Marcus Lush Nights

With Paroa the kiwi in the news yesterday, and Marcus hearing about Pablo the Russell Macaw, we hear stories of other great bird encounters.

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Not for a while has NZ rallied around a single issue: Paora the Kiwi needs to come back from Miami Zoo. That opened up a whole conversation about whether zoos do more harm than good, and whether councils should be involved in funding their operations.

Oh, and how good are crunchie bars?!

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Are the Fast & Furious films worth getting into, or should Marcus be grateful he's managed to avoid the whole thing until now?

And how annoyed were Aucklanders when the bridge kept closing over the weekend?

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The Friday free-for-all in great form tonight, covering new websites, raffles, tattoos, and talkback itself.

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In what might be a turnaround of opinion on whether cash is any good, Marcus makes the case for more commemorative coins being rolled out - because if Aussie can have ones marking 100 years of Vegemite, we can do better here surely!

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Can you still have your kids birthday party at McDonalds? Or more to the point - if you can, why would you??

Also talk on building a fence (including NZ fencing royalty!), and kidney stones.

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Did you have any luck ordering things from the back page of the comics back in the 80s and 90s?

We also remember Barry Jenkins, and talk about phone numbers you no longer use.

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Marcus leaves no potato unturned while discussing how best to make NZ's most loved dish.

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All things aviation - the unique planes and flights you've been on or know about, and the pilots who flew them.

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Marcus (with a "C", not a "K") takes calls on annoying misspellings of names.

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