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The Panel for Tuesday 2 October 2018
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The Panel, Tuesday October 2nd
12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the PR consultant and well-regarded craft beer Tweeter Ben Thomas, and the food and nutrition writer and speaker Niki Bezzant
Coming up
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Pre-Panel & One Quick Question
3:45 PM.How do sea mammals survive without drinking sea water? What sorts of gas to people use to knock people out in order to burgle them (don't go getting any ideas, listeners)? And why doesn't TradeMe have… Read more Audio
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Story of the day for 2 October 2018
3:49 PM.The future of our cashless society and our stalling internet use. Audio
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The Panel with Ben Thomas and Niki Bezzant (Part 1)
4:03 PM.The PPTA has rejected the government's latest pay offer, emphasising that the issue is about both pay and improving working conditions. A 28 year-old man suspected of child abuse has been forced to… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Ben Thomas and Niki Bezzant (Part 2)
4:05 PM.In a recent Paul McCartney interview he says it was the only song he ever wrote that John Lennon praised. He says he would pay Lennon complinents, but only ever got one back. What the Panelists Ben… Read more Audio
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Teachers' Union says conditions must be addressed
4:10 PM.The PPTA has rejected the government's latest pay offer, emphasising that the issue is about both pay and improving working conditions Audio
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FBI forces suspect to unlock phone using facial ID
4:13 PM.A 28 year-old man suspected of child abuse has been forced to unlock his phone using facial ID - thought to be the first time this has happened. Audio
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Are Kiwibuild homes value for money?
4:18 PM.CoreLogic analysts say buyers will save $90,000 or so by buying KiwiBuild houses - but could that cost-cut compromise the homes' quality? Roger Levie from HOBANZ joins us to discuss. Audio
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Politicians again running foul of copyright?
4:30 PM.A video of Simon Bridges and Chris Bishop singing popular songs in a car has raised questions about whether they're breaking copyright by using the music in what could be perceived as political… Read more Audio
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The one McCartney song Lennon liked
4:33 PM.In a recent Paul McCartney interview he says it was the only song he ever wrote that John Lennon praised. He says he would pay Lennon complinents, but only ever got one back. Audio
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Could renter-friendly policies scare off landlords?
4:46 PM.Property investors are worried a wave of tenant-free rules could throw up some dicey situations for landlords who're simply trying to protect their assets. Juli Anne Tolley from the Tauranga Property… Read more Audio
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RIP to "The French Sinatra"
4:56 PM.The Panel pays tribute to singer Charles Aznavour - known as "the French Sinatra" - who has died at the age of 94. Audio