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The Panel for Wednesday 6 September 2017

  • One Quick Question for 6 September 2017

    3:44 PM.We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Read more Audio

  • The Panel pre-show for 6 September 2017

    3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

  • The Panel with Alexis Russell and Joe Bennett (Part 1)

    4:06 PM.Overseas voting begins;Are our universities under-funded?;Statues and history;Politics round-up. Audio

  • The Panel with Alexia Russell and Joe Bennett (Part 2)

    4:07 PM.The future of work; Panel says; Un-fishable rivers; Free speech or hate speech? Audio

  • Overseas voting begins

    4:10 PM.Voting starts today for New Zealanders overseas so in effect the election has begun...at this stage who's coming in first? The panelists discuss. Audio

  • Are our universities under-funded?

    4:15 PM.Is underfunding causing a drop in the international standing of our universities? Would merging schools help? Chris Whelan of Universities New Zealand weighs in. Audio

  • Statues and history

    4:23 PM.There are calls for a colonial statue in Auckland to be pulled down, as it presents a Eurocentric view of the country's history. Historian Paul Moon from AUT says we can't ignore our past, however… Read more Audio

  • Politics round-up

    4:29 PM.Our panelists discuss the politics of the day...including Gareth Morgan's attempt to be part of the debate and the neglect of the country's classrooms. Audio

  • The future of jobs

    4:32 PM.According to forecasts by Dell Technologies and the Institute for the Future in California, eighty-five per cent of the jobs in the year 2030 haven't been invented yet. Audio

  • Panel says

    4:43 PM.According to forecasts by Dell Technologies and the Institute for the Future in California, eighty-five per cent of the jobs in the year 2030 haven't been invented yet. Audio

  • Un-fishable rivers

    4:47 PM.Four Otago rivers have been dubbed "lost" over water quality and flow issues, Fish and Game Chief executive Niall Watson tells us how the rivers got in this state. Audio

  • Free speech or hate speech?

    4:55 PM.A lecturer has sparked condemnation for speaking out against Muslims in the workplace. When does free speech become hate speech? Audio