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On this week's show

Wednesday November 18: Hone in hot water: Hone Harawira is still in hot water for his trip to Paris and his controversial email. What will happen to Hone and the Maori party?

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Fast facts 

What's it about: Success from Singapore

What's it about: Success from SingaporeAPEC: stands for Asia Pacific Economic Co-Operation. They have a lot of high-falutin' words to describe themselves. 

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Wallace's blog: On tonight's showIt's just been confirmed that Race relations commissioner Joris De Bres is able to join us at the pub tonight.

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