The Panel for Wednesday 18 September 2019

12:00 PM.Wallace Chapman is joined by Peter Elliott, actor and presenter, and Clare de Lore, Listener columnist and former political reporter and chairman of the Press Gallery.

3:45 PM.A brand has been roundly criticised for using school shootings as a fashion statement. Read more Audio

3:55 PM.What the Panellists Clare de Lore and Peter Elliott have been thinking about. Audio

4:03 PM.Mana whenua have reached a consensus about Ihumatao - they want the land back. The Maori King, Kiingi Tuheitia, announced this morning mana whenua were now in agreement over the land near Auckland… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Australian politicians are calling for the names "milk" and "meat" to be banned from being used to describe plant products. The Australian National party are lobbying the Federal government to stop… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.Mana whenua have reached a consensus about Ihumatao - they want the land back. The Maori King, Kiingi Tuheitia, announced this morning mana whenua were now in agreement over the land near Auckland… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.How do you feel about your insurer? If new research is anything to go by then not so good. A review of the conduct of life insurers found poor value products, over charging of premiums, and more.  Read more Audio

4:21 PM.Four major iwi from the Gisborne region have announced they will not hold a pōwhiri for the replica of Captain Cook's ship Endeavour which is set to arrive next month.  Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Australian politicians are calling for the names "milk" and "meat" to be banned from being used to describe plant products.  Read more Audio

4:40 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is to meet Donald Trump for the first ever formal meeting. The US is a key securirty partner for NZ and an important trading partner.  Read more Audio

4:48 PM.If you were the NZ PM meeting Trump, what is the one question you'd ask him? Audio

4:52 PM.An Australian professor of education has written a book asking if robots should replace teachers.  Read more Audio

4:57 PM.A scheduled oak tree on Sturges Road is causing the property owners huge stress. The owners want to chop it down - it's in their front yard. They say that the acorns can be dangerous. Read more Audio