The Panel for Wednesday 30 September 2020

3:45 PM.Dear Panel - a weekly feature answering questions about life's conundrums, presented by Amelia Langford. Audio

3:55 PM.What panellists Ali Jones and Steve McCabe have been thinking. Audio

4:08 PM.Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden and Donald Trump, have squared off for their first leaders debate in the US. We speak to Feature Story's Simon Marks. Audio

4:14 PM.We remember the Australian singer Helen Reddy who has died in LA at the age of 78. Her song I am Woman became a feminist anthem in 1972. Audio

4:15 PM.The Covid-19 global death toll has reached 1 million, as the only remaining cluster in NZ is nearly closed. Epidemiology Professor Rod Jackson talks to The Panel. Audio

4:20 PM.Online debate has been sparked after two parents disagreed about whether tickling a child is a form of child abuse. Audio

4:32 PM.California wildfires claim three more lives in Napa Valley. The Panel speaks to Santa Rosa resident, Richard la Rosa, about how bad the situation is there. Audio

4:40 PM.The Children's commissioner is calling for a debate on allowing witnesses to remain silent when it comes to child abuse. Judge Andrew Becroft talks to the Panel about his concerns about the law. Audio

4:55 PM.Labour and National Party leaders go head to head in their second televised debate tonight, hosted by Paddy Gower on 3. Audio