The Panel for Friday 18 September 2015

3:44 PM.Your feedback, and a preview of the guests and topics on The Panel. Audio

4:03 PM.What the Panelists Michele A'Court and David Farrar have been up to. Exporters are hoping a new report on the ramifications of the TPP will allay fears that the trade deal will give foreign companies… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Technology has reached a point where almost every human function has been turned into a business. What the Panelists Michele A'Court (AK) and David Farrar (WN) have been thinking about. Caution was… Read more Audio

4:07 PM.What the Panelists Michele A'Court and David Farrar have been up to. Audio

4:11 PM.Exporters are hoping a new report on the ramifications of the TPP will allay fears that the trade deal will give foreign companies too much power. Audio

4:15 PM.One of the country's top state schools is ditching the Cambridge exams to "fully embrace" NCEA. Audio

4:21 PM.A $63 million blowout in staff costs is being downplayed at Auckland Council. They say savings have led to an $80 million budget surplus this year. Audio

4:31 PM.Technology has reached a point where almost every human function has been turned into a business. Audio

4:38 PM.What the Panelists Michele A'Court (AK) and David Farrar (WN) have been thinking about. Audio

4:42 PM.Caution was still advised, but the tsunami threat to New Zealand's east coast and Chatham Islands since Thursday's quake has largely passed, Civil Defence said. Audio

4:51 PM.The 'Hakarena' controversy, former England halfback Matt Dawson assembling some guys from a rugby club to make a less than whelming sort of video lampooning the All Blacks haka. Audio

4:56 PM.How refreshing in a way, the resurging interest in American politics; the second Republican debate was the most-watched programme ever on CNN. Audio