The Panel

New Zealanders may vote on whether to legalise cannabis in 2019. The government is considering holding the referendum next year rather than in 20/20 when the General Election will also be held… Read more Audio

Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Story of the day today is about the latest trends in baby names in America - a writer is not happy with the spelling of some of the… Read more Audio

We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today we answered Andrew's question about glass jars, Keith's query about emails spam and Rheon's wondering about betting.  Read more Audio

Comedienne and author Michel A'Court and the CEO of Netsafe Martin Cocker are both in our Auckland studio.

Women working at Showgirls in Auckland and Calendar Girls in Christchurch are having to make up the time if they take sick leave, they have their pay docked if they miss a shift and often lived in… Read more Audio

We heard from an employer of IHC workers who says his ACC levy went up markedly after a worker had an accident. We talk to ACC lawyer Chris Patterson who says as with most insurers ACC provides… Read more Audio

What the Panelists Josie Pagani and Jonathan Krebs want to talk about. Audio

Spare a thought for poor stressed out journalists. According to a British neuroscientist Tara Swart they drink too much, are bad a managing emotions, aren't very good at supressing bias, or solving… Read more Audio

Lawyer Gregory Thwaite used a quote 'The best party has women with a past and young men with a future' on an invitation to a dinner for the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs but says it… Read more Audio

Is a new sports stadium in downtown Auckland's waterfront the way to riches for the city or more likely to be a white elephant? Would Aucklanders sooner have the money spent on sewage upgrades? Massey… Read more Audio

Is the idea of completely eradicating the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis, as the PM plans to attempt, a silly pipe dream? Keith Woodford of Agrifood Systems says the bacterial infection has always… Read more Audio

Spare a thought for poor stressed out journalists. According to a British neuroscientist Tara Swart they drink too much, are bad a managing emotions, aren't very good at suppressing bias, or solving… Read more Audio