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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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The Panel with Paula Penfold and Stephen Franks (Part 2)
11 Dec 2018Many musicians with prominent Christmas songs rake in more than $1 million a year from the royalties. The panellists discuss their favourite - and least-favourite - Christmas bangers. What the… Read more Audio
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The Panel with Paula Penfold and Stephen Franks (Part 1)
11 Dec 2018The man arrested in relation to the death of Grace Millane has been granted name suppression for 20 days, but social media and overseas outlets have been flaunting that decision all over the place… Read more Audio
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Pre-Panel & One Quick Question for 11 December 2018
11 Dec 2018Why can't I find two-ply toilet paper anymore? Are the advertising signs on rugby field painted on, or digitally superimposed? And what do police do with warning letters from cyclists and motorists? Audio
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Story of the day for 11 December 2018
11 Dec 2018We're going to tell you how one brand created a "soundmark" and perhaps a place to live if rent is getting too expensive. Audio
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The right for tweets to be forgotten?
10 Dec 2018Comedian Kevin Hart has been fired from his Oscar-hosting role after homophobic tweets from the past resurfaced. Is it foolish for public figures to expect missteps from their past to go unnoticed? Audio
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The curious case of the free money
10 Dec 2018Guests at Jesse Paley-Atkins' Gentle Annie Seaside Campground awoke to a fabulous surprise on Saturday morning - $200-300 fastened to their vehicles! About $6,800 was dished out overall, but nobody… Read more Audio
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Dunedin man lights up his home for Christmas
10 Dec 2018John Fraser lives in the suburb of Fairfield in Dunedin, and he's decked out his house in the most Christmassy way imaginable for the festive season. Audio
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School criticised for its Christmas nativity play
10 Dec 2018Stanmore Bay School in Auckland has been criticised for its Christmas nativity play. Audio
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Panel says
10 Dec 2018What the panellists Alexia Russell and Damian Christie want to talk about. Audio
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Narcissism in the young
10 Dec 2018Researchers have been tracking an increase in narcissism in the young, in tandem with a decline in support for democracy. Audio
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The grapes are off?
Some vineyard owners are choosing to tear out the grapes in favour of apples, citing the continued corporatisation of winemaking in New Zealand and the prohibitively high price of releasing your own… Read more Audio
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Can we halve child poverty in a single decade?
10 Dec 2018About 100,000 children live in poverty in New Zealand - and Children's Commissioner Judge Andrew Becroft wants to halve that number by 2028. Is that a realistic goal? Judge Becroft joins us to discuss
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The Panel
Wallace Chapman's Panel hour features a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests.
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