Heather Roy

Teachers should know how to de-escalate classroom situations to avoid physical confrontations. Collabrative Trust chairperson, Steve Langley talks about how to cope with increased violence by pupils… Audio

Green Party wants to introduce a wealth tax to fund its welfare policy to guarantee a weekly income of least 325 dollars. Infometrics chief forecaster, Gareth Kiernan, talks about how it would work. Audio

New Zealand borders under pressure, epidemiologist Associate Professor Patricia Priest, joins the panel to talk about how to manage the stresses with so many New Zealanders returning home. Audio

Today in music history Ian Paice of Deep Purple has his 72nd birthday. Audio

Muslims leaders are calling for a transcript to be released of the interview the Royal Commission has done with mass murderer Brenton Tarrant. We speak to about how that might help victims going… Audio

Paula Bennett has announced she'll be leaving politics, leaving her options open. Brigette Morten, a former senior advisor to the National government talks about the bow out by Bennett. Audio

Panellists Heather Roy and Mauricio Olmedo Perez share what they have been thinking about. Audio

Amelia Langford looks into what has been described as the 'best thread of 2020'. Spoiler alert: It involves caterpillars. Audio

The appeal courts in the US have ruled that Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page didn't steal the famous Stairway to Heaven riff from the 1968 Spirit song, "Taurus". Audio

Another Super Tuesday in the U.S for the democratic presidential nominee hopefuls, US correspondent Simon Hampton joins The Panel to explain who's in the lead between Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden. Audio

Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Paul Spoonley, has grave concerns about the far right extremist threat not disappearing one year on from the attack on the Christchurch mosques, despite… Audio

Today in music history we look at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest and revisit past winners. Audio

Auckland council hears from a younger more diverse group of residents in feedback to its proposed Climate Action Framework than it would normally get. Audio

Safety advocate Lance Wiggs wants New Zealand's compulsory cycling helmet laws to be up for debate in the government's 'Accessible Street" discussion document. Audio

Kiwisaver and other investments are taking a hammering after the markets were spooked by coronavirus. Financial advisor Martin Hawes talks about what can be done with the funds. Audio

What the panellists Heather Roy and Mauricio Olmedo Perez have been thinking about. Audio