Episodes
The Panel with Laila Harre and David Farrar (Part 2)
Apr 20 2021
Panellists discuss the Five Eyes alliance, speed bumps in Auckland, a writing competition for prisoners in Otago, and the art of procrastination.
The Panel with Laila Harre and David Farrar (Part 1)
Apr 20 2021
Panellists discuss the latest Covid-19 case at the border, the productivity commission report, and the latest research into the alpine fault.
The Pre-Panel with Laila Harre and David Farrar
Apr 20 2021
Panellists share what they have been thinking. Producer Robert Kelly tells reveals the latest research about T-Rexs.
The Panel with Anna Fifield and Jeremy Elwood (Part 2)
Apr 19 2021
Panellists discuss the growing digital divide in Aotearoa and talk to the founder of Chooice, Sarah Colcord.
The Panel with Anna Fifield and Jeremy Elwood (Part 1)
Apr 19 2021
Panellists discuss the opening of the trans-Tasman bubble, China-NZ relations and Donald Trump's absence from Twitter.
The Pre-Panel with Anna Fifield and Jeremy Elwood
Apr 19 2021
Panellists share what they have been thinking. Caitlin Cherry joins us for Story of the Day.
The Panel with Jennie Moreton and Andrew Clay (Part 2)
Apr 16 2021
The Panel with Jennie Moreton and Andrew Clay (Part 2).
The Panel with Jennie Moreton and Andrew Clay (Part 1)
Apr 16 2021
The Panel with Jennie Moreton and Andrew Clay (Part 1).
The Pre Panel with Jennie Moreton and Andrew Clay
Apr 16 2021
Panellists share what they have been thinking.
The Panel with Ella Henry and Dean Hall (Part 2)
Apr 15 2021
The issue of whether bars should close earlier to reduce alcohol harm is back in the news. Leadership rumours have swirled recently around National leader Party. There's a proposal for a lower speed limit to be put on place on part of the Napier-Taupo road.
The Panel with Ella Henry and Dean Hall (Part 1)
Apr 15 2021
More than 1 million NZers are expected to be vacinated by the end of June. A review is going through Cabinet comittee about local Government ..and will go to Cabinet in the coming weekend it is believed. Hidden away in Foxton is a small museum that tells the story of what was once a thriving industry in the town, and the rest of the country.
The Pre-Panel with Ella Henry and Dean Hall
Apr 15 2021
Panellists share what they have been thinking.
The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Mark Sainsbury (Part 2)
Apr 14 2021
The dream of a Pacific Island team in Super Rugby has become a reality. A new report has found that streaming in schools gives an unfair advantage to some students. Leadership rumours have swirled recently around National leader Party
The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Mark Sainsbury (Part 2)
Apr 14 2021
The dream of a Pacific Island team in Super Rugby has become a reality. A new report has found that streaming in schools gives an unfair advantage to some students. Leadership rumours have swirled recently around National leader Party
The Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Mark Sainsbury (Part 1)
Apr 14 2021
Live animal exports. Fewer than one in five New Zealanders called up for jury service report for duty. A Wellington teacher has started a petition calling for teenage boys to be allowed to play netball.
The Pre-Panel with Cindy Mitchener and Mark Sainsbury
Apr 14 2021
Panellists share what they have been thinking.
The Panel with Livia Esterhazy and Steve McCabe (Part 2)
Apr 13 2021
Panellists Stephen McCabe and Livia Esterhazy discuss removing private vehicles from Wellington's CBD, worrying trends in the record-keeping of our public sector, and the magic of a good laugh.
The Panel with Livia Esterhazy and Steve McCabe (Part 1)
Apr 13 2021
Panellists Stephen McCabe and Livia Esterhazy discuss covid-19 vaccinations, lower numbers of police chases and the friendliness of our tourist towns.
The Pre-Panel with Livia Esterhazy and Steve McCabe
Apr 13 2021
Panellists share what they have been thinking.
The Panel with Heather Roy and Anton Matthews (Part 2)
Apr 12 2021
Panellists Anton Matthews and Heather Roy discuss Yimbys instead of Nimbys, people suffering from loneliness, and whether washing should be hung on the line, or put in the dryer.
