Nalini Baruch
Auckand Council votes in favour of regional water restrictions
Watercare CEO Raveen Jaduram speaks to the panel about water restrictions throughout the region from next week. Audio
Fast tracking certain infrastructure projects
A couple of days ago the government announced that certain infrastructure projects will be sped through the consents process. Fundamentally the idea is to get projects started as soon as possible to… Audio
Questions raised about the legality of the lockdown
Legal experts have raised questions about the legality of the lock down in New Zealand. Waikato University Professor of Law Al Gillespie joins the discussion. Audio
A huge number of hospitality rules at alert level 2
Life under alert level 2 means a raft of new regulations for the hospitality sector to operate under. Hospitality NZ chief executive Julie White talks about how that will impact the industry. Audio
Government unveils what life is like at alert level 2
The Prime Minister has unveiled guidelines for life at alert level 2. We go through what has been stipulated with RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson. Audio
The Panel with Nalini Baruch and Steve McCabe (Part 2)
Legal experts have raised questions about the legality of the lock down in New Zealand. Waikato University Professor of Law Al Gillespie joins the discussion. A couple of days ago the government's… Audio
The Panel with Nalini Baruch and Steve McCabe (Part 1)
The Prime Minister has unveiled guidelines for life at alert level 2. We go through what has been stipulated with RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson. Life under alert level 2 means a raft of new… Audio
I've been thinking for 7 May 2020
Panellists Nalini Baruch and Steve McCabe share what they've been thinking about. Audio
Story of the Day for 7 May 2020
It seems to be becoming increasingly popular for celebrities to choose unusual - or sometimes downright strange - names for their children. This has just been highlighted by the name tech entrepreneur… Audio
Could you go phone free for a day?
Father suggests going phone free for a day - in a bid to get people paying more attention to each other, than their devices. Audio
Foreign policy ban doesn't hit house prices
Senior economist Brad Olsen joins The Panel to discuss how a ban on foreign buyers has affected our housing market ... or not. Audio
Super Tuesday results roll in
Super Tuesday has happened in the United States - US correspondent Simon Hampton joins The Panel to give an update on who's winning the democratic race. Audio
Today in music history for 4 March 2020
Village People singer Glenn Hughes died of lung cancer aged 50 in his Manhattan apartment in New York. Audio
Mosque attack anniversary brings focus on extremism
There is a renewed focus on online extremism in the lead up to the first anniversary of the mosque attacks in Christchurch last March. Audio
Should our police be armed?
New police Armed Response Teams have been called out 50 times more than the Armed Offenders squads were last year. Audio
Conspiracies surround coronavirus
Dr Alison Campbell joins The Panel to talk about conspiracy theories swirling around the Covid-19 coronavirus. Audio
Are we screening carefully enough for Covid?
Traveller Zara Potts tells The Panel screening for coronavirus in countries in Europe, and in Singapore, was far more thorough than in New Zealand. Audio
The Panel with Nalini Baruch and Jordan Carter (Part 2)
Village People singer Glenn Hughes died of lung cancer aged 50 in his Manhattan apartment in New York. Super Tuesday has happened in the United States - US correspondent Simon Hampton joins The Panel… Audio
I've been thinking for 4 March 2020
What the panellists Nalini Baruch and Jordan Carter have been thinking about. Audio
Story of the Day for 4 March 2020
A Japanese billionaire has had his idea of how to win the heart of a special lady. Audio