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The Panel features a range of panellists from across the opinion spectrum, together with an interesting mix of experts, leaders, and locals.
Monday to Friday, 6pm - 7:30pm, plus a Wednesday Politics Panel 7.30pm - 8pm
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The prescription drug dilemma
30 Oct 2017The United States has just declared an opioid crisis, cracking down on its painkiller-addition that killing hundreds of American a day. Here we have similar advertising laws, the most relaxed in the… Read more Audio
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The return of the Black Plague
30 Oct 2017The plague has flared up across Madagascar with fears it could spread further via flights out of the country. Some are suggesting the practice of "dancing with the dead" is fueling the prevalence of… Read more Audio
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The fallout of the OZ citizenship crisis
30 Oct 2017They've been dumped, at least temporarily, from their government roles, and now decisions Australian politicians Barnaby Joyce and Fiona Nash made over the last year could be challenged. We get… Read more Audio
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Scraping national standards
30 Oct 2017National standards are set to be abolished by the new government, which wants to focus on learning rather than assessment for school children. The Panellists debate whether this will leave parents in… Read more Audio
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Providing housing for critical workers
30 Oct 2017The panellists discuss whether property owners with empty houses in Auckland should be encouraged by the government to rent them to critical workers like nurses and teachers. Read more Audio
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Building affordable homes in Auckland
30 Oct 2017Stephen Selwood, Chief executive of Infrastructure New Zealand, tells the panel about the logistics of facilitating affordable housing in Auckland. The government and new housing minister are… Read more Audio
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Can the government pay for its plans?
30 Oct 2017The government won't be announcing whether they can pay for all its proposed policies until a mini-budget before Christmas. The prime minister's confident the coalition agreements will be within the… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Stephen Franks and Ellen Read (Part 2)
30 Oct 2017The plague has flared up across Madagascar with fears it could spread further via flights out of the country. Some are suggesting the practice of "dancing with the dead" is fueling the prevalence of… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Stephen Franks and Ellen Read (Part 1)
30 Oct 2017The government won't be announcing whether they can pay for all its proposed policies until a mini-budget before Christmas. The prime minister's confident the coalition agreements will be within the… Read more Audio
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The Panel pre-show for 30 October 2017
30 Oct 2017Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel as well as our Story of the Day - today we look at calls in France to make language more gender-neutral. Read more Audio
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One Quick Question for 30 October 2017
30 Oct 2017We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today we answered William's question about speeding, Robert's query about pants and Perry's about emergency calls. Read more Audio
The Panel
Wallace Chapman's Panel hour features a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests.
Monday to Friday, 6pm - 7:30pm
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