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4:30 PM.As we get closer to Christmas and all it entails, the panellists tell us their plans for the season, and what they plan to eat on the big day. Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Thousands of Indian tech workers have turned to online therapy services to seek solace after being let go. We ask if embracing online counselling could be worthwhile for kiwis and the panellists… Read more Audio

4:15 PM.Following on from yesterday's discussion about teacher's having to physically restrain students, if they are endangering themselves or others, we ask our panellist school teacher Steve McCabe his… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.The state services commissioner wants to crack down on Crown entity boards hiking the salaries of their bosses. Dr Geoff Plimmer, director of Victoria University's School of Management, tells us why… Read more Audio

3:45 PM.We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today we answered William's question about post and Sally's query about airline seats.  Read more Audio

4:47 PM.A drink driver managed to sell his car before police could confiscate it. A judge then ordered the Subaru to be seized from its new owners, without making an order for them to be reimbursed for it.  Read more Audio

4:33 PM.Emails are being tracked not just by corporations, now personal users are tracking their electronic messages to see when and where they are opened. The panellists weigh in on the ever-expanding… Read more Audio

4:26 PM.There are calls for a single nationwide authority to keep our drinking water safe, following the discussions around the country's water quality. What hasn't had much attention is those on tank water.

4:15 PM.Is there an uneveness in the justice dispensed to some teachers? PPTA president Jack Boyle joins the panel to discuss whether the outcomes of these cases against teachers are positive for all involved… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.Police have launched their summer operation focusing on preventing assaults in Auckland's CBD in the lead up to Christmas. More than 40 % of public assaults happened during this time of year. Read more Audio

4:11 PM.Cyclist deaths are up more than three times on last year. We ask the panellists if the push back against cycleways is valid and what can be done to keep our roads safer. Read more Audio

3:52 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Story of the day today is about aliens: do you think they live among us?  Read more Audio

3:47 PM.We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today we answered Samantha and Duncan 's question about population and Paul's one about roads. Read more Audio

4:57 PM.Dunedin City Council says yes to shops opening doors during Easter when Ed Sheeran comes to town Read more Audio

4:49 PM.Rod Duke is going to appeal a decision that means he has to restrict the use of his personal helicopter to three times a week. Read more Audio

4:42 PM.Ali Jones and Stephen Franks with their topics of the day. Read more Audio

4:35 PM.Throwing time away on social media in the face of alarming productivity figures. Read more Audio