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Topics - Hundreds of sick people are turning up in emergency departments each day, and some are waiting up to eight hours for treatment. Parents at a school where a teacher has been accused of taping… Audio

Topics - Were the Panelists aware that New Zealand aspires to be a net exporter of oil by 2030? Labour's caucus is meeting today for the first time in a fortnight. Audio

Topics - The New Zealand Rugby World Cup chief executive, Martin Snedden, says the All Blacks' defeat by the Wallabies at the weekend was heart-breaking for New Zealanders. At-risk children from the… Audio

The Panel opines about: child abuse - after findings from the Nia Glassie case the Rotorua Coroner, Wallace Bain, is calling for compulsory spot checks of all children from birth to the age of 5… Audio

Taser Use; IRD Tax Win; Audio

Topics - Just 2% of us think New Zealand completely lives up to its 100% Pure branding. It's been reported that "dining and dashing" has become so common that some restaurants have been forced to take… Audio

Topics - It's still unclear who is winning the battle for Tripoli. Parents who push their children in outward-facing pushchairs are cruel and selfish, according to a leading Australian child health… Audio

Topics - The Government has found itself having to defend the role of the Special Air Service in Afghanistan following the death of Corporal Doug Grant. New Zealanders stubbornly refuse to abandon the… Audio

Topics - From time to time we receive email feedback accusing The Panel of being negative about the Rugby World Cup. James Horwill says he was speechless when the Wallabies coach, former Cantabrian… Audio

Telecom has apologised for causing offence with its failed Backing Black campaign; and in what appears to be a massive turn-around the Minister of Social Development Paula Bennett is supporting… Audio

Topics - The NZ Rugby Union is understood to be uneasy about a Telecom-led campaign to have All Blacks fans abstain from sex during the World Cup. The Social Development and Employment Minister says… Audio

Topics - The South Island continues to struggle under the burden of a heavy blanket of snow. A climate sceptic comments on the present bad weather situation. Audio

Topics - Snow is falling again in Wellington after a short period of clear skies. A dozen leading health and medical experts have criticised the government for failing to tackle New Zealand's… Audio

Plans for the new Christchurch, and the Kahui twins book. Audio

Plans for a new post-quake Christchurch have been released; and could boredom and anomie be a cause of dissatisfaction in young people? Audio

Topics - Sporadic violence has broken out in several cities around England, while London has remained largely quiet with a heavy police presence on the streets. The New Zealand Rugby Union says Adidas… Audio

Topics - The stock market and New Zealand dollar have fallen today following sharp declines in Asia. Agencies including police, the Wellington Sexual Abuse Network and Regional Public Health have… Audio

Topics - after modest sharemarket falls earlier in the afternoon, Australia and Japan have now fallen more than 2 percent. The country's largest security provider, First Security, has found it… Audio

The New Zealand and Australian stock markets have followed the lead of international markets - both taking a substantial tumble in trading today. The New York Times is reporting a new death toll from… Audio

The European money markets have begun to seize up as pressure mounts on the Italian and Spanish banking systems. The UN Security Council has adopted a presidential statement on Syria, condemning… Audio

Topic - The Prime Minister, John Key, is under fire for his use of a new report to illustrate that income inequality isn't widening in New Zealand. Citing the study, published yesterday as… Audio

Topics - The United States House of Representative has approved a bill that raises the limit on national borrowing and averts the risk that the government might run out of money. A 17-year-old charged… Audio

Topics - Republican and Democrat leaders in the United States have reached a deal to raise the government's debt ceiling. An 89 year old Merivale resident is upset after receiving up to a hundred… Audio

Congress must raise the US debt limit by a deadline of next Tuesday. A 15-year-old boy is described as having "reacted instantly" when he stabbed an intruder with a knife early yesterday. Audio

Boutique cheesemakers say they're prepared to fight Fonterra over the use of the word "vintage" on their products; and a Christchurch woman is miffed because she has lost two days annual leave while… Audio