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The Panel for Friday 7 December 2018

  • Panelists 7 December

    12:00 PM.Jim Mora is joined by Tim Watkin, founder of the political blog site, Pundit and Executive Producer of Podcasts & Series at RNZ, and Alan McElroy, comedian, actor and writer. 

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  • Pre-Panel & One Quick Question for 7 December 2018

    3:45 PM.We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today Robert's question about the word "watershed" and a query about crumpets.  Read more Audio

  • Story of the day for 7 December 2018

    3:55 PM.A seven-year-old has just become YouTube's highest earner, they've made over 30 million dollars this year. Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Tim Watkin and Alan McElroy (Part 1)

    4:03 PM.The Air New Zealand engineers' strike is planned for the busiest flying day of the year, December 21st. More than 40,000 customers are booked to travel that day. The strike is over pay and cuts to… Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Julia Whaipooti and Alan McElroy (Part 2)

    4:05 PM.In response to Peta's decision this week to ask people not to use idioms about hurting animals, A British book chain has offered up alternative idioms that don't "trivialis cruelty to book". They… Read more Audio

  • Air NZ engineers strike

    transport

    4:08 PM.The Air New Zealand engineers' strike is planned for the busiest flying day of the year, December 21st. More than 40,000 customers are booked to travel that day.  Read more Audio

  • British backpacker - Grace Millane

    crime

    4:14 PM.The police have just held a media conference regarding the missing British backpacker Grace Millane. Ms Millane, a 22 year-old from Essex, hasn't been seen since she went missing in downtown Auckland… Read more Audio

  • Cyber scams on the rise

    crime

    4:15 PM.A new report by CERT NZ has found reported cyber scam and fraud are up 90 percent. Kiwis have reported hundreds of security threats in the last quarter.  Read more Audio

  • Auckland Pride Parade board survives vote

    life and society

    4:24 PM.Auckland Pride Parade members have voted to keep its board, after it faced a vote of no confidence for asking police not to wear uniforms at next year's event.  Read more Audio

  • Hug the books

    language

    4:34 PM.In response to Peta's decision this week to ask people not to use idioms about hurting animals, A British book chain has offered up alternative idioms that don't "trivialise cruelty to books".  Read more Audio

  • Panel says

    4:41 PM.What the panellists Tim Watkin and Alan McElroy want to talk about. Audio

  • Courier deliveries: Trade Me response

    business

    4:42 PM.We've been airing complaints about what couriers charge, and the service they offer - or don't - to people who live even slightly out of town. We've had a huge amount of feedback on the subject from… Read more Audio

  • The problems with WoFs and NZTA

    business

    4:44 PM.The on-going problem of Warrants of Fitness not being up to standard. Thousands of cars need to be retested. A review is underway into NZTA's failure to enforce safety standards.  Read more Audio

  • The ethics of medical student influencers

    media

    4:53 PM.Real-life neuroscientist, and actress on the Big Bang Theory, Mayim Bialik is in an ad promoting a brand of mattresses. It seems actual medical students are now making extra cash being health… Read more Audio

  • Denmark's "unwanted" put on deserted island

    4:56 PM.Denmark is to put its 'unwanted' people onto a deserted island. These are migrants who are also criminals and rejected asylum seekers who can't be sent home.  Read more Audio

  • Mounting America's Cup costs - worth it?

    sport

    4:58 PM.It's been revealed the Government did consider pulling out of the America's Cup over its cost increases. The costs are 20 percent more than originally thought, which will be shared by the Government… Read more Audio