The Panel for Tuesday 6 November 2018

12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the communications specialist and former journalist Chris Wikaira, and LifeWise chief executive Moira Lawler

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

3:45 PM.A case of phony cancer treatment, plus an update on all the songs President Trump is not allowed to use. Audio

4:03 PM.The idea that won't go away went in front of Auckland's council today. Our panellists weigh in with their thoughts on the idea, and how it might be received. The Children's Commissioner is telling the… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.The Melbourne Cup kicks off in half an hour, amid unseasonal, torrential rain in Australia's second-largest city. What the Panelists Moira Lawler and Chris Wikaira want to talk about. Voters in the… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.The idea that won't go away went in front of Auckland's council today. Our panellists weigh in with their thoughts on the idea, and how it might be received. Audio

4:10 PM.The Children's Commissioner is telling the government to follow the lead of the UK, South Africa and Australia, and immediately ban smoking in cars with children in them. Audio

4:14 PM.A report into culture and conduct at New Zealand's banks paints a murky picture, even if it lacks the outrageousness of the Royal Commission of Inquiry in Australia. NZ Herald business editor at large… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.As the European Union tries to move away from daylight saving time, the panellists discuss whether New Zealand should do the same. Audio

4:29 PM.Pakistani woman Asia Bibi, who's a Christian, is asking the USA for asylum on religious grounds, after making a comment about the prophet Muhammed which landed her on death row. She's since been… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.The Melbourne Cup kicks off in half an hour, amid unseasonal, torrential rain in Australia's second-largest city. Audio

4:41 PM.What the Panelists Moira Lawler and Chris Wikaira want to talk about. Audio

4:45 PM.Voters in the United States head to the polls for mid-term elections tomorrow, and both political parties are pulling out all the stops to make sure the result goes their way. Audio

4:49 PM.Consumer NZ has harshly condemned most types of mechanical insurance, saying they're overly complicated and contain lots of technicalities which allow insurers to absolve themselves from paying up… Read more Audio

4:55 PM.The new, very slick and all local Air NZ safety video.... have you seen it? Audio

4:57 PM.There isn't much (visible) fallout from Guy Fawkes yesterday, but public sentiment towards the celebration seems to be shifting. Audio