The Panel for Thursday 13 September 2018

3:45 PM.Free trade, lap top noise, and MyLotto. Read more Audio

3:52 PM.There's the meteorological storm and there's the political one. The latest on monster storm Hurricane Florence as it ominously approaches the South East Coast of the United States. Audio

4:03 PM.For the first time in its 17-year history the country's dairy co-op has posted an annual loss. Fonterra's after-tax loss of $196m raises questions about the co-op's business model. Does it need to be… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud expects that one day houses will just end up being toilet blocks as the trend is for there to be a loo for every bedroom - and then some. How many toilets does a… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.For the first time in its 17-year history the country's dairy co-op has posted an annual loss. Fonterra's after-tax loss of $196m raises questions about the co-op's business model. Does it need to be… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.Environmentalists took their fight against an airdrop of 1080 in the Hunua ranges to the Environment Court today. There was a temporary injunction in place, that was due to lift at four o'clock… Read more Audio

4:19 PM.Cancer patients who have a rare adverse reaction to chemotherapy are having to pay for alternative treatment after Pharmac rejected their applications saying they didn't come under "exceptional… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.The Otago Regional Council has had a fruitless search for new offices but according to the ODT it's spent $437k on it. Councillor Michael Laws says the ORC's gone down a lot of "blind alleys". Now… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud expects that one day houses will just end up being toilet blocks as the trend is for there to be a loo for every bedroom - and then some. How many toilets does a… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.What the Panelists Catherine Robertson and Scott Campbell want to talk about. Audio

4:43 PM.The latest quality of life survey reports that Christchurch and Hamilton are the saddest cities, with Tauranga and Wellington rated the happiest. Eighty-four per cent of people surveyed felt positive… Read more Audio

4:46 PM.A tweet by a high school student in the US about not forcing kids to make presentations in front of the class has gone viral. Nerves is one thing but anxiety is another. We ask Toastmaster David… Read more Audio

4:56 PM.Tech firm Apple has unveiled its latest devices at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino. There's been extensive media coverage of the news releases for hours leading up to the event. Is it much ado… Read more Audio

5:00 PM.Broadcaster Mihingarangi Forbes and comedian Andrew Clay are both in the RNZ Auckland studio.