers is in hot water after admitting it hikes its prices if users apply using a Hotmail email address. Admiral said some domain names were "associated with more… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Claire Matthews and Guy Williams (Part 1)
4:03 PM.The Doomsday Clock, which monitors how close the world is to symbolic point of annihilation, has moved 30 seconds closer to midnight. The last time the world was in this close was in 1953, during the… Read more Audio
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The Panel pre-show for 26 January 2018
3:51 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Story of the day today is about juicing - it's not as good as we've been led to believe. Read more Audio
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One Quick Question for 26 January 2018
3:47 PM.We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today we have Irene's questions about eggs, Jackie's wondering about sunrises and Samoa, and Johnno's query about lotto. Read more Audio
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Peter Elliott: More on motorbikes
4:59 PM.We continue our discussion with avid motorbike rider Pteer Elliott about the dangers of riding on our roads. A listeners asks us why motorcycle owners must pay such a high insurance fee compared with… Read more Audio
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More feedback on campers
4:58 PM.The freedom campers story continues with more and more feedback from listeners. Many unhappy that so-called "self contained" campers are anything but, leaving behind unpleasant mess. Audio
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School uniforms - outdated?
4:56 PM.Yesterday we discussed the rising cost of public education after the news loan sharks were jumping on the back-to-school stress with high-interest loans. Today we revisit the topic with listener… Read more Audio
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What's happening in the cities
4:49 PM.Wellingtonians are so unusually hot this summer the council has sent out tips for keeping cool! Read more Audio