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The Panel for Wednesday 13 February 2019

  • Panelists Wednesday 13 February

    12:00 PM.Today Wallace Chapman is joined by Chris Gallavin, Massey University Pro Vice Chancellor, and Tess Nichol, former NZ Herald reporter. 

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  • Pre-Panel for 13 February 2019

    3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

  • Story of the day for 13 February 2019

    media

    3:48 PM.American parents say their children have started speaking with British accents because of cartoon Peppa Pig. Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Chris Gallavin and Tess Nichol (Part 1)

    4:03 PM.The Salvation Army's State of Nation Report is out called Are you well, are we safe? It measures the overall wellbeing of New Zealanders, and they are sceptical of the Government's focus on wellbeing… Read more Audio

  • The Panel with Chris Gallavin and Tess Nichol (Part 2)

    4:05 PM.Question of the Day: what lolly was a childhood fave? Mondelez is slashing the size of its Pascall packets of lollies - we're talking jet planes, wine gums, jubes and mint imperials by 25 percent. But… Read more Audio

  • Sallies report: Is wellbeing enough?

    politics

    4:09 PM.The Salvation Army's State of Nation Report is out called Are you well, are we safe? It measures the overall wellbeing of New Zealanders, and they are skeptical of the Government's focus on wellbeing… Read more Audio

  • Our realtionship with China

    politics

    4:20 PM.What should New Zealand's relationship to China be? Is our relationship cooling under the Labour led Government, with Winston Peters more inclined to pivot towards the United States when it comes to… Read more Audio

  • Deaf discrimination in the workforce

    disability

    4:23 PM.A British woman has shared her story about discrimination she has faced because of her disability. Kellie Wilson says she loses out every time due to her deafness. She's applied for 1000 jobs in 18… Read more Audio

  • Question of the Day

    4:32 PM.Question of the Day: what lolly was a childhood fave? Audio

  • The great lolly slim down

    4:34 PM.Mondelez is slashing the size of its Pascall packets of lollies - we're talking jet planes, wine gums, jubes and mint imperials by 25 percent. But the price is only dropping 15 percent.  Read more Audio

  • Is a beach a road?

    environment transport

    4:40 PM.Journalist Greer Berry has penned a piece saying driving on the beach is a step too far, and asking why we allow beaches to be classed as roads.  Read more Audio

  • Government shake up of polytechs

    education politics

    4:45 PM.The Government proposed today merging all 16 polytechnics into a single national institution. Education Minister Chris Hipkins says this will radically reform the organisations, in the face of of… Read more Audio

  • More vegetarians, less meat

    food

    4:53 PM.One in ten kiwis are vegetarian or at least mostly meat-free. The Better Futures report released today shows the number of vegetarians has risen steadily since 2014.  Read more Audio