The Panel

Evidence that rich schools are able to cherry pick the best students from poorer communities. NZEI President Liam Rutherford joins the discussion. Audio

Cher, one-half of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher who had the 1965 hit 'I Got You Babe'. She became a television personality in the 1970s with her shows The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour… Read more Audio

Simon Bridges longevity as National Party leader is under threat given the latest political polls. Professor Claire Robinson Massey University, who's studied political leadership and political… Read more Audio

Each Wednesday Wallace reads out poetry from the audience, for the "Midweek Poem" feature. Audio

New research points to science fiction books being good for young readers, particularly in these times. Audio

One in four people experience sexual assault in their lifetime, but 94 percent of those assaults are not reported to the police, the largest survey of crime in New Zealand shows. Chief Victims Advisor… Read more Audio

The Government's tracing app will be launched tomorrow. The Panel speaks to Dr Andrew Chen, an Auckland University researcher of digital transformation and its impacts on society. Audio

Panellists Ruth Money and Rajorshi Chakraborti share what they've been thinking about. Audio

A hallmark of our lockdown life has been the live broadcast of the daily press conference double act of the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern and Director General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield. They… Read more Audio