The Panel

Several centres around the country are accepting refugees over the next few years. The refugee quota increased from 750 to 1000 last July, and will again rise again to 1500 in July 2020. Audio

Hair and facial hair - the flashpoint for high school kids. Brody Hide of Te Puke High school wants to keep his beard that he grew over summer. The school says grab a razor. Is having having a beard… Read more Audio

RNZ reporter Ben Strang reports on the latest on multiple fires in the Nelson region. He tells us a fire that broke out this afternoon at Walter's Bluff near Nelson city has been brought under… Read more Audio

Iwi are playing a more and more important role in the NZ economy and are a real success story. Jason Mika is a senior lecturer at Massey University and a director of Te Au Rangahau, the Māori Business… Read more Audio

What does business think of Jacinda Ardern's State of the Nation speech? She spoke of strong economic growth, trade deals with the EU and Britain and sorting out badly performing polytechnics. Kirk… Read more Audio

RNZ reporter Ben Strang reports on the latest on multiple fires in the Nelson region. He tells us a fire that broke out this afternoon at Walter's Bluff near Nelson city has been brought under… Read more Audio

What does business think of Jacinda Ardern's State of the Nation speech? She spoke of strong economic growth, trade deals with the EU and Britain and sorting out badly performing polytechnics. Kirk… Read more Audio

The answer to a question which I know has been plaguing you since time immemorial, HOW do I tweet and enjoy a bag of delicious greasy Greek Tzatziki flavoured potato chips without getting my phone all… Read more Audio

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Comedian Alan McElroy is in Auckland and social justice advocate Julia Whaipooti is in the RNZ Wellington studio.

A NYT piece caught our eye, Let Children get Bored again by writer Pamela Paul. This article puts forward the idea that boredom teaches us that life isnt a parade of amusements. Audio