The Panel for Monday 1 October 2018

12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the public Affairs specialist Chris Wikaira in Wellington and journalist Nadine Higgins in the RNZ Auckland studio.

3:45 PM.We find the answers to any queries you can think up.

email: thepanel@radionz.co.nz Audio

3:53 PM.Today we look into warings about Selficides and flu epidemics. Audio

4:10 PM.The Green Party wants the welfare system to be more compassionate - but with sanctions already down by a fifth, how much lower is it reasonable to go? Audio

4:17 PM.Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft joins the panel to explain why he thinks the care and protection system needs greater emphasis on Maori perspectives, given the large number of Maori in… Read more Audio

4:31 PM.Led Zeppelin may yet pay a price for Jimmy Page's famous riff, as representatives of the band Spirit take Led Zepp back to court, accusing them of stealing the famous "Stairway to Heaven" riff from… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.What the Panelists Chris Wikaira and Nadine Higgins want to talk about. Audio

4:40 PM.Winston Peters is calling for immigrants to prove they understand and respect "New Zealand values" - but he doesn't outline exactly what those values are. Expat Kiwi Andrew Boak lives in San Francisco… Read more Audio

4:53 PM.September ended with "national all-time high" average house asking prices - but vendors insist it's both a great time to buy, AND a great time to sell. Have we hit a supply-and-demand sweet spot, or… Read more Audio

4:54 PM.Bernard Hickey told us on The Panel last week that petrol could hit $2.50. Today Shamubell Yacoub reckons $2.70 by early next year. Audio

4:57 PM.The NZ Herald reports today on a young mother left fearing for her life after being threatened with beheading. Audio