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Mega retailer Amazon is moving into the pharmacy business. It's paying $US1 bn for the online pharmacy PillPack. Naturally this is stoking fears to those in the pharmacy trade and beyond who fear the day of bricks and mortar shops and offices is rapidly approaching.

Today it's National Sports and Wellness Day in Fiji a public holiday encouraging sports and physical activity. As some of our own public holidays seem to be losing relevance perhaps a sports and wellness day is what the doctor ordered? What the Panelists Mike Rehu and Dellwyn Stewart want to talk about. It appears that despite confidence form the US President Donald Trump that North Korea was "de-nuking" the opposite is occuring. Satellite images suggest a 'rapid' upgrade at the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center in North Korea. Business which use Christchurch Council-owned footpaths as outdoor dining areas will be telling smokers to puff elsewhere as the Council's new smoke-free rules are extended. Councillor Jamie Gough says the move is "draconian" and that smokers will end-up lighting-up in the middle of the Avon River. It seems that even after campaigns to enlighten the public there are many able-bodied who continue to park in spaces allocated for the disabled. This may be tempting in a full car park when the disability parks are temptingly empty. A listener asked us who decides on how many mobility car parks are allocated. BJ Clark from CCS Disability Action says it's not as simple as it could be. Mega retailer Amazon is moving into the pharmacy business. It's paying $US1 bn for the online pharmacy PillPack. Naturally this is stoking fears to those in the pharmacy trade and beyond who fear the day of bricks and mortar shops and offices is rapidly approaching. Budget European airline Ryanair wants airports to call time on drinking before flights. It wants a limit placed on the number of drinks a passenger can have bvefore boarding their plane.

What the Panelists Guy Williams and Mai Chen want to talk about.

He's been painted as a controlling tryrant who bullied his sons. Joe Jackson the father of Michael and the other Jackson siblings has died at the age of 89. Jermaine Jackson has justified his father's behaviour saying it was designed to keep his sons off the streets and focussed on something else. Would the Jackson 5 have been as successful with a tender touch?

An anti-fluoridation group took their demands to stop adding fluoride to South Taranaki's water. The Court has ruled against them and the South Taranaki District Council will now proceed with its fluoridation plans. Dr Michelle Dickinson says scince has been the winner.

It looks like we'll all be paying much more for the maintenance of New Zealand. Big rates rises in Otago and Aucklanders to be hit with a fuel tax on Sunday. The rest of the country won't be able to avoid a fuel tax though. Economist Cameron Bagrie crunches the numbers for us. He also discusses the state-of-the-nation's building projects - do we really not have the right skills to cope with building the much-needed housing stock? And what about wages?

It looks like we'll all be paying much more for the maintenance of New Zealand. Big rates rises in Otago and Aucklanders to be hit with a fuel tax on Sunday. The rest of the country won't be able to avoid a fuel tax though. Economist Cameron Bagrie crunches the numbers for us. He also discusses the state-of-the-nation's building projects - do we really not have the right skills to cope with building the much-needed housing stock? And what about wages? An anti-fluoridation group took their demands to stop adding fluoride to South Taranaki's water. The Court has ruled against them and the South Taranaki District Council will now proceed with its fluoridation plans. Dr Michelle Dickinson says scince has been the winner.

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Maori language inflections, different kinds of highways and the effects of drinking quickly or slowly.

The purpose of having a fully-functioning kitchen in every house is being questioned by designer Anna Puigjaner. She's received the Wheelwright Prize from Harvard for her project "Kitchenless". She says most people don't need full-size kitchens and predicts they'll disappear from most houses.