The Panel

Jim Mora is joined by Rebekah White, Editor of NZ Geographic, and Damian Christie, journalist and director of Aotearoa Science Agency.

After nine years of construction, the world's longest sea bridge will open this week. It connects Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China, but critics say not many people will be able to use it. Read more Audio

Only about 3 percent of people bike to work, will cycling ever reach critical mass here? Or will cycleways become e-roads? E-scooters are now across the country, but some aren't impressed with the… Read more Audio

Mental health nurse Wendy Hamer was stabbed, punched and scalded with boiling water by the man, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity.  Read more Audio

What the Panelists Martin Cocker and Victoria Stewart want to talk about. Audio

The first life on Earth may have been purple, a new research paper suggests. The paper in the International Journal of Astrobiology argues that before green plants took energy from the sun, tiny… Read more Audio

Waiheke Island taxi drivers are frustrated with Auckland ride-share drivers coming over on the ferry and stealing fares. It's claimed the Auckland drivers pretend to be locals with signs to that… Read more Audio

A company that makes alternative milk products out of oats is angering the dairy world.   Read more Audio

Sources today say body parts of the slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi are believed to have been found. Khashoggi's suspected murder has some questioning support of Saudi Arabia.  Read more Audio

Simon Bridges has said renegade MP Jami-Lee Ross is no longer his problem. It comes as a new poll shows the National has slipped since the drama unfolded. Read more Audio

National Party leader Simon Bridges has suggested Wellington could be the next city in line for a fuel tax. But the Wellington Mayor has ruled out the possibility. The panelists weigh in on the issue.

The first life on Earth may have been purple, a new research paper suggests. The paper in the International Journal of Astrobiology argues that before green plants took energy from the sun, tiny… Read more Audio