The Panel with Heather Roy and Anton Matthews (Part 1)
Apr 12 2021
Panellists Anton Matthews and Heather Roy discuss MIQ workers and their vaccinations, and the calls for an overhaul of how drug offenders are treated.
The Pre-Panel with Heather Roy and Anton Matthews
Apr 12 2021
Panellists share what they have been thinking.
The Panel with Moata Tamaira and Ben Thomas (Part 2)
Apr 09 2021
Panellists and Moata Tamaira and Ben Thomas talk workplace bullying, Torro, and girls skating.
The Panel with Moata Tamaira and Ben Thomas (Part 1)
Apr 09 2021
Panellists Moata Tamaira and Ben Thomas talk travel ban for people coming from India, and the School Strike 4 Climate marches.
The Pre-Panel with Moata Tamaira and Ben Thomas
Apr 09 2021
Panellists share what they have been thinking.
The Panel with Anna Dean and Tim Watkin (Part 2)
Apr 08 2021
Panellists Anna Dean and Tim Watkin discuss the impact of ditching of cheques on vulnerable communities and is buying shares financial smarter than buying a house?
The Panel with Anna Dean and Tim Watkin (Part 1)
Apr 08 2021
Panellists Anna Dean and Tim Watkin discuss the latest Covid-19 developments, and apples being left to rot in Hawke's Bay
The Pre-Panel with Anna Dean and Tim Watkin
Apr 08 2021
Panellists share what they have been thinking.
The Panel with Lynda Hallinan and Ed Amon (part 2)
Apr 07 2021
Panellists Ed Amon and Lynda Hallinan discuss whether pizza should be a reward for reading, and the difficulty in recognising fake news.
The Panel with Lynda Hallinan and Ed Amon (part 1)
Apr 07 2021
Panellists Ed Amon and Lynda Hallinan discuss staff shortages in restaurants, whether booze should be sold over Easter, and the risk of New Zealand becoming a dumping ground for dirty cars.
The Pre-Panel with Lynda Hallinan and Ed Amon
Apr 07 2021
Panellists share what they have been thinking.
The Panel with Nikki Pellegrino and Peter Field (Part 2)
Apr 06 2021
Panellists Nicky Pellegrino and Peter Field discuss Easter trading laws, and the return of the pen pal.
The Panel with Nikki Pellegrino and Peter Field (Part 1)
Apr 06 2021
Panellists Nicky Pellegrino and Peter Field discuss the newly announced trans-Tasman bubble, calls for self-swab cervical cancer tests, embracing the digital age.
The Pre-Panel with Nikki Pellegrino and Peter Field
Apr 06 2021
The Hamilton to Auckland commuter train made its first trip today. Panellists share what they have been thinking.
The Panel with Nikki Bezzant and James Nokise (Part 2)
Apr 01 2021
Panellists Niki Bezzant and James Nokise discuss the growing number of Covid-19 cases in Papua New Guinea, hand dryers, pen pals, and 90s nostalgia.
The Panel with Nikki Bezzant and James Nokise (Part 1)
Apr 01 2021
Panellists Niki Bezzant and James Nokise discuss the minimum wage increase, rent caps, and lawn bowls.
The Pre-Panel with Nikki Bezzant and James Nokise
Apr 01 2021
Panellists Niki Bezzant and James Nokise share what they have been thinking. We look back at some of the best April Fool's pranks of all time.
The Panel with Julia Hartley Moore and Chris Gallavin (Part 2)
Mar 31 2021
The Cancer Society is calling for a significant reduction in the number of stores that are able to sell tobacco, a group of eight experts has been commissioned to work on a likely new public media entity, the role of Shakespeare in schools.
The Panel with Julia Hartley Moore and Chris Gallavin (Part 1)
Mar 31 2021
The government's plan for light rail, banning cellphones from schools, a local council lego challenge prompts debate.
The Pre-Panel with Julia Hartley Moore and Chris Gallavin
Mar 31 2021
The Panellists ponder listeners questions about social etiquette during the weekly Dear Panel segment.
The Panel with Victoria Stewart and Allan Blackman (Part 2)
Mar 30 2021
Victoria Stewart and Allan Blackman discuss the future of provincial rugby, the origins of the word 'mufti', new research on specific warnings for roll your own tobacco pouches, and maximalism versus minimalism.
The Panel with Victoria Stewart and Allan Blackman (Part 1)
Mar 30 2021
Victoria Stewart and Allan Blackman discuss timber giant Carter Holt Harvey's decision to stop supplying timber to some major retailers, 'blind job interviews', and Hot Wheels.
The Pre-Panel with Victoria Stewart and Allan Blackman
Mar 30 2021
It turns out that all that philanthropy that the most elite super wealthy people in the US and UK is actually mostly self-serving.
The Panel with Nadine Higgins and Guy Williams (Part 1)
Mar 29 2021
Nadine Higgins and Guy Williams discuss the Suez Canal, transport and its psychological impact, and K Bar art.
The Panel with Nadine Higgins and Guy Williams (Part 2)
Mar 29 2021
Nadine Higgins and Guy Williams discuss rent hike freezes, secondary English classes, Hot Wheels and a clothing botique called Desi Pal.
The Pre-Panel with Nadine Higgins and Guy Williams
Mar 29 2021
On this day in 1886, Coca-Cola goes on sale for the first time at a drugstore in Atlanta.
The Panel with Paula Penfold and Garry Moore (Part 2)
Mar 26 2021
The Panel with Paula Penfold and Garry Moore (Part 2) Part 2: Research just released reveals Kiwi women are facing increasing 'economic abuse' and controlling behaviour by partners. The first first commuter train between Auckland and Waikato, name Te Huia, was officially launched yesterday and is expected to reduce traffic between the two cities at peak times. Over 65 percent of Aucklanders haven't visited the volcanic island for more than 10 years and 40 percent have never visited the island at...more
The Panel with Paula Penfold and Garry Moore (Part 1)
Mar 26 2021
Part 1: Calls are growing for some sort of stronger NZ response over what is happening to the Uyghur peoples in China. The Panel discusses an interesting opinion piece arguing that non-homeowners are paying the costs of recovery. The Golden Gaytime - a Streets icecream with a nut exterior and vanilla-and-toffee ice cream interior has been in the spotlight.
The Pre Panel with Paula Penfold and Garry Moore
Mar 26 2021
Pre-panel: Friday mailbag includes a chat with Anne about her Hamilton Beach cake mixer her mother bought second-hand in the 1940s. Panellists Paula Penfold and Garry Moore share what they have been thinking.
The Panel with Brodie Kane and Scott Campbell (Part 2)
Mar 25 2021
Thursday marks one year since New Zealand first moved to alert level 4, after cases of Covid-19 in the community kept climbing as people returned from overseas. Should you be allowed to withdraw some of your Kiwisaver funds so your child can get braces? Wal's Plant and Fun Land in Mosgiel opens their new maze at Easter.
The Panel with Brodie Kane and Scott Campbell (Part 1)
Mar 25 2021
The results of a survey into safety on Wellington streets with Victoria University students Sophia Harrison and Ella Lamont. The health system is under "serious stress" and the Cabinet is poised to sign off on a major redesign of it, Health Minister Andrew Little says. Consumer NZ says a $29 blender from Kmart is "built to fail" after only lasting a week.
The Pre-Panel with Brodie Kane and Scott Campbell
Mar 25 2021
The controversial symbol of female oppression - the corset is back in fashion. Caitlin Cherry explains. What panellists Brodie Kane and Scott Campbell have been thinking.
The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Alan McElroy (Part 2)
Mar 24 2021
The Panel debates whether New Zealand needs Daylight Savings Time and speaks to the lobby group, Take Back The Clocks. There's no denying that hedgehogs are super cute but the issue is, they're super deadly too. Otago University PhD student Nick Foster tells us about his research for the Te Manahuna Aoraki conservation project. Environmental groups, including EcoMailbox, are calling for junk mail to be phased-out.
The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Alan McElroy (Part 1)
Mar 24 2021
The government plans to help first-home buyers into the market, but what about other groups in the rental market? The Panel speaks to Hawke's Bay renter Jacky, in her 50s, about her concerns.
The Pre-Panel with Jo McCarroll and Alan McElroy
Mar 24 2021
Panellists answer the Dear Panel questions, including whether to peel vegetables and fruit. Jo McCarroll and Alan McElroy share what they have been thinking about.