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3:45 PM.Your feedback, and what the panelists Cindy Mitchener and Peter Fa'afiu have been thinking about.  Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Wallace Chapman is joined by Cindy Mitchener, the former TV executive who now runs a recruitment company, and Peter Fa'afiu, management consultant and former New Zealand diplomat and trade… Read more

4:57 PM.There's concern an interview with one of the alleged ringleaders of the Roast Busters group could re-traumatise those involved. Newshub has announced it's going to air a TV interview with Joseph… Read more Audio

4:52 PM.A video has gone viral of students in "Make America Great Again" hats mocking a Native American Vietnam veteran at a march in the US. Nathan Phillips was playing a drum and singing while the Kentucky… Read more Audio

4:40 PM.It was reported last week that there is a shortage of people to plant trees for the Government's one billion trees plan. The pay rates sounded good - up to $400 a day, but only if you worked at an… Read more Audio

4:33 PM.It's been revealed TVNZ CEO Kevin Kenrick will take home $1.4 million dollars this year because of a big bonus and higher holiday pay.  Read more Audio

4:28 PM.Cassette tapes are apparently making a comeback, with tapes still being made and musicians releasing music on the outdated format. It's only making a few bucks in New Zealand so far.  Read more Audio

4:24 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been named as a highlight among people like David Attenborough, Shinzo Abe, Prince William, and Angela Merkel for the World Economic Forum in Davos next week. Read more Audio

4:09 PM.The Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability has been released and New Zealand continues to be one of the most unaffordable countries in the world to buy a house. Read more Audio

4:01 PM.Topics - The Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability has been released and New Zealand conitnues to be one of the most unaffordable countries in the world to buy a house, with the… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.What the Panelists Mike Williams and Michelle Boag have been thinking about. Audio

3:45 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Story of the day today is about Michelle Obama's new book, which has become a huge hit.  Read more Audio

5:00 PM.The dynamic duo are back for the first time in 2019. National Party grand dame Michelle Boag and Labour stalwart Mike Williams are both in the RNZ Auckland studio.

4:47 PM.The hits and misses for the economy and the country in general in 2018. Are we resilient as a nation? Politically, technologically, environmentally.

Brand NZ - where do we want NZ to be in 2019 and… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.If New Zealand had an official slogan...what might it be? Audio

4:20 PM.Norway's public broadcaster has made hit television with the introduction of slow Tv, and it's on its way to New Zealand. Watchers tune in to 12 hour television shows on arguably uninspiring content -… Read more Audio

4:17 PM.Some would say that a meal isn't really a meal if it doesn't contain some sort of meat. The environmental impact of the mass production of animal products needs to be taken into consideration… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.A "Johnny Appleseed" mentality is one factor behind people deliberately spreading plants that could be devasting to New Zealand's endemic flora and fauna, as is the potential commercial value of them… Read more Audio

4:06 PM.Very few doctors are being disciplined for mis-prescribing medications. Only 25 cases have faced discipline in the past 20 years. The Panelists wonder if pressure from patients is at play and… Read more Audio

4:02 PM.Topics - Question of the Day: If New Zealand had an official slogan...what might it be? Brand NZ - where do we want NZ to be? Audio

4:01 PM.Topics - Doctors innapropriately describing drugs - only 25 cases have faced discipline in the past 20 years. A "Johnny Appleseed" mentality is one factor behind people deliberately spreading plants… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.Wallace Chapman is joined by Kathryn Burnett and Michael Moynihan. He asks the question of the day: If New Zealand had an official slogan - what might it be? Panellists Michael Moynihan and Kathryn… Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Question of the Day: What song could you listen to over and over and over...? Audio

4:34 PM.We look back on the gender-based stories that dominated the news last year and discuss what that means now as we begin the new year.  Read more Audio