The Panel for Thursday 6 December 2018

12:00 PM.Jim Mora is joined Niki Bezzant, editor-at-large of the Healthy Food Guide magazine, and Sanjay Kumarasingham, chair of Committee for Auckland's Growth Leadership panel and environmental engineer. 

3:45 PM.We find the answers to any queries you can think up. Today Deborah's question about eggs, a discussion from Helen and her gardening pals in Nelson, and an answer for William about concrete.  Read more Audio

3:55 PM.An interesting article in the Conversation by 3 Australian communications and marketing academics points out that older people are often portrayed in the media as being technically challenged. Read more Audio

4:03 PM.The Employment Relations Amendment Act has passed its third reading. The act will restore meal and rest breaks for workers, collective bargaining and union rights, protections for "vulnerable… Read more Audio

4:05 PM.Cognitive neuroscientist Christian Jarrett has written a piece identifying the darker aspect of human nature, including: our tendancy to view minorities as less than human, taking pleasure at others… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.The Employment Relations Amendment Act has passed its third reading. The act will restore meal and rest breaks, collective bargaining and union rights, protections for "vulnerable workers", and the… Read more Audio

4:10 PM.We revisit the topic of Auckland school St Kentigern's College having players outside the city in its First XV team. All Black Reiko Ioane says players should appreciate the challenge.  Read more Audio

4:14 PM.More than two-thirds of Kiwi teenagers have been exposed to pornography, and one in four have seen it by the age of 12. Young people themselves think porn is easy to access. Does that mean we need to… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.We've been airing complaints about what couriers charge, and the service they offer - or don't - to people who live even slightly out of town. We've had a huge amount of feedback on the subject from… Read more Audio

4:32 PM.Cognitive neuroscientist Christian Jarrett has written a piece identifying the darker aspect of human nature, including: our tendency to view minorities as less than human, taking pleasure in others… Read more Audio

4:37 PM.What the panellists Niki Bezzant and Sanjay Kumarasingham want to talk about. Audio

4:43 PM.Law firm Simpson Grierson has posted an image of its young lawyers celebrating passing the bar exam, but has photoshopped their wine glasses out of their hands. Read more Audio

4:44 PM.US magazine The Cut claimed in an article that actress Priyanka Chopra is a 'modern day scam artist' who married singer Nick Jonas to further her career.  Read more Audio

4:49 PM.The New Zealand Initiative's released a report on the country's superannuation, stating that our pension age needs to rise and it should be linked to health expectancy.  Read more Audio