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The Panel for Friday 24 November 2017

  • One Quick Question for 24 November 2017

    3:48 PM.We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today we answered Hamish's wondering about Lotto, Annabelle's query about the New Zealand Herald and Jan's questions about weather patterns.  Read more Audio

  • The Panel pre-show for 24 November 2017

    3:53 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Story of the day today is about dreams - more specifically, nightmares.  Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Leonie Freeman and Mark Knoff-Thomas (Part 1)

    4:03 PM.Christchurch council has passed a bylaw banning parking on grass berms. As of March next year it will be a fineable offence to park anywhere on a grass berm. Businesses are against the move, with line… Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Leonie Freeman and Mark Knoff-Thomas (Part 2)

    4:05 PM.The BBC has released the notes its staff made on the auditions of various artists. Many of the artists went on to become some of the greatest musicians of their generation but at the time Elton John… Read more Audio

  • No berm for Christchurch

    law Canterbury

    4:07 PM.Christchurch council has passed a bylaw banning parking on grass berms. The panellists tell us if this parking annoys them, or whether this bylaw is a bit over the top. Read more Audio

  • Medical professionals and bullying

    health

    4:12 PM.A study has revealed more than a third of senior doctors and dentists have been the victim of bullying behaviour and more than two thirds of medical professionals have witnessed bullying.  Read more Audio

  • Trouble in schools

    education

    4:15 PM.New figures from the Education ministry show teachers are having to physically restrain children from hurting themselves or others 130 times a month. More than half of the cases involved children with… Read more Audio

  • Compromise wins

    sport

    4:25 PM.Team New Zealand has bowed to Auckland council, accepting it's wharf extension option for the 2021 America's Cup.  The panellists discuss whether those making the decisions considered whether this is… Read more Audio

  • Transgressions of men in the public eye

    politics Waikato

    4:27 PM.Hamilton councillor Mark Bunting has stood down after a disciplinary committee today over his inappropriate messages to a journalist.  Read more Audio

  • First impressions of the world's best musicians

    music

    4:33 PM.The BBC has released the notes its staff made on the auditions of various artists. Meanwhile the music quality of CDs, Vinyl and Streaming has been tested and CDs have come out on top. We ask the… Read more Audio

  • Panel Says

    4:38 PM.What the Panelists Leonie Freeman and Mark Knoff-Thomas want to talk about. Audio

  • Holidays deals without the holiday

    business

    4:43 PM.New Zealand retailers have latched on to the 'Black Friday' phenomenon, offering deals and bargains despite New Zealanders not traditionally celebrating Thanksgiving. We ask the panellists what they… Read more Audio

  • To vape or not to vape

    health

    4:49 PM.Smoking rates aren't dropping noticeably despite the push for a Smokefree Aotearoa. Massey University professor of public health Marewa Glover explains why vaping is the key to bring down smoking… Read more Audio

  • Rocket man

    technology

    4:55 PM.A self-taught scientist is attempting to prove once and for all that the Earth is flat. The Californian is hoping to dispel what he believes is a conspiracy, that the Earth is a sphere, by launching… Read more Audio

Today Jim Mora is joined by housing strategist Leonie Freeman and Chief Executive of the Newmarket Business Association, Mark Knoff-Thomas.