The Panel for Monday 9 December 2019

3:45 PM.We just want to pay tribute to Big Bird and Oscar the grouch puppeteer Caroll Spinney. Audio

3:56 PM.What the panellists Nadine Higgins and David Slack have been thinking about. Audio

4:08 PM.Infrastructure New Zealand CEO Paul Blair talks about the need for more resilience in infrastructure projects in the future to cope with increased powerful weather events. Audio

4:15 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the government cannot confirm yet if there have been any fatalities She says "we believe 100 people were on, or around the island". Some are "unaccounted for". Audio

4:17 PM.Auckland commuters hit by ongoing pay talk break down between NZ Bus drivers and the company. Audio

4:23 PM.Associate Professor Terri-Ann Berry talks about the next single use plastic which the government is looking to phase out. Audio

4:27 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the government cannot confirm yet if there have been any fatalities Audio

4:35 PM.What's a NZ building, heritage or modern, that you really love? Why? Audio

4:40 PM.More cameras than ever are in public places around New Zealand. Audio

4:46 PM.Professor Jonathan Boston talks about the latest statistics on child poverty and why policies have not yet made a difference. Audio

4:56 PM.US President Donald Trump making America great again by regulating toilet flushing. Audio