The Panel

An Interesting piece written recently on the issue of transgender sporting participation. Tennis legend and activist for LGBT rights Martina Navritalova waded into the debate, saying the rules could… Read more Audio

We spoke last week about the high cost of dental care in New Zealand and now the NZ Medical Association has lent their weight to the call for more affordable dental care. Read more Audio

A proposed sign to the entrance of entrance of Mataura is causing consternation. Council officials have decided to scrap the proposed red and black M, after people brought up that it has connotations… Read more Audio

Mount Maunganui has been voted New Zealand's best beach, in the TripAdvisor 2019 Travellers' Choice Awards, for the sixth time in a row. Four Bay of Plenty beaches are in the top ten, including… Read more Audio

In a piece in the Herald, teacher Alex Le Long explains her day - and it is so much more than just teaching. "I have been a mum, an aunty, and a sister to some students. I have had to be a doctor, a… Read more Audio

The classic glass milk bottle is making somewhat of a comeback with some dairy farmers deciding to use them instead of plastic. There's a lot public demand to go back to the old way, particularly… Read more Audio

New Zealand politicians are debating whether children should have a day off school to protest climate change. Kiwi students plan to walk off the classroom on March 15.  Read more Audio

What do YOU think is New Zealand's best beach? Mount Maunganui has been voted New Zealand's best beach, in the TripAdvisor 2019 Travellers' Choice Awards, for the sixth time in a row. Four Bay of… Read more Audio

New Zealand politicians are debating whether children should have a day off school to protest climate change. Last month thousands of UK school students "went on strike" as part of a global action on… Read more Audio

An introduction to our panellists and the topics for the day plus our panellists share their thoughts on something they've been thinking about. Read more Audio

Wallace Chapman is joined by Lizzie Marvelly, singer, editor of Villainesse, and columnist and David Farrar, pollster for the National party and editor of Kiwiblog. 

A former Macleans College student is in a stoush with the school over the selling of second-hand uniforms online. Jayson Fong reckons the uniforms are too expensive and he wanted to give students a… Read more Audio