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Wayne looks at the Occupy demonstrations in Hong Kong, the West's comparatively tepid response and other little-reported grievances behind the demand for democracy. Wallace follows up with Sophie… Audio

Rising sea levels, drought, floods, loss of crops, pollution and land and homes swept into the sea - life in the Pacific region is tough for many. A new report focussing on how these challenges are… Audio

Brazilians are heading to the polls this weekend. Incumbent President Dilma Rousseff may well end up getting a second term, but Socialist Party candidate Marina Silva, is in a statistical tie with Ms… Audio

Eighty-five-thousand Auckland homes are without power because of a fire at a Transpower substation. Audio

ACT'S new leader David Seymour and United Future leader Peter Dunne go head to head on the Resource Management Act and charter schools; controversy over a proposal for a huge nickel smelter in… Audio

The Conservative Party failed to make the essential five percent. Audio

The election has been a disaster for Internet Mana. Hone Harawira's defeat in Te Tai Tokerau shuts the Kim Dotcom-funded alliance out of Parliament altogether. Mr Harawira, a three term MP, is… Audio

Political Editor Brent Edwards talks about the electoral fallout. Audio

National swept to a third term with the numbers to govern alone for the first time under MMP, though John Key says he will be talking to other parties. Audio

Michael Field's new book, The Catch, shines a light on what happens away from prying eyes, out in the ocean. It is a portrayal of how parts of fishing industry have virtually reinvented slavery. Audio

Ethnographic researcher Jacqueline Smart has been looking at young New Zealanders to see how they see themselves in the context of national and cultural identity. Audio

One of the leading voices in the field of climate change is Nobel Prize Co recipient Professor Gordon McBean who has just been named President of the International Council for Science. Audio

In the 1940s a group of idealistic Wellington architects formed the Architectural Centre. For more than six decades the Centre has been at the forefront of debates about how the city should develop… Audio

Adrienne Kohler is a New Zealander based in Los Angeles, she joined The Panel to talk about the state of affairs in California and preparing to come home. Audio