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Question of the Day: What's your most memorable car experience? The last Volkswagon Beetle has rolled off the production line in Mexico. It's had a few incarnations, the latest began in 2011 and there… Audio

How about Matariki as a public holiday? And the Question of the Day is: If you could invent a public holiday what would it be to commemorate. A design for a new pedestrian bridge in Christchurch is… Audio

Biologists are having to squash the idea that plants are conscious. Research from more than a decade claims that plants have intentions, feelinsg and even consciousness. Traditional biologists have… Audio

Question of the Day; St James in limbo; Online "polls" on news sites worrying; Cartoonist canned; ANZ threatens to leave us. Audio

A new report from AUT University and the MOH has found that more than 1 in 3 Pacifica Youth reported gambling daily, making gambling as common as tobacco among some.  Audio

Among the many changes in law that took place yesterday July 1st was changes to the Youth Justice system. As of yesterday the youth court will now consider offending by 17-year-olds. The Youth Court… Audio

What plastic product would you NEXT like to see banned? The new housing minister won't confirm targets for kiwibuild - so the 100,000 houses may not be the key phrase anymore. Megan Woods became… Audio

A report has suggested that longer parliamentary terms would enable the Government to better look at issues long term, and avoid what some call the "short term-ism" that can afflict policy making. The… Audio

What piece of art (paintings, photography, sculptures etc) has moved you to tears? A sobering, but fascinating article in METRO magazine about the changing nature of club rugby in Auckland. Changing… Audio

A panel of five experts debate what it will take to turn the idea of a predator-free New Zealand by 2050 from a dream into a reality. Audio

What's the most underrated Beatles song? High-decile schools feel they're being treated fairly in being excluded from a new government policy to give public money to lower decile schools if they agree… Audio

If paying $360 a week to live in a boarding house is the way of the future, what does that tell about the future?! Architect Bill McKay joins us with his thoughts. A stoush is unfolding over an 11… Audio

More than a quarter of Hong Kong's population has taken to the streets to protest a new, controversial extradition bill. Autumn leaves might be beautiful, but they can definitely clog up a drain - as… Audio

Question of the Day; Bloomsday celebrated in Dublin; Less than a third of Wellington forest left; Vaping the way to stamp out cigarettes? Audio

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is celebrating its 50th anniversary! The best-selling book is was first published in June 1969 and has been translated into 62 languages. More than 50 million copies have… Audio

Air New Zealand has changed its policy, allowing all staff to show tattoos - even those in uniform - at work. From September all new and existing workers will be able to have ta moko and non-offensive… Audio

The Crusaders will keep their name but change their logo - there will be no sword, castle or knight. The review into the name comes after calls for it to be dropped following the Christchurch mosque… Audio

What was your favourite childhood "fad"? Fed up with political intertia on issues like climate change and inequality, the next generation of politicians are looking to break into local councils around… Audio

Trent Innes, Xero Australia's managing director told the Venture Podcast he has a special job interview "test" to ensure the candidate has a "good attitude" ...What are your best / worst job interview… Audio