Chris Whitta

160 thousand people are now officially out of work; and the United States' top security official says New Zealand remains a terrorist target. Audio

Maurice Williamson confirms he was lobbied by John Banks on Kim Dotcom's behalf. Contact Energy abandons plans to build hydro dams on the Clutha River. Audio

Winston Peters accuses John Key of double standards for not forcing John Banks to stand aside as a minister. The Financial Markets Authority appeals against the sentences imposed on Lombard directors.

The Earthquake Recovery Minister denies the Government gave in to pressure from the insurance industry over building regulations, Butter, milk and cheese prices drop. Audio

In today's news, prisons in Wellington and New Plymouth will close, and Opposition parties push for an inquiry into Nick Smith's involvement with a friend's ACC claim. Audio

This week's answer. Audio

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Managing editor of The Monitor newspaper Daniel Kalinaki on Uganda and other nations in Southern Africa. Audio

Claire Insley also known as Rainbow Claire, has more or less visited a country in every continent, and along the way has managed to witness a fight between a polar bear and a walrus. Audio

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The rich and extensive maritime history of the Italian city of canals, as illustrated in historian Roger Crowley's latest book City of Fortune: How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire'. Audio

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Key turning points that helped to shape New Zealand with Te Ara editor and historian Jock Phillips. the 1930s - best remembered for 'the slump'. Audio

LA Times sports journalist Helene Elliott with a penchant for fast games with pucks and sticks on ice... end of the American GridIron Football season, midpoint of the Basketball season and the best… Audio

The government approves a Chinese bid for the Crafar farms and the Labour Party says the Prime Minister is offering no hope for growing the economy. Audio

Council evictions at Aotea Square backfire and two die in floods in Fiji. Audio