The Panel

Panellists Nicky Pellegrino and Peter Field discuss the newly announced trans-Tasman bubble, calls for self-swab cervical cancer tests, embracing the digital age. Read more Audio

The Hamilton to Auckland commuter train made its first trip today. Panellists share what they have been thinking. Read more Audio

Panellists Niki Bezzant and James Nokise discuss the minimum wage increase, rent caps, and lawn bowls. Read more Audio

Panellists Niki Bezzant and James Nokise share what they have been thinking. We look back at some of the best April Fool's pranks of all time. Read more Audio

The Cancer Society is calling for a significant reduction in the number of stores that are able to sell tobacco, a group of eight experts has been commissioned to work on a likely new public media… Read more Audio

The government's plan for light rail, banning cellphones from schools, a local council lego challenge prompts debate. Read more Audio

The Panellists ponder listeners questions about social etiquette during the weekly Dear Panel segment. Read more Audio

Victoria Stewart and Allan Blackman discuss the future of provincial rugby, the origins of the word 'mufti', new research on specific warnings for roll your own tobacco pouches, and maximalism versus… Read more Audio

Victoria Stewart and Allan Blackman discuss timber giant Carter Holt Harvey's decision to stop supplying timber to some major retailers, 'blind job interviews', and Hot Wheels. Read more Audio

It turns out that all that philanthropy that the most elite super wealthy people in the US and UK is actually mostly self-serving. Read more Audio