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The Panel for Tuesday 23 October 2018
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Pre-Panel & One Quick Question
3:45 PM.We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today William's question about bird urine, Pete's query about border control and Wendy's one about petrol. Read more Audio
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Story of the day for 23 October 2018
3:52 PM.The US Embassy in Australia has had to apologise for sending an inappropriate email. Read more Audio
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The Panel with Ruth Money and Chris Gallavin (Part 1)
4:03 PM.Some bus services in Auckland and Hamilton weren't running due to drivers striking. The drivers want a country-wide fair pay agreement. The union representing the drivers says the way contrats are… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Ruth Money and Chris Gallavin (Part 2)
4:05 PM.A Slate columnist has written a piece about meditation and how it can be beneficial even when not done perfectly. She makes the point that many people don't even begin to try in fear they won't be… Read more Audio
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Nauru and Manus Island refugees
4:08 PM.It's looking more likely that Australia will take up New Zealand's offer of accepting 150 refugees from the Manus Island and Nauru detention centres. Read more Audio
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Private contracts failing the transport sector
4:10 PM.Some bus services in Auckland and Hamilton weren't running due to drivers striking. The union representing the drivers says the way contracts are awarded to bus companies makes companies cut wages to… Read more Audio
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Author incomes drop
4:18 PM.A new study has found Canadian writers are earning 27 per cent less than they were three years ago. Average incomes dropped to just over $9,000 in that time. Read more Audio
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The media's handling of the Jami-Lee Ross saga
4:18 PM.The Prime Minister says more care needs to be taken with the mental health of MPs following the news over the weekend that Jami-Lee Ross went into mental health care. Read more Audio
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Frankie says relax
4:31 PM.A Slate columnist has written a piece about meditation and how it can be beneficial even when not done perfectly. She makes the point that many people don't even begin to try in fear they won't be… Read more Audio
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Increasing residency for NZ Super
4:43 PM.A New Zealand First bill to increase the restrictions on who is allowed to receive the pension has been drawn from the ballot. It proposes that people must be a resident here for 20 years to qualify… Read more Audio
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Natural gas boom
4:52 PM.Canada is looking to begin a $40 billion project in natural gas. The Toronto Star is reporting world gas prices have finally come out a lengthy slump and more and more liquefied natural gas projects… Read more Audio
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Discharged without conviction after importing cocaine
4:55 PM.Joseph Babich from the Babich wine family discharged without conviction after importing cocaine and other drugs on the Dark Web. Read more Audio
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Donald Trump's approval rating
4:58 PM.Donald Trump has a high approval rate than Barack Obama did at the same point in his presidency, according to a new poll by NBC and the Wall Street Journal. We ask the panelists why they think that is… Read more Audio