The Panel for Wednesday 20 March 2019

3:45 PM.An introduction to our panellist and the topics for the day plus our panellists share their thoughts on something they've been thinking about. Read more Audio

3:53 PM.Tears flowed at an emotional Dunedin City Council meeting as aroha was expressed for the Muslim Community and a vow was made to tackle racism head on. City councillor Marie Laufiso was at the meeting… Read more Audio

4:03 PM.As our nation faces questions around who we are in light of the atrocity committed at the two mosques in Christchurch, the New Zealand Parliament demonstrated inclusivity in its session yesterday. The… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Health experts warn the latest outbreak of measles could once again make the virus endemic, if not enough is done to prevent its spread. There are now 30 cases of measles in the Canterbury region and… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.As our nation faces questions around who we are in light of the atrocity committed at the two mosques in Christchurch, the New Zealand Parliament demonstrated inclusivity in its session yesterday. The… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.The first funeral for two victims of the mosque shootings took place this morning in Christchurch. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of father and son Khaled and Hamza Mustafa. Some in the… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Just what IS The Global UN Migration Compact which has angered the far right across Europe especially, and also the alledged Christchurch mosque gunman. National Party leader Simon Bridges warned last… Read more Audio

4:22 PM.Australian journalist Rashna Farrukh left the mainstream media after having enough of how muslims were portrayed and hearing the inflammatory rhetoric from the likes of the nationalist One Nation… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Friday's Christchurch mosque shootings has seen the launch of activisim on several fronts. A petition calling for a ban of semi-automatic weapons is doing the rounds and there's a campaign to put a… Read more Audio

4:51 PM.At least one person has been fired for watching the video of the Christchurch mosque shootings, while others have been dismissed for sharing it with workmates. Cyber Research is a company which… Read more Audio

4:56 PM.One of the questions that a lot of us are asking ourselves after the mosque killings is: who are we now as a nation? On the day this happened Jacinda Ardern what's become a catch-cry "This is not who… Read more Audio