The Panel for Thursday 9 April 2020

3:49 PM.Robert Kelly has uncovered a poetry hoax, and he's not happy about it. Audio

3:55 PM.Panellists Julia Hartley Moore and Chris Orr share what they've been thinking about. Audio

4:03 PM.PPTA President Jack Boyle talks to The Panel about the 88 million dollar lockdown education package announced by the government. Councils throughout New Zealand face huge pressures as they try to… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.PPTA President Jack Boyle talks to The Panel about the 88 million dollar lockdown education package announced by the government. Audio

4:18 PM.Councils throughout New Zealand face huge pressures as they try to provide essential services during Covid 19 lockdown. President of Local Government New Zealand Dave Cull explains Audio

4:24 PM.Baldwin Street in Dunedin reclaims its steepest street in the world title. Jim Mora, who lead the original campaign to have it recognised by Guinness talks to the Panel about the development. Audio

4:28 PM.Wallace reads a selection of listener feedback to the show. Audio

4:33 PM.How will history judge world leaders on their handling of the Covid 19 pandemic? Anna Fifield The Washington Post's bureau chief in Beijing compares leadership in New Zealand to that in other… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Brendon O'Connor Associate Professor in American Politics, United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney on the reasons why Bernie Sanders has pulled out of the presidential race - leaving… Read more Audio

4:51 PM.Clinical psychologist from Victoria University, Dr Dougal Sutherland is urging people to keep up the kindness during the second half of the lock down phase. Audio