The Panel

Wallace is joined today by Emma Espiner and Joe Bennett who share what they've been thinking and Caitlin Cherry has the story of the day. Audio

Commentator Emma Espiner is in Auckland and Joe Bennett is in the RNZ Christchurch studio.

Panelists Janet Wilson and David Cormack are joined by political commentators Kate Nicholls and Ben Thomas to talk about the political hits and misses in 2018, and what they're expecting in 2019. Audio

Question of the day: Should kids bike to school - would you let your kids do it? Audio

What plastic packaging MOST annoys you in a supermarket? Audio

There's no stoner like an old stoner. The fastest growing group of cannabis users in the US are those aged over 50. The reasons given are various, with legalization taking a lot of the stigma away… Read more Audio

A warning that the global climate could go back to heat levels that the Earth had during the times of the dinosaurs. Climate scientist James Renwick discusses what this mean and how individuals can to… Read more Audio

Sunday's fatal crash after a Police pursuit in Christchurch has brough up the idea of banning chases altogether. It's described as a complicated issue by the head of the Police Association Chris… Read more Audio

Wallace is joined today by Janet Wilson and David Cormack, who share what they've been thinking and Caitlin Cherry has the story of the day - how to stick to New Years resolutions Audio

Columnist David Cormack is in Wellington and former journalist Janet Wilson is in the RNZ Auckland studio

Some Buddhists are releasing animals into the wild as a way to get good karma. This has included releasing live fish, which are bought at fish markets, into Auckland's Waitemata Harbour and red-eared… Read more Audio

The exploitation of immigrant workers is becoming more commonplace in New Zealand. It stems from the initial advertising of jobs, according to the Union Network of Migrants, where employers place a… Read more Audio