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The Panel features a range of panellists from across the opinion spectrum, together with an interesting mix of guests from across the country.
Monday to Friday, 6pm - 7:30pm
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The Panel with Mai Chen and Allan Blackman (Part 1)
21 Aug 2018There's speculation in Australian media that Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull will call an early election after he staved-off a leadership challenge in the form of Peter Dutton. The PM carried out a… Read more Audio
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Story of the day for 21 August 2018
21 Aug 2018One wouldn't normally expect an art exhibition to be dangerous, but a man visiting a museum in Portugal ended up in hospital. Audio
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Pre-Panel & One Quick Question
21 Aug 2018Wage rises, electric blankets and wheatgerm. Read more Audio
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Panelists Tuesday 21 August 2018
20 Aug 2018Constitutional law expert Mai Chen and AUT chemistry professor Allan Blackman are both in Auckland for The Panel.
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Singular pronoun conundrum
20 Aug 2018Just what should we replace "he" and "she" with in a gender-fluid age? Can "their" be used in the singular? Pedants say "no". Audio
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The meaning of money
20 Aug 2018People born after 2000 are being dubbed the "invisible money generation" by the Financial Planning Association of Australia. They're those who only perceive money as online and card transactions. And… Read more Audio
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Financial cost of Catholic clergy abuse
A dollar figure has been added to the emotional and physical cost of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. $3-billion dollars. In Dunedin an abuse survivors group is calling for a school named after Bishop… Read more Audio
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New ride-sharing service for women
20 Aug 2018An Auckland law student Joel Rushton is starting up a ride-sharing business for women. The idea stemmed from his own anxiety about his girlfriend's safety when travelling alone in taxis with a male… Read more Audio
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Crotty's six head knocks in 15 months
20 Aug 2018Twenty-nine year-old All Black Ryan Crotty has suffered a sixth head injury in just over a year. The sport has been focusing more on concussion and head injuries which has put the spotlight on Crotty… Read more Audio
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Woman overboard survives for 10 hours
20 Aug 2018A British woman has survived for 10 hours after falling overboard from a cruise ship in the Adriatic Sea. How long do you think you could tread water for? Audio
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Panel Says
20 Aug 2018What the Panelists Catherine Robertson and Peter Fa'afiu want to talk about. Audio
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Phantom smells
20 Aug 2018Six per cent of people in an American study experience smelling smells that aren't actually there. Scientists have yet to discover the root cause although they can see associations with seizures… Read more Audio
The Panel
Wallace Chapman's Panel hour features a range of panellists from right along the opinion spectrum, together with expert phone guests.
Monday to Friday, 6pm - 7:30pm
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