The Panel

The Panelists talk about introducing mental health initiatives to schools. A Chinese construction company has offered to build the long-mooted four-lane, $400-million-dollar Penlink toll road north of… Read more Audio

A new take on the idea of the hive mind. Audio

Muscle cancer,slow driving and pollution, and assault on the sports field. Read more Audio

Private investigator Julia Hartley-Moore and comedian and football enthusiast Andrew Clay are both in the RNZ Auckland studio.

The prime minister has announced a $1.7 million dollop of funding for Waikato to help form a "tourism triangle" between Matamata, Morrinsville and Te Aroha. Is this the Provincial Growth Fund in… Read more Audio

Can you create "art" out of illicit drugs? Audio

A near-miss at a Hamilton control tower in 2015 has prompted a review of the tower's practices. Former Aviation Industry Association chief executive Irene King joins us to talk about what goes on in… Read more Audio

What the Panelists Ali Jones and Mike Rehu want to talk about. Audio

We're flying more, travelling more, and spending more than a decade ago - and tourism is becoming a major world export. The Panel discusses some of the most popular world tourist destinations and… Read more Audio

Tomorrow the US Senate decide whether to ratify the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. The Panel's US correspondent Karen Kasler joins us to summarise the past few days. Audio

In some main centres the price of petrol has crept above $2.50 per litre - so some disgruntled motorists are trying to organise a stand against the industry, with more than 15,000 people expressing an… Read more Audio