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The Panel for Wednesday 3 July 2019
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Panellists Wednesday 3 July
12:00 PM.Wallace Chapman is joined by Peter Elliott, actor and presenter, and Nadine Higgins, journalist and columnist.
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Story of the Day for 3 July 2019
3:45 PM.It's a trope that never gets old in romcoms and tv shows - platonic friendship blossoming into great romantic love. But real life isn't a movie and declaring your love for a friend can be disastrous.
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I've been thinking for 3 July 2019
3:55 PM.What the Panellists Peter Elliott and Nadine Higgins have been thinking Audio
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The Panel with Nadine Higgins and Peter Elliott (Part 1)
4:04 PM.DHBs in trouble; Are these big productions worth it?; Wimbledon's dress debacle; Airport lounges: overrated? Audio
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The Panel with Nadine Higgins and Peter Elliott (Part 2)
4:05 PM.Question of the Day; St James in limbo; Online "polls" on news sites worrying; Cartoonist canned; ANZ threatens to leave us. Audio
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DHBs in trouble
4:10 PM.In the space of a few years District Health Boards have gone from one or two experiencing financial problems, to almost all being in deficit. Read more Audio
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Are these big productions worth it?
4:15 PM.New Zealand has been confirmed, by industry sources, as the primary location for a massive new TV series on Lord of the Rings. It is being produced by Amazon and it was a toss up between here and… Read more Audio
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Wimbledon's dress debacle
4:20 PM.It seems there is little end to the criticism women receive for wearing clothes - particularly if they are famous athletes. Wimbledon is often a hot spot for these comments, due to the strict dress… Read more Audio
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St James in limbo
4:40 PM.The historic St James theatre is in danger of indefinite mothballing because work has stalled on it. Funding woes means it's sitting abandoned. It used to be a jewel in the crown of Downtown Auckland… Read more Audio
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Airport lounges: overrated?
4:45 PM.Air New Zealand is looking at plans to curb access to its Koru lounge because its getting overcrowded. Today a piece in Stuff considering whether lounges are really worth it. Read more Audio
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Online "polls" on news sites worrying
4:50 PM.Online polls on news sites have been getting attention on social media here in New Zealand. The problem seems to be reducing a nuanced and serious issue into a yes or no question for readers to click… Read more Audio
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Cartoonist canned
4:50 PM.The artist who drew an anti-Trump cartoon has been fired. The cartoon showed the President looking down at the bodies of Oscar Ramirez and his young daughter Angie, who drowned crossing the Rio… Read more Audio