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The Panel for Tuesday 28 August 2018

  • The Panel, Tuesday August 28th

    12:00 PM.Our panellists today are the broadcaster and poet Gary McCormick, and the former broadcaster and current communications specialist Janet Wilson

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  • Pre-Panel & One Quick Question

    3:45 PM.Why do seabirds/shorebirds screech and land birds sing (what is to our ears) melodious notes? If Immigration NZ has the prerogative to refuse entry to anyone coming into this country, why can't it… Read more Audio

  • Story of the Day for 28 August 2018

    3:46 PM.This year, the Red Delicious has been surpassedby the Gala apple in America. US growers are projected to produce 51.7 million boxes of Red Delicious apples and 52.4 million boxes of Gala apples. The… Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Janet Wilson and Gary McCormick (Part 1)

    4:06 PM.The National party announced it wants Chelsea Manning banned from New Zealand. New business council set up with Air NZ CEO as chair. Police told to clear the air around expenses leak. Can you give… Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Janet Wilson and Gary McCormick (Part 2)

    4:07 PM.Tourism. Panel says. Sea-side Southland town looking to go cat-free. Legendary Moeraki restaurant burgled. Audio

  • National wants Chelsea Manning banned from NZ

    4:08 PM.On the day the National party announced it wants Chelsea Manning banned from New Zealand. Audio

  • New business council set up with Air NZ CEO as chair

    4:10 PM.Has Jacinda Ardern finally won over the business community? Economist Dr Peter Wilson joins us to chat about the new Business Advisory Council, and whether it's judicious politics or window dressing.

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  • Police told to clear the air around expenses leak

    4:18 PM.Pressure is building on the police to provide more details about the leak of Simon Bridges' expenses, to quell the rumours swirling around the political commenteriat. Audio

  • Can you give away money that you got by mistake?

    4:27 PM.Ken Turner from the Waitakere Ranges Local Board was erroneously paid more than $4,000 while on a six-week holiday in Europe due to a council stuff-up. He gave the money to charity - but did he make a… Read more Audio

  • Tourism

    4:33 PM.More than 1.3 billion people visited a foreign country in 2017, and that's a seven percent increase from 2016. Audio

  • Panel says

    4:35 PM.What the Panelists Janet Wilson and Gary McCormick want to talk about. Audio

  • Sea-side Southland town looking to go cat-free

    4:47 PM.Environment Southland wants to introduce a bevvy of new rules for cat-owners, including compulsory micro-chipping, de-sexing, and not allowing any new cats in the area. It's meant to help achieve… Read more Audio

  • Legendary Moeraki restaurant burgled

    4:52 PM.Tens-of-thousands of dollars' worth of food was stolen from freezers outside the famed Moeraki restaurant, Fleur's Place, earlier this month. The owner, Fleur Sullivan, joins us on the line. Audio