1 May 2019

The Panel with Tim Watkin and Julia Whaipooti (Part 2)

From The Panel, 4:05 pm on 1 May 2019

Young people going to job interviews are being told that a poor handshake will cost you getting the job. And there's also a call to ban handshakes in the workplace over fears of unwanted touching. What would you tell your 18 year old self applying for your first job? Footage of deformed and dying chickens has been released animal rights group SAFE - they say the chickens are on a free range farm and highights how consumers are being hoodwinked, with people paying a premium for biards that are in fact suffering. Consumer NZ's Jessica Wilson explains what is and what isn't free range. Can we trust the labelling on products? The Israel Folau controversy over his social media comments condemning many varieties of sinners to hell, including gays, is taking another turn. Other Pasifika rugby players, including Taniela Tupou, have waded in. Tupou says that Rugby Australia might as well sack him "and all the other Pacific Islands rugby players around the world" because they have the same Christian beliefs as Folau. Have they been backed into a corner and forced to defend their faith? Michael Hill Jeweller is urging people to buy gifts for someone other than your actual mother, for Mothers' Day. It reckons you could be buying for your "work mum", too. The ad says "celebrate all your mums". The jewellery outlet's suggestions don't end there, others are "Friend Mum" and "Dad Mum.