Chris Trotter

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Shane Jones' shock exit from the Labour Party has many of the party faithful worried it will have to work harder to win votes this election. Audio

Polls show the left right block remains the same and the Internet and Mana parties look for common ground. Audio

Topics - it's natural to believe that success will bring you happiness. But a variety of psychologists, including Shawn Achor from Harvard, have argued that this common-sense understanding is actually… Audio

Topics - Maori Television has appointed Paora Maxwell as its new chief executive, according to a report in The New Zealand Herald. Parents in the Wairarapa are distraught and confused about why the… Audio

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Topics - Air New Zealand's latest safety video being unwrapped for the world features coconut bras, tiny bikinis and Australian model Jessica Gomes. A new Otago University study examines advertisers'… Audio

Topics - convicted drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has been released from Bali's Kerobokan prison. It's more than nine years since she took that ill-fated trip to Bali, arrested at the airport with… Audio

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Topics - Cats do recognise their owner's voice when called - they just choose to ignore it. A new study by the University of Japan has confirmed what many cat owners have long suspected - that their… Audio

Topics - Pool owners say they're disappointed about a lack of consultation over proposed changes to swimming pool fencing legislation. Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson has… Audio

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Topics - A chain of British chemist shops is trialling the use of music for pain relief after a survey it commissioned found that 41% of all people suffering persistent pain (and 66% of people aged… Audio

Topics - the chances of the Government raising between five and seven billion dollars from its partial assets sales seem to have lessened following the announcement of the details of No 2 sale… Audio

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Topics - If you got lots of cavities, you could be lowering your chance of head and neck cancer. A bill was passed last month, banning gang insignia being worn on state premises - including schools… Audio

Topics - after an American style election race, David Cunliffe has been named the new leader of the Labour Party. A new voting system was put in place, with MPs, unions and the wider Labour Party… Audio

Topics - A University of Washington computer scientist has changed another man's mind by sending him his brain signals over the internet. At least seven brothels known to be operating in an upmarket… Audio

Topics- Fonterra - and the false alarm regarding botulism in the baby powder. Questions have to be asked about the testing methods of products like this and how come it took so long to figure out what… Audio

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