The Panel for Tuesday 7 July 2020

3:50 PM.Mythical beasts and where to find them! There's been a fresh sighting of the Loch Ness Monster and Robert Kelly finds himself in a credulous mood when it comes to monsters and beasts in Aotearoa and… Read more Audio

3:55 PM.Panellists Michelle Boag and Shane Te Pou share what they have been thinking about. Audio

4:06 PM.Melbourne apartment tower residents still not allowed out; Tourism would get a 4 billion dollar boost if there's an Oz/NZ bubble. Audio

4:07 PM.Adversarial style of politics system merits argued in Spinoff; PM confirms wage subsidy to end in September; Apartment owners face huge bill to earthquake proof their building; Study finds half of… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.The Panel speaks to Journalist Remy Varga who's outside the Melbourne tower block that's in hard lockdown. Audio

4:18 PM.It's calculated that a trans-Tasman bubble would be worth around four billion dollars to the tourism sector. AUT Professor of Tourism, Dr Michael Leuck talks about the possibilities. Audio

4:32 PM.Today in music history. Audio

4:34 PM.A Spinoff op ed advocates for retaining the adversarial political system in New Zealand. Author Danyl McLauchlan argues politics is not meant to be nice. Audio

4:41 PM.PM confirms the wage subsidy scheme will end in September. Infometrics Economist Brad Olsen talks about what impact that will have on the jobs its supported. Audio

4:45 PM.Wellington apartment owners are facing a 400 thousand dollar bill each to make sure their building is up to earthquake proof standards. Owner Geraldine Murphy speaks to the Panel. Audio

4:55 PM.Less than half of schools have robust sun hat policies, to protect children from future risk of skin cancer. Associate Professor Tony Reeder talks about their study into sun hats in schools. Audio