The Panel for Monday 19 August 2019

12:00 PM.Today's panellists are the Pasifika writer, poet, and programme director of the Mana Moana Experience Karlo Mila, and the journalist and Newsroom Pro managing editor Bernard Hickey

3:45 PM.So THE Ohio State University has put in a trademark application to protect its brand. By trademarking the word "the". Basically they're looking to launch a new collection of University clothing solely… Read more Audio

3:55 PM.What the Panellists Karlo Mila and Bernard Hickey have been thinking about. Audio

4:09 PM.The government has unveiled a bold new strategy aiming to drastically lower the number of Maori in prison. Lawyer and youth justice advocate Kingi Snelgar joins us to discuss whether these are… Read more Audio

4:23 PM.Australia's relationship with the Pacific Islands is eroding by the soundbite - with deputy prime minister Michael McCormack the latest to commit an offensive faux pas. Journalist Michael Field joins… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Have you ever gotten in trouble for jaywalking? Audio

4:44 PM.Support for legalising recreational cannabis has plummeted in a recent poll. Ross Bell from the Drug Foundation joins us to chat about what this means for next year's vote. Audio

4:51 PM.The All Black reserve halfback TJ Perenara wrote "Ihumatao" on his wrist band and proudly displayed it during the national anthem and while leading the All Blacks haka. Audio

4:55 PM.Newsroom's Farah Hancock last week highlighted, with wry humour, the dangers of unconventional treatments for erectile disfunction. Audio