The Panel

Friday Mailbag: Wallace goes through the correspondence of the week looking at the big issues listeners were in touch about. Audio

There are increasing calls for COVID quarantine facilities to be further out of urban areas in light of a massive jump in imported cases. Historian Grant Morris talks to the Panel about what we can… Read more Audio

It's thought an isolating returnee caught COVID 19 from sharing a rubbish bin with another person who already had the virus. Wallace speaks to virologist, Dr Jemma Geoghegan from Otago University. Audio

Housing affordability is getting out of reach for more New Zealanders as the median house price continues to sky rocket. The Panel talks to NZ Initiative's chief economist, Dr Eric Crampton. Audio

What panellists Penny Ashton and Chris Finlayson have been thinking. Audio

Ireland's Supreme Court has ruled that bread sold by the fast food chain Subway contains so much sugar that it cannot be legally defined as bread. Rob Kelly gets to the bottom of the doughy issue Audio

Malta has backdowned from demanding Prince George return a fossil given to him by Sir David Attenborough, which he himself found on the Mediterranean island in the 1960s. Audio

Panellist Sue Kedgley shares the story of meeting John Lennon and Yoko Ono, including visiting their New York apartment Audio

Today is International Vegetarian Day. The Panel talks about their commitment to meat free days and how often they indulge in veg only meals. Audio

The overseas voters are being encouraged to get their votes in, but there are difficulties for some countries. The Panel speaks to Massey University Associate Professor Grant Duncan about the impact… Read more Audio