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4:55 PM.Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has defended Nick Kyrgios's performance at Wimbledon. He's been accused of tanking but Federer says his performance in one game was probably tactics. Audio

4:51 PM.Phil Rudd has been handed a sentence of eight month home detention for threatening to kill and possession of methamphetamine and cannabis. Audio

4:45 PM.Police have waived the fine for a teenaged driver having an unauthorized passenger while driving on a restricted license. The police officer who issued the ticket dated it for October 22, 2015. In the… Read more Audio

4:35 PM.The ratio of our finger lengths says alot about us biologically. Maybe palm readers were on to something. Audio

4:21 PM.A New Zealand study has found over 2000 deaths a year could be prevented by a tax on unhealthy food. Lead researcher Cliona Ni Mhurchu of the University of Auckland joins the Panel to explain the… Read more Audio

4:13 PM.Forbes magazine predicted the demise of New Zealand's economy last year. With China on the decline are we to follow? We ask economist Bernard Hickey Audio

4:08 PM.What today's Panelists Penny Ashton and Nevil Gibson have been up to. Audio

4:08 PM.What the Panelists Penny Ashton and Nevil Gibson have been thinking about. Audio

4:05 PM.Topics - What your hands have to say, Teen gets off wrongly dated ticket, ACDC drummer gets home detention, Federer defends Kyrgios, and George W Bush $100k charity appearance. Audio

4:04 PM.Topics - China's economy and NZ, and Unhealthy food tax to save lives Audio

3:47 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:58 PM.A new app gives Facebook users an insight into which friends have deleted them from their friends list. Audio

4:57 PM.Australian swimming legend Dawn Fraser has been deemed racist after voicing her displeasure at the antics of tennis player Nick Kyrgios. Audio

4:55 PM.Gossip columnist Pebbles Hooper has resigned after comments about natuiral selction being at work after the accidental deaths of a woman and three young children. Audio

4:54 PM.Six British bank workers have been fired after videoing themselves doing a mock ISIS execution. Audio

4:47 PM.Aucklanders are being asked to provide evidence that liquor bans are needed. Orakei Local Board chair Desley Simpson talks about how you measure this. Audio

4:40 PM.What the Panelists Ellen Read and Mark Inglis have been thinking about. Audio

4:33 PM.One hundred-thousand people live in places and conditions outside the norm - like institutions, caravans and hostels. Meanwhile, there are currently 1,826 billionaires in the world. Audio

4:30 PM.Family Planning wants teenagers to be taught about sexual pleasure zones. But some principals quizzed aren't keen on their staff teaching techniques. Audio

4:23 PM.Snow has closed central North Island roads as this year's Big Chill moves north. Weather commentator Richard Green has the details for the Panel. Audio

4:13 PM.Are NCEA pass rates too good to be true? We ask Chris Whelan the executive director of Universities NZ. And why fewer are getting entry to university. Audio

4:11 PM.The man who was at the helm of Fonterra between 2001 and 2003 has died in London. Craig Norgate was described by John Key as a strong member of New Zealand's business community. Audio

4:09 PM.Avocados are the fruit everyone's talking about. Audio

4:08 PM.What the Panelists Ellen Read and Mark Inglis have been up to: Audio

4:05 PM.Topics - Need for liquor bans need to be proven, Staff fired over ISIS prank, Live by the pen, Olympic great labelled racist, Being deleted, and Peak avocado Audio