The Panel for Tuesday 17 November 2020

3:50 PM.Following a new German public health campaign urging residents to be as 'lazy as racoons' to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Amelia Langford delves into the importance of doing nothing. Audio

3:55 PM.What panellists Ruth Money and Chris Orr have been thinking. Audio

4:17 PM.The government may be forced to implement a wealth tax to address the housing crisis and pressure on rental markets. Tax specialist at Baucher Consulting, Terry Baucher talks to the Panel about the… Read more Audio

4:21 PM.Otago University researchers say developing therapeutics to fight COVID-19 are as important as vaccine development. Biochemistry Professor Kurt Krause talks to The Panel about the importance of… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.Today in music history, in 2003 Britney Spears became the youngest singer to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame aged just 21 years old. Audio

4:35 PM.Head of Consumer NZ calls out corporates for the way they treat customers. Jon Duffy talks to the Panel about his concerns. Audio

4:40 PM.The Auckland Council's WaitematÄ Local Board deciding whether not to give approval for an Erebus memorial sculpture to be installed in Parnell's Dove-Meyer Robinson Park. Local, Jo Malcolm, whose… Read more Audio

4:53 PM.The surveyor who proved that Baldwin Street is still the steepest street in the world gets recognised by Dunedin Council. The Panel speaks to Toby Stoff about his dedication to the cause and the… Read more Audio