The Panel

Southlanders will descend upon Parliament tonight for the Southland Party - hosted by two MPs in the deep south. One of them, Hamish Walker, joins the panel to talk about the event, and a recent… Read more Audio

The weather affects our mood, our perceptions, and our attitudes towards risk and aggression ... so it's no surprise that it's had a big influence on politics throughout the years. University of… Read more Audio

NASA has set the controls for the heart of the Sun. Its newest spaceship, the size of a car, will set out tomorrow for the Sun itself. The Parker Solar Probe will get within 4 million miles, closer… Read more Audio

Different narratives and viewpoints are swirling around the Wally Haumaha review - can this be seen as a conflict of social perspectives, and if so what will come out on top? Audio

Malfunctioning traffic lights in Dunedin are now being controlled from Wellington, leading to some lengthy waits for motorists. But why not just get some traffic officers in there to control the flow?

New Zealand could follow the UK in bringing in age restrictions for online pornography, and blocking websites which don't comply. Audio

The government has pledged to phase out all single-use plastic bags over the next 12 months, but is that realistic given how useful and ubiquitous they are in daily life? Professor Al Gillespie joins… Read more Audio

Today we talk about the newest idea for calming your pets, pet food laced with pot. We also talk about navigation, why some people are better at it than others. Audio

Why aren't Prince Edward's children princes and princesses? Why do phone lines sound strange on the radio? And why do wagon wheels seem to turn anticlockwise in old films? Audio