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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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What panellists have been thinking
18 Feb 2021What panellists Andrew Hoggard and Penny Ashton have been thinking. Audio
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Story Of The Day
18 Feb 2021The Panellists get together to help find the owners of a peacock found wandering around in the Wellington suburb of Newlands. Audio
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Is a tank top too revealing for high school?
17 Feb 2021Wellington Girls' College has apologised to a student who was sent home for wearing high-waisted pants and a tank top to school on Friday. Seventeen-year-old Lauren Hardie was told at the time her… Read more Audio
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The diplomatic row between Australia and New Zealand
17 Feb 2021A diplomatic row between Australia and New Zealand has erupted over the case of a 25-year-old woman who was detained in Turkey with her two children, after trying to enter illegally from Syria. Which… Read more Audio
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Should Covid app scanning be mandatory?
17 Feb 2021A canvas of central Auckland has seen some community members in support of mandatory scanning. There are more than 2 million people registered for the app, and QR code scan rates have nearly doubled… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Michelle Langstone and Pattrick Smellie
17 Feb 2021A canvas of central Auckland has seen some community members in support of mandatory scanning. There are more than 2 million people registered for the app, and QR code scan rates have nearly doubled… Read more Audio
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What panellists have been thinking
17 Feb 2021What panellists Michelle Langstone and Pattrick Smellie have been thinking. Audio
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Govt urged to do more for those plunged into hardship by pandemic
17 Feb 2021The Salvation Army is warning that the Covid-19 pandemic could exacerbate "unacceptable" levels of poverty and inequity in New Zealand. Read more Audio
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Small Business Segment - Sobhna's
16 Feb 2021For this week's small business segment The Panel speaks to Nimeesha Odedra who runs an Indian cooking and spices business with her mother Sue. Audio
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Auckland Pride Festival
16 Feb 2021The sudden alert level changes this week meant that many events have had to be postponed or cancelled. Following the government's announcement on Sunday, organisers of the Auckland Pride Festival… Read more Audio
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Proposed demerit points system fails youth, critics say
16 Feb 2021There are calls to throw out a proposed demerit points system for young offenders, with opponents saying it fails to recognise children's rights with its "punitive punishment-focused" approach to… Read more Audio
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Will a recession stop the runaway housing market?
16 Feb 2021New Zealand looks set for another recession this year - but the housing market will remain hot, Westpac's economists say. Chief economist Dominick Stephens joins The Panel to discuss. 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.
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