Wallace Chapman

Greenpeace is calling for New Zealand to lead by example and be the first country to ban plastic drink bottles.  Audio

A Christchurch art gallery has apologised and pulled down controversial art after complaints the works appropriated Māori culture.  Audio

Wellington City Councillors have agreed to save Wellington's central library from demolition and instead spend up to $200m on a refit on the quake-prone building. Audio

In this day in 1996, Crowded House announced they had split up. Audio

New Zealand may have emerged from lockdown but many of the country's city centres remain very quiet. The Panel is joined by Heart Of The City chief executive Viv Beck. Audio

Consumer New Zealand says it is not reasonable for Air New Zealand to deny customers refunds and offer them credits instead.  Audio

Protests are continuing in the US, the same day charges were announced against the three other officers involved in the death of George Floyd. Audio

Panellists Lynda Hallinan and Morgan Godfery share what they have been thinking about. Audio

Lockdown did funny things for a lot of people. For RNZ Producer Robert Kelly it led to a desire to learn how to keep a house plant alive. Audio

Nelson's clock tower has always been a point of contention among locals but discussion of its merit - or lack of - has been stirred up again as the clock gets an overhaul.  Audio

The Panel is joined by Tim Watkin, who has written a piece for Pundit on the challenges ahead for Todd Muller. Audio

The Panel is joined by the chief executive of industry training organisation Competenz, Fiona Kingsford, to get her take on the government's free trade training package. Audio

In this day in 1967, The Doors released 'Light My Fire' in the US, where it went on to be number one on the singles chart two months later. Audio

As New Zealanders prepare to move to alert level 1, The Panel examines the idea of 'pandemic fatigue' with Dr Geoffrey Rice. Audio

Following on from the riots in the US, Waikato University of Law Professor Al Gillespie joins The Panel to discuss the laws surrounding rioting and peaceful assembly. Audio

Many in the US media are saying the treatment of journalists by police officers in recent days reflects an erosion of trust that has seeped into law enforcement under US President Donald Trump. Audio