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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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Club rugby in Auckland is over
21 Jun 2019A sobering, but fascinating article in METRO magazine about the changing nature of club rugby in Auckland. Changing is one word for it, the " death of " is what the writer of the article calls it. Read more Audio
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Question of the Day: Art that moves you
21 Jun 2019What piece of art (paintings, photography, sculptures etc) has moved you to tears? Read more Audio
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Recycling shame
21 Jun 2019Aussies can now spy on their neighbours to see if they're helping to save the planet or not. See-through wheelie bins are being trialled in Adelaide to shame those people who don't recycle properly… Read more Audio
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Gun buyback labelled a rip off
21 Jun 2019The Government gun buyback scheme started yesterday, and runs for 6 months. The scheme has been boosted to 208 million dollars and will see gun owners compensation based on the type of gun and its… Read more Audio
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Groceries and democracy, who does this favour?
21 Jun 2019Justice Minister Andrew Little yesterday announced that Government would introduce legislation allowing people to enrol on the same day, and the proposed law change would also allow ballot boxes in… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Bill Ralston (Part 2)
21 Jun 2019What piece of art (paintings, photography, sculptures etc) has moved you to tears? A sobering, but fascinating article in METRO magazine about the changing nature of club rugby in Auckland. Changing… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Jo McCarroll and Bill Ralston (Part 1)
21 Jun 2019Fancy voting for your favourite candidate while picking up some bananas from the supermarket Justice Minister Andrew Little yesteday announced that Government would introduce legislation allowing… Read more Audio
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I've been thinking for 21 June 2019
21 Jun 2019What the Panellists Jo McCarroll and Bill Ralston have been thinking Audio
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Story of the Day for 21 June 2019
21 Jun 2019Top sheets, it's been said, are an endangered species. Of the many things that millennials are killing apparently the top sheet can be included. Ali Ventura vehemently disagrees and tries to prove her… Read more Audio
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Panellists Friday 21 June
21 Jun 2019Wallace Chapman is joined by Bill Ralston, broadcaster, former political journalist and and co-founder of media training organisation Deadline Ltd, and Jo McCarroll, editor of NZ Gardener magazine.
Coming up
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Cash is king, but the monarchy's in trouble ...
20 Jun 2019Less than 40 percent of New Zealanders use cash at least three times per week. Audio
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Govt firearms buyback starts today
20 Jun 2019The government's gun buyback starts today and will run until mid-December. But there's a BIT disparity in how much different parties think it'll cost ... 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